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Unbound: China's last 'lotus feet' – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email 103 years after foot binding was banned, a few women still live with the severe deformity it caused. Jo Farrell tracked down 50 of them, all in old age, and photographed some for her book Living History: Bound Feet Women of China The last women in China with bound feet: ‘They thought it would give them a better life’ Mon 15 Jun 2015 02. [Read More]

Mormonism This article is more than 10 years oldBook of Mormon not a problem for the Latter-Day SaintsThis article is more than 10 years oldBritish branch of church launches ad campaign as South Park creators' musical opens, but says it doesn't object to showFollowers of some faiths, when faced by a bestselling musical devoted to the ribald mockery of their most sacred beliefs, would write stern letters to newspapers or even picket the theatre. [Read More]

Edinburgh festival 2023ReviewPleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Pauroso is an astonishing performer who teases the crowd but her show raises more questions than there’s time to fully explore Vanessa 5000, the creation of seasoned LA clown Courtney Pauroso, is giving us a demo of her many features at a tech expo. She spins slowly and mechanically before parading around the stage with jerky, inhuman movements. When she finally speaks in her stilted robot voice, there’s a shadow of what’s to come: “I am here to destroy humanity. [Read More]

Tennis This article is more than 5 months oldDan Evans reaches career-high ranking after winning biggest title of careerThis article is more than 5 months old33-year-old wins Citi Open final in Washington DC 7-5, 6-3Evans, now world No 21, hails ‘amazing week’Dan Evans turned around a difficult season in style by winning the biggest title of his career at the Citi Open in Washington DC. The British No 2 arrived in the US capital on a seven-match losing run at tour level dating back to April but, after dropping a set to Grégoire Barrère in the round of 32, he won 10 in a row to lift the trophy. [Read More]

David Warner in 2015. His distracted handsomeness, golden locks and formidable jaw could have made him a viable romantic lead were it not for the languid oddness that set him apart. Photograph: Frank Baron/The GuardianDavid Warner in 2015. His distracted handsomeness, golden locks and formidable jaw could have made him a viable romantic lead were it not for the languid oddness that set him apart. Photograph: Frank Baron/The GuardianDavid WarnerObituaryDavid Warner obituaryStage and screen actor hailed for his 1965 Hamlet at the RSC who went on to have a distinguished film and TV careerIt would be misleading to suggest that the actor David Warner, who has died aged 80, struggled to recapture the success he found early on in his career. [Read More]

James BrownInterviewJames Brown's chauffeur: 'He still hasn't been buried'Paul LesterWilliam Murrell has driven entertainers from Michael Jackson to Prince – but it’s the godfather of soul he knew best, and he wasn’t much of a sex machine William Murrell is the don of drivers – the chauffather, if you will. For 30 years he has been the man behind the stretch-limo wheel for the stellar likes of James Brown, Michael Jackson, Prince, Mary J Blige, Chris Rock, Don King and the Rev Al Sharpton. [Read More]

Australian food and drink This article is more than 2 months oldNo ‘nibblies’: three rules for surviving Australia’s party-snack cultureThis article is more than 2 months oldHappy FerarenBeing invited for nibblies was Happy Feraren’s first real culture shock in Australia. To ensure she leaves parties unscathed and un-hungry, she now follows a simple checklist Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I moved from Manila to Sydney six years ago, and although Australia is a noticeably wealthy country, sharing food is not as common as it is in the Philippines. [Read More]

Donald TrumpPotential trial delays mean the former president could spend less time in courtroom and more time on the campaign trail When Donald Trump was indicted in multiple criminal cases this summer, the conventional wisdom was that the former US president could spend vast amounts of time during the height of the 2024 presidential campaign stuck in courtrooms for back-to-back trials in New York, Florida and Washington. But the reality is that with the federal 2020 election interference case on hold pending appeals, and repeated delays pushing the classified documents case behind schedule by several months, for instance, Trump may find himself in courtrooms far less than expected. [Read More]

Andrew BaileySome praise UK’s most powerful non-elected official for mini-budget response while some say Bank of England governor is out of touch On Andrew Bailey’s first official day as Bank of England boss he was virtually alone in the palatial building. The footsteps of a skeleton security crew echoed as they hit the polished mosaic floors . In March 2020, the first Covid-19 lockdown had turned London’s financial district into a ghost town. [Read More]