Новости за 11.04.2020

Ryan Phillips has a habit of writing for numerous projects at the same time. The fact that they all live under the moniker The Silkstones may prove a touch confusing, but the work all represents various colours in the Calgary songwriter’s pallete and chapters in his life. “I always have my mind on the next […]

'Pictures For Elmhurst' is a fundraiser that will offer $150 prints for sale from 96 contributing New York photographers.

The primates have been hit hard by the lack of food during the coronavirus outbreak and taken to raiding fields

As policymakers try to avoid another depression, they would do well to recall the history of the first.

Filmed by a Syrian opposition soldier riding in the back of a pickup truck, the shaky footage posted to Facebook on Oct. 14 showed Turkish troops walking cheerfully across a rocky plain in northern Syria toward a town that had just been vacated by U.S. forces. It was one in a flurry of videos posted…

Since his heyday in the mid-nineteenth century, P.T. Barnum’s name has been shorthand for ebullient humbuggery, maximalist entertainment, inexhaustible self-promotion, rags-to-riches industriousness—for fun. Yet the images that animate his biographies are united by an eerier quality, suspended between the pitiful and the grotesque.

This week we’re asking you for answers. COVID-19 has altered the workplace in a variety of ways, with a lot of people now working from home, possibly for the first time. We’ve already shared our recommendations for must-have home-office tech — now we...

How some police officers, an astrophysicist, a real estate guy and a handful of others mounted a coronavirus response team.

Paul Scholes has sung the praises of new signing Bruno Fernandes, claiming the midfielder is better suited to a no.10 role like Eric Cantona, but believes he can be a real leader for the club. Still, despite bringing in the Portuguese international, Scholes reckons United need to do more to close the gap on Liverpool […]

Russia ships first wheat cargo to Saudi Arabia after export door opens Middle East Monitor

With changes to everyday language, people are experts in social distancing, doomscrolling and super-spreaders.

Tee up some spring exercise Is spring just around the corner? Will we be hitting the links soon?  My suggestion is that golf courses should remain open subject to one or two restrictions. First, golf could be allowed on a walk-only basis. This would be the ultimate in social distancing as players are seldom within […]

Real Madrid are considering making an approach for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane this summer. A report from Spanish news […]

The playoffs were set to open next week, before the novel coronavirus pandemic pressed pause on budding rivalries, juicy showdowns and highly-anticipated debuts.

HYT Unveils New H0 Watch In Black And Orange The hydraulic timekeeping system pioneered by boutique watchmaker HYT has become an industry icon in recent years, spawning numerous different variants, colorways and adaptations. The latest of these, a new model of the H0 in monochrome...

Despite extra federal funding, many of Tennessee’s power providers are still cutting off service to families who can’t pay during the coronavirus pandemic.

After waiting nine months for a hearing with the Immigration and Refugee Board, Joseph was supposed to find out his fate on Friday. Instead, he found out in late March that his hearing would be postponed indefinitely because of COVID-19. 

Sky Cricket Podcast: Nasser Hussain on captaining England - including Brisbane toss! Sky Sports

Catch up on all the big stories that happened this week in Montreal.

After receiving global praise for its handling of the coronavirus, Singapore is now showing signs that it's struggling to flatten the COVID-19 curve.

The mounting global death toll from COVID-19 forces us to confront mortality in a whole new way. Sooner or later, we will all know someone who has died from this disease. It’s happened already if you include celebrities like jazz great Ellis Marsalis Jr., or that now-famous Detroit bus driver, Jason Hargrove. He angrily posted […]

“Grace had the urge to introduce herself again, though that would be insulting.”