10 of the best crowd-free Greek islands and coastlines | Greece holidays
Posted on May 2, 2024
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Andros island’s picturesque main town is on a narrow peninsula on the east coast. Photograph: Free artist/AlamyGreece is the word on everyone’s lips and, fingers crossed, its sun-kissed beaches will welcome us back soon. All these places offer a taste of true Greek culture
by Mary ValiakasWith the end of lockdown in sight, holiday bookings to Greece are surging, as people plan what will be some of the most-anticipated holidays ever.
[Read More]Look back in anger | Life and style
Posted on May 2, 2024
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The ObserverLife and styleLook back in angerThey were the British Baader Meinhof, 70s icons of the radical left. Thirty years ago, the Angry Brigade launched a string of bombing attacks against the heart of the British Establishment. No one was killed, but after a clampdown on the 'counter culture' and amid accusations of a Bomb Squad 'fix', four radicals were sentenced to 10 years in prison. Now, for the very first time, two of the Angries break their vow of silenceAmhurst Road hasn't changed much in the past 30 years.
[Read More]Peter Blythe | | The Guardian
Posted on May 2, 2024
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ObituaryPeter BlytheActor who brought a thoughtful demeanour and a dry sense of humour to stage and televisionPeter Blythe, who has died aged 69, lived for the theatre, and spent most of his life in it. Whether as a member of the National Theatre, the Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company or in the West End, he brought his pale looks, thoughtful demeanour and dry sense of often angry comedy to some of the most stylish productions of the day, and a fascinating edge to almost every type he played.
[Read More]Philosophy | World | The Guardian
Posted on May 2, 2024
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Twenty-five years ago in a German bar, neuroscientist Christof Koch bet philosopher David Chalmers that we’d understand the neural basis for consciousness by 2023. Last month, the winner of the bet received a case of wine. Ian Sample talks to Christof and David about why they made the bet, who won, and where we are now in our understanding of this most fundamental aspect of existence
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Roco Drcal | Movies | The Guardian
Posted on May 2, 2024
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MoviesObituaryRocío DúrcalA Spanish star for the years after FrancoRocío Dúrcal, who has died of cancer aged 61, was a teenage film idol, and later an actor and singer famous on two continents, selling some 35m records. Spain's "girl next door" of the 1960s, she starred in her first film at 17, when her glistening teeth, angelic face and spontaneous smile brought light into the grey years of the Franco dictatorship.
[Read More]The 'masculine mystique' why men can't ditch the baggage of being a bloke
Posted on May 2, 2024
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Work-life balanceFar from embracing the school run, most men are still trapped by rigid cultural notions of being strong, dominant and successful. Is it leading to an epidemic of unhappiness similar to the one felt by Betty Friedan’s 50s housewives?
Back in the 90s, it was all going to be so different. Not for our generation the lopsided approach of our parents, with their quaint postwar notions of father-breadwinners and mother-homemakers.
[Read More]Did God have a mummy and daddy? Or did s/he he just create her/himself? | Notes and Queries
Posted on May 1, 2024
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ROOT OF ALL EVILDid God have a mummy and daddy? Or did s/he he just create her/himself? Renee-Margaret Slater, Aberdeen, Scotland
Mary was his mother, despite his predating her. He was his own father. Or possibly Joseph was. Or according to some Jewish sources, a Roman Centurion was. The truth is, of course, that the human mind is both his mummy and daddy. Your question is an ancient one, and has no real validity, because neither he or she exist.
[Read More]How to make the perfect celeriac remoulade recipe
Posted on May 1, 2024
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Felicity Cloake’s perfect celeriac remoulade. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The Guardian. Food styling: Loïc Parisot.Felicity Cloake’s perfect celeriac remoulade. Photograph: Dan Matthews/The Guardian. Food styling: Loïc Parisot.How to cook the perfect ...FoodCrunchy, nutty and faintly fennelly, celeriac is the ideal base for this classic winter salad
“A typically French hors d’oeuvre” for Julia Child, and the taste of childhood holidays for me, this creamy, mustardy slaw is a Gallic classic, a stalwart ofParisian bistros and hypermarket chiller cabinets alike.
[Read More]Huge decline of working class people in the arts reflects fall in wider society | Culture
Posted on May 1, 2024
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The ObserverCulture This article is more than 1 year oldHuge decline of working class people in the arts reflects fall in wider societyThis article is more than 1 year oldStudy shows the proportion of musicians, writers and artists with working-class origins has shrunk by half since the 1970s
The proportion of working-class actors, musicians and writers has shrunk by half since the 1970s, new research shows.
Analysis of Office for National Statistics data found that 16.
[Read More]Problem solved: my mother irritates me
Posted on May 1, 2024
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Ask Annalisa BarbieriLife and styleAfter my father left and remarried, my mother looked to me for supportMy father left mum and us five children when I was 16 (I'm 34 now) and eventually married one of the women he was having an affair with, and to whom he is still happily married. I bear no animosity towards him or his new wife. But I have realised that, while I love my mother, I don't actually like her.
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