It might seem odd to claim that one of the most universally popular entertainers in the world is underrated. But Charlie Chaplin is. Not necessarily “The tuneful tramp: the forgotten musical genius of Charlie Chaplin”
Month: April 2019
‘We’re not a dump’ – poor Alabama towns struggle under the stench of toxic landfills
West Jefferson, Alabama, a somnolent town of around 420 people north-west of Birmingham, was an unlikely venue to seize the national imagination. Now, it has “‘We’re not a dump’ – poor Alabama towns struggle under the stench of toxic landfills”
A pocketful of kryptonite: are superheroes dying out?
Maybe we didn’t need Thanos after all. Even without Marvel’s massive-chinned mass-murderer, superhero movies are experiencing a mass extinction event. The big beasts of our “A pocketful of kryptonite: are superheroes dying out?”
Heida Ásgeirsdottír: the model turned shepherd and green activist
Our age of shifting complication is drawn to myths of rooted simplicity. Which city dweller, navigating between shallow digital profiles, could not be moved by “Heida Ásgeirsdottír: the model turned shepherd and green activist”
Man sues parents for throwing out porn collection
An Indiana man is suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography collection, which he estimates was worth $29,000. The 40-year-old man last “Man sues parents for throwing out porn collection”
Europe urged to reject US Middle East plan if it is unfair to Palestinians
High-ranking former European politicians have condemned the Trump administration’s one-sided Israel-Palestine policy and called in a letter for Europe to reject any US Middle East “Europe urged to reject US Middle East plan if it is unfair to Palestinians”
Working nine to nine: Chinese tech employees push back against very long hours
Chinese tech employees have pushed back against a wave of protest over the industry’s notoriously long hours, known as the “996” schedule of working from “Working nine to nine: Chinese tech employees push back against very long hours”
Deal with Serbia possible this year, says Kosovan president
An agreement to normalise relations between Serbia and Kosovo along the lines of the historic deal between Greece and North Macedonia is still possible in “Deal with Serbia possible this year, says Kosovan president”
Fear and despair engulf refugees in Libya’s ‘market of human beings’
On the roofs of the highest buildings in Tajoura, a military complex and migrant detention centre in southern Tripoli, snipers are taking position. “Tonight nobody “Fear and despair engulf refugees in Libya’s ‘market of human beings’”
Ilhan Omar has had spike in death threats since Trump attack over 9/11 comment
Muslim American congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said she has received an increased number of death threats after Donald Trump repeatedly tweeted video footage of September “Ilhan Omar has had spike in death threats since Trump attack over 9/11 comment”