Hollie Gazzard attack was filmed by bystanders, say police | Crime

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  666 words  |  Brenda Moya

Crime This article is more than 9 years oldHollie Gazzard attack was filmed by bystanders, say policeThis article is more than 9 years oldFamily pay tribute to their 'brightest star' as police warn anyone with footage of Gloucester incident not to share it onlineThe family of a hairdresser fatally stabbed in a beauty salon have paid tribute to their "beautiful, happy and loving girl", as reports emerged that bystanders filmed the incident on their mobile phones. [Read More]

LulzSec: the unanswered questions | LulzSec

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  563 words  |  Delta Gatti

LulzSec This article is more than 10 years oldLulzSec: the unanswered questionsThis article is more than 10 years oldThe sentencing of four members of the LulzSec hacking crew closes the book on their activities, but questions remainThe sentencing of four of the members of the LulzSec hacking crew closes the book on its three-month campaign, waged between May and July 2011, against a range of sites and targets – including government, media and games sites. [Read More]

Chief executive of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse does not appear to exist | Cryptocurrencies

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1797 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

CryptocurrenciesChief executive of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse does not appear to exist Exclusive: Steven Reece Lewis was introduced to investors with an impressive list of qualifications and achievements, but no organisation cited can find any record of him A chief executive officer whose claimed qualifications appear to have no basis in fact was used to promote the HyperVerse crypto fund, alongside celebrity messages of support, as part of a push to recruit new investors into the scheme. [Read More]

Girls, boys, art, pleasure! Italys paninaro subculture rides again

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1384 words  |  Christie Applegate

MusicHymned by Pet Shop Boys, paninari dressed expensively, ate fast food, loved pop music – and some flirted with the far right. Now middle-aged, its scenesters explain its appeal On a sultry June afternoon the tables of a snack bar in Foglizzo, a small town in northern Italy, fill up with a dozen men riding motorbikes and dressed in colourful apparel. It’s a gang of paninari: a quintessentially Italian, once-dominant youth subculture. [Read More]

How private schools ensure a life of privilege for their pupils

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1591 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

The ObserverPrivate schoolsFrom independent schooling it is a short step to a good university and a top job with rich rewards. A new report on social mobility reveals the extent to which privately-educated children go on to dominate the professions. Gaby Hinsliff reports on why there is a call for educational changeHis father was a policeman who could never have afforded the fees. But for a young David Lyscom, winning a scholarship to a private school was the key that unlocked the door to his future success [Read More]

Six of Irelands best traditional pubs

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1323 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Ireland holidaysThe classic Irish bar, whose hallmarks evoke the qualities of an earlier era, has been in steady decline – but recently its future has started to look a little brighter There’s more to traditional Irish bars than their vernacular design or their location on almost every street corner and village green in Ireland. Behind their distinctive facades is an elusive character that has barely changed over the centuries: the rustle of the newspaper on a Sunday afternoon, the banter from the bartender or the gentle thud of a perfectly drawn pint of stout on solid, time-smoothed timber. [Read More]

The transcontinental railroad at 150 in pictures | Art and design

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  714 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

The transcontinental railroad at 150 – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email In a new travelling exhibition, the significance of the transcontinental railroad, finished in 1869, will be celebrated in a series of images capturing its arduous construction through to its triumphant completion. The Race to Promontory: The Transcontinental Railroad and the American West exhibition is now at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City [Read More]

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit: the play that asks you to leave your phone on

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  788 words  |  Brenda Moya

TheatreNassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writerModern theatre audiences have become accustomed to being told to switch off their mobile phones before the start of a play; but those attending White Rabbit, Red Rabbit – a new work from 29-year-old Iranian writer Nassim Soleimanpour at the Gate theatre in London – are specifically instructed to keep their phones turned on. [Read More]

Theyre territorial: can birds and drones coexist?

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  915 words  |  Brenda Moya

Australian bird of the year (2021)Drones can boost conservation efforts and reduce carbon emissions via low-energy deliveries. But that doesn’t mean birds welcome them Australian bird of the year poll 2021 Drone delivery company Wing has temporarily suspended deliveries to the Canberra suburb of Harrison after a nesting raven swooped a drone delivering coffee. It has ignited an interesting dichotomy: if such deliveries are the carbon-friendly future, can birds and drones coexist, or should action be taken to mitigate any ill-effects of drones on wildlife? [Read More]

Cities and their psychology: how neuroscience affects urban planning

 Posted on May 19, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1643 words  |  Christie Applegate

CitiesThe study of metropolitan areas and how their inhabitants interact with them is key to planning our future as a speciesMore than 30 years ago, the pioneering urbanist William Whyte was charged by the city of New York with the task of unraveling the mysteries of public space. Why do some such spaces attract crowds of happy visitors whilst others sit barren and empty? Whyte's research programme, conducted with stopwatches, time-lapse videography, and lots of simple paper charts, was a spectacular success. [Read More]