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But then I arrived for the show, the atmosphere was electric. The wrestlers were fully trunked and oiled up. The comedians likewise, and the crowd were salivating. It was simply incredible. Everything aligned to create an unforgettable night of athleticism, wit and showmanship to display the very best of foolhardy fringe ambition. Max and Ivan deservedly ran away with the Panel prize that year, but props should also go to Beth O'Brien and the Pleasance for backing the boys' vision. Most fringe moments will be lost in time, like [small cough] tears … in … rain. But not The Wrestling. Max in mid-air, Tom Rosenthal in latex and that one wrestler, sailing a little too close to the wind, who chucked his chair a little too close to the crowd, will live on for ever. … [Read more...] about The best show I’ve ever seen at Edinburgh: performers and theatre-makers on their festival highlights

Essex Police confirmed to The Sun he was arrested on suspicion of disclosing private sexual photographs or films without consent with intent to cause distress, harassment, and obstructing a police officer. … [Read more...] about Inside Stephen Bear’s seven failed businesses as clothing brand becomes latest to be struck off

Political and ideological differences aside, groups like the Proud Boys, the Traditionalist Worker party (now defunct), Identity Evropa (now called the American Identity Movement), and Patriot Front (a specific organisation, not to be confused with the older, decentralised Patriot movement) aggressively and self-consciously sought to stake out their own aesthetics, uniforms, rituals and identity markers. In the process of trying to build an autonomous political force, amid the factional jostling and the infighting, the “alt-right” revealed its true nature. It is a constantly shifting network of personality cults, animated by misogyny, racism and a libidinal desire for violence. Its politics are articulated by the reclusive but influential Andrew Anglin of the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer: “The core concept of the movement, upon which all else is based, is that Whites are undergoing an extermination, via mass immigration into White countries which was enabled by … [Read more...] about Trump’s useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys

That began to change with Pinochet’s arrest in London. “It was Garzón who woke the world up to this,” Laura Elgueta told me. As Pinochet’s arrest highlighted, amnesty laws did not provide universal protection, and Condor was a weak spot. In retrospect, those who expected lifelong impunity for their involvement in Condor made three key mistakes. First of all, they stole children, a crime that even amnesties did not cover. Second, they wrongly assumed that amnesties would cover crimes committed on foreign soil. Finally, they hid their killings by making victims disappear – thereby turning those crimes into ongoing, unresolved kidnappings, which, unlike a murder where a body is found, cannot be covered by a statute of limitations or an amnesty for past events. These errors allowed a bold group of prosecutors and judges to bypass amnesty laws in a handful of carefully selected cases. These, in turn, revealed such ghastly truths that some governments were … [Read more...] about Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terrorised South America

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter is far too canny a coach to press the panic button after back to back defeats, both without a bonus point. As Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp will testify, all champion teams will suffer a wobble in their title defence. But after losing 34-5 to Wasps last week, this will shatter image of infallibility that the English and European champions had built. That should give succour to the entire league, but especially for Bristol who more than matched Exeter physically, with Steven Luatua, Dave Attwood and Ben Earl to the fore in defence. … [Read more...] about Brilliant Bristol climb to Premiership summit and inflict back-to-back defeats on Exeter