My first day was a sex scene: the disturbing history of teen actors and nudity

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1985 words  |  Delta Gatti

Full of nudity and sex … Christopher Atkins and Brooke Shields, aged 18 and 14 respectively, in The Blue Lagoon. Photograph: Moviestore/Rex/ShutterstockFull of nudity and sex … Christopher Atkins and Brooke Shields, aged 18 and 14 respectively, in The Blue Lagoon. Photograph: Moviestore/Rex/ShutterstockFilmFrom Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver to Brooke Shields in The Blue Lagoon, are films that used teen actors for sexual roles heading for a reckoning? As Paramount is sued over Romeo and Juliet, we look at the scenes cinema and TV might want to forget [Read More]

On the verge

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  406 words  |  Brenda Moya

The ObserverMoviesWho: Wentworth Miller What: Actor They say: 'A sensational new talent', Pete Travers, Rolling Stone magazine We say: Ivy League scholar with old-school appeal Wentworth Miller's mellifluous accent and perfect grammar give few clues to a Brooklyn childhood, and his striking looks are equally unplaceable. He is of mixed race, but, as he explains, 'It's a little bit more complicated than that. My father is technically African-American, Jamaican, German and English. [Read More]

Royal Mint unveils new coin design inspired by King Charles | King Charles III

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  649 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

King Charles III This article is more than 3 months oldRoyal Mint unveils new coin design inspired by King CharlesThis article is more than 3 months oldAnimals and plants feature heavily in coinage that allows ‘everyone to celebrate British nature’ A new collection of coins bearing the face of the king has been unveiled by the Royal Mint, breaking tradition with designs inspired by plants and animals found across the four nations. [Read More]

The Outlaw Album by Daniel Woodrell review

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  650 words  |  Christie Applegate

FictionReviewTough tales about even tougher charactersDaniel Woodrell must be tired of being described as the best American writer no one has heard of, but that should finally be changing after the release of Winter's Bone, the recent film of his superb novel. Woodrell has spoken pointedly about the way that "the book was completely left out of the awards and benedictions" – the movie was nominated for four Oscars – but it can't have done his profile any harm. [Read More]

Alexander Zverev issued with penalty order over abuse of ex-girlfriend | Tennis

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  390 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Tennis This article is more than 2 months oldAlexander Zverev issued with penalty order over ‘abuse’ of ex-girlfriendThis article is more than 2 months oldWorld No 9 also fined €450,000 by court in GermanyZverev ‘will take action against this’, say his lawyersThe Olympic men’s tennis champion, Alexander Zverev, has been issued a penalty order for bodily harm against his ex-girlfriend and fines totalling €450,000 (£392,000) by a court in Germany. [Read More]

Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockerys fiance dies after long illness | Downton Abbey

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  608 words  |  Christie Applegate

Downton Abbey This article is more than 8 years oldDownton Abbey star Michelle Dockery’s fiance dies after long illnessThis article is more than 8 years oldGolden Globe-winning actor’s partner, public relations director John Dineen, died on Sunday in an Irish hospice The Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery’s fiance, John Dineen, has died aged 34 after a long-term illness. Dineen, a public relations director, died on Sunday morning at the Marymount hospice in County Cork, Ireland, where he was being cared for in recent weeks. [Read More]

I cant think of a time when it was worse: US abortion doctors speak out | Abortion

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  18 minutes  |  3636 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Abortion‘I can’t think of a time when it was worse’: US abortion doctors speak outCurtis and Glenna Boyd have worked in US abortion clinics ever since Roe v Wade made the practice legal in 1973. Forty years on, restricted rights mean they have to practise under FBI protection A couple emerge from a silver Sedan into an empty parking lot in north-eastern Dallas, Texas. They are carrying multiple bags and an elegant, three-tiered white cage, temporary home to their West African parrot, Tutu. [Read More]

I did the vocals in the nude the Bangles on how they made Eternal Flame

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  923 words  |  Christie Applegate

How we madeCulture‘It felt like skinny-dipping,’ says singer Susanna Hoffs. ‘I ended up doing it for most of the album’ Susanna Hoffs, singer, guitarist, co-writerIn 1988, it felt like the Bangles had been touring endlessly. Our second album, Different Light, with the singles Manic Monday and Walk Like an Egyptian, had been released two years earlier. Now, finally, we could take a break from living on buses together. I began collaborating with the songwriting team Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who wrote Like a Virgin and True Colors. [Read More]

The Guardian in Chinese | World

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  2 words  |  Christie Applegate

一座接一座的高山被铲平，一个接一个的村庄被拆迁，在中国西部的甘肃省，兰州新区的建设正如火如荼地进行着。四年前，汤姆·菲利普斯第一次到访兰州新区时，空荡荡的街道让整个城区安静地有些诡异。上个月，当他再次来到这里，曾经如海市蜃楼般的美好幻境如今却逐渐变得真实起来。

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Who is behind a string of grisly cow deaths in Texas? | Texas

 Posted on April 13, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  774 words  |  Brenda Moya

Texas This article is more than 8 months oldWho is behind a string of grisly cow deaths in Texas?This article is more than 8 months oldAuthorities are stumped after seven cows are mutilated in three counties within weeks Their tongues were cut off, but there was no spilled blood. No signs of struggle. No footprints or tire tracks were found. Investigators were stumped: who is going on a murderous rampage of cows in Texas, and how are there no clues surrounding their deaths? [Read More]