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Igor Memic interview: Old Bridge is the play I promised not to write
The Nineties: cassette tapes, Cool Britannia and… European conflict. Yes, there’s a rupture running through our kitschy, nostalgic idea of this decade: the Yugoslav Wars, which have since largely faded from memory, cost the lives of over 140,000 people, according to the International Center for Transitional Justice. But a newContinue Reading
Is brushing your teeth for two minutes enough? Here’s what the evidence says
The two minute rule has been recommended since the 70s. WAYHOME studio/ Shutterstock A lot of us are familiar with the advice that we should brush our teeth twice a day, and for at least two minutes each time. Many of us over-estimate how long we brush our teeth forContinue Reading
Musk v Bezos: real rivals or fake feud? Our research gives a clue
Flick through a news feed on your phone and you are likely to scroll across an article discussing the heated rivalries of the new space race. Forget the geopolitical struggles of a cold war. This time, it’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk versus Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: the two richest menContinue Reading
Theranos investor Betsy DeVos was misled by Elizabeth Holmes on the tech and financials, representative testifies
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A representative for Betsy DeVos’s familyContinue Reading
Rishi Sunak wants to cut taxes – and Boris Johnson’s spending plans aren’t his only problem
Zuma Press Inc/ Alamy Ever since Margaret Thatcher was in Downing Street, an important part of Conservative party narrative has been the need for low taxes. This goes alongside the fear of excessive deficits that explained why David Cameron and George Osborne opted for spending cuts and austerity when theyContinue Reading
Hindus worldwide dismayed at forced closure of Swindon Hindu Temple during festival season
Hindus globally are highly concerned regarding reports of overnight closure of Swindon Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre in South West England by Swindon Borough Council without consulting the community. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was clearly a case of ill-treatment of minoritiesContinue Reading
How China combined authoritarianism with capitalism to create a new communism
After the 1989 fall of communism in the Soviet bloc, five self-declared communist states remain today: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam. Belarus and Venezuela can also be added to the mix as they fulfil the criteria of a communist state – even though they do not officially invokeContinue Reading
Subject: Let’s take a ‘Liberty’ and get into the ‘Spirit!’
Enfranchise has a gilt-edged opportunity of following-up in a six-runner Novice Stakes over the straight Newcastle tapeta surface tonight and I’ll bet Joe Fanning will be asked by his guv’nor Mark Johnston to sort out the wheat from the chaff with another determined front-running effort; pointless sitting behind inferior rivalsContinue Reading
Man City ‘in Rudiger talks as Chelsea offered De Ligt transfer’, Walter Smith passes away, Newcastle next manager
GOOD MORNING FOOTY FANS Chelsea’s contract talks with Andreas Christensen have reportedly stalled. Goal claims the two parties have had ZERO contact for the last TWO months. It leaves Christensen facing an uncertain future, with the Dane’s current deal up next summer. Fellow defenders Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva and CesarContinue Reading
Mike Tyson vs Logan Paul tale of the tape: How fighters compare
MIKE TYSON looks set to fight YouTuber Logan Paul next in one of the most surreal boxing fights of all time. Tyson is one of the sport’s true legends, and was one of the most ferocious punchers ever. 3 That saw him secure 44KOs from his 50 wins as aContinue Reading