Andy Coulson, the criminal who had David Cameron's confidence | UK news
UK news This article is more than 9 years oldAndy Coulson, the criminal who had David Cameron's confidenceThis article is more than 9 years oldFormer No 10 spin doctor is found guilty of hacking charge while Rebekah Brooks is cleared of all countsSeven years of deceit by David Cameron's former director of communications were undone in the Old Bailey on Tuesday, when a jury found Andy Coulson guilty of conspiring to hack into phone messages.
Banksy's Dismaland: 'a theme park unsuitable for children' in pictures | Art and design
Banksy's Dismaland: 'a theme park unsuitable for children' – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The castle’s derelict, Cinderella’s pumpkin has crashed, and the seagulls are on the attack ... Banksy has opened a theme park called Dismaland at a disused lido in Weston-super-Mare. The show has been shrouded in secrecy for weeks, and locals had been led to believe it was a film set for a Hollywood thriller.
Is She the Wolf? review this instantly addictive dating series is unbelievably relaxing
TV reviewTelevisionReviewYes, this hit Japanese reality show features undercover contestants trying to deceive the others. But it’s surprisingly gentle, kind and, at points, gloriously tranquil to watch
In Japan, the reality series Who Is the Wolf? has run for 13 seasons and is thought to have been viewed by about 70% of girls and women in their teens and 20s. Now it is seeking to replicate its astonishing success beyond its shores by partnering with Netflix, tweaking the name (to Is She the Wolf?
Its being abused by an entire belief system: a haunting film on sexual abuse by Catholic cl
Documentary filmsIn Netflix documentary Procession, six men who survived sexual abuse as children make short films to try and process their trauma
Everything in the bedroom is white including a white crucifix on a white wall. A holy man sits on the corner of a bed, trousers off, legs open. “You need to confess everything,” he says, gripping a young boy’s arm to pull him closer. “The Catholic church has been very good to you, to your mother, to your brother and sister.
Quarter-zipper becomes the new status symbol for men of a certain position | Fashion
Rishi Sunak at home in North Yorkshire in a quarter-zipper. Photograph: FacebookRishi Sunak at home in North Yorkshire in a quarter-zipper. Photograph: FacebookFashion This article is more than 10 months oldQuarter-zipper becomes the new status symbol for men of a certain positionThis article is more than 10 months oldJohn Lewis says it has sold 62% more quarter-zips than crewnecks since the start of the year
What do David Beckham, Rishi Sunak and Fendi models have in common?
Race, money and exploitation: why college sport is still the new plantation
A level playing field?College footballAthletes are now able to make money from sponsorship. But many players believe that the NCAA maintains racial dynamics that are endemic in the US
“I think NIL is just to keep kids from going overseas, especially in basketball, to keep them in college. They’re still not getting the cut they deserve. I think it’s still a slave mentality.”
That’s how CJ Watson, a former University of Tennessee and NBA player, characterized the 1 July move by the NCAA, the main governing body of US college sport, to liberalize its policy on name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights.
7 Days in Havana review
Drama filmsReviewThis anthology extolling the Cuban capital feels like it may have swigged a bit too much of the local grogA seven-part anthology film with an impressive lineup of guest directors, all designed to extol the lively, garish charms of the Cuban capital. It wears its days-of-the-week structure very lightly; and despite the recurring motifs (booze-soaked dancing, short-skirted women, personal drivers for nearly everyone) it's a very mixed bag. Elia Suleiman's understated, deadpan essay in observation is the most successful, in that it doesn't try to claim any special insight; while others – Benicio del Toro's American-tourist-in-trouble yarn, Julio Medem's impassioned threeway tug-of-love, Pablo Trapero's paean to local musicianship, featuring wildman film-maker Emir Kusturica – deal in more obvious material.
Allan Ahlberg - a life in writing
A life in ...Books'It's as though we took my modest talent and we took Janet's modest talent and we poured it into a tiny 32-page thing'The back door of Allan Ahlberg's elegant Bath townhouse opens on to an equally elegant garden, through which a meandering path leads to a rather less elegant shed. But step inside and covering every inch of the pin-boarded walls is the history of 35 years of a writing life that has produced more than 140 books for children, from picture books to poetry to stories.
Amy Johnson missing, feared drowned - archive, 1941 | Second world war
From the Guardian archiveSecond world warAmy Johnson missing, feared drowned - archive, 19417 January 1941: The English aviator’s plane was seen to dive into the Thames estuary Miss Amy Johnson, the famous air-woman, is missing, and it is feared that she has been drowned. Miss Johnson was piloting an aircraft when it is believed that she must have gone off her course over the Thames estuary. The aircraft was seen to dive into the sea and she baled out.
Damascus by Christos Tsiolkas review the gory birth of Christianity
The apostle Paul (1635) by Rembrandt. Photograph: G. Nimataliah/De Agostini via Getty ImagesThe apostle Paul (1635) by Rembrandt. Photograph: G. Nimataliah/De Agostini via Getty ImagesBook of the dayFictionReviewThe author of The Slap plunges into the tumult of early Christianity, with a visceral portrait of the life of Saint PaulChristianity stands on a foundational irony: the world-revolutionary creed of universal love emerged from a social and political ferment of rancour, hatred and humiliation.