How to cook perfect french onion soup

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1688 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Word of Mouth blogSoupRich and warming, this is a dish to make while the last gasp of winter is in the air. Which other bistro classics are worthy of revival?I had bizarre tastes as a child. I turned my nose up at fish, but would greedily devour their eggs as Sindy-pink taramasalata. I loved that processed smoke-flavoured cheese that looked like a sausage, and my favourite restaurant treat, at the age of eight, was french onion soup. [Read More]

Islamic State magazine interviews Hayat Boumeddiene | Islamic State

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  543 words  |  Valentine Belue

Islamic State This article is more than 8 years oldIslamic State magazine interviews Hayat BoumeddieneThis article is more than 8 years oldFugitive former wife of terrorist Amédy Coulibaly who killed four Jewish men in Paris supermarket given voice in Isis Q&A article The wife of the French terrorist who killed five people in Paris following the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine has given an interview to an Islamic State publication, the Islamist group has claimed. [Read More]

The $9bn Cowboys excel at two things: making money and losing in the playoffs

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  2128 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Dallas CowboysDallas’ postseason ineptitude has become as predictable as a running gag in a sitcom. The punchline was the same against the Packers The Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs are always a must-watch, usually for all the wrong reasons. With their 1990s run of dominance firmly in time’s rearview mirror, the Cowboys’ 21st-century legacy mostly consists of postseason disappointment. After grabbing the NFC’s second seed in the regular season, it felt like these Cowboys should have easily handled a visiting Green Bay Packers team that many thought were just happy to be here. [Read More]

The US Ryder Cup 2010 team | Gallery | Sport

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1139 words  |  Valentine Belue

The US Ryder Cup 2010 team Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Our golf correspondent, Lawrence Donegan, gives his opinion on the 12 players picked by the US captain, Corey Pavin, to take on Europe at Celtic Manor next month Lawrence Donegan Tue 7 Sep 2010 15.44 BST First published on Tue 7 Sep 2010 15.44 BST Tiger Woods There was never any doubt that Corey Pavin would give Woods one of his captain’s picks, not least because the world No1 had publicly stated he wanted to play in this Ryder Cup – a desire not much in evidence down the years and, as such, it will have gone down well with the US captain. [Read More]

Top Broadway star likens Ron DeSantis to Klan grand wizard | Stage

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  656 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Stage This article is more than 7 months oldTop Broadway star likens Ron DeSantis to Klan grand wizardThis article is more than 7 months oldApplause and approval as Hamilton actor Denée Benton makes comparison at Tony awards in New York on Sunday night Prominent Broadway actor Denée Benton likened Florida’s rightwing governor Ron DeSantis to a Ku Klux Klan grand wizard at Sunday night’s Tony awards ceremony, drawing applause and roars of approval from the audience. [Read More]

We are alive and we are here: Chiles lost tribe celebrates long-awaited recognition | Indig

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1927 words  |  Kary Bruening

‘I tried to see and experience this place with the eyes of my grandfather’ …José Luis Vásquez Chogue, secretary of the Selk’nam Corporation, visiting ancestral land in Tierra del Fuego for the first time in October 2020. Photograph: Marcio PimentaThe Selk’nam were almost wiped out by colonisers in the 19th century, and for years their existence was denied. Now they hope to finally claim their rights as one of Chile’s original peoples [Read More]

Where are the world's highest cities? | Cities

 Posted on May 21, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1577 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Extreme citiesCitiesWhere are the world's highest cities?Despite the lack of oxygen and health risks, high-altitude locations are home to at least 140 million people around the world. From Bolivia’s El Alto to Lhasa in Tibet, what’s urban life like at such dizzying elevations? At 3,640 metres above sea level, the city of La Paz sits in a canyon resembling something of a bowl within the Bolivian altiplano – a high altitude, windswept plain that dominates the southern and western territory of the country. [Read More]

A$AP Rocky criticises Black Lives Matter 'bandwagon' | A$AP Rocky

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  731 words  |  Aldo Pusey

‘People don’t know what they talking about. They see what they read’ ... A$AP Rocky. Photograph: Publicity image from music company‘People don’t know what they talking about. They see what they read’ ... A$AP Rocky. Photograph: Publicity image from music companyA$AP Rocky This article is more than 7 years oldA$AP Rocky criticises Black Lives Matter 'bandwagon'This article is more than 7 years oldRapper tries to clarify views on US race relations, telling New York hip-hop radio show The Breakfast Club that ‘all lives matter’ – and Bill Cosby is innocent [Read More]

I work with the dead. But this can help the living: the anthropologist investigating the Tulsa

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2476 words  |  Kary Bruening

‘I am here to serve’ ... Phoebe Stubblefield in her lab in Florida. Photograph: John Jernigan/University of FloridaThe 1921 attack was one of the worst episodes of racist violence in US history, with as many as 300 Black people killed. Now Phoebe Stubblefield, a descendent of survivors, is helping to recover the bodies by Steve RosePhoebe Stubblefield’s parents were born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She spent summers there as a child. Yet she did not hear about the Tulsa race massacre until she was nearly 30. [Read More]

Im a Palestinian citizen of Israel. Right now, thats as complex as you could possibly imagine

 Posted on May 20, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  972 words  |  Valentine Belue

OpinionIsrael-Gaza war This article is more than 2 months oldI’m a Palestinian citizen of Israel. Right now, that’s as complex as you could possibly imagine This article is more than 2 months oldMaria RashedLet’s be clear: one can support Palestinians’ right to resist and end the occupation without supporting Hamas One thing that unites Palestinians is that our journey is never easy or smooth. To be a Palestinian citizen in Israel is exceptionally challenging – especially at the moment, when people expect you to take a clear, one-sided stance. [Read More]