Friday 31 May 2024

Comedian makes 'cathartic' sitcom about sexual abuse

Mark O'Sullivan says 'My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom' has been a healing experience.

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Experts Question Alito’s Failure to Recuse Himself in Flag Controversy


By Adam Liptak from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/qnChbRF

And Now, a Real-World Lesson for Student Activists


By Pamela Paul from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/lfT7iNp

Supreme Court Clears Way for N.R.A. to Pursue First Amendment Challenge


By Abbie VanSickle from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rqwnVfP

Thursday 30 May 2024

There’s a Reason Most People Aren’t Following the Trump Trial


By Matthew Walther from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/1eHN8SU

The Long-Overlooked Molecule That Will Define a Generation of Science


By Thomas Cech from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/QnkgXfl

BBC promises 'fairness' after Strictly row reports

The BBC addresses reports about Giovanni Pernice's alleged teaching methods on Strictly Come Dancing.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/65S78Og

London's Evening Standard axes daily print edition

The newspaper plans to go to a single weekly print edition after almost 200 years.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/INFHksQ

Sunday 26 May 2024

Clive Myrie: ‘Mass shootings undermined my love for the US’

The BBC star also discussed his family, who came to the UK as part of the Windrush generation.

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Nicki Minaj freed after arrest at Amsterdam airport

The rapper was due to play a concert at Manchester's Co-op Live venue.

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Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears


By Vivian Wang from NYT World https://ift.tt/5Mn9mXQ

Saturday 25 May 2024

A Federal Judge Wonders: How Could Alito Have Been So Foolish?


By Michael Ponsor from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/IK31FZ6

McCartney roasts Springsteen at Ivor Awards

The star mocks his friend, as he presents him with a prestigious lifetime achievement award.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/TQDWKOA

Friday 24 May 2024

Scarlett Johansson's AI row has echoes of Silicon Valley's bad old days

A clash with the actor has echoes of the macho tech giants of the past, says Zoe Kleinman.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/OGCjuv7

Students Walk Out in Protest at Harvard Commencement


By Maya Shwayder, Jenna Russell and Anemona Hartocollis from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rpUla06

US sues in bid to break up Ticketmaster owner

Officials allege the company used illegal tactics to dominate the concert industry, driving up prices.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/c83arPo

Thursday 23 May 2024

‘Dropping Very Dramatically’: What Deadly Turbulence Did to a Flight


By Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono from NYT World https://ift.tt/Ki7sV0d

What Trump Looks Like to Historians


By Thomas B. Edsall from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3IwenlH

Music festival cancelled days before event

Organisers of the Challenge Festival in Bingley say "unrealistic demands" meant they had no choice.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/cOkoVfN

Model alleges Diddy sexually assaulted her

Crystal McKinney accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2003.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/CpLSB4W

Wednesday 22 May 2024

The Real Danger if Trump Is Re-elected


By Jacob Heilbrunn from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/5wgJrGa

German novel Kairos wins International Booker

Jenny Erpenbeck is the first German writer and Michael Hofmann the first male translator to win £50,000 prize.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/6hI9rqR

Justice Alito Is a True Believer


By Jamelle Bouie from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/EvT6qAb

One Dead and Dozens Injured After ‘Extreme Turbulence’ on Flight


By Claire Moses and Muktita Suhartono from NYT World https://ift.tt/q3VfiDL

Monday 20 May 2024

Diddy apologises for 'inexcusable' behaviour

His statement comes after CCTV appeared to show him attacking singer Casandra "Cassie" Ventura.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/kVvGNIR

When Tommy Rath Vanished From ‘the Jungle’


By Dan Barry and Photographs By Todd Heisler from NYT New York https://ift.tt/QIW7ZFg

The Trump Trial Is Disturbing on So Many Levels


By David French from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/EG5lOnA

Friday 17 May 2024

She Had Been Coughing for Two Years. The Cause Was a Surprise.


By Lisa Sanders, M.D. from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/mVBHb4r

Reality TV stars charged over investment plugs

Lauren Goodger, from The Only Way is Essex, is among those accused of promoting the unauthorised scheme on Instagram.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/O7zLYXg

The Nerve of Madonna to Pull It Off, Again


By Mary Gabriel and Kristin J. Lieb from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/CmQf52o

MP writing to Netflix over Baby Reindeer evidence

John Nicolson wants Netflix to substantiate what it told a committee about Baby Reindeer portrayal.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/JIX3PjB

Thursday 16 May 2024

Composer breaks down BBC News theme on 25th anniversary

David Lowe explains how he came up with the well-known tune, starting with a clock ticking.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/ifagYU6

How MSNBC’s Leftward Tilt Delivers Ratings, and Complications


By Jim Rutenberg and Michael M. Grynbaum from NYT Business https://ift.tt/t6VUgk2

Watch on iPlayer: Co-op Live - Concerts & Chaos

The UK's largest indoor arena, plagued with postponements and problems, finally opens.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/3yImF2r

Wednesday 15 May 2024

Tuesday 14 May 2024

Melinda French Gates to Resign From Gates Foundation


By Anupreeta Das and Santul Nerkar from NYT Business https://ift.tt/t1aWEYu

Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness


By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/IfrL8Nl

Dissident filmmaker flees Iran after jail sentence

Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced over his new film, which is to be premiered at the Cannes festival.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/05wlENg

Monday 13 May 2024

Cult movie director Roger Corman dies aged 98

Jack Nicholson, Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro were some of the actors whose careers he helped develop.

from BBC News https://ift.tt/VtrXAwd

Fast Food Forever: How McHaters Lost the Culture War


By Brian Gallagher from NYT Food https://ift.tt/LHKl1NZ