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Former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw broke down in the courtroom after he was convicted of raping and sexually victimizing eight women. GuardianOklahoma This article is more than 8 years oldPolice officials were investigating Daniel Holtzclaw before final attack, suit claimsThis article is more than 8 years oldCivil lawsuit alleges that former Oklahoma City police officer, who has been found guilty of rape, was allowed to remain on duty after investigation began [Read More]

The Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, in court in Atlanta, Georgia, on 24 January 2023. Photograph: John Bazemore/APThe Fulton county district attorney, Fani Willis, in court in Atlanta, Georgia, on 24 January 2023. Photograph: John Bazemore/APDonald TrumpTrump co-defendant alleges Georgia DA and prosecutor in relationship but offers no proofAttorney for Michael Roman accuses Fani Willis of failing to disclose ‘personal, romantic relationship’ without evidence One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case has alleged that Fani Willis – the district attorney leading the proceeding – has been “engaged in a personal, romantic relationship” with one of the top prosecutors she brought in for the case. [Read More]

Classical musicThe world’s greatest classical music festival is back. From landing on Mars to the life of a beehive, Thomas Adès, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Jennifer Walshe and others tell us about the work they’ll debut there ‘Apocalyptic nightmares fuel my music’ Mark-Anthony TurnageTell us about your Proms piece … I wrote Time Flies three years ago, in what seems a more innocent era. It was a reaction to getting older. Having grown up in the 1960s, I have, like many people, a nuclear anxiety, which in my case was bolstered by fear of the armageddon from my Pentecostal upbringing. [Read More]

Week in geekMoviesThe Barbie film-maker is set to direct adaptations of at least two of CS Lewis’s fantasy novels for the streaming giant – will she do better than the last ones? You might think Greta Gerwig an unusual choice to take on CS Lewis’s Narnia stories for Netflix. And at first glance, few would argue with you. Beginning her career as an actor in mumblecore movies such as Baghead, Hannah Takes the Stairs and Greenberg before transitioning into indie cinema as a film-maker with Lady Bird, Gerwig became a household name with this year’s $1. [Read More]

Star Wars This article is more than 13 years oldCarrie Fisher admits taking cocaine on set of The Empire Strikes BackThis article is more than 13 years oldActor who played Princess Leia says she took drugs during ice planet scenes of Star Wars trilogyCarrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, has said she took cocaine on set during filming of the second movie in the famous space opera saga. [Read More]

‘She was not someone who would take naps in the afternoon’, said Joe Conant, Dorothy Hoffner’s close friend. Photograph: Daniel Wilsey/AP‘She was not someone who would take naps in the afternoon’, said Joe Conant, Dorothy Hoffner’s close friend. Photograph: Daniel Wilsey/APChicago This article is more than 3 months oldChicago woman who skydived at age 104 has died: ‘She was indefatigable’This article is more than 3 months oldDorothy Hoffner passed away in senior community before Guinness Records could certify her as world’s oldest skydiver [Read More]

PoetryReviewViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, released as an audiobook this week and in print in September, is a reminder of the singer’s strengths and shortcomings Lana Del Rey has a decided aesthetic: a kitsch, drag queen femininity, always heartbroken, always nostalgic for 1950s California. From early albums such as Born to Die and Ultraviolence, to her latest Norman Fucking Rockwell!, all her music sounds kind of the same. I’m OK with that; it’s camp, it’s silly, it’s a mood. [Read More]

Merry Christmas? A card showing a clown pulling a cracker. Photograph: Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty ImagesThe most wonderful time of year? Tell that to the illustrators of the 19th century, who seemed to love nothing more than drawing scenes of violent frogs and creepy onion people by Emma Beddington. Pictures selected by Sarah GilbertChristmas cards are over. Whether it’s climate anxiety, the cost of living crisis, horrible stamps with QR codes or just the vibe being off, no one seems to be bothering. [Read More]

StageReviewAtlantic Theater, New York The comic’s memoir, about trauma and incontinence, lands on stage after a long delay with wit, depth and fart jokes A musical about trauma, fart jokes and incontinence, The Bedwetter, based on Sarah Silverman’s memoir of her New Hampshire childhood, arrives at the Atlantic Theater after a long and terrible delay. In March 2020, as New York City’s theaters closed, the show paused its rehearsals. And then, on 1 April 2020, Adam Schlesinger, the musical’s composer and a founding member of the sportive rock band Fountains of Wayne died, an early casualty of the pandemic’s first wave and the worst possible April Fool’s joke. [Read More]

The Week in PatriarchyFeminism This article is more than 4 years oldThere’s a dark side to women’s health apps: ‘Menstrual surveillance’This article is more than 4 years oldArwa MahdawiEmployers and health insurers are using family-planning apps to gather intimate information about your fertility, menstrual cycle and pregnancy Sign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter​ on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday. Sign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent every SaturdayThe rise of ‘menstrual surveillance’: why digital privacy is a feminist issueYour vagina has been digitized. [Read More]