Films beginning with B part 1 | Movies
Posted on June 22, 2024
| 15 minutes
| 3076 words
| Chauncey Koziol
1000 films to see before you dieMoviesFilms beginning with B part 1Babe
(George Milller, 1995)
George "Mad Max" Miller's penchant for cute animal flicks doesn't stop with penguins, as per last year's Happy Feet - he also adapted and directed this surprisingly heartfelt tale of about a pig reprieved from death row and adopted by a sheepdog. It skirts glutinous kids'-movie cliches, subtly flagging up its message of nonconformity and tolerance instead.
[Read More]Mad Men's top five pitches re-imagined for today's world | Media & Tech Network
Posted on June 22, 2024
| 5 minutes
| 911 words
| Valentine Belue
Future of advertisingMedia & Tech NetworkAnalysisMad Men's top five pitches re-imagined for today's worldSean KinmontThe world has changed so much since the 1960s but advertising’s ideals and our desires remain the same
The defining moments of Mad Men have been in its creative pitches. “The Carousel”, “It’s Toasted”, “Mark Your Man”, are creative ideas that say as much about the characters, the era and the attitudes as they do about the client’s products.
[Read More]Madonna, drugs and helicopter-trained dogs: the dark, starry life of William Orbit | Dance music
Posted on June 22, 2024
| 10 minutes
| 1978 words
| Kary Bruening
‘It’s been yonks since I’ve made any proper statement of my own’ … William Orbit. Photograph: Rankin‘It’s been yonks since I’ve made any proper statement of my own’ … William Orbit. Photograph: RankinDance musicInterviewMadonna, drugs and helicopter-trained dogs: the dark, starry life of William OrbitKate HutchinsonHe was a techno-classical genius loved by pop stars from U2 to Britney. Then he was sectioned in his 60s after a drug-induced breakdown. The superproducer explains how he came back around
[Read More]Naomi Campbell behaves in a totally unpredictable way; doctors informed | Celebrity
Posted on June 22, 2024
| 2 minutes
| 220 words
| Aldo Pusey
Lost in showbizCelebrityNaomi Campbell behaves in a totally unpredictable way; doctors informedExciting news, everyone! Naomi Campbell has apparently had some plastic surgery to make her look like Janet Jackson in the 80s and is now going out with Madame Tussaud's waxwork of Daniel Craig!
So much can happen in a weekend!
Oh wait, that's not quite the story.
To be honest, LiS isn't sure if this picture is of Naomi Campbell but, heck, if the showbiz section on the Daily Mail's website says so, it must be true.
[Read More]Nikki Haley sharpens attacks on Trump but are they sharp enough?
Posted on June 22, 2024
| 6 minutes
| 1172 words
| Chauncey Koziol
Nikki HaleyHaley, who finished third in Iowa, ramps up criticism of Republican rival but some say she can – and should – go further
In the final days before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, Nikki Haley is sharpening her attacks on Donald Trump as the former South Carolina governor courts the state’s famously discerning independent voters.
After coming in third in the Iowa caucuses, Haley’s is casting her candidacy as a “better choice” for a nation barreling towards a possible rematch between Trump, 77 and Joe Biden, 81.
[Read More]Nude selfies: what if they are just an ordinary part of teenage life?
Posted on June 22, 2024
| 14 minutes
| 2776 words
| Jenniffer Sheldon
Young women have been told not to take any photographs that they would not want shared with the world. But teenagers and experts say the current approach of prohibition-as-prevention doesn’t make sense. Picture posed by model. Photograph: Hero Images/Getty ImagesYoung women have been told not to take any photographs that they would not want shared with the world. But teenagers and experts say the current approach of prohibition-as-prevention doesn’t make sense.
[Read More]Gravel Heart by Abdulrazak Gurnah review hard truth is hidden at home
Posted on June 21, 2024
| 4 minutes
| 650 words
| Kary Bruening
FictionReviewFrom his broken childhood in Zanzibar, to his new life in London, to his homecoming – a man is haunted by the reason for his parents’ separationThe Booker-shortlisted novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah gives us a story with a secret at its core – and yet, there is nothing manipulative about the withholding of the truth, and no sense that the author is relying on a breadcrumb trail of clues to keep us reading.
[Read More]JOuvert celebrations at Notting Hill carnival in pictures | Culture
Posted on June 21, 2024
| 2 minutes
| 424 words
| Chauncey Koziol
J’Ouvert celebrations at Notting Hill carnival – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email J’Ouvert marks the start of the carnival in west London, with revellers coming out early in the morning to dance, drink and cover each other in oil, paint and powder
David Levene
@levenephoto Main image: J’Ouvert at the Notting Hill carnival.
[Read More]Notes and queries
Posted on June 21, 2024
| 4 minutes
| 821 words
| Jenniffer Sheldon
Notes and queriesWhat two quite contrary Marys had in common; British Isles – the view from the Channel; Why do baddies always have two henchmen?Who was Mary Mary, and why was she quite contrary?
Two 16th-century queens have a claim to this beloved nursery rhyme: Mary Queen of Scots and Bloody Mary. Both queens' husbands supposedly cheated on them, and "cockleshells" may refer to this.
Bloody Mary was renowned for torturing Protestants, and "
[Read More]Priyanka Chopra Jonas: Bollywoods fair skin fixation helped drive me away | India
Posted on June 21, 2024
| 3 minutes
| 607 words
| Valentine Belue
India This article is more than 9 months oldPriyanka Chopra Jonas: Bollywood’s fair skin fixation helped drive me awayThis article is more than 9 months oldActor and former Miss World announced move to US at pinnacle of her fame in India eight years ago
The Indian actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas has spoken of how Bollywood’s enduring obsession with fair skin was one of the reasons she left the industry to try her luck in Hollywood eight years ago.
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