li SNL at Home: Saturday Night Live announces season finale with third remote episode By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T16:26:01Z Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks have contributed to the programme remotely Full Article
li For all its absurdity, Netflix's Dead to Me captures the grief, anger and sadness of losing a partner By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T11:33:00Z The first season ended with a cliffhanger – did Jen kill Steve or not? But what is most poignant about the second season is not who killed him, but how well the show deals with grief, writes Charlotte Cripps Full Article
li Frances Quinn: Great British Bake Off winner 'banned from Waitrose' after being accused of shoplifting By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:43:00Z Show's 2013 winner was approached by store detectives after she appeared to not pay for her shopping Full Article
li Pete Davidson fan delivered drugs to comedian's mother's house during lockdown By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T07:49:57Z Davidson is currently quarantining in his mother's basement Full Article
li David Attenborough: 15 of the naturalist's best quotes By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2017-05-08T11:24:00Z In celebration of his 94th birthday Full Article
li Into the Night: New mystery Netflix series draws comparisons to Lost and Speed By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T13:35:00Z High-concept drama is just waiting to be binged Full Article
li Elon Musk says he's selling all his possessions so people can't attack him for being a billionaire By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-07T18:00:00Z Tesla CEO is back on Joe Rogan's podcast Full Article
li Have I Got News For You: David Tennant jokes that Eamonn Holmes lives in a 'tin foil bungalow' By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-08T12:56:50Z Holmes came under fire for giving validity to a conspiracy theory linking 5G to coronavirus Full Article
li The Eddy review: Damien Chazelle's jazz drama sounds wonderful but the plot feels like an afterthought By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-06T09:40:00Z Director's new series stars Andre Holland as a once-famous American jazz pianist who has been unable to play since his son died Full Article
li Phillip Schofield shares family photo during lockdown, appears to contradict reports he's moved out By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T07:29:00Z TV presenter, wife Stephanie and their daughters played a game of Murder Mystery Full Article
li Chrissy Teigen admits she feels 'crappy' after comments by food writer Alison Roman By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:11:00Z Food writer Alison Roman accused Teigen of having people 'run a content farm' for her Full Article
li Watkins Family Hour: Brother Sister review – a model of sibling harmony By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:00:03Z (Family Hour/Thirty Tigers)Sean and Sara Watkins are back and in reflective moodCalifornia’s Sean and Sara Watkins are akin to royalty in American folk circles, firstly as founding members of the hugely successful Nickel Creek, and secondly as hosts of an 18-year residency at LA’s Largo club, where they perform alongside invited guests. Brother Sister draws on both strands of their history. Like its self-titled 2015 predecessor, the album sets aside the pizzazz of Nickel Creek for a down-home approach, but instead of boisterous, star-studded cover versions come five original songs and a minimal musical palette.Alternating on lead, the pair’s vocals remain a model of sibling harmony, while the interplay between Sean’s intricate guitar picking and Sara’s elegant fiddle is similarly impressive – the breakneck bluegrass instrumental Bella and Ivan is a case in point. Mostly, however, the mood is reflective. Lafayette and Miles of Desert Sand chronicle the search for a better life, and Fake Badge, Real Gun is an artful snipe at Trump – “Throw your tantrums but the truth will be waiting”. Warren Zevon’s forlorn Accidentally Like a Martyr fits in neatly, while Charley Jordan’s ribald Keep It Clean is a gleeful example of a Largo session. Continue reading... Full Article Americana Folk music Music Culture
li Paul Heaton: 'Love feels like someone is hitting your heart with a cricket bat' By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T08:30:18Z The musician on DIY smooching, dinner parties and why he won’t do interviews between 1.45pm and 2.15pmRaised in Sheffield, Heaton, 57, founded the Housemartins in the early eighties. They had hit singles with Happy Hour and Caravan Of Love before splitting in 1988. Heaton then formed the Beautiful South, releasing 10 albums before disbanding in 2007. With former band member Jacqui Abbott, Heaton has released three albums, the most recent being Manchester Calling. He is married with three children and lives in Manchester.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Forgetfulness. Continue reading... Full Article Music Paul Heaton Culture Life and style
li Kim Petras's lockdown listening: 'My fans have truly kept me sane' By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:23:01Z The cult pop star shares her self-isolation favourites, including Dua Lipa’s disco and Daft Punk’s dystopiasThe best arts and entertainment during self-isolationIsolation has definitely been a test, but I’m really lucky: I’m able to work on new music while quarantined with my best friends in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles. I’ve been super active on Twitter and Instagram, and playing Animal Crossing and Mario Kart with my fans after sharing my Nintendo Switch codes online – it’s really important for me to check in on my fans as I worry about them a lot. They have truly kept me sane, so I’m keeping an eye open for anybody that needs to talk. Related: Belle and Sebastian's lockdown listening: 'I have a dance-off with my kids every night' Continue reading... Full Article Pop and rock Music Culture
li Roaming 'robodog' politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:40Z Roaming 'robodog' politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart... (Third column, 17th story, link) Related stories:UK to place all incoming travellers under 14-day quarantine...Swiss to launch tracking app...More than 1,000 line up for food in rich Geneva...Dutch students return to school behind plastic shields...Milan mayor lashes out at revelers breaking rules...Belgians told to pick four 'lockdown friends'...Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin...Argentina Teeters on Default, Again, as Pandemic Guts Economy... Full Article
li More than 1,000 line up for food in rich Geneva... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:40Z More than 1,000 line up for food in rich Geneva... (Third column, 13th story, link) Related stories:UK to place all incoming travellers under 14-day quarantine...Swiss to launch tracking app...Dutch students return to school behind plastic shields...Milan mayor lashes out at revelers breaking rules...Belgians told to pick four 'lockdown friends'...Roaming 'robodog' politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart...Colombian company creates bed that can double as coffin...Argentina Teeters on Default, Again, as Pandemic Guts Economy... Full Article
li UPDATE: Arkansas venue plans concert despite state's virus limits... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:40Z UPDATE: Arkansas venue plans concert despite state's virus limits... (Third column, 9th story, link) Full Article
li RETURN OF LIVE SPORTS! By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:40Z RETURN OF LIVE SPORTS! (Third column, 7th story, link) Related stories:FIGHTER TESTS POSITIVE... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
li GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive... (Second column, 13th story, link) Related stories:Why Is Stock Market Rallying When Economy Is So Bad?Tech firms emerge as big winners...Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire...Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
li Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire... (Second column, 12th story, link) Related stories:Why Is Stock Market Rallying When Economy Is So Bad?Tech firms emerge as big winners...GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive...Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... Full Article
li Panicked over 'murder hornets,' people killing native bees we desperately need... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Panicked over 'murder hornets,' people killing native bees we desperately need... (Second column, 8th story, link) Related stories:Traps put out across America... Full Article
li California to use mail-in ballots for all 2020 voters... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z California to use mail-in ballots for all 2020 voters... (First column, 21st story, link) Related stories:DEMS MULL VIRTUAL CONVENTION...Tax Hikes No Matter Who Wins in November? Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
li Team Considers Drive-In Theater Campaign Rallies... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Team Considers Drive-In Theater Campaign Rallies... (First column, 17th story, link) Related stories:Trump says he 'learned a lot from Richard Nixon'...Will he claim election fraud if he loses?The Southern Democrat with power to shut down convention... Full Article
li LEAK: OBAMA BLASTS TRUMP HANDLING OF PANDEMIC... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z LEAK: OBAMA BLASTS TRUMP HANDLING OF PANDEMIC... (First column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:'CHAOTIC DISASTER'...BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR TRIBAL AMERICA... Full Article
li LITTLE RICHARD DEAD AT 87... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z LITTLE RICHARD DEAD AT 87... (First column, 1st story, link) Full Article
li POLICE BUNGLED CASE By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z POLICE BUNGLED CASE (Main headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:FATHER, SON CHARGED WITH HUNTING BLACK MANDA BLOCKED ARRESTS FOR MONTHSMAN WHO MADE THE VIDEO Full Article
li Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically... (Top headline, 15th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days!Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
li Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions... (Top headline, 10th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days!Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
li Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days! By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days! (Top headline, 7th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
li 'The government is failing us'... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z 'The government is failing us'... (Top headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL...UNDERCOUNTED!Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days!Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
li 20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z 20.5 MILLION JOBS VANISH IN APRIL... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:RECORD 103,415,000 NOT IN LABOR FORCE...UNDERCOUNTED!'The government is failing us'...Trump's 2020 Jobs Bet Unravels...Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans...Federal Debt Tops $25 Trillion for First Time; Jumped $1 Trillion in Just 28 Days!Docs show top WH officials buried CDC report...NYPD reveals 80% of social distancing arrests have been minorities...Pandemic has widened racial and political divisions...Post-Outbreak Crime Surge?Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey...Fight Over Death Toll Opens Grim New Front in Election Battle...Anxious About Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP...AMERICA SICK MAP... Full Article
li Hafthor Bjornsson, Game of Thrones' 'Mountain', breaks world deadlift record By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-02T20:34:29Z Icelandic strongman lifts 1,104 lb at Thor’s Power Gym31-year-old starred as Ser Gregor Clegane in HBO seriesIcelandic actor and strongman Hafthor Bjornsson set a world record for the deadlift on Saturday when he lifted 1,104 lb (501 kg) at Thor’s Power Gym in Iceland. Related: Sport documentaries: readers recommend their favourite films Continue reading... Full Article Weightlifting Game of Thrones Television & radio Culture US sports Sport
li Game of Thrones 'Mountain' Hafthor Bjornsson breaks world deadlift record – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-03T15:43:35Z Icelandic actor and strongman Hafthor Bjornsson set a world record for the deadlift on Saturday when he lifted 1,104 lb (501 kg), over half a metric tonne, at Thor’s Power Gym in Iceland. Bjornsson, best known for his portrayal of Ser Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane on Game of Thrones, broke the record previously held by Briton Eddie Hall who in 2016 became the first man to lift 500kgHafthor Bjornsson, Game of Thrones' 'Mountain', breaks world deadlift recordWatch more from the amazing world of sport series Continue reading... Full Article Weightlifting Game of Thrones US sports Sport
li Michael Jordan insists 'Republicans buy sneakers too' quote was a joke By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T12:22:30Z Comment has followed superstar throughout his lifeJordan addresses issue during ESPN’s The Last DanceMichael Jordan has discussed the quote that has come to define what many see as his willingness to put profit over principles.During a 1990 Senate race in his home state of North Carolina, Jordan refused to endorse Democrat Harvey Gantt, an African American who was running against the incumbent Republican Jesse Helms, a notorious racist. Jordan, who at the time had already won the first of his five NBA MVP awards, explained away his refusal to take a stance by saying “Republicans buy sneakers, too”. Related: Michael Jordan's furious desire to conquer all still burns decades later Continue reading... Full Article Michael Jordan NBA Basketball US sports Sport
li Eli Manning predicts 'tough' start for Tom Brady with Buccaneers By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T15:35:40Z Quarterback left New England for Tampa Bay in MarchCovid-19 means practices with teammates are missingEli Manning, the man who beat Tom Brady in two Super Bowls, thinks his old rival may find it tough adapting to life with his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Brady left the New England Patriots in March after two decades and six Super Bowl titles with the team. The Buccaneers are blessed with weapons, such as Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Brady’s old teammate Rob Gronkowski on offense, but the Covid-19 lockdown is an added obstacle for the quarterback as he adjusts to a new playbook. Related: Tom Brady will have more fun in Tampa, but will he win? Continue reading... Full Article Tom Brady Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Giants NFL US sports Sport
li NFL tells teams to have facility reopening protocols in place by next week By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T11:38:39Z Goodell’s memo outlines protocols for reopening team facilitiesNFL set to release full regular-season schedule on ThursdayThe NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place by 15 May.In a memo sent by league commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained Wednesday night by the Associated Press, several phases of the protocols were laid out. The first phase to deal with the coronavirus pandemic would involve a limited number of non-player personnel, initially 50% of the non-player employees (up to a total of 75) on any single day, being approved to be at the facility. But state or local regulations could require a lower number. Related: Why is it always the white NFL players who get a second chance? Related: Eli Manning predicts 'tough' start for Tom Brady with Buccaneers Local and state government officials must consent to reopeningThe team must implement all operational guidelines set by the league to minimize the risk of virus transmission among employeesEach club must acquire adequate amounts of needed supplies as prescribed by the leagueAn Infection Response Team with a written plan for newly diagnosed coronavirus casesAn Infection Control Officer to oversee all aspects of the implementation of the listed guidelinesEach employee who returns to work at the club facility must receive Covid-19 safety and hygiene training prior to using the facility, and agree to report health information to the ICOThe response team must consist of a local physician with expertise in common infectious disease principles; the team physician can fill that role. Also on the response team will be the infection control officer, the team’s head athletic trainer; the team physician, if he or she is not serving as the local physician; the human resources director; the team’s chief of security; its mental health clinician or someone with equivalent clinical expertise; and a member of the club’s operations staff such as the facility manager Continue reading... Full Article NFL Coronavirus outbreak Roger Goodell Sport US sports
li Ravens' Earl Thomas held at gunpoint by wife over alleged affair, police say By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T20:51:22Z Wife of seven-time Pro Bowler faces felony burglary charge‘Stuff like this happens,’ says future Hall of Fame free safetyNFL 2020 schedule: Chiefs kick off title defense against TexansThe lawyer for the wife of Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas said she is being subjected to an “unfounded ongoing investigation” by Texas police after she allegedly pointed a gun at her husband’s head upon finding him in bed with another woman last month.According to a police affidavit, Nina Thomas tracked down her husband at a short-term rental home in Austin in the early morning hours of 13 April and found him and his brother, Seth, in bed with two women. Related: NFL 2020 schedule: Chiefs kick off title defense against Texans in season opener Continue reading... Full Article NFL Sport US sports Baltimore Ravens
li Can You Live Without Oxygen? This Animal Can By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-10T15:00:01+00:00 You could be excused for thinking that, of course, all animals breathe oxygen to live. Because it wasn't until very recently that scientists discovered the only multicellular animal that doesn't. Meet Henneguya salminicola. Full Article
li Mushroom Burial Suit Creates Life After Death By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-20T20:00:01+00:00 The Mushroom Burial Suit is designed to give our dead bodies new life by breaking them down and nourishing the soil. Full Article
li The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver review – the cult of fitness By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T11:00:26Z Shriver’s contentious views on diversity thread through the story of a couple’s strained relationship with exerciseLionel Shriver’s scabrously funny 15th novel presents a dyspeptic view of people in thrall to exercise. In 2013 Shriver’s own daily regime involved “130 press-ups, 200 side crunches, 500 sit-ups and 3,000 star jumps … The jumps take 32½ minutes, or three every two seconds”. The Motion Of The Body Through Space was written, she recently revealed, after she realised that she may be more dedicated to her exercise than to her writing.The protagonist, Serenata Terpsichore (“rhymes with chicory”), is a 60-year-old woman from upstate New York with a beguiling voice and ruined knees. The former she puts to lucrative use as a voiceover artist and narrator of audiobooks. The latter are the result of a lifetime’s adherence to the doctrine of working out; in particular the belief that 10-mile runs are the key to longevity and good health. Continue reading... Full Article Fiction Books Culture Lionel Shriver
li The story of Australia’s pandemic can be told through the beaches | Brigid Delaney By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T17:30:04Z First there was crowded Bondi, then the deserted beaches, cordoned off with police tape. If you look closely, a whole nation can be read on the sandA country reveals itself in a crisis. Americans are buying a record number of guns, in the UK Boris Johnson was reluctant to implement a full lockdown because he baulked at the idea of closing the pubs. In Australia, it is our beaches that are the metaphorical hills that we are metaphorically dying on.Yeah, we want to beat this virus, but we also want to get a swim in. Continue reading... Full Article Coronavirus outbreak Bondi beach Australia news
li Berlin's battle scars remain 75 years after end of WWII – in pictures By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:00:20Z 8 May marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe. Parts of the destruction that resulted from the fight for Berlin are still visible decades later Continue reading... Full Article VE Day Second world war Germany Europe World news Photography Art and design Architecture Cities Culture
li Dharawal elder recounts Captain Cook’s arrival in Australia 250 years ago – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T00:54:47Z To mark 250 years since British explorers landed in Australia for the first time, authorities are planning to unveil new memorials at Captain James Cook's landing site in Botany Bay, while a replica Endeavour sailing vessel will circumnavigate Australia – when Covid-19 restrictions allow. But one Aboriginal elder, who grew up on the shores of Botany Bay and has spent years involved in the resurrection of his Indigenous Dharawal culture, explains why Aboriginal people will not be celebrating• Paul Daley: Commemorating James Cook’s arrival, Australia should not omit his role in the suffering that followed Continue reading... Full Article Indigenous Australians Australia news Sydney
li Early access to superannuation paused as police freeze $120,000 in allegedly stolen funds By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T01:57:44Z ‘Sophisticated’ identity theft attack leads to Australian Tax Office stopping early super withdrawals until MondaySign up for Guardian Australia’s daily coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsAllegations of identity theft involving 150 Australians have forced the government to pause the early release of superannuation, after police froze $120,000 believed to have been ripped off from retirement savings.On Friday the assistant treasurer, Michael Sukkar, announced the Australian Tax Office would pause requests for early access of superannuation until Monday “out of an abundance of caution” to consider further anti-fraud protection. Continue reading... Full Article Superannuation Coronavirus outbreak Australia news Crime - Australia Identity fraud Data and computer security
li NSW police watchdog says strip searches illegal but critics say findings ‘did not go far enough’ By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:16:31Z A 16-year-old Aboriginal boy was forced to remove his shorts and squat during a search, but disciplinary action has not been recommendedA New South Wales police watchdog investigation into seven strip searches including one in which a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy was physically forced to remove his shorts and squat has found that all of them were unlawful.But the watchdog has been criticised for “not going far enough” in its findings, with Sarah Crellin, a principal solicitor at the Aboriginal Legal Service, saying she was “deeply disappointed that there have been no recommendations for disciplinary action” against individual officers. Continue reading... Full Article Australian police and policing Indigenous Australians New South Wales Australia news
li Australian government stops listing major threats to species under environment laws By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T22:10:31Z Exclusive: Documents show department has stopped recommending assessment of ‘key threatening processes’ affecting native wildlifeThe federal government has stopped listing major threats to species under national environment laws, and plans to address listed threats are often years out of date or have not been done at all.Environment department documents released under freedom of information laws show the government has stopped assessing what are known as “key threatening processes”, which are major threats to the survival of native wildlife. Continue reading... Full Article Australia news Environment Scott Morrison Coalition Wildlife Australian politics Conservation
li Ugly makeup: the trend highlighting what's beyond conventional beauty By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T08:00:21Z Ugly makeup is imperfect, sloppy, chaotic – and only worn to please the wearer, against social expectationsIn 2018, Rosanna Meikle felt like a failure. She was toiling through beauty school, and she hadn’t been able to find much work nor garner much attention for her creations online. She was exhausted from the sameness she saw around her, “a sea of beautiful girls, smoky eyes and plumped lips”, she remembers. “My school was in an expensive area of Auckland, which made me feel so out of place. I couldn’t afford the products or the clothes, my kit wasn’t ‘professional’ enough and neither was my look.” Related: ‘It makes me feel human’: 11 women share their lockdown beauty regimens Continue reading... Full Article Makeup Beauty Fashion Life and style
li Fit in my 40s: why am I silently arguing with the mindful running coach? | Zoe Williams By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T06:00:49Z Around the 19-minute mark, I noticed something odd; it wasn’t that I felt any less out of breath than normal, but I felt detachedMindfulness is the last thing I want to practise while running. When I’m really up against a wall (which is to say, after four minutes), the only thing that keeps me going is listening to Maniac and imagining I’m that gorilla in a paddling pool. So I approached this with a closed mind, and discarded a lot of podcasts because they were too woo-hoo, or because you had to listen to them before you run (“no headphones” is a typical mindful runner’s instruction), or because the person had an annoying voice. Finally, I settled on The Milestone Pursuit podcast, by a likable blokey Londoner, Steve Hobbs. He didn’t sound at all spiritual; he sounded like a person who would help you with your bike if your chain came off.He has one mindful episode that I’ve listened to seven or eight times. Total convert. But full disclosure: I’ve never got to the end. It lasts 36 minutes, and I still don’t run for that long. So it’s partly suspense that keeps me going back. Continue reading... Full Article Running Mindfulness Life and style
li Australia We're Full Party or an Independent? Who will win the Eden-Monaro by-election? | First Dog on the Moon By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T05:34:40Z Is it all moot because of the deadly virus infecting Australia and no I don’t mean the National party ahahahaSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading... Full Article Australian politics NSW south coast Liberal party Labor party Australia news
li My favourite game: England v Australia, fifth Ashes Test, 1968 | Stephen Bates By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T11:00:54Z A Derek Underwood-inspired England – assisted by the Oval’s resourceful spectators – beat the final-day flood, clock and Australian resistance to start my lifelong obsession with cricketI was clearing out some old papers a while back when a small pink slip fell out. Even after 50 years I knew instantly what it was because it had been stuck to my bedroom wall when I was a teenager: indeed the old brown shadows of the tape were still there. It was the ticket for my first day’s Test cricket: the fifth Test against Australia at the Oval on 22 August 1968: Derek Underwood’s match and the game that started a lifelong obsession.We joined my friend Matthew and his mother – two teenagers, what were we thinking of, taking our mothers? – and caught an early train from deepest Berkshire. London was a big, strange place where we rarely ventured and never as far south as SE11. We were square to the wicket and the players were so distant as to be indistinct, almost lost against the crowd. Continue reading... Full Article Cricket The Ashes England cricket team Australia cricket team Australia sport Sport