Patriotism, tax and the Dyson lobbying affair | Letters
Posted on June 5, 2024
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| Delta Gatti
James DysonLettersPatriotism, tax and the Dyson lobbying affairReaders on the row over text messages between James Dyson and Boris Johnson about a tax waiver for people coming to Britain to work on ventilators
Gaby Hinsliff jokes about patriotism moving “in mysterious ways”, with the “great British patriot” James Dyson taking his “clean out of the country” (A lot of people pitched in during Covid, but only Dyson got a tax waiver for it, 22 April), but there is nothing remotely funny about the way patriotism is being distorted in No 10.
[Read More]Reign of the stupid girls | Gender
Posted on June 5, 2024
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GenderReign of the stupid girlsGirls who act dumb are all over the media. As Big Brother kicks off, Zoe Williams asks whether these women are simply stupid or playing us all for fools?Ever since Helen "I love blinking, I do" Adams starred in the second series of Big Brother, the show's female contestants seem largely to be women who vie with one another to see who can be the most comprehensively daft.
[Read More]Roommate of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wife says he was controlling and quarrelsome | Boston Marathon bombi
Posted on June 5, 2024
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Boston Marathon bombing This article is more than 8 years oldRoommate of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's wife says he was controlling and quarrelsomeThis article is more than 8 years oldAmanda Random testifies that elder Tsarnaev cheated on Katherine Russell and tricked her into thinking she had contracted Aids
The older of the two brothers who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing was a controlling boyfriend who terrified his future wife’s friends, a former roommate of the woman testified as lawyers fought to save the younger brother’s life.
[Read More]Why are kittens so cute? You asked Google here's the answer | Dean Burnett
Posted on June 5, 2024
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The autocomplete questionsCats This article is more than 5 years oldWhy are kittens so cute? You asked Google – here's the answerThis article is more than 5 years oldDean BurnettEvery day millions of people ask Google life’s most difficult questions. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries A few months ago, my family and I went to a nearby cat rescue shelter to get a kitten. There were five in the available litter to choose from, but as we were watching them play, one of the two tabbies boldly decided to scale a nearby sack of bedding, then promptly fell in head-first and couldn’t get out.
[Read More]Alone Australia heads to absolutely stunning New Zealand for second season | Television
Posted on June 4, 2024
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Television This article is more than 2 months oldAlone Australia heads to ‘absolutely stunning’ New Zealand for second seasonThis article is more than 2 months oldTen contestants went to the South Island to compete in snowy, mountainous terrain for the hit SBS survival series
Alone Australia is leaving Australia, with the second season of the hit survival show heading to New Zealand to pit 10 contestants up against wild deer and snowy, mountainous terrain.
[Read More]Aston Martin in row over 'sock puppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle study | Aston Martin
Posted on June 4, 2024
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Aston Martin This article is more than 3 years oldAston Martin in row over 'sock puppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle studyThis article is more than 3 years oldReport disputing green benefits of EVs attributed to company registered to wife of carmaker’s director
Aston Martin is at the centre of a climate lobbying controversy after a study co-commissioned by the company that cast doubt on the green credentials of electric vehicles was found to have been attributed to a PR company registered to the wife of a director at the luxury carmaker.
[Read More]Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley review a dazzling debut
Posted on June 4, 2024
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| Merlyn Hunt
FictionReviewThis chilling tale of power and corruption, based on a true crime involving brutality in the Oakland police department, announces a bold new voice
When asked how to write in a world dominated by a white culture, Toni Morrison once responded: “By trying to alter language, simply to free it up, not to repress or confine it … Tease it. Blast its racist straitjacket.” At a time when structural imbalances of capital, health, gender and race deepen divides, the young American Leila Mottley’s debut novel is a searing testament to the liberated spirit and explosive ingenuity of such storytelling.
[Read More]The Guardian view on stalemate in Ukraine: a more realistic approach is no bad thing | Editorial
Posted on June 4, 2024
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OpinionUkraine This article is more than 1 month oldThe Guardian view on stalemate in Ukraine: a more realistic approach is no bad thingThis article is more than 1 month oldEditorialZelenskiy’s government faces growing criticism at home and abroad. But support for Kyiv is not based on sentimentality
A year ago, Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Washington as not merely the respected leader of a courageous nation, but as a global star. His address to Congress was greeted with thunderous cheers.
[Read More]Tony Oxley obituary | Jazz
Posted on June 4, 2024
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| Barrett Giampaolo
JazzObituaryTony Oxley obituaryDrummer and percussionist who developed his own musical language as a composerA pivotal moment in the career of the British drummer and percussionist Tony Oxley came when a successful European tour as part of a trio led by the celebrated American jazz pianist Bill Evans was followed by an invitation to remain with the group when they returned to the US. This was in 1972, and permanent membership of the trio would have enhanced the young drummer’s prestige within the jazz world.
[Read More]Bestiality: which animals are most at risk | Animal welfare
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Brenda Moya
DatablogAnimal welfare This article is more than 6 years oldBestiality: which animals are most at riskThis article is more than 6 years oldNo reliable statistics exist on how many people engage in bestiality, but recent examples from academia and the news give us some clues
On Tuesday, a co-worker sent me a link to an article on the Cairns Times (which turned about to be a fake news site) about an Australian man feared dead after attempting to have sex with a crocodile.
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