Hollywood on hold: actors join writers on the picket line
There is a haves vs. have-nots mood in TinseltownContinue Reading
2023-07-28
Spotlight on Reynolds exhibition review, Kenwood House, London
Sir Joshua Reynolds “dominated the artistic life of England in his age”, said Melanie McDonagh in the Evening Standard. As the co-founder and first president of the Royal Academy, Reynolds (1723-1792) held immense power over the country’s art establishment, and was generally “revered” by his fellow painters. Constable, for one,Continue Reading
2023-07-28
The story behind Sinéad O’Connor’s iconic Saturday Night Live performance
The singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, prompting a flurry of tributes for both her music and her confrontational style. She was a “passionate and highly engaged musician” with an “unswerving commitment to activism and truth-telling”, said The Guardian, while The Times said she was “someoneContinue Reading
2023-07-27
Hugh Grant Oompa-Loompa casting criticised by actors with dwarfism
An actor with dwarfism has said that people with the condition feel they “are being pushed out” of the film industry and criticised the casting of Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa in the upcoming movie “Wonka”. George Coppen, whose film credits include “The School for Good and Evil” and “Willow”,Continue Reading
2023-07-27
Grenfell: in the words of survivors review, National Theatre
A “masterpiece of forensic fury”, said Mark Lawson in The Guardian, this “verbatim” play is based on writer Gillian Slovo’s interviews with survivors of the 2017 Grenfell fire and the relatives of some of the 72 people who died in the tower block, excerpts from the public inquiry transcripts, andContinue Reading
2023-07-27
Seven techniques to avoid weight regain, approved by experts
Breakfast – especially a high-fibre one – may help prevent weight regain. Red Stock/ Shutterstock Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it’s avoiding weight re-gain that’s the real challenge. This is true no matter what method you follow to lose weight. ForContinue Reading
2023-07-27
We’ve discovered how diamonds make their way to the surface and it may tell us where to find them
Bjoern Wylezich / Shutterstock “A diamond is forever.” That iconic slogan, coined for a highly successful advertising campaign in the 1940s, sold the gemstones as a symbol of eternal commitment and unity. But our new research, carried out by researchers in a variety of countries and published in Nature, suggestsContinue Reading
2023-07-27
Watership Down: disturbing children’s film finally loses its U rating
“For 45 years, it has menaced our children, bringing unbridled horror and trauma into countless young lives,” said Robbie Collin in The Daily Telegraph. “But at last, good sense has prevailed” – and “Watership Down” has been regraded from a U to a PG. In its latest annual report, theContinue Reading
2023-07-27
Barbie vs. Oppenheimer film reviews – what the critics say about ‘Barbenheimer’
Pre-release expectations were already “stratospheric”, but the unlikely pairing of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” around the world has “helped fuel the biggest collective weekend at the box office since the pandemic”, said Rebecca Rubin in Variety – music to the ears of their respective film studios, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal,Continue Reading
2023-07-27
Justice Secretary demands ‘full force of sanctions’ against unscrupulous lawyers
T he Justice Secretary has called on the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales to wield the “full force of sanctions” against unscrupulous lawyers after an investigation alleged false asylum claims are being submitted for a fee. The Daily Mail said multiple solicitors agreed to help an undercoverContinue Reading
2023-07-26