The Naked Dont Fear the Water by Matthieu Aikins review a refugees journey
BooksReviewAn undercover journalist follows the grim trail from Kabul to Athens in this study of people at the mercy of state power
How should a refugee’s story be told? Matthieu Aikins, a Canadian journalist, seems to think the best way is gonzo reporting. In The Naked Don’t Fear the Water, he accompanies a thirtysomething Afghan interpreter, Omar, through Central Asia and Europe, passing himself off to others as an asylum seeker.
The ObserverBayern Munich This article is more than 3 years oldBayern fans’ offensive Hopp banner causes farcical finish at HoffenheimThis article is more than 3 years old Fans unfurl banners insulting Hoffenheim investor Hopp
Players run down final minutes without attempting to score
Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga leaders, fired in three goals in the opening 15 minutes en route to a 6-0 demolition of Hoffenheim on Saturday but the game finished in farcical fashion with a 20-minute interruption over an offensive banner unfurled by the visiting Bayern fans.
California's wildfire hell: how 2020 became the state's worst ever fire season
Firefighters watch the Bear fire, a smaller blaze that became part of the North Complex fire, approach in Oroville, California, on 9 September. Photograph: Noah Berger/APFirefighters watch the Bear fire, a smaller blaze that became part of the North Complex fire, approach in Oroville, California, on 9 September. Photograph: Noah Berger/APCaliforniaImpossibly fast and ferocious blazes burned a staggering 4.1m acres, making for an ‘astonishing and horrifying’ year
On a deadly 24-hour march through the Sierra Nevada in September, the flames of what would become the North Complex fire raced through more than 200,000 acres of dense timber, destroyed a historic schoolhouse and overtook a beloved camp for children with cancer.
Christmas top toys 2014: where to get the best deals
Saving moneyNow is the time to act to grab a bargain – or in the case of the most popular toys, to ensure you get anything at all The Guardian’s product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. If you’re looking to buy one of this year’s most wanted toys for Christmas, you need to act quickly.
Dita Von Teese looks back: Going into that fetish store sparked my entire career
FlashbackPhotographyThe model and burlesque performer remembers buying her first corset, partying with drag queens and a very special red lipstick
Dita Von Teese in 1991 and 2022Dita Von Teese in 1991 and 2022. Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Bridget Veal. Hair: Sarah Wood at Necia. Makeup: Aimee Adams. Archive image: courtesy of Dita Von TeeseHeather Renée Sweet, better known as Dita Von Teese, is the 1950s-inspired model and performer who helped repopularise burlesque.
Guardian morning briefing | World
In today’s newsletter: As David Cameron warns of “flashing red” security risks since 7 October, the Guardian’s Jason Burke explains the dangers of regional escalation involving Iran’s proxies Published: 1:47 AM ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaK%2Bfp7mle9KeqaKdo2S0tq3RnaCapl2ivLO6yKeeZpqinrKntc2g
How to... wait for a bus | Life and style
How to…Life and styleHow to... wait for a busWaiting for a bus is an art. Conversations should be limited to, 'It's late this morning.' Anything more, and you'll end up having a complete stranger sitting next to you and showing you their eczema for the whole of your journey.
When standing at the bus stop, form an orderly queue, and remember that this is the order in which you get on the bus.
Speculation that Kim Jong-uns daughter could succeed him as North Korean leader comes of age
Kim Jong-unFor every theory suggesting 10-year-old Ju-ae is next in line, there is another saying she is being used to soften her father’s image. But that changed this week
It has been more than a year since the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen in public for the first time, accompanying her father at a missile launch in Pyongyang.
Official photos showed a girl, aged around nine, wrapped up in a thick white coat, holding Kim’s hand as they walked and talked at the capital’s international airport, a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile primed for launch in the background.
The Soloist: the true story behind Joe Wright's cello drama
Robert Downey JrHow a journalist discovered a musical prodigy sleeping rough – and their story became a hit filmSteve Lopez is living a reality most journalists only fantasise about. Four and a half years ago he wrote a column for the Los Angeles Times which, at least at the time, he thought was little different from the hundreds of others he had produced in his long and fertile career. But the column, about a homeless musician who once attended the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, hit an extraordinary chord in his readers.
US launches fresh strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, military says | Houthis
HouthisUS launches fresh strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, military saysBombing comes after Houthis threaten retaliation and anti-ship ballistic missile is fired at vessel in Red Sea
The US has carried out fresh strikes on Yemen, a day after a first raid triggered mass protests in the country’s capital and other Middle Eastern countries voiced concern that the attacks could trigger further unrest in the region.
The strike, carried out by the USS Carney early on Saturday, targeted a Houthi rebel radar site in Yemen and was a “follow-on action” on a target “associated with strikes taken on Jan 12 designed to degrade the Houthi’s ability to attack maritime vessels”, the US military said in a statement on Twitter.