BBC’s King and Conqueror butchers the 1066 story
“Keep blinking H! It’ll work its way out.” One of Ken Dodd’s best-loved gags certainly assumed a widespread…
In search of the rogue AI reporters
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Why I live in a house that Corb built
The infarcted machine, no longer fit for living in, lifted from the sea at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin on the morning…
Pilates, yoga, strength training: How fitness and exercise became an obsession
Every week, it feels as if there’s a hot new fitness trend. The classes are full, there’s a…
From Flashlight to A Marriage at Sea, the best books of 2025 so far
A truism about stories (courtesy, more or less, of the novelist John Gardner) is that there are only…
To the Moon and quack: Books in brief
The Story of Astrophysics in Five Revolutions Ersilia Vaudo W. W. Norton (2025) Apollo 11’s Moon landing in…
Critic’s Picks: Books of the Summer
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Week in wildlife: a clumsy fox, swinging orangutang and rescued jaguarundi cub | Environment
Freedom for JoJo: the first orangutang rescued in 2009 by Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia in collaboration with…
How publishers became scared of books
The rules of Oceania in George Orwell’s “1984” were clear: “Not even the smallest deviation of opinion on…
Statue by renowned sculptor Yannis Pappas stolen at Nikaia square
A bronze statue by renowned sculptor Yannis Pappas was reported stolen Thursday morning from the Paidikis Stegis (Children’s…
Intimate’ Offers a Rare Glimpse of the Woman Behind the Myth
Think of Brigitte Bardot, and the word “intimate” doesn’t exactly spring to mind. The French actress, model, singer,…
Sydney Sweeney Doesn’t Want to Talk About Jonathan Davino
Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Over the past decade, Sydney Sweeney has put together a career that’s made her nearly…