A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee review – a white-hot takedown of environmental policy | Politics books
In In July 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Snack and energy secretary Grant Shapps issued a defense of their decision to expand UK oil and gas production in the North Sea. The move, they argued, was necessary to prevent household energy prices from rising sharply across the country. It was, to say the least, an obvious […]
Othello review – Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s underwhelming blockbuster | Broadway
wIth is the smell of destiny and regression in the air. It's no surprise that perhaps Broadway's hottest tickets this season are for tragedy 400 years ago. There was a lot of ado about Othello's box office revenue, a new rendition of Shakespeare's classic movie star. The show at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre starring Denzel […]
Mahmoud Khalil legal team given more time to review immigration case
The judge gave the legal team of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil more time to consider immigration cases during Friday's hearing in Louisiana. Halil, a 30-year-old green card holder who is married to a US citizen, was arrested by immigrants and customs enforcement officers on March 8th. He has not been charged with a crime, […]
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco: I Said I Loved You First review – besotted but bland | Selena Gomez
I I said I love you. It comes with cover art featuring fiancées Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco snuggling into the bed. The photo appears to have been taken through the keyhole, as if a prospective audience were spying at an intimate moment. If you don't get the point, there are explanations about how it […]
Major-power conflict ‘no longer unimaginable’, Australian intelligence review finds | Australian politics
Australia faces a more unstable and dangerous world than has been known for over 40 years, and “large conflicts are no longer unimaginable,” a review from the country's intelligence reporting agency found. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese I've requested a review Of the work of the 10 institutions that make up the Australian national intelligence community […]
Buena Vista Social Club review – exuberant yet dramatically thin Broadway musical | Broadway
wFor restraint or surveillance that brought about the Buena Vista Social Club taking nearly 30 years to reach Broadway? The project began as a 1997 album. This is a surprise smash featuring a supergroup of veteran Cuban musicians who have been assembled to play classical music since the 1940s. Subsequent performances (and interviews with participants) […]
Who Is Government? by Michael Lewis review – what Doge is trying to destroy | Politics books
IT is a bit off-putting for Michael Lewis, perhaps America's most consistently successful non-fiction author, opening his new book boasting that the previous ones sold 500,000 copies. The book in question was The Fifth Risk in 2018, where Lewis responded smartly to Donald Trump's first administration with a profile of a few unknown federal employees […]
Only 10% of non-surgical treatments for back problems kill pain, says review | Back pain
Most treatments for back pain do not work, and even a small number of people who provide little relief have found a global review of evidence on one of the world's most common health problems. Six in 10 adults in the UK live with back pain at some point. Symptoms include unbearable pain, limited movement, […]
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors review – batty antics with a Rocky Horror bloodsucker | Theatre
bBefore they took on the role of Bram Stalker's Earl of Vampire, co-writers Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen gave another title to Crime and Punishment: Comedy – speaks itself. Here, Dracula is placed in a humorous squeal, chasing after the necked person and playing Pansexual Blood Soccer. There is a wealth of gender and genre […]
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project review – electric film about radical thinker and poet | Movies
nBestselling American poet and civil rights activist Ikki Giovanni was on fire in the 1960s. Completed before her death in December, the documentary watched Giovanni in the late '70s and promoted the sold-out release. On stage, she recites poems about love, race, and gender, while at the same time as a stand-up comedian, she erupts […]