I Am the Boss review – squabbling siblings’ hijinks at Edinburgh fringe | Edinburgh festival 2024
‘DIn family-friendly circus shows, children are often warned, “Don’t try this at home.” But… This prank Age 3 and up Taiwan Season The problem is that most of the action is based on familiar domestic pranks but taken to acrobatic extremes: fights for cushions, races to claim the sofa and grudging tidying up – all […]
Precious Cargo review – Vietnam’s ‘operation babylift’ orphans look back | Edinburgh festival 2024
TThe narrator’s accents say it all: you hear Southern English, Australian English, American English and Hebridean English. What they have in common is that they are the adult voices of orphans who were flown out of South Vietnam as part of Operation Babylift at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Placed with families […]
Edinburgh art festival review – haunting return of the railway that robbed Africa | Edinburgh festival 2024
Time is a round-trip ticket to Ibrahim Mahama’s ‘Songs About Roses’ exhibition at the Fruit Market Gallery – the best show of the year. Edinburgh Arts FestivalMahama’s detailed yet poetic charcoal drawings of rail-hauling youths leave one wondering: are they laying or removing track for the British Empire’s Gold Coast Railway? My attention was immediately […]
Natalie Palamides: Weer review – an outrageously entertaining one-woman romcom | Edinburgh festival 2024
debtFollowing the trajectory of mavericks over the past few years has been as much fun as that of Natalie Palamides. From her 2017 Best Newcomer Oscar win to the brilliant cross-dressing comedy “Nate” (available on Netflix), the outrageously bold L.A. clown’s new show is now a must-see event. And say what you will about “Weir,” […]
Main Character Energy review – boudoir cabaret deconstructs Temi Wilkey’s inner celeb | Edinburgh festival 2024
Temi Wilkie is literally chasing the spotlight, rushing to grab it when it threatens to slip away before her “groundbreaking one-man show” begins. Fluffy white rugs, velvet banquettes and feather-trimmed pink outfits give the space the feel of a showgirl’s boudoir. Wilkie says the show is a showcase for her talent and impeccable resume, and […]
Risk, reward and trigger warnings: Edinburgh fringe chief on his ‘balancing act’ | Edinburgh festival
and others“Edinburgh Arts Festival is a hugely successful, global arts festival,” argues Anthony Alderson, the man behind the city’s annual Fringe festival. “The West End is the source of much of this fast-growing sector of the economy and is vital to the development of much talent.” Yet he feels that the UK does too little […]
Glasgow’s independent game festival: an anarchic showcase of Scotland’s thriving virtual world | Games
circleWhen you walk through the doors of this boutique video game festival, you’ll be immediately greeted by bullet hell shooters with a painterly twist. ZOE Go away!you dodge and fire attacks at breakneck speed, and the game plunges into an intoxicating shower of pointillist color, dazzling the eyes and punishing the thumbs. Leave after readingAt […]
Country music stars racism Texas music festival “incident”
Jason Whitlock has a new segment on his show called “Justice for TT” in which he finds the “most outlandish… far-fetched claims of racism” and “demands justice” (i.e., mocks their absurdity). Today’s theme is War and Treaty, a husband-and-wife country music duo who became enraged when they discovered a plant backstage at the Coca-Cola Ships […]
Adrian Newey picks a Ferrari at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
Speculation has been rife across the paddock as to Adrian Newey’s next destination in F1. Ever since it was announced he would be leaving Red Bull in early 2025, rumours have been circulating as to where he might go next. A move to Ferrari? A storied return to Williams or McLaren? Or perhaps a move […]
Animal Defenders Say China Still Allowing Open Slaughter at Yulin Dog Meat Festival Despite Growing Public Disgust
The Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, a gruesome event in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region where sellers publicly slaughter dogs for food, appeared to have drawn significantly less attention this year than previous ones, animal rights groups told Breitbart News this week — but not because Chinese authorities tried to block the event. The […]