Women’s achievements and contributions have been routinely neglected, overlooked or misattributed. In my new book, I tell the story of 1,000 of these extraordinary characters missing from history. Here are just a fewWhat is history? Who decides which people d…
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We have to break the cycle of misogyny that makes women feel at risk: This Girl Can’s guide sets out steps you can takeThe clocks have gone back, the evenings are drawing in, the weather is changing. None of this makes it easier for people to exercise. For ma…
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Who at this point could buy into the claim that simply cutting taxes for the rich would help us all? A lot of people.
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British journalist Dave Rimmer’s 1985 account of Culture Club and the New Pop explosion has now been republished in a new expanded edition.
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As season two forsakes Hawaii for Italy, the manager of Taormina’s Four Seasons tells of his real guests’ foibles One of the greatest Italian actors, Massimo Troisi, best known for Il Postino, once said that the beautiful Sicilian town of Taormina, where the …
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The 'Diamonds' singer released her first solo single in six years titled 'Lift Me Up' for the new 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' movie soundtrack.
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We should quickly abandon wishful thinking in order to be truly ready for Rishi SunakThe world has watched in appalled fascination as the UK’s ruling party scrapes the bottom of its human resources barrel: it found there its first Black chancellor of the exch…
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This week’s post is coming to you all a bit early, as the folks at Paradox Interactive were kind enough to send me a review code for Victoria III – Paradox Interactive’s long awai…
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Playing the castrated, traumatised Theon in Game of Thrones took a lot out of the actor. Thankfully his new role in an SAS drama is a bit more funWhen I first speak to the actor Alfie Allen, he is in the back of a taxi and winding his way through country lane…
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This mixology competition’s contestants are all arrogant hipster bores who spend the show at each other’s throats. Locking them up in a TV studio is almost a public serviceI’ve never been to a Netflix commissioning meeting, but at this stage I’m largely convi…
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The Christmas shopping period is unlikely to bring relief to European retailers that sell anything from running shoes to handbags as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes consumers and shrinks disposable income.
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The actor has joined Brad Pitt – another self-described newbie – in hawking pricey products. Will anyone shell out?In 2022, it seems you’re more likely to see a celebrity announce a new beauty line than promote their next project. This year alone, Hailey Bieb…
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