Gove was being interviewed by Humphrys in front of a live audience at the Wigmore Hall in London to celebrate Today’s 60th birthday. Asked by Humphrys about appearing on Today, he replied: “Sometimes I think going into the studio with you, John, is a bit like going into Harvey Weinstein’s bedroom. You just pray you emerge with your dignity intact.” … [Read more...] about Michael Gove apologises for Weinstein ‘sexual assault’ joke on Radio 4
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Zarka’s husband sliced off her nose. A surgeon offered to restore it for free
The operation is a step forward. But Zarka may need further surgery and a silicone implant to bring her nose closer to its original shape - treatment she cannot afford. She also cannot afford psychological counselling for the trauma of her assault and surgery - a part of the recovery process all too often overlooked. … [Read more...] about Zarka’s husband sliced off her nose. A surgeon offered to restore it for free
Tinseltown bows to Beijing: Hollywood is slammed for changing cast, plot, dialogue and settings to avoid antagonizing CHINA and ensuring access to the country’s multi-billion dollar box office, in bombshell report
Star Wars race row in China after black character is shrunk... AG Bill Barr attacks Disney, Google, Microsoft and Apple for... Hollywood's identity crisis: Actors, writers and producers... Chinese opera singer, 63, is censored on social media by... … [Read more...] about Tinseltown bows to Beijing: Hollywood is slammed for changing cast, plot, dialogue and settings to avoid antagonizing CHINA and ensuring access to the country’s multi-billion dollar box office, in bombshell report
Sketches from a trying year: 10 cartoonists reflect on 2020
The only good thing you can say about 2020, for people who draw political cartoons for a living, is that it’s been a really productive year so far. We’re never without a contentious topic. Often what one is doing is polemical or satirical, but there’s also a fellow feeling, and during the pandemic I’ve been drawn to more empathic images – people in lockdown looking out of tower block windows, or figures coming together in unity. I’ve been trying to do something that says, “We all feel this, don’t we?” as opposed to, “Look at that person, aren’t they terrible.” In the current political climate, there’s an enormous range, from the quiet heroism of NHS workers to government advisers who decide to test their eyesight, that one can use as subject matter. … [Read more...] about Sketches from a trying year: 10 cartoonists reflect on 2020
The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out
It’s not just the numbers that single out Avengers and Game of Thrones; it is the fact that both are incredibly long, complex, detailed narratives that fans have been following for about a decade. Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of a multi-stranded, fiendishly interconnected superhero saga that has played out over 21 Marvel movies, beginning in 2008. And that’s not including the myriad Marvel TV series. To be fully prepared for Endgame, fans will need to have watched an estimated 122 hours of Marvel content. It is a similar story with Game of Thrones: last Sunday’s episode was the 70th instalment of the epic saga. So far, its followers have consumed about 70 hours of violent, labyrinthine Westerosian power-politics, and have just three episodes left. While we’re at it, let’s not forget another colossal, geek-friendly saga is coming to a climax this year, with Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – the finale to a triple trilogy that began … [Read more...] about The new nerds: how Avengers and Game of Thrones made everyone geek out
