Love Me season two review: very middle class, very Melbourne and very compelling
Australian televisionReviewYou’ll enjoy being in the company of all the characters in this gently crafted show, with Hugo Weaving as good as ever as the sweet everyman Glen
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Love Me is the sort of series that may, at first, sound overly familiar. The gently crafted and polished first season explores dealing with death (that old chestnut!) and the blossoming of new romances (not exactly a brand new narrative).
Novak Djokovic shakes off injury scare as Serbia reach United Cup quarter-finals | Tennis
TennisNovak Djokovic shakes off injury scare as Serbia reach United Cup quarter-finalsWorld No 1 brushed aside wrist concern to beat Jiri LeheckaSerbia scrape past Czech Republic to set up tie against AustraliaNovak Djokovic has battled his way through a wrist injury as Serbia secured a dream United Cup quarter-final showdown with Australia on a day of high drama and confusion in Perth.
The world No 1 was troubled by his right wrist during practice on Tuesday morning, with the injury requiring intense treatment from his physio.
Outrage as Obedient Wives Club spreads across south-east Asia | Singapore
Singapore This article is more than 12 years oldOutrage as Obedient Wives Club spreads across south-east AsiaThis article is more than 12 years oldClub claims Muslim women could curb prostitution and domestic violence by becoming 'good whores' to their husbandsA women's group that aims to teach Muslim wives how to "keep their spouses happy in the bedroom" is taking root in south-east Asia, prompting outrage from Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
So long, Southsea: last sultan of Zanzibar quits UK after 56 years in exile | UK news
The ObserverUK news This article is more than 3 years oldSo long, Southsea: last sultan of Zanzibar quits UK after 56 years in exileThis article is more than 3 years oldDeposed royal who fled to UK after 1964 revolution finally reunited with family in Oman After more than half a century of living in Southsea, Portsmouth, with its unpredictable British weather, shingle beaches and Victorian pier, relocation to the Gulf state of Oman might take some adjustment.
10 of the best pubs and bars in Nottingham
Bars, pubs and clubsAs Nottingham Forest kick off the season in the Premier League for the first time in two decades, we go on a crawl of the city’s top craft ale bars
It’s not just Nottingham Forest on the up now that the Reds have made the top flight for the first time in 23 years. Nottingham’s beer scene is now Premier League quality, too – the city has just launched seven Ale Trails, all named for a friend or foe of the its famous outlaw Robin Hood.
25 recipe ideas for leftover pesto
Live Better: Dinner Doctor leftover recipesLive BetterPesto has many uses beyond the ubiquitous pasta dish. Our Dinner Doctor rescues it from the fridge and spreads the loveMy sporting prowess is limited to winning my village Inuit Ear Wrestling competition (circa 1997), the sack race when I was six and somewhat unexpectedly an air hockey tournament, now curtailed by advancing decrepitude. Frankly I am not very good at any games of skill, let alone chance; I have neither the patience nor the application.
Californias homelessness crisis is the worst in the US. But who is struggling the most? | Califor
Through the roofCaliforniaCalifornia’s homelessness crisis is the worst in the US. But who is struggling the most?Experts say lack of affordable housing in state is the main cause, worsened by expiration of pandemic programs that added shelter
California continues to lead the nation in homelessness, with US data showing the state has the highest rate of unhoused people living outside in a worsening humanitarian crisis.
The US has empty buildings it could use to tackle homelessness.
High Caucasus by Tom Parfitt review beauty and trauma in the Russian south
Book of the dayTravel writingReviewAn epic trek through the mountains brings healing and understanding to a veteran journalist
Tom Parfitt does not consider himself brave. At one point in his book about a four-month journey on foot through the hills, valleys and tortured history of the North Caucasus, he even, bravely, calls himself a coward.
But his words speak quietly of someone with real courage. His extended trek forms part of a battle to come to terms with the scenes he witnessed when reporting on the infamous school siege in Beslan in 2004 that left more than 330 people dead, most of them children.
Hugh Jackman to star as the apostle Paul in high-profile Christian film | Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman This article is more than 8 years oldHugh Jackman to star as the apostle Paul in high-profile Christian filmThis article is more than 8 years oldWolverine star taking on biblical role in new epic produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
Hugh Jackman will play the apostle Paul in a new film set to be the most high-profile Hollywood Christian production since Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, according to Deadline.
Readers recommend: songs about gifts and giving results | Music
Readers recommendMusicReaders recommend: songs about gifts and giving – resultsPresents to recognition to devotion, RR’s Fuel wraps up a global playlist of multiple perspectives and emotions inspired by last week’s gift of a topic
Caroline Wheeler’s Birthday Present was a big thing, bigger than others and made entirely from “the skins of dead Jim Morrisons”. It was stitched together by the Jazz Butcher and is the type of nonsensical and surreal gift you dispose of under the cover of darkness.