The streamer has launched a new tool it claims can predict which film or show you’re going to love based on astrology As you will already be aware, one of the downsides of the streaming era is decision paralysis. In times gone by, people would watch television by simply turning […]
In a new survey, 45% of this age group were considering looking for jobs with more social interaction – and the loneliest of all were influencers Name: Office work. Age: The first purpose-built offices appeared in the 18th century. Continue reading…
North Karelia force says fence dividing Finland and Russia is no Berlin Wall – but it is now a key geopolitical faultline Among the serene lakes, thick forest and summer houses of North Karelia’s border zone, the line between Finland and Russia is almost invisible. Walking along the border path […]
Shocking and superb, this documentary is packed with terrifying details of the notorious 1988 catastrophe, from the fire that could be seen from 120 miles away to the squashed tomatoes On the evening of 6 July 1988, the Piper Alpha oil production platform in the North Sea suffered a catastrophic […]
Maximalist designer from London discusses how he became one of town’s fiercest advocates – and curator of 146-year-old event When the pop star Olly Murs switches on Blackpool’s famous Illuminations next weekend, it will continue a tradition that has endured for almost a century and a half. The Lancashire town […]
This tale of 1066 forces viewers to wade through exposition-heavy episodes, and its pace does drag. But Coster-Waldau does play William the Conqueror with a phenomenal 70s dad tache It is 1066. We are on a battlefield in black and white. Colour has yet to be invented. “William!” shouts the […]
Shares in US tech stocks are falling but it would probably be unwise for fund managers to pull out There are growing fears of an imminent stock market crash – one that will transform from a dip to a dive when euphoric headlines about the wonders of artificial intelligence begin […]
From Instagram poetry to Greek classics, the works of fiction that have caused uproar through history – and into the present The banning of books, it would be easy to think, is a relic of less enlightened ages. The Catholic church, in a last spasm of rectitude, added Jean-Paul Sartre, Alberto […]
The comedian, actor and poet behind The Ballad of Wallis Island on stalking an England cricket captain, being evicted in Edinburgh and his love for fig rolls Your new film The Ballad Of Wallis Island scores an impressive 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Who would you most like to hurl 96 […]
Social media is helping drive trade in skulls, bones and skin products as UK legal void risks new era of ‘body snatching’ “When it comes to human stuff, I’ll take anything, pretty much,” says Henry Scragg. “As long as it’s been ethically sourced, may I add.” Speaking from his macabre […]