Greenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish in parliament debate | Greenland

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  364 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Greenland This article is more than 8 months oldGreenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish in parliament debateThis article is more than 8 months oldAki-Matilda Høegh-Dam gives seven-minute speech in native Inuit language and refuses to repeat in Danish A Greenlandic MP has refused to speak Danish during a debate in the Danish parliament in Copenhagen and instead spoke in her native Inuit language, frustrating uncomprehending lawmakers and highlighting strained relations between Denmark and Greenland. [Read More]

I was going to be a nun! Broadway legend Chita Rivera on Chicago, West Side Story and her

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1781 words  |  Aldo Pusey

‘Dolores could pop in at any second’ … Chita Rivera. Photograph: Joan Marcus‘Dolores could pop in at any second’ … Chita Rivera. Photograph: Joan MarcusTheatreInterview‘I was going to be a nun!’ Broadway legend Chita Rivera on Chicago, West Side Story – and her love of sumo wrestlingChris WiegandThe singing, dancing and acting superstar originated some of the best roles in musicals – yet none of it would have happened had she not fallen through a table at the age of nine [Read More]

Industrial robot crushes man to death in South Korean distribution centre | Robots

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  191 words  |  Valentine Belue

Robots This article is more than 2 months oldIndustrial robot crushes man to death in South Korean distribution centreThis article is more than 2 months oldMachine apparently identified man inspecting it as one of the boxes it was stacking A robot crushed a man to death in South Korea after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the boxes of produce it was handling, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. [Read More]

ODB done a grave injustice

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  728 words  |  Aldo Pusey

The ObserverMusicReviewOl' Dirty Bastard, Osirus: The Official Mixtape (Sureshot/ All City) All forms of popular culture have a habit of exaggerating the gifts of their fallen heroes. But more than most, hip hop's morgue is full of corpses who have acquired a stature in death that their work probably did not warrant in life. Hip hop's latest casualty, Ol' Dirty Bastard - the clown prince of Staten Island's groundbreaking, nine-strong Wu Tang Clan - recently joined the urban music pantheon. [Read More]

The best Android games of 2015

 Posted on April 9, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1546 words  |  Kary Bruening

Best Android appsAppsFrom Vainglory and Prune to Lara Croft Go, Alphabear and Minecraft: Story Mode, the 25 best games for Android of the year Once upon a time, Android often played second fiddle to iOS when it came to the latest and greatest games. That’s long gone though: 2014 was an exceptional year for Android gaming, but 2015 was just as good. From platformers and puzzle games to shoot ‘em ups and even hardcore MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) titles, Android owners had plenty to choose from. [Read More]

Barbara Kingsolver: It feels as though were living through the end of the world' | Barbara Kin

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2348 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Barbara Kingsolver at home in Virginia. Photograph: Jessica Tezak/The GuardianBarbara Kingsolver at home in Virginia. Photograph: Jessica Tezak/The GuardianBarbara KingsolverInterviewBarbara Kingsolver: ‘It feels as though we’re living through the end of the world'Lidija HaasThe author of The Poisonwood Bible is back with an ambitious novel charting the US in breakdown. She talks about the environment, victim-blaming – and being a hillbilly Visiting Barbara Kingsolver on her farm in Appalachia feels like entering some form of enchanted bower. [Read More]

Bored by your playlists? Heres how to get out of your musical rut

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  364 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

ShortcutsMusicFrom Norwegian death metal to K-pop, there’s a whole world of sounds out there – avoiding musical paralysis has never been easier According to research by the music streaming service Deezer, around the age of 30 most of us stop discovering new music and listen to the same stuff over and over again. But there are ways to avoid this musical paralysis. Go randomWhere random music discovery could once mean crate-digging for obscure vinyl, today Spotify and YouTube can both ease and stunt exploration. [Read More]

Enter Jaz-atha Christie! The 10 best bits of The Traitors week two

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1613 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Savage! … Claudia Winkleman. Photograph: Llara Plaza/BBC/Studio LambertSavage! … Claudia Winkleman. Photograph: Llara Plaza/BBC/Studio LambertTelevisionGrave-digging for gold, the world’s most terrifying glass of fizzy rosé and Claudia getting her claws out … things are really ramping up in the castle – but are the tables about to turn? We reached the contest’s midway mark with another agonising cliffhanger. Before the show returns tonight, here’s your searchlight-dodging, rosé-sipping rundown of all the week two intrigue … [Read More]

The 10 most x-rated records | OMM

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1111 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Some were deemed a threat to public morals, others might harm national security. But for whatever bizarre reason, all of them were banned 1. Je t'aime (moi non plus) by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin (1969)Arch provocateur Gainsbourg had scored several racy hit duets in France with national icon Brigitte Bardot (his then lover), but global infamy arrived only after his coupling with Birkin, a gamine 20 years his junior and the true love of his life. [Read More]

Unverified footage of Gaddafi's body caught on camera phone - video | World news

 Posted on April 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  99 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Muammar Gaddafi Unverified footage of Gaddafi's body caught on camera phone - video Footage obtained by Reuters news agency and shot on a camera phone appears to show the body of Muammar Gaddafi. Claims of his death came after NTC fighters overran Sirte, the ousted Libyan leader's home town and the last stronghold of soldiers loyal to him. Warning: graphic content theguardian.com Thu 20 Oct 2011 09. [Read More]