Football is about friendship: the photo that captured an iconic Milan derby moment | Champions
Posted on June 22, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
Marco Materazzi and Rui Costa watch on as fans throw flares on to the pitch during their 2005 Champions League meeting. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/ReutersThe 2005 Champions League tie did not reflect the stardust in the lineups but Stefano Rellandini’s image has lived on
By Henry Bell for The Gentleman Ultra
Out of a shameful moment in the history of the Milan derby came one of its most beautiful images. The last meeting of Milan and Inter in the Champions League, in April 2005, was paused by the referee after fans created a scene more reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno than a sporting event.
[Read More]I had to grow up so quickly: Olivia Cooke on auditions, ageing, and House of the Dragon | Game
Posted on June 22, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
The ObserverGame of ThronesInterview‘I had to grow up so quickly’: Olivia Cooke on auditions, ageing, and House of the DragonElle HuntThere’s nothing the modest Mancunian actor likes more than a chat in her local café. But now she’s starring in the new Game of Thrones prequel, her mum is determined to set her up with a Hollywood A-lister…
If you happen to be worried about getting older, Olivia Cooke is an excellent friend to have.
[Read More]Marina Abramovi: Im an artist, not a satanist! | Marina Abramovi
Posted on June 22, 2024
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Marina AbramovićInterviewMarina Abramović: ‘I’m an artist, not a satanist!’Emine SanerThe world’s most famous performance artist has spent almost 50 years facing down ridicule, death threats and conspiracy theories. Will the pandemic finally defeat her? Every morning, Marina Abramović gets out of bed and puts on a pair of slippers. One reads “fuck” and the other “negativity”. “That is how to start the morning with a smile on your face,” she says.
[Read More]Mother of man who killed his partner warned police, jury hears | UK news
Posted on June 22, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
UK news This article is more than 5 years oldMother of man who killed his partner warned police, jury hearsThis article is more than 5 years oldSuzanne Brown was stabbed 173 times in the Essex home she shared with Jake Neate
The mother of a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia urged police and mental health services to intervene hours before he brutally killed his partner, a court has heard.
Jake Neate, 37, has been charged with murder over the death of Suzanne Brown, 34, in December 2017.
[Read More]Niagara falls freezes over - in pictures | World news
Posted on June 22, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
Niagara falls freezes over - in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The polar vortex created a winter wonderland at one of the world's most iconic locations when extreme temperatures froze parts of the famous Niagara falls on the US and Canadian border
Thu 9 Jan 2014 18.18 EST Last modified on Fri 14 Jul 2017 18.40 EDT Visitors look at the frozen falls on the US side of Niagara Falls l Photograph: Dan Cappellazzo/Barcroft USA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A rainbow frames the Canadian Falls.
[Read More]Robert B Parker obituary | Crime fiction
Posted on June 22, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
Crime fictionObituaryRobert B Parker obituaryProlific novelist and an important influence on American crime fictionThe late 1960s saw a Raymond Chandler revival in the US, and in 1973 Robert B Parker's novel The Godwulf Manuscript introduced Spenser, a modern version of Chandler's detective, Philip Marlowe. In addition to the literary reference behind his character's name, Parker, who has died aged 77, borrowed Chandler's first-person narration, wisecracking dialogue, and his detective's strong moral code.
[Read More]Bringing a Nazi to justice: how I cross-examined 'fat boy' Gring | Second world war
Posted on June 21, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
Second world war This article is more than 14 years oldBringing a Nazi to justice: how I cross-examined 'fat boy' GöringThis article is more than 14 years oldBritish prosecutor's letters to wife give unique insight into postwar hearingsIn pictures: Nuremberg trial
Sixty-three years ago today the British deputy chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials woke up knowing he faced the greatest challenge of his professional life. Standing before him in the dock would be one of the most hated men in the world: leading Nazi Reichmarschall Hermann Göring.
[Read More]Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth | Cities
Posted on June 21, 2024
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| Valentine Belue
Limestone quarries and cement factories are often sources of air pollution. Photograph: Zoonar GmbH/AlamyAfter water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to culture itself
A brief history of concrete: from 10,000BC to 3D printed houses
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[Read More]Everton 1-3 Manchester City: Premier League as it happened | Premier League
Posted on June 21, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
27 Dec 202322.30 GMTThank you very much for joining me.
Here is Andy Hunter’s report from Goodison Park.
Álvarez and Silva get Manchester City show back on the road against EvertonRead more27 Dec 202322.24 GMTIt is absolutely hammering it down at Goodison. It’s good stuff. Looks biblical.
27 Dec 202322.23 GMTPhil Foden: “I thought we played really well in the first half, it seemed to be the same story of the previous games.
[Read More]Flashback: 18 November 1993
Posted on June 21, 2024
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FlashbackMusicKurt Cobain never sounded more anguished or otherworldly. MTV producer Alex Colletti recalls the recording of a classic showWhen other bands were doing Unplugged they would usually come to New York for a week, but Nirvana were on tour so only had one rehearsal the morning of recording. It wasn't a hard sell to get them to do it - as soon as they started touring In Utero they reached out to us and said: 'We're ready.
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