Marjorie Taylor Greene a Democrat or an idiot, fellow Republican says | Republicans
Republicans This article is more than 2 years oldMarjorie Taylor Greene a ‘Democrat or an idiot’, fellow Republican saysThis article is more than 2 years oldCongressman Dan Crenshaw throws barb at congresswoman in spat over his support for using Fema to operate Covid testing sites
The extremist Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene “might be a Democrat – or just an idiot” – according to a fellow hardline conservative.
US reports global record of more than 1m daily Covid casesRead moreDan Crenshaw, a Texas congressman and former Navy Seal, threw the barb back at the Georgia congresswoman in a spat over his support for using the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) to operate Covid testing sites.
My favourite film aged 12: You Only Live Twice
My favourite film aged 12You Only Live TwiceThe fifth Bond had enough ninjas, piranhas and flamethrowers to blow one boy viewer’s head off – but its casual racism and sexism don’t look so smart post-Austin Powers
Read all the other My favourite film choices The best arts and entertainment during self-isolation Now it’s a Wetherspoon, but back in the day it was a temple to the seventh art. They called it Sedgley Clifton.
Paul Flynn obituary | Labour
LabourObituaryPaul Flynn obituaryVeteran Labour MP who campaigned against nuclear weapons and was a strident critic of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
In many respects the Labour MP Paul Flynn, who has died aged 84 after nearly 32 years in the House of Commons, was the quintessential backbencher of his generation. He was an admirably energetic constituency MP, a tireless campaigner on a vast range of issues and fearless in the face of authority.
The Misfits review feeble heist tale wastes actors time and yours
MoviesReviewPierce Brosnan and Tim Roth are among the actors cheapening their reputations with half-baked tale of noble robbers in caricatured nation of ‘Jazeristan’
This film is the utterly mirthless equivalent of someone who takes you out to dinner, buys a terrible meal, keeps cracking rubbish jokes and then pokes you in the ribs every 10 minutes as they repeatedly ask (without listening for an answer): “Isn’t this fun? Isn’t this fun?
Ukraine This article is more than 1 year oldBrazilian politician’s sexist remarks about Ukraine refugees spark outrageThis article is more than 1 year oldArthur do Val heard in leaked audio messages calling women fleeing war ‘easy because they’re poor’
Russia-Ukraine war: live updates A prominent member of the Brazilian right is facing calls to resign after he was exposed in leaked audio messages making a succession of callous and misogynistic remarks about Ukrainian refugees during a purportedly humanitarian mission to the recently invaded country.
Cannibalism and genocide: the horrific visions of Ukraines best loved artist
Feed me … one of Prymachenko’s works which could be referring to Stalin’s terror-famine, which killed 3.3m Ukrainians. Photograph: Prymachenko FoundationFeed me … one of Prymachenko’s works which could be referring to Stalin’s terror-famine, which killed 3.3m Ukrainians. Photograph: Prymachenko FoundationArt and designMaria Prymachenko created seemingly happy scenes of rural life. But look closer and you see the terror unleashed on her country by Stalin. Now her work has once again become a national symbol, duplicated at rallies worldwide
Churchills Secret Affair review we shall frolic on the beaches
TV reviewTelevisionReviewChannel 4’s documentary shows Britain’s hero from the second world war in a whole new light, and focuses on his penchant for dangerous liaisons Hands up who wants to see Britain’s greatest ever leader, the nation’s saviour, in his trunks (quite high, quite tight), sliding headfirst and on his back down a big slippery slide into the sea? You’re in luck, finally, here in Churchill’s Secret Affair. His least dark hour, by the look of it, if not his finest one.
Heaven sent Magritte painting bails out redundant airline staff | Airline industry
Airline industryHeaven sent Magritte painting bails out redundant airline staffA painting by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte commissioned in 1965 by his country's national airline, Sabena, has proved of real benefit to the now bankrupt company's 12,000 former employees.
The picture, appropriately of a sky bird - L'Oiseau de Ciel - has sold at auction for €3.4m (£2.4m) to help the staff that the line was forced to pay off when it went into bankruptcy in November 2001.
Man abused by cleric as a child launches health program to turn pain into power | US news
US news This article is more than 7 months oldMan abused by cleric as a child launches health program to turn ‘pain into power’This article is more than 7 months oldMac McCall’s molestation case led to conviction of Catholic cleric and now he hopes to help children, the elderly and those recovering from substance abuse
After pressing a criminal case which led to the conviction of a Catholic cleric who admitted molesting him as a child, the son of an influential Louisiana politician is trying to convert his “pain into power” by building a physical and mental health fitness program for schoolchildren, the elderly and people recovering from substance abuse.
Michael Keaton: There was a lot of bad taste in the 90s and I contributed to that | Michael Ke
Michael Keaton: ‘My boredom level is fairly low.’ Photograph: Daniel Bergeron/Corbis via Getty ImagesMichael Keaton: ‘My boredom level is fairly low.’ Photograph: Daniel Bergeron/Corbis via Getty ImagesMichael KeatonInterviewMichael Keaton: ‘There was a lot of bad taste in the 90s and I contributed to that’Hadley FreemanFrom Beetlejuice to Batman to Birdman: the actor on superheroes, surprise roles and his second act
The thick black curls that helped make Michael Keaton look so manic in all those 1980s comedies, and which he then tore at as a tormented Bruce Wayne in Tim Burton’s Batman movies, are long gone; but the satyr-like eyes are unchanged.