Billie Eilish condemns German magazine over shirtless cover image | Pop and rock
Pop and rock This article is more than 4 years oldBillie Eilish condemns German magazine over shirtless cover imageThis article is more than 4 years oldNylon Germany withdraws altered image after backlashEilish, 17, says she ‘did not consent in any way’ to pictureA German magazine apologised and withdrew a cover which used an altered picture to show Billie Eilish bald and shirtless, after stinging criticism from the singer herself.
In a widely shared response to an original Instagram post by the magazine Nylon, Eilish, 17, wrote: “what the fuck is this shit.
Dance 100 review does anyone understand this choreography competitions judges?
TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewIt’s a hyper-energetic dance off that’s watchably perky to the end. But unless you’re a specialist choreographer, you may be baffled by the criticism. ‘Needed a lot of face’, anyone?
Reality TV competitions which require professionals to compete with other professionals, thus putting their reputations and perhaps even careers on the line, are usually excellent. MasterChef the Professionals is more fraught with peril than regular old MasterChef. There’s always that moment when a head chef of many years’ standing reveals that they have no idea how to butterfly a chicken, or whip up a quick béarnaise sauce, or grill a slice of toast.
Davide Rebellin, former Paris-Nice winner, dies after being hit by truck | Cycling
Cycling This article is more than 1 year oldDavide Rebellin, former Paris-Nice winner, dies after being hit by truckThis article is more than 1 year oldItalian cyclist killed while training near VicenzaRebellin retired this year after three decades in sportDavide Rebellin, the Italian cyclist who won the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in a stellar 2004 season and the Paris-Nice race in 2008, has died aged 51 after being hit by a driver in a truck while training near Vicenza, local media reported on Wednesday.
Legendary Buenos Aires cafe to make way for Nike shop | Argentina
Argentina This article is more than 12 years oldLegendary Buenos Aires cafe to make way for Nike shopThis article is more than 12 years oldThousands sign petition against opening of Nike branch on site of Cafe Richmond, once frequented by Greene and BorgesIt has been described as the most British corner of Buenos Aires, a landmark once frequented by writers such as Graham Greene and Jorge Luis Borges. But the grand old Cafe Richmond where until recently powerful politicians mingled with laid-back bohemians is being replaced by a Nike shop.
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent review Judi Denchs seven-decade love affair
The ObserverAutobiography and memoirReviewThe veteran actor’s pragmatism, generosity and wit are to the fore in these reflections on her career – and there’s plenty of room for rude anecdotes
“All I ever wanted to do was play Shakespeare, nothing else. It was a kind of zenith for me,” says Judi Dench, discussing her first professional role (Ophelia with the Old Vic) straight out of drama school in 1957. Despite the book’s jokily disparaging subtitle – “the man who pays the rent” is how Dench and her late husband,Michael Williams, used to refer to the Bard when they both worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company during the 1970s – her passion for Shakespeare shines through every conversation reproduced here.
The Death at a Funeral remake should have died an early death | Movies
Film blogMoviesThe Death at a Funeral remake should have died an early deathIf Hollywood must persist in gutting pre-existing movies for new projects, why not be really radical? How about a musical Avatar, for instance?Hollywood's chronic creativity drought will be familiar to readers of these pages. An imperfect storm of youthful inexperience in the executive ranks, collective animus toward that which dares to be different, and risk-averse corporate ownership has all but swallowed up the original idea in Tinseltown.
Top 10 wartime love stories
Top 10sFictionNot much is fair in love during war, from Odysseus’s test of Penelope’s faithfulness to Nineteen Eighty-Four’s doomed Winston and Julia
There are endless ways to start a novel. One ill-advised way would be to start with the protagonist making coffee … pouring milk … adding sugar. Stirring spoon.
Even worse advised would be to wait … until the water boils.
Long. Boring. Seconds. The writer would probably lose most readers before the water reached 100 degrees.
Why is the actors resting area called the Green Room? | Notes and Queries
Categories Nooks and crannies Yesteryear Semantic enigmas The body beautiful Red tape, white lies Speculative science This sceptred isle Root of all evil Ethical conundrums This sporting life Stage and screen Birds and the bees SEMANTIC ENIGMASWhy is the actors resting area called the Green Room?
Why we fell for clean eating | Food
Photograph: AlamyThe oh-so-Instagrammable food movement has been thoroughly debunked – but it shows no signs of going away. The real question is why we were so desperate to believe it. By Bee Wilson
by Bee WilsonIn the spring of 2014, Jordan Younger noticed that her hair was falling out in clumps. “Not cool” was her reaction. At the time, Younger, 23, believed herself to be eating the healthiest of all possible diets.
Rodgers and Hammerstein: Oklahoma! review Oh, What a Beautiful Recording
Classical musicReviewHackmann/Boggess/Sinfonia of London/Wilson
(Chandos, two CDs)
John Wilson’s scrupulously prepared recording gives us exactly what the audience would have heard on the musical’s opening night in New York in 1943
John Wilson started off as a conductor of musical theatre, and made his name in concert performances of Broadway shows. After relaunching the hand-picked Sinfonia of London in 2018 he has gone on to success in a much wider repertoire, but as this recording of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s Oklahoma!