Whats the use of $800m, Bryan Johnson, if you dine on baby food? | Emma Brockes
Posted on April 11, 2024
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OpinionUS news This article is more than 7 months oldWhat’s the use of $800m, Bryan Johnson, if you dine on baby food?This article is more than 7 months oldEmma BrockesThere is nothing quite like the spectacle of a tech bro with vast financial resources failing to grapple with his own mortality
There are a lot of details to enjoy in the story of Bryan Johnson, the middle-aged almost-billionaire spending $2m (£1.
[Read More]10 of the best restaurants in Brittany, France
Posted on April 10, 2024
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Brittany holidaysThe region is famous for its crêpes, cider and fresh seafood, which can be enjoyed everywhere from oyster markets to fine bistros overlooking the sea
10 of Brittany’s best hotels and B&Bs Marché aux Huitres, Cancale
Oyster lovers should try them freshly caught at Cancale’s beachside market. The town, which is not far from Saint-Malo, is the oyster capital of Brittany and a number of blue- and white-striped stalls run by local fishermen sell different sizes and species for just a few euros.
[Read More]Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds: FA Cup fourth round as it happened | FA Cup
Posted on April 10, 2024
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28 Jan 202314.44 GMTMatch report: Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds UnitedFA Cup: Leeds saw off a commendable effort from League One strugglers Accrington Stanley in a thoroughly entertaining FA Cup tie to book their place in the fifth round for the first time in seven years. Aaron Bower reports from the Wham Stadium …
Jack Harrison ensures Leeds avoid embarrassment against Accrington Read moreUpdated at 14.46 GMT28 Jan 202314.36 GMTPatrick Bamford: “We started very slowly,” he tells the BBC.
[Read More]From Sussex to Oklahoma Tom Wort is on the verge of NFL stardom
Posted on April 10, 2024
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NFLFew British-born players have ever made an impact in American football. Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Tom Wort is set to join the select fewAs a teenager growing up under the Gatwick flightpath in Crawley, Tom Wort would stay up late watching the Oakland Raiders and harbour unlikely dreams about playing in the NFL.
As one of the leading linebackers in US college football, turning out regularly in front of 85,000 people for the Oklahoma Sooners, it does not seem nearly so far away.
[Read More]How (and why) Nebraska drew 92,003 to watch womens college volleyball
Posted on April 10, 2024
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College sportsHow did a volleyball team representing a public research university in a prairie state attract 92,003 fans to set the global attendance record for women’s sports? It’s a long story
Memorial Stadium went dark, the hum and strum of Sirius by the Alan Parsons Project started and the capacity crowd turned to the stadium’s north end. Every University of Nebraska football home game starts this way. Fans clap as the stadium’s huge videoboard shows the team’s approach from the locker room and their entrance on to the field.
[Read More]How much Louis Theroux is too much? I cracked after 22 hours
Posted on April 10, 2024
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Louis TherouxWatching the new Louis Theroux TV channel non-stop for a whole day is a wild ride replete with agony, Ann Widdecombe and uncontrollable sobbing
How much Louis Theroux is too much? As a big Theroux fan (not one of the weird ones who get his face tattooed on their body), there was a time when I would have thought that question was unanswerable. You can never have enough. Now, it turns out the answer is 22 hours and 37 minutes.
[Read More]Michael Frayn | Culture | The Guardian
Posted on April 10, 2024
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An all-star tribute to the acid genius of the late composer offers a terrific medley of hits, Michael Frayn’s clever farce also proves timeless, and seven neurodivergent actors put on a singular drama
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Oliver Stone's JFK: a basket case for conspiracy | Oliver Stone
Posted on April 10, 2024
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Reel historyOliver Stone This article is more than 12 years oldOliver Stone's JFK: a basket case for conspiracyThis article is more than 12 years oldAlex von TunzelmannOliver Stone's fine fictional account of John F Kennedy's assassination dodges the truth like a magic bulletDirector: Oliver Stone
Entertainment grade: B
History grade: Fail
On 22 November 1963, American president John F Kennedy was shot and killed as he drove through Dallas, Texas.
[Read More]US supreme court rejects big oils bid to move Minnesota climate trial | Minnesota
Posted on April 10, 2024
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Big oil uncoveredMinnesotaUS supreme court rejects big oil’s bid to move Minnesota climate trialCourt denies plea to move venue of 2020 lawsuit filed by state, putting Minnesota one step closer to putting industry on trial
The US supreme court denied a plea from big oil to move the venue of a 2020 climate lawsuit filed by the state of Minnesota.
The decision, issued on Monday morning, puts the state one important step closer to putting the fossil fuel industry on trial for allegedly covering up the dangers of burning coal, oil and gas.
[Read More]Which cultural creations from the 21st century will stand the test of time? | Culture
Posted on April 10, 2024
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The ObserverCultureWhich cultural creations from the 21st century will stand the test of time?Is the Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' a future classic? Will we still be watching The Office in 2111? Our critics and writers offer their tips for posterityWhich cultural artefacts created since 2000 will endure and speak to future generations? That was the question the American online magazine Slate posed to their contributors earlier this month, and the list of books, films, songs, TV shows, photographs and ideas they nominated – some great, others representative of their time or merely ubiquitous – made fascinating reading.
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