me 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
me Comedian Will Hislop goes viral for NHS clap for carers parody By www.independent.co.uk Published On :: 2020-05-09T10:22:00Z Will Hislop engaged in a pretend argument with his neighbour, 'Karen', over whether one of them had broken lockdown rules Full Article
me 'His drums were singing, you know?' Tony Allen remembered by his collaborators By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T10:13:58Z Angélique Kidjo, Jeff Mills, Sébastien Tellier and more remember the late drummer: his humility, his brilliance, and his awesome sportswear Continue reading... Full Article Tony Allen Music Pop and rock Dance music Jazz Culture Angélique Kidjo Oumou Sangaré Fela Kuti Sébastien Tellier
me 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
me 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
me Maduro charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Maduro charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'... (Third column, 4th story, link) Related stories:REPORT: Russia helping Venezuela search for members of failed incursion...Plans to bring USA to International Criminal Court... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
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me Malls across America resemble ghost towns as they reopen... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Malls across America resemble ghost towns as they reopen... (Third column, 2nd story, link) Full Article
me SWASTIKA masks at grocery store in same town as man in KKK hood... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z SWASTIKA masks at grocery store in same town as man in KKK hood... (Third column, 1st story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
me New Mexico town shuts everyone out... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z New Mexico town shuts everyone out... (Second column, 19th story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
me By making Florida his official residence, Trump may also have made legal mess... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z By making Florida his official residence, Trump may also have made legal mess... (Second column, 18th story, link) Full Article
me ROYAL CARIBBEAN crew go on hunger strike until company proves sending them home... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z ROYAL CARIBBEAN crew go on hunger strike until company proves sending them home... (Second column, 17th story, link) Full Article
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me Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... (Second column, 14th 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...GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive... Full Article
me Tech firms emerge as big winners... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Tech firms emerge as big winners... (Second column, 11th story, link) Related stories:Why Is Stock Market Rallying When Economy Is So Bad?Elon Musk, Cash-Poor Billionaire...GRUBHUB Collected Record Fees From Restaurants Struggling To Stay Alive...Hispanic unemployment rate sets new record high: 18.9%... Full Article
me Can't decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Can't decipher Trump-speak? Meet Margaret, the computer bot... (First column, 19th story, link) Full Article
me Why farmers dump food and crops while grocery stores run dry and Americans struggle... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z Why farmers dump food and crops while grocery stores run dry and Americans struggle... (First column, 14th story, link) Related stories:Pence press secretary tests positive...White House shaken...President flouts virus protocols...Secret Service has 11 current cases, as concerns about staff grow...STUDY: US death toll halved had it acted 4 days sooner...Nine disasters we still aren't ready for... Full Article
me 'She Loved Me'... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z 'She Loved Me'... (First column, 6th story, link) Related stories:Trump says in his mother's eyes, he could do no wrong... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron Full Article
me BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR TRIBAL AMERICA... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:38Z BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR TRIBAL AMERICA... (First column, 4th story, link) Related stories:LEAK: OBAMA BLASTS TRUMP HANDLING OF PANDEMIC...'CHAOTIC DISASTER'... Full Article
me AMERICA SICK MAP... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z AMERICA SICK MAP... (Top headline, 18th 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...Florida nursing home fatalities spike dramatically...U.S. DEATHS: 77,313...WORLD SICK MAP... Full Article
me 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
me Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Armed With Swabs, Covid Hunters Stalk Their Prey... (Top headline, 12th 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?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
me Post-Outbreak Crime Surge? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Post-Outbreak Crime Surge? (Top headline, 11th 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...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
me 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
me Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans... By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T15:46:37Z Dems introduce bill to give $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans... (Top headline, 6th 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...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
me '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
me 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
me Sport documentaries: readers recommend their favourite films By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-03T07:00:45Z From skateboarding to Sunderland, here are the documentaries you suggested to get through live sport’s long shutdownWe recently recommended 12 sports films to watch during lockdown, and asked readers for their favourite documentaries. Here are some of your selections:Available on Curzon Home Cinema (UK) and Prime Video (US); watch trailer hereAvailable on Netflix or to rent from YouTube/Google Play/Prime Video Related: Missing live sport during lockdown? Here are 12 sporting films to watch Available on Prime Video (free in UK)Available to buy via Curzon (UK) and Beamafilms; watch the trailer hereAvailable to rent on Apple/Google Play/YouTube; watch the trailer hereAvailable via Starz on Prime Video (US) and on DVD; watch trailer hereAvailable on DVD and online; watch trailer hereAvailable on ESPN Player; watch the trailer hereAvailable on Prime Video (UK) and to rent on YouTube. Watch trailer here Related: The Simpsons: Springfield's greatest sporting moments – quiz Continue reading... Full Article Sport Football US sports Cricket Motor sport Athletics Television & radio
me 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
me NFL moves 2020 London games back to US during Covid-19 pandemic By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-04T15:45:26Z Jaguars, Falcons and Dolphins had been set for LondonGame set for Mexico City will now be played in United StatesThe NFL has decided to move its international games back to the US for the 2020 season as the sports world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic.The league had scheduled four games in London and one in Mexico City, but they will now be moved back to the stadiums of the host teams. Related: Don Shula, coach who led Dolphins to NFL's only perfect season, dies aged 90 Continue reading... Full Article NFL Wembley stadium Jacksonville Jaguars Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Football US sports Sport
me Heavily restricted NBA practices expected to resume on Friday By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-06T22:30:38Z NBA teams expected to reopen practice facilities on FridayMy favorite game: Sixers v Lakers, Game 1, 2001 NBA finalsNBA teams are expected to get the go-ahead to reopen practice facilities for limited use as early as Friday, less than two months after the coronavirus outbreak forced the suspension of the season.With head and assistant coaches barred and scrimmages forbidden, the workouts are unlikely to resemble business as usual for the NBA but would nonetheless be a step towards normalcy for a league whose season was upended in dramatic fashion in March. Related: My favourite game: Iverson stuns Kobe's Lakers in the 2001 NBA finals | Bryan Armen Graham Continue reading... Full Article NBA Basketball US sports Sport Coronavirus outbreak
me 'One mistake and it's game over': one man's solo trek across Antarctica unaided By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T07:45:28Z Colin O’Brady took on the elements, a relentless rival and weeks of isolation as he walked solo and unassisted across the southernmost continentHaving trekked hundreds of miles into Antarctica in late 2018, American Colin O’Brady reached a memorable landmark: the south pole. It was only a waypoint on the way to O’Brady’s pursuit of a record – the first-ever unaided, unsupported solo crossing of the continent. Yet when he made it to “due south”, it was time for an impromptu celebration. He did a handstand, posing as if he was holding up Earth.“I was at the south pole, the bottom of the world,” O’Brady tells the Guardian. “It was a moment of riding high. My emotions were on top of me … I’m thankful I let myself experience that positive moment.” Related: ‘I’m absolutely elated. It’s a miracle we made it,’ says polar hero Louis Rudd Continue reading... Full Article Sport Antarctica US sports
me UFC 249: Ferguson faces Gaethje as Dana White touts only game in town By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T15:29:02Z Ferguson meets Gaethje for UFC’s interim lightweight titleUFC head Dana White eager to reach sports-starved audienceThe main event of Saturday’s UFC 249 card in Florida is billed as being for the interim lightweight title but Tony Ferguson says he should be considered the real champion if he beats opponent Justin Gaethje.Former collegiate wrestler Ferguson, coming into the bout on a 12-fight win streak, was supposed to fight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in Brooklyn on 18 April but that was postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Related: UFC announces three events to be held without fans at Jacksonville arena Continue reading... Full Article UFC MMA US sports Sport
me The Lyrid Meteor Shower Is Back — Here's What You Need to Know By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-16T16:00:02+00:00 Every April, the Lyrid meteor shower fills the sky with shooting stars. Here's how to see them. Full Article
me How the Environment Has Changed Since the First Earth Day 50 Years Ago By science.howstuffworks.com Published On :: 2020-04-22T20:00:04+00:00 It's been 50 years since the first Earth Day, and while progress has been made in some areas, humanity still has had a major impact on the planet. Full Article
me 'I wanted something 100% pornographic and 100% high art': the joy of writing about sex By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T11:00:25Z As authors from Chaucer to Hollinghurst have shown, sex reveals our emotions, instincts and morals. The question is not why write about sex, claims author Garth Greenwell, it’s why write about anything else?There is a widely held belief, among English-language writers, that sex is impossible to write about well – or at least much harder to write about well than anything else. I once heard a wonderful writer, addressing students at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, say that her ideal of a sex scene would be the sentence: “They sat down on the sofa …” followed by white space. This is a prejudice I can’t understand. One of the glories of being a writer in English is that two of our earliest geniuses, Chaucer and Shakespeare, wrote of the sexual body so exuberantly, claiming it for literature and bringing its vocabulary – including all those wonderful four-letter words – into the texture of our literary language. This is a gift not all languages have received; a translator once complained to me that in her language there was only the diction of the doctor’s office or of pornography, neither of which felt native to poetry.More than this, surely it is absurd to claim that a central activity of human life, a territory of feeling and drama, is off-limits to art. Sex is a uniquely useful tool for a writer, a powerful means not just of revealing character or exploring relationships, but of asking the largest questions about human beings. Continue reading... Full Article Fiction Books Culture Sex Life and style Alan Hollinghurst John Updike
me My streaming gem: why you should watch The Most Dangerous Game By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T06:25:19Z The latest in our series of writers recommending hidden films available to stream is a invite to travel back to 1932 for a brutal thrillerSome film tropes get wheeled out so often they create their own furrow. Perhaps that’s why the timeworn premise of “man hunting man” has evolved into its own disreputable but seemingly indestructible mini-genre. This year has already seen the deferred release of scattershot satire The Hunt, a button-pushing thriller from the Blumhouse production line in which snooty US liberals kidnap and stalk blue-collar “deplorables” in a customised paddock sited far from flyover country. Related: 'My favourite forgotten film' – you recommend your best streaming gems Continue reading... Full Article Film Culture Thrillers (film)
me Judith Lucy vs Men: cheer yourself with a short fix of standup – video By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-04-29T02:02:24Z With comedy festivals cancelled around the world, Amazon Prime is releasing 10 original Australian standup specials to tide you over. Filmed at Melbourne's Malthouse theatre during the Before Times, the biweekly series has featured names like Celia Pacquola, Zoë Coombs Marr and Dilruk Jayasinha – with Tom Gleeson, Anne Edmonds and Tom Walker coming up soon. A few minutes of each is being published exclusively on Guardian Australia, and this week we have Judith Lucy, from her 2019 tour Judith Lucy vs Men• Two Amazon Original standup specials will be released each week from 10 April. Amazon Prime is offering a 30-day free trial here Continue reading... Full Article Comedy Comedy Culture
me Venezuela orders arrest of former Green Beret involved in botched raid By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T19:33:17Z The chief prosecutor will seek capture of Jordan Goudreau as well as two US-based advisers to opposition leader Juan GuaidóHow the plot to invade Venezuela fell apartVenezuela’s chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of a former Green Beret and two opposition figures living in the United States for their purported role in a botched operation aimed at removing Nicolás Maduro from power.Tarek William Saab said Venezuela will seek the capture of Jordan Goudreau, a military veteran who has claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as Juan José Rendón and Sergio Vergara, two US-based advisers to the opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Continue reading... Full Article Venezuela Americas Juan Guaidó Nicolás Maduro World news
me Asic looking at new investment product offered by Dunk Island developer Mayfair 101 By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T05:36:20Z Corporate watchdog’s move comes after a court earlier banned Mayfair 101 from advertising two other productsThe corporate watchdog is looking into a new investment product issued by Mayfair 101, the group that has bought the cyclone-ravaged Dunk Island resort, after alleging in court that it had misled people by comparing its previous offerings to bank term deposits.On Thursday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued a general warning against advertisements that compare fixed-interest products to bank term deposits as part of a broader crackdown on potentially misleading marketing by investment groups. Continue reading... Full Article Business Queensland Australia news Coronavirus outbreak
me Melbourne Airbnb superhost jailed for at least five years for raping guest By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T04:12:48Z Nicholas David Weston found guilty of four counts of rape of 19-year-old woman during her 2017 stay at his city apartmentAn Airbnb superhost has been jailed for raping a young woman in Melbourne while she was visiting the city with her friend.Nicholas David Weston was found guilty of four counts of rape of the 19-year-old woman over the horror stay at his Melbourne CBD apartment in November 2017. Continue reading... Full Article Melbourne Victoria Australia news Crime - Australia Airbnb
me 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
me Terrible name, terrific sitcom: how Schitt's Creek became a surprise hit By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T09:00:52Z Word of mouth turned the riches-to-rags show into a sleeper hit. Its creator and stars explain why it is going out at its peakSchitt’s Creek was always going to be a hard sell. There is that title for a start; an off-putting pun that instantly sets the comedy bar below ground level. Couple that with a hackneyed fish-out-of-water premise involving a rich family forced to slum it in a backwater town and you’ve got a one-season sitcom at best. Co-created by and starring Dan Levy, best known as a presenter on MTV Canada, and his dad Eugene, most famous for playing Jim’s embarrassing dad in the American Pie films, it was rejected by HBO and Showtime, eventually finding a home on the little-known US pay-to-view channel Pop. Even its main draw, the great Catherine O’Hara, was initially unenthused by the project, turning down the role of the Rose family’s self-obsessed matriarch Moira, citing her own laziness. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainment tips Continue reading... Full Article TV comedy Culture Television Television & radio
me The Murdoch media’s China coronavirus conspiracy has one aim: get Trump re-elected | Kevin Rudd By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T03:41:08Z News Corp is campaigning full-bore for the US president, with reports of a Wuhan lab ‘intelligence’ dossier being seeded across its empireIn liberal democracies, the integrity, impartiality and professionalism of intelligence agencies matters. That’s why it is essential that intelligence agencies remain aloof, not only from the political debates of the day, but also from the policy decisions that individual governments may take. The intelligence community’s core task is to provide brutally realistic analysis on the threat environments we face so that governments can then make the best-informed policy decisions possible to preserve our common security.The failures of the intelligence community before the Iraq war, the gullibility of much of the western media, as well as the cynical manipulation of both by the political class of the day, provide us with a stark reminder of what can go radically wrong. On 8 September 2002 the New York Times published one of this century’s most consequential news articles. The front-page story, supplied by the Bush administration, claimed that Saddam Hussein had stepped up his quest for weapons of mass destruction by acquiring key components for a nuclear weapon. In the UK, the Blair government’s “dodgy dossier” compounded the error. John Howard did the same in Australia. The problem was that it just wasn’t true. These were over-egged stories designed to soften the public up for what would become a disastrous war. Continue reading... Full Article News Corporation Rupert Murdoch Fox News Australian media Australian politics Espionage US elections 2020 Donald Trump Iraq Middle East and North Africa Media US news Coronavirus outbreak China Saddam Hussein World Health Organization Australia news Infectious diseases Mike Pompeo Australian security and counter-terrorism
me 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
me Desperate times call for desperate measures: how far sport will go to resume play | Scott Heinrich By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:36Z From hosting the remainder of the Premier League season in Perth to the UFC Fight Island concept, ideas have ranged from bold to crazy“When you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill might not have had the coronavirus pandemic in mind when trotting out that particular gem, but trust him to find the right words almost a century before the fact. The Churchillian equivalent of “keep calm and carry on” is a mantra embraced by much of society right now, and sport is no different.While health remains the primary concern in all walks of life, sporting bodies the world over have found themselves engaged in sessions of radical thinking to stave off looming economic ruin. In what predicament other than a global crisis could the term “NRL Island” be anything other than a genius concept for reality television? Continue reading... Full Article Sport Australia sport Coronavirus outbreak
me Dying too young: coronavirus, my Māori family and me By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:37Z Lockdown has granted me the blessing of getting to know my father, but it has also underlined the severe health inequalities we faceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageI hardly recognise the man in front of me. He staggers on one leg, his eye twitches, his stomach stretches past his waist.“I got some fry bread for us,” he grins, his toothless smile reminding me he is getting old and so am I.” Continue reading... Full Article Māori New Zealand Coronavirus outbreak Asia Pacific World news
me 'It's a really weird realisation': when cancelled holidays come with silver linings By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T00:00:12Z From accidentally making money due to currency fluctuations, to paying down debt, for some Australians cancelled overseas trips have had surprising windfallsFrom June 2018 to June 2019, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says Australians made a record 11.3 million trips overseas – double the number of trips just 10 years ago. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of Australians have been forced to cancel or alter their international travel plans.This has left many Australians struggling to get refunds from travel providers. Flight Centre was charging $300 in processing fees per person, in some cases leading to fees that cost more than the value of the refund, until the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission stepped in and threatened legal action, causing the company to waive fees for trips cancelled by travel providers. The ACCC also warned travel providers against retroactively changing their cancellation policies after tour companies including Topdeck and Intrepid attempted to retrospectively apply updated refund policies that would force customers to take credit rather than cash for cancelled trips. Continue reading... Full Article Travel Australia holidays Australian lifestyle Consumer affairs Life and style Money
me Angie McMahon, Cut Copy, Alex the Astronaut and others: Australian music for isolated times By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:37Z Each Saturday we add 15 (or so) new songs to a Spotify playlist to soundtrack your physical distancing amid coronavirus – and help artists you love get paidWe’ve published a bunch of articles about how the coronavirus crisis has impacted the Australian arts industry. But there are small things you can do. It’s an imperfect solution, but streaming Australian music can help.Each week, in partnership with Sounds Australia, Guardian Australia will add some 15 new songs to a playlist for you to put on repeat. Continue reading... Full Article Music Pop and rock Culture Australia news Spotify
me Revenge porn in Australia: the law is only as effective as the law enforcement By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T20:00:36Z One study suggests one in three people from 16 to 64 have been victims of image-based abuse. But most will never step foot in a police stationWhen Laura* was 14, she was convinced that her boyfriend was the love of her life. So, when several girls messaged her to say he had sent them a video of her drunk and engaging in a sexual act, she told herself they were lying.“I was just like, ‘Oh, you don’t know anything about our relationship. I don’t believe you,’” she says. “But after we broke up, he pretty much sent it to everyone that I knew. Continue reading... Full Article Online abuse Bullying Pornography Australia news Social media Children Child protection Crime - Australia Digital media