Mad Men: season four, episode one | Mad Men
Posted on April 28, 2024
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Mad Men: notes from the break roomMad MenMad Men: season four, episode oneWe're back for a new season of Mad Men – with new firm SCDP struggling, and Don Draper also finding the going toughSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching season four of Mad Men on BBC4. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode one – and if you've seen more of the series, please be aware that many UK viewers will not have done so …
[Read More]Omar Mateens domestic violence was a clue to his murderous future | Suzanne Moore
Posted on April 28, 2024
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What do we know about Orlando killer Omar Mateen? GuardianFirst thoughtsDomestic violence This article is more than 7 years oldOmar Mateen’s domestic violence was a clue to his murderous futureThis article is more than 7 years oldSuzanne MooreThe authorities must recognise that men who abuse their partners are showing a pattern of violence which could have much broader repercussions
Although not on the horrific scale of his despicable hate crime in Orlando this weekend, Omar Mateen had form in taking someone hostage and abusing them.
[Read More]Sex and the City 2 in Abu Dhabi? Carrie, this is wrong | Nicholas McGeehan
Posted on April 28, 2024
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OpinionGender This article is more than 13 years oldSex and the City 2 in Abu Dhabi? Carrie, this is wrongThis article is more than 13 years oldNicholas McGeehanThere's been little controversy over the setting of Sex and the City 2, despite the UAE's appalling record on women's rights"What happens after you say 'I do'?" This is the plot-setting teaser posed by heroine Carrie Bradshaw in the trailer for the new Sex and the City 2 movie, to be released on 27 May.
[Read More]Sir Elton John claims Jesus was gay | Elton John
Posted on April 28, 2024
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Elton John This article is more than 13 years oldSir Elton John claims Jesus was gayThis article is more than 13 years oldRock star offends US Christians by claiming Jesus was a 'super-intelligent gay man'Sir Elton John has sparked outrage among Christians in the United States after claiming Jesus was gay.
In an interview with US magazine Parade, John said he believed Jesus Christ was a "compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems"
[Read More]At 14, I walked through the desert to reach the US. My story didn't end there | Soledad Castillo
Posted on April 27, 2024
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Soledad Castillo at border between California and Tijuana. Photograph: Voice of WitnessSoledad Castillo at border between California and Tijuana. Photograph: Voice of WitnessOpinionUS immigration This article is more than 4 years oldAt 14, I walked through the desert to reach the US. My story didn't end thereThis article is more than 4 years oldSoledad CastilloAfter Soledad Castillo escaped abuse in Honduras, the US brought dangers of its own. On International Migrant Day, she shares her experience
[Read More]Bournemouth SO/Karabits review orchestra and conductor in perfect harmony
Posted on April 27, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
Classical musicReviewLighthouse, Poole
The conductor’s special qualities were on show in a varied programme, and helped add stability to artist-in-residence Alexander Malofeev’s glittering performance
One of the most enduring and productive partnerships in British orchestral life comes to an end next summer, when after 16 years Kirill Karabits steps down as the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor although he will continue his relationship with the orchestra as conductor emeritus, and continuing his Voices from the East series, focusing on music from his native Ukraine and other former Soviet states that’s little known in the west.
[Read More]Kevin Costner named in massage case | UK news
Posted on April 27, 2024
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UK newsKevin Costner named in massage caseIt had bored office workers Googling as soon as they read it - unnamed Hollywood celebrity performed solo sex act in front of golf hotel masseuse. Who was this A-list movie star? Yesterday an employment tribunal in Dundee lifted legal restrictions on naming Kevin Costner. But it is still an allegation rather than a fact.
The spa worker, who has a legal order preventing publication of her name, claimed last month that as she was massaging Costner he removed his towel, exposed himself and performed the sex act.
[Read More]Murder by The Book by Claire Harman review scandalous Victorian mystery
Posted on April 27, 2024
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Book of the dayTrue crime booksReviewDid one novel written in 1839 inspire a lurid murder and an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria?As Leonard Bast discovers in Howards End when a heavy shelf collapses on him, books can kill. Can they also inspire killers? Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon, was carrying a copy of The Catcher in the Rye when arrested. Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, was thought (by the FBI) to have been inspired by Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent.
[Read More]People were panicking over whether I could do the Ian Curtis dance: how we made Control
Posted on April 27, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
‘I didn’t even know who Ian was’ … Sam Riley in Control. Photograph: Anton Corbijn‘I didn’t even know who Ian was’ … Sam Riley in Control. Photograph: Anton CorbijnHow we madeCulture‘The first time we played She’s Lost Control they had around 150 Joy Division fans there. I ran to my trailer and vomited. One guy said to me: “You had better be good!”’
Sam Riley, played Ian CurtisAfter leaving the National Youth Theatre, I spent a year trying to be an actor then decided I wanted to be a rock star instead.
[Read More]Symphony guide: Franck's D minor | Classical music
Posted on April 27, 2024
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'Genuine joyousness'... César Franck (1822 - 1890). Photograph: Pierre Petit/Getty Images Photograph: Pierre Petit/Getty Images'Genuine joyousness'... César Franck (1822 - 1890). Photograph: Pierre Petit/Getty Images Photograph: Pierre Petit/Getty Images50 greatest symphoniesClassical musicSymphony guide: Franck's D minorCésar Franck's only symphony has all but disappeared from our concert halls. That's a great shame, says Tom Service. This is a remarkable and radical work. When was the last time you heard César Franck's Symphony in D Minor on an orchestral programme?
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