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Avril Lavigne: Love Sux album review: at 37 she’s showing the kids how it’s done
Review at a glance I t’s hard to think of Avril Lavigne as an elder stateswoman of pop-punk when she looks almost exactly the same on the cover of her seventh album, at 37, as she did on her 20 year-old debut album, Let Go. This time, she sounds theContinue Reading
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine attacks its distinct history and reveals his imperial instincts
Vladimir Putin has long insisted Ukraine is part of the country he rules. This was painted more starkly than ever as he announced that Russian troops were undertaking a “special military operation” in its western neighbour. But to the rest of the world, what Russia is undertaking is simply anContinue Reading
Ukraine invasion: should Russia lose its seat on the UN Security Council?
It’s ironic that Russia holds the presidency of the Security Council, the UN’s body delegated to make peace, just as Russia is perceived by many to be the greatest threat to that peace. Ukraine’s ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, has even suggested that Russia should be removed from the Security Council. ButContinue Reading
Ukraine invasion: what the west needs to do now – expert view
With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has overstepped an important line. The west sat by and did little when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed Crimea in 2014. But the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that is currently underway is impossible to ignore. Putin’s actions and his justificationsContinue Reading
Elden Ring Is the Game of the Year
FromSoftware has reinvented Dark Souls in an open world, and the result is a triumph.Continue Reading
Henry and Carragher rip Utd’s ‘unmanageable’ stars amid record trophy drought
THIERRY HENRY and Jamie Carragher have tore into Manchester United’s ‘unmanageable’ stars. The Red Devils are set to equal their longest trophy drought since they were last relegated… 48 YEARS AGO. 2 Thierry Henry has blasted Man Utd’s ‘unmanageable’ starsCredit: Getty 2 The Red Devils are set for another yearContinue Reading
Moderna expects at least $19 billion in Covid vaccine sales in 2022, reports big fourth-quarter earnings beat
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine is prepared for administration ahead of a free distribution of over the counter rapid Covid-19 test kits to people receiving their vaccines or boosters at Union Station in Los Angeles, California on January 7, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Moderna on ThursdayContinue Reading
Ukraine: how Europe’s energy demands have made the crisis worse
In response to Russia’s invasion of eastern Ukraine, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, announced that Germany has suspended certification of the new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between his country and that of Vladimir Putin. The fast-moving crisis in Ukraine throws into sharp relief the fissures that threaten European andContinue Reading
Splintered review: cabaret-like celebration is full of brio and ideas
Review at a glance H ow can you not love a show that begins with one of its stars downing a shot from a menstrual cup? This cabaret-inspired celebration of queer Caribbean women is fearlessly its own thing, and all the more enjoyable for it. Written and directed by EmilyContinue Reading
Eight changes the world needs to make to live with COVID
More and more people have been asking for a return to normal, and with omicron waning, governments are starting to act. The UK, for example, is removing its remaining public health measures, including mandatory self-isolation of COVID cases and free testing. However, the inescapable truth is that – unless theContinue Reading