Stephen Colbert on Nikki Haleys civil war gaffe: A ridiculous thing to forget
Late-night TV roundupLate-night hosts discuss Haley’s civil war gaffe, Trump’s bizarre campaign trail stories and Aaron Rodgers’s claim Jimmy Kimmel was an Epstein associate
Stephen ColbertFor his first monologue of 2024, Stephen Colbert looked ahead to more of the same this year: “Because of our inaction we’re having the same presidential election with the same two old men as last time, only older and samer.”
Among the same things in 2024: the Republican primary starting with the Iowa caucus last week, where the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is positioned to be “the frontrunner for first loser”.
The moment I knew: after my first sexual encounter with a man, I realised I only loved women
‘For many LGBTQI+ people, coming out is a time of trauma or celebration, but having been raised within the community, my sexuality was neither a revelation nor a shock’ – writer and theatre-maker Maeve Marsden (in bow tie) with friends. Photograph: Supplied by Maeve Marsden‘For many LGBTQI+ people, coming out is a time of trauma or celebration, but having been raised within the community, my sexuality was neither a revelation nor a shock’ – writer and theatre-maker Maeve Marsden (in bow tie) with friends.
Trump tweets mugshot in return to former Twitter platform X | Donald Trump
Donald Trump This article is more than 4 months oldTrump tweets mugshot in return to former Twitter platform XThis article is more than 4 months oldEx-president comes back from ban to post defiant message after surrendering at Georgia jail over 2020 election charges
Donald Trump surrenders in Georgia on charges he sought to overturn 2020 election Donald Trump has tweeted for the first time since 2021, posting the mugshot from his booking at Fulton county jail in Georgia on charges of election interference earlier on Thursday.
Whitney Houstons hologram appearance on The Voice axed | Whitney Houston
Technical hitch … Christina Aguilera and the virtual Whitney Houston. Photograph: The VoiceTechnical hitch … Christina Aguilera and the virtual Whitney Houston. Photograph: The VoiceWhitney Houston This article is more than 7 years oldWhitney Houston’s hologram appearance on The Voice axedThis article is more than 7 years oldThe late singer’s part of a planned duet with Christina Aguilera ‘not ready to air’, says estate after online leak
After footage of Whitney Houston’s hologram was leaked online ahead of its official premiere, the singer’s estate has decided to cancel its official unveiling.
Why settle for Mr Good Enough? | Ashley Sayeau
OpinionWomen This article is more than 13 years oldWhy settle for Mr Good Enough?This article is more than 13 years oldAshley SayeauLori Gottlieb's book takes the well-travelled path of dismissing women's choices as extravagant, burdensome, or even pettySingle women, duck and cover, it's Valentine's Day – the season of mysterious chocolates, big-eyed teddy bears, and red books with titles designed to make you feel like crap. In the latter category, this year already has a clear winner, the much discussed book Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr Good Enough.
Beware geeks bearing gifts
BooksReviewDave Eggers's second book, You Shall Know Our Velocity, is full of faults, but the verve and energy of his prose make up for its deficiencies, says Blake MorrisonYou Shall Know Our Velocity
by Dave Eggers
350pp, Hamish Hamilton, £16.99
Without intending to, Dave Eggers has written a timely book. It tells the story of two Americans who embark on a week-long "global flurry" to make the world a better place.
Casting of white actor as Martin Luther King prompts outrage from playwright | Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King This article is more than 8 years oldCasting of white actor as Martin Luther King prompts outrage from playwrightThis article is more than 8 years oldOhio university production of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop featured a white and black actor as King, which Hall says was ‘disrespectful’ and a ‘disservice’
The casting of a white actor as Martin Luther King in an Ohio university production of Katori Hall’s acclaimed play The Mountaintop was “a disservice to not just Dr King but an entire community”, the playwright has said.
How a rural US sheriffs department was able to obtain a military-grade vehicle | California
California This article is more than 3 years oldHow a rural US sheriff’s department was able to obtain a military-grade vehicleThis article is more than 3 years oldTrump’s 2017 reversal of Obama’s order allowed county sheriff to acquire vehicle by answering questionnaire, documents show
A sheriff’s department in a remote rural California county with only 18,000 people, no incorporated cities, few sworn officers and almost no crime, was able to obtain a second military-grade MRAP armored vehicle in 2017 by giving brief answers to a simple questionnaire, according to documents obtained under freedom of information requests.
John le Carr on The Night Manager on TV: theyve totally changed my book but it works
John le CarréThey made the agent a woman, changed the location and the ending. The bestselling thriller writer on the pain and pleasure of adaptations from The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to the BBC’s new six-part series
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold provided me with my first experience of the film trade, and in retrospect it was an unusually benign baptism of fire. The director and I got along fine.
GrrlScientistScienceMystery bird: White-rumped munia, Lonchura striataIts domesticated hybrid descendant, the Society Finch or Bengalese Finch, is a popular model organism in researchWhite-rumped munia or white-rumped mannikin, Lonchura striata Linnaeus, 1766 (protonym, Loxia striata), also known as the sharp-tailed munia/mannikin, long-tailed munia/mannikin, striated munia/mannikin, white-backed munia/mannikin, Hodgson's munia, Bengalese munia, Bengalee or (in aviculture) as the Bengalese/society/striated finch, photographed at Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.