The forgotten story of Sohn Kee-chung, Korea's Olympic hero
The forgotten story of...AthleticsA Korean athlete won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a member of the Japanese delegationWhere does the story start? In the back of a taxi. It's as good a place as anywhere. Maurice Greene arrived in Daegu this week. He took a cab from the airport and when he was done he gave the driver a signed picture of himself. The baffled cabbie did a double-take, then handed Greene a photo back, taken of himself 20 years ago when he was working as a fireman.
The US election looms. Arab Americans feel stuck between a rock and a hard place | Moustafa Bayoumi
OpinionUS politicsThe US election looms. Arab Americans feel stuck between a rock and a hard placeMoustafa BayoumiArab, Muslim and younger voters face a choice between Biden, who does little to stop mass Palestinian death, and the xenophobic Trump
We have a chaotic and unpredictable election year ahead. That would normally elicit anxiety, but mostly I’m feeling hopeless. The election is less than a year away, and Joe Biden’s approval rating has sunk to its lowest level yet, clocking in at a paltry 38%, according to a recent Washington Post average of 17 different polls.
Turkey 1 - 1 Armenia | Football
Turkey 1 - 1 Armenia Turkey Home team scorers Bertug Yildirim 88 Armenia Away team scorers Artak Dashyan 49 Match stats Possession ARM TUR 34 66 Goal attempts 11 Turkey Off target 16 Armenia 8 Turkey On target 10 Armenia Corners 9 8 Fouls 6 20 Lineups Turkey 1 Gunok 2 Celik 3 Demiral 4 Soyuncu 22 Ozkacar 16 Yuksek 17 Under 10 Calhanoglu 6 Kokcu 7 Akturkoglu 11 Yilmaz Substitutes 13 Sari 21 Muldur (s 61') 9 Dervisoglu (s 61') 19 Yildirim (s 80') 12 Bayindir 5 Ozcan 18 Bulut (s 72') 20 Ucan 8 Kahveci (s 61') 23 Cakir 14 Bardakci 15 Kabak Armenia 1 Cancarevic 20 Dashyan 18 Harutyunyan 3 Haroyan 5 Mkrtchyan 21 Tiknizyan 23 Bichakhchyan 6 Iwu 8 Spertsyan 10 Zelarrayan 17 Ranos Substitutes 19 Wbeymar 14 Briasco (s 83') 15 Margaryan 9 Serobyan (s 62') 16 Beglaryan 11 Piloyan 7 Harutyunyan 12 Buchnev 13 Hovhannisyan 4 Voskanyan 2 Calisir 22 Adamyan (s 62') ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaJ6fpMGjrculZqaZpJi1br7EnaCrnZOpfHWAj2xtb24%3D
2Pac: where to start in his back catalogue
Listener's digestTupac ShakurIn Listener’s Digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. Next up: the raw and radically revealing work of late rapper 2Pac
The best arts and entertainment during self-isolation
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Beatrice and Benedict review Mid Wales Operas staging has style and fizz
OperaReviewBorough Theatre, Abergavenny
Berlioz’s Shakespearean opera is stripped to the bone for four instruments and six singers, but the show is slick and spirited, with sopranos Lorena Paz Nieto and Monica McGhee standouts
Hector Berlioz was obsessed to the point of adulation with Shakespeare. Yet when he decided to base what would be his last opera on Much Ado about Nothing and write his own libretto, he had no compunction in making big changes, removing various characters and replacing the clowns with Somarone, a buffo invention of his own.
Burt Bacharach: A Life in Song review infuriating, frustrating and fairly insulting
TV reviewBurt BacharachReviewMichael Grade’s weirdly jocular yet aggressive interview with Bacharach overwhelmed the thoughtful and gracious musician
Here’s a game to while away any semi-mournful hours you’re having. Maybe you’re half-cut, or maybe out the other side and slightly hungover. Maybe you’re just awake at 4am for no reason. No matter. Settle yourself in for a few rounds of Who’s Got the Best Life? Two rules – they have to be famous (otherwise it’s boring for other people) and they have to be alive (otherwise it’s always Frank Sinatra).
Chelseas Aggie Beever-Jones: That whole day was an absolute dream | Chelsea Women
The ObserverChelsea WomenInterviewChelsea’s Aggie Beever-Jones: ‘That whole day was an absolute dream’Suzanne WrackBack at Stamford Bridge for Sunday’s game against Manchester United, the 20-year-old relishes memories of scoring there
Few 20-year-olds would confidently banter with Sam Kerr about who will finish the season at Chelsea with more goals. Aggie Beever-Jones found herself doing just that towards the end of last year after the former academy player scored five in five WSL games.
Eating badger: a sett menu | Meat
Word of Mouth blogMeatEating badger: a sett menuThe suggestion that culled badgers ought to be eaten is causing a bit of a stir, but is it so terrible an idea? It certainly has historical precedent, says Alex RentonAlready distraught at the notion of the badgers being culled en masse because of their perceived role in spreading bovine tuberculosis, the nation is now gagging at the suggestion, from celebrity chef Clarissa Dickson Wright that the innocent, stripy-faced animals should be cooked.
I'm obsessed with the number twelve | Health & wellbeing
ExperienceHealth & wellbeingI'm obsessed with the number twelveWhen I was a boy, my dad used to help me do my tables. For some reason, perhaps because it was the trickiest, he used to force me to repeat the 12 times table over and over again. I think it's what led to my obsession with the number 12, and the fact that I now count constantly in my head anything I see - eggs, potatoes, tins in the cupboard.
Is Elon Musk creating a utopian city? The hellish, heavenly history of company towns
HousingThe Tesla founder has broken ground on a plot in Texas, while Google and Meta are building workers’ homes in California. Should we be celebrating or worrying?
Welcome to Snailbrook, Texas. Established: 2021. Population: about 12, but with many more to come. In fact, in a decade or two, Snailbrook could be a gleaming, utopian city, shaped by the futuristic vision of the unavoidable tech titan of our day, Elon Musk.