Techno star Helena Hauff: 'Every woman who DJs and is visible helps to make a change' | Dance music
Dance musicInterviewTechno star Helena Hauff: 'Every woman who DJs and is visible helps to make a change'Joe MuggsThe German musician’s only ambition was to play her local bar, but the noisy, neo-gothic sound of her new album, Qualm, has put her on the cusp of clubland’s big league
‘When I wear a lot of black, it’s probably not a conscious decision: it’s more that you can’t see the tomato sauce stains.
A better breed of dad | Family
FamilyA better breed of dadWhen two men became parents of twins, they struck a blow for gay equality. But how will their parenting skills compare with straight men's? Very well, says a new study. Karen Gold reportsAspen and Saffron Drewitt-Barlow, the twins fathered by two gay Essex millionaires, could be luckier than they know. For the first ever study of gay dads in Britain suggests that gay men are more committed to caring for their children, and get on better with their children's mothers, than many straight ones.
Gender Swapped Fairy Tales review 'Handsome and the Beast' and the ugly brothers
Book of the dayFairytalesReviewKarrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett explore gender bias in these classic tales with a twist
It started with an algorithm. No, wait, the baby came first and then the algorithm. When creative technologist Jonathan Plackett and comic writer and artist Karrie Fransman had a daughter, they wondered if it would be possible to create a program that “swapped all gendered language in any text”, he to she, daughter to son and so on.
Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch - review
FictionReviewCarol Birch's novel moves smoothly from Wapping to whalingIt's easy to get distracted while you're reading Carol Birch's 11th novel, and distraction is part of its point: in 19th-century Wapping, there are enough strange sights, pervasive smells and sounds and curious characters to keep most novelists – and readers – going strong for three times the number of pages that there are here. But beyond the blood, brine and slime that swills down the Ratcliffe Highway, above the stench of the rotting fruit and vegetables and the excrement of a thousand animals, lies a rather subtler story of the hazy line between camaraderie and rivalry and of the bonds both forged and broken in extreme adversity.
Kingdom Hearts 3: the RPG that crosses Disney and Final Fantasy
GamesIn 2002 a game depicting Mickey Mouse and pals threatened by an evil force was a surprise hit. Can the latest Toy Story-themed instalment provide the magic fans crave?
When Disney held its annual D23 fan convention in Anaheim, California, last week, news was dominated by the announcement of new Star Wars-themed areas for its giant theme parks, promising fully immersive adventure experiences. But when it came to video games, neither of Disney’s big geek-friendly franchises – Star Wars or Marvel – dominated the show.
Lady Gaga drives James Corden around in Carpool Karaoke video | Music
Lady Gaga Lady Gaga drives James Corden around in Carpool Karaoke – video James Corden lets Lady Gaga take the wheel in the latest clip of Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show aired on Tuesday evening. They sing her hit Poker Face together before Corden tries on a selection of Gaga’s most famous outfits
Watch the video in full on The Late Late Show with James Corden YouTube channel Source: The Late Late Show with James Corden / CBS
The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr - review | Children's books
Children's booksChildren's booksThe Winter Horses by Philip Kerr - review'When almost all of the horses are shot by Nazi soldiers, Kalinka begins a desperate journey to get both herself and the horses to safety'The Winter Horses is set during WW2, in Ukraine. The character is a young girl named Kalinka, who is fleeing from the Nazis after her family were killed for being Jews. Also being hunted by the Nazi soldiers are the Przewalskis horses, an ancient breed thought not good enough for the Nazi ideals.
Welcome to Kleinfontein, lingering outpost of apartheid South Africa
South AfricaAspiring Afrikaner-only enclaves highlight how race still shapes the nation's landscapeAt the entrance to the rural settlement of Kleinfontein is a well-kept shrine to the primary architect of apartheid. Nearby rests an old wheelbarrow, a symbol of the white Afrikaners who once ruled the country. Inside the coffee shop, at the bank, everywhere, there are only white faces. A white security guard, wearing grey camouflage, checks cars at a gate on the main road.
Why sex and love dont belong in the same bed
FamilyThere’s never anything profound about erotic contact. Sex is purely a hormonal act, whereas love, as expressed in a hug, brings true intimacy
Sex sells, they say, and I’m as guilty as anyone of finding headlines such as “How to keep the sex alive in your marriage” irresistible. I pore over these articles, never quite trusting their advice, but still discussing them with my girlfriends ad infinitum.
But is sex really about love, about connecting with your partner in some mysterious, profound way?
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman review very weird is the new normal
The ObserverFictionReviewBody horror and fear of the doppelganger invade the US suburbs in Alexandra Kleeman’s brilliant debutOn the first page of Alexandra Kleeman’s novel You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine, the narrator – a young woman known only as “A” – recalls a newspaper article she read about a Russian man who, when he began coughing up blood and a subsequent x-ray showed a mass “with a spreading shape, rag-edged” in his chest, everyone assumed had cancer.