Guantnamo Bay files: 'The worst of the worst' - in pictures | World news
Guantánamo Bay files: 'The worst of the worst' - in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Inmates regarded by the authorities as 'high-value detainees' alleged to have taken part in 9/11 and other terrorist plots Mon 25 Apr 2011 10.00 EDT First published on Mon 25 Apr 2011 10.00 EDT Hambali (Ridouan Isomuddin) Indonesian. In Guantánamo since September 2006 Accused of being behind the October 2002 Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people, after being recruited to jihadism at a mosque in Malaysia.
I felt numb not sure what to do. How did deepfake images of me end up on a porn site?
DeepfakeI hadn’t ever had cause to think about how manipulated online content could impact my life. Then, one winter morning, someone knocked at my door …
Helen Mort’s experiences form the subject of a new Guardian documentary, My Blonde GF. Watch it here
There was an insistent knock at the door. This in itself was startling – it was the winter of 2020 and we hadn’t yet returned to socialising indoors after lockdown.
Kavanagh hangs up his wig | Culture
CultureKavanagh hangs up his wigLast night's TVWith the final demise of Kavanagh QC (ITV), can John Thaw expect to make many more reappearances as the gruff but sympathetic conscience of Middle England? The reinvention of Thaw via Inspector Morse has been one of the more memorable metamorphoses in TV history, erasing previous perceptions of him as the foul-mouthed, bare-knuckled star of Redcap or The Sweeney. With Kavanagh, a QC quaintly obsessed with using the incomplete and incomprehensible jigsaw of the law to obtain justice, it was as if Thaw was doing penance for 30 years of bent, brutal and bloody-minded TV coppers.
The world has to watch out for me: Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse | The Great British Bake Off
‘You have to ignore the noise, you have to focus’: Sandro Farmhouse. Photograph: Sandro Farmhouse 2023/Markus Bidaux‘You have to ignore the noise, you have to focus’: Sandro Farmhouse. Photograph: Sandro Farmhouse 2023/Markus BidauxThe ObserverThe Great British Bake OffInterview‘The world has to watch out for me’: Bake Off star Sandro FarmhouseGenevieve FoxHe rose from humble beginnings to become a Bake Off star, winning legions of fans along the way. Describing himself as an ‘open book’, Sandro Farmhouse has set his sights on improving the lives of young peopleCelebrity cake maker and influencer Sandro Farmhouse, or Sandro as he is known to his fans, first won the nation’s hearts when he took part in the 2022 Great British Bake Off, and became an instant culinary pin-up.
Think Cinderellas a fairytale? Fabled glass slipper is revealed as a joke on royalty | Fairytales
The ObserverFairytales This article is more than 1 year oldThink Cinderella’s a fairytale? Fabled glass slipper is revealed as a joke on royaltyThis article is more than 1 year oldThe footwear at the heart of the age-old panto tale is a satirical jibe at fashionista king Louis XIV’s obsession with ornamental glass and impractical aristocratic styles
For hundreds of years, the glass slipper has been synonymous with the tale of Cinderella and her midnight dash home from the ball.
Up in the air: Mexican pyramids as seen from a hot air balloon in pictures | Cities
Up in the air: Mexican pyramids as seen from a hot air balloon – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Flying Pictures de México pilots hot air balloons over the ancient city of Teotihuacán, providing a new perspective of its pyramids
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Ancient Roman cargo ship found on bottom of Mediterranean | Italy
Italy This article is more than 5 months oldAncient Roman cargo ship found on bottom of Mediterranean This article is more than 5 months oldThe vessel, from the first or second century BC, contains hundreds of jars, giving archaeologists insight into ‘ancient maritime trade routes’
An ancient Roman cargo ship dating back to the first or second century BC has been found at the bottom of the Mediterranean in what has been described as an “exceptional” discovery.
Bowies teeth were bleeding: Mott the Hoople on making All the Young Dudes with David
How we madeCulture‘We went for a pizza after it came out, with Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust jumpsuit. He was suffering from malnutrition. Starman came on and he said, “Your song will be on soon”’
Ian Hunter, lead vocals, pianoWe were losing money and Island Records were losing patience with us. They booked us to play the Gaskessel in Berne, Switzerland, which is basically a gas tank. We were so fed up we decided to split up, then had a great time on the trip home because all the tension was gone and we were done.
John review a claustrophobic drama that you cant take your eyes off
TheatreReviewSignature Theatre, New York
The latest offering from Annie Baker focuses on things both seen and unseen, and benefits hugely from the playwright’s feel for character and dialogue
Maybe the playwright Annie Baker wears glasses when no one is looking. Maybe she has special contact lenses to correct astigmatism. When it comes to playwriting, she is astonishingly clear-eyed. In John, her new play at the Signature Theatre, one character is blind and another wears glasses with a very strong prescription, but they both benefit from Baker’s excellent vision.
Life With Music review sparks don't fly between Patrick Stewart and Katie Holmes
Drama filmsReviewThe stars are sleepwalking and the audience is nodding off in this tedious tale about the chaste romance of an ageing pianist
Patrick Stewart plays a renowned concert pianist named Henry Cole who has become wracked with anxiety about performing in this location-skimming yet curiously inert drama from first-time director Claude Lalonde. Luckily for Henry, an encounter with perfectly coiffed, perpetually soigné music journalist Helen Morrison (Katie Holmes, gamely trying to claw her career back from an early grave) revives his love of life and ability to give back to audiences and acolytes.