Carlo Rovelli’s review “White Holes: Inside the Horizon” challenges conventional notions of time.
I I read A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking over 30 years ago. It opened my eyes to the marvels of the universe in a way that nothing else had before. While I may not have fully grasped…
This week’s featured poem is “candelabra with heads” by Nicole Sealey.
candelabra with heads If I had not brought my mind with meas it has been made, this thing, in These mannequins, enclosed in a cocoon. placed on a timber platform There could potentially be eight babies wrapped in blankets and…
Review of “Baumgartner” by Paul Auster – a pleasant lack of direction.
I Those who were captivated by the intellectual detective work in The New York Trilogy will always be willing to give a new Paul Auster novel a chance, despite some disappointment with his recent works. Auster has been attempting to…
The TV show airing tonight is the opulent period drama “The Gilded Age” created by Julian Fellowes.
The Gilded Age 9pm, Sky Atlantic Julian Fellowes’s second attempt at exporting the class dynamics of Downton Abbey to America is unnecessary. The focus on class distinctions feels overdone and unoriginal, as we follow the story of Bertha Russell in…
“I used to be inexperienced and innocent, but now I am wise and doubtful”: James O’Brien reflects on politicians who consistently disappoint.
When I meet James O’Brien it’s just a few weeks before his new book, How They Broke Britain, comes out. It’s a damning account of how the country ended up in the current mess, and the cast of characters he…
Review of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover – the billionaire can be hilariously grandiose at times.
I It can be difficult to take someone seriously when they seriously use the term “the woke mind virus”. However, in the case of Elon Musk, there is no alternative. Is he a visionary? A hypocrite? A staunch defender of…
Jodie Whittaker’s Time Series Two review highlights the absurdity of our legal system.
J Jimmy McGovern’s 2021 prison drama, “Time,” received high praise. It featured Sean Bean as a prisoner navigating the penal system and his conscience, and Stephen Graham as an honorable guard who is being blackmailed by inmates who know his…
I am a big fan of Maggie Smith, Miriam Margolyes, and Harriet Walter. They are my new fashion icons, and I can’t get enough of them. This was said by Emma Beddington.
H Have you viewed Maggie Smith’s ad campaign for the fashion brand Loewe? I am captivated and cannot look away. The outfits and accessories captured in Juergen Teller’s photos are flawless. Whether she is bundled up in a large, shaggy…
“Review of Sam Peters’ Concussed: The Uncomfortable Truth of Sport’s Shame – a critical look at the issue of concussions in rugby”
Professional rugby branded Sam Peters a pariah. It was he who spearheaded the Mail on Sunday’s concussion campaign against the sport’s ruling bodies in 2013. And a decade later – at the end of the Rugby World Cup 2023 –…
Can fear be a positive influence in our tumultuous world?
O On January 22, 1988, many Pashtun mourners traveled from Peshawar, Pakistan to Jalalabad, Afghanistan to attend the funeral of Bacha Khan, a political leader who fought against British colonial rule. Among them was Robert Peckham, a British student who…