From the daily newsletter: the importance of refusing complicity. Plus: Rachel Monroe reports on the attack on abortion care in Texas; the banality of online recommendation culture; and the Enlightenment’s great female intellect.
You could well be right. The borders are very hazy and debatable... Still, damn me for moving south, and damn Mark Riley (and Sam Stewart and Mark Johnson etc.) for getting me invested in this club when I'd initially just turned up to watch a live RL game with my new "local" club as a neutral. If I'd loved my home town more than rugby league, I'd still be supporting a successful side. (A successful side I've actively disliked since about 1994.) Like I said... Читать дальше...
Faith-based Pinnacle Peak Pictures, previously Pure Flix Entertainment, is adding two new theatrical films to its international sales slate for AFM 2024, The Last Supper and Between Borders. There’s been no lagging of interest in faith-based films, which have the potential to hit big. (Angel Studios Sound Of Freedom grossed $120 million globally.) The Last […]
We wouldn’t recommend the latest Air for most people at full price, but the current discount makes it more appealing. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge
The new iPad Mini has arrived, bringing with it a faster A17 Pro chip, 8GB of RAM, support for the Apple Pencil Pro, and a taste of Apple Intelligence. However, unless you’re dead set on the tablet’s 8.3-inch form factor, the latest iPad Air is a better buy — especially since the 11-inch configuration is on sale at Amazon and Target with... Читать дальше...
At about 8.30am, Police started to pursue the armed man in Ōtāhuhu. He abandoned his first car on the Southern Motorway and got into a second car driven by another man. The Armed Offenders Squad were activated, and two dog handlers followed in order ...
Cody Gakpo has done it again and made it an unprecedented eight goals in as many Carabao Cup games and his fine form in front of goal continued against Brighton. After what was a rather forgettable first 45 minutes, the main headlines were centred around the new formation that Arne Slot deployed at the AMEX […]
A new report from medical and health experts is warning that climate change - driven by fossil fuel emissions - is raising heat levels to dangerous new heights, while also worsening drought and food security. About a third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is linked to food, mostly via agriculture and land use. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Sparsha Saha, lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Government.
The Nothing Phone (2a) is a budget smartphone with a a few premium features including a 6.7 inch, 2412 x 1084 pixel 120 Hz AMOLED display, dual 50MP rear cameras, and support for up to 12GB of RAM and 56GB of storage. Shortly after launching the phone in March, Nothing announced plans to crowdsource ideas […]
Women leaders in science, technology, engineering and math from around the world are taking part this week in the U.S. State Department's professional exchange program based on the "Hidden Figures" film.
Manchester United’s Carabao Cup Triumph: A Night to Remember at Old Trafford In what could be described as a masterclass in offensive football, Manchester United not only illuminated Old Trafford with their dazzling play but also sent a strong message to their Carabao Cup rivals with a convincing 5-2 victory over Leicester City. The match, […]
It was the end of the road for housemate during tonight's Big Brother after they received the fewest votes from the public and was forced to leave through the back door
Tottenham went into the halftime break of their EFL Cup clash with Man City with a 2-1 lead but the major talking point from the first 45 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was the injury to Micky van de Ven. The Dutch defender appeared to suffer a hamstring injury after making a challenge on […]