There’s a whole genre of “real Maine” novels, and I enjoy and treasure books that explore that familiar territory. Two I especially like are Carolyn Chute’s “The Beans of Egypt, Maine” and Margaret Dickson’s “Maddy’s Song.” Both are far-reaching, honest and engaging. Both bring forth real truths and ideas. Based on the laudatory cover blurbs … Read more
Britney Spears’ lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, has said that the singer’s former business manager is lying about his involvement in Jamie Spears’ 13-year conservatorship of the famous singer and that he is refusing to provide critical documents about his conduct. Someone is clearly lying TMZ obtained legal documents filed by Rosengart, in which he says that … Read more
A Royal Navy submariner who the Ministry of Defence knew had links to the far right was promoted after joining an even more extreme rightwing organisation. Kenneth McCourt was exposed by the Observer in 2019 as a member of a white nationalist group with links to a banned terrorist organisation. Despite a subsequent MoD investigation, … Read more
The pedestrian who was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in downtown Toronto on Canada Day has been identified by his family, remembering him as someone with a great sense of humour and a “huge heart.” Twenty-six-year-old Gregory Girgis was one of two pedestrians hit during a multi-vehicle collision at Wellington Street and … Read more
The Tasmanian government has announced it will immediately be conducting a review into child safety and the management of complaints at the Launceston General Hospital. Key points: The review will be carried out despite the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings still running The announcement of … Read more
Adele has spoken of her grief and guilt over the loss of her high-profile Las Vegas residency, which she cancelled at the last minute in January, disappointing fans who had paid thousands of pounds to travel and attend. “I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,” the singer reveals in a … Read more
At a crucial moment in this quietly harrowing drama from Justin Kurzel, director of Snowtown, Macbeth and True History of the Kelly Gang, a young man walks into a gun shop with a bag of money and walks out with an arsenal of firearms. What’s remarkable is how horrifyingly matter of fact the scene is, … Read more
Ed Sheeran guitar pays for Framlingham school’s music centre BBC
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Jeremy Vine was left stunned by the ‘angry’ response from anti-vaxxers after he opened up about his latest bout of Covid. The Channel 5 broadcaster fell ill on Saturday and set in a video message which was … Read more
NessBookFest will be back this year. In the picture from a past event: Barbara Henderson, Emma Hamilton, Liza Mulholland, Pauline Mackay and Alicia Socas. Picture: Callum Mackay. “The year of storytelling will really helps us just to go back to that really basic human need to connect,” said Elaine Downs as we sat down to … Read more