Like a stunned beast on a conveyor belt, Britain slowly trundles towards what everyone seems to think is the inevitable election of a Labour government.
Manchester City are only two points ahead, there are six games remaining, but we know we have seen this movie beforeAt the final whistle the Emirates Stadium was already half empty, the home crowd streaming out into the Sunday gloom.Mikel Arteta could be seen striding across the turf to applaud the empty pink-red seats, or at least those who had remained in theirs right to the end of an afternoon that had kicked off to raucous club anthems, tongues of fire on the touchline, choreographed...
Fish have feelings too Re: Jessica Scott-Reid: Canadian caviar is cruel and costly Fish have feelings too. You think I’m joking? Thanks to The Province and Jessica Scott-Reid for this informative piece. I suspect that people are largely unaware of fish sentience. Fish aren’t relatable: no legs, tail, floppy ears, nice soft fur, cute sounds and […]
In this week’s newsletter: Great game adaptations are increasingly high-budget fan-fiction, thanks to a generation of writers who actually understand games• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI am a few episodes from the end of the series Fallout on Prime Video. It’s funny and gory, at times sentimental and at other times ridiculous. In other words, it’s just like the games, which veer between quiet, tragic moments exploring the vestiges of America, and being chased...
Piedmont highs approach 90° on what will be our hottest day of the year so far this Thursday afternoon, but cooler and rainier days aren't far away.
Kelly Slater, an 11-time world champion, may have surfed his final heat on the World Surf League's Championship Tour during the Western Australia Margaret River Pro. Although there has been no official announcement, Slater expressed deep emotion following his defeat by world No. 1 Griffin Colapinto in the Round of 32, which also eliminated him []
It doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong by wishing away an hour or a day or even a year.
Because New Jersey residents agree, it's getting windier, here are your early links: Secret Service would chaperone Trump in jail, LIRR Candy Crush king, captchas are getting really hard and more. [ more › ]
Though they are not as culturally ubiquitous as fiddleheads, some Mainers have been foraging for Indian cucumbers their whole lives.
University of Virginia professor Brad Wilcox points out that marriage is under attack from the Left and the Right — from those who call it a patriarchal tool of oppression and from those who say it’s a sucker’s deal for men. Wilcox’s new book, Get Married, makes the case that marriage is good not only […]
This week, for the first time in its 75-plus year history, a new
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you're not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll. But in the U.S., the ethos of []