What does the public want? Diverse voices or human drama? The publishing industry seems to think the two must go hand in hand for a book to be successful. A story like mine, in which the prejudice and bigotry I underwent was more subtle and accumulated over a lifetime, apparently isn’t the sort of real-life … Read more
A painting of the lips of one of the world’s most beautiful women is still missing – despite four fraudsters being prosecuted. Artist Craig Alan’s portrait of Marilyn Monroe was taken from Bluewater’s The Whitewall Gallery as part of an £18,000 scam. Marilyn Monroe Submitted: Brian White Three of the team admitted their part in … Read more
Columnist Daniela Elser claimed the Firm may be starting to “panic” over what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will do next after the pair sparked speculation of a second Oprah Winfrey interview when they were seen visiting the US talk show host recently. Ms Elser highlighted how a senior royal source was quoted as … Read more
The Supreme Court has asked Maryland officials, including Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, to enforce state and county laws that prohibit picketing at private homes after protests started outside of the Supreme Court Justices’ homes last month, NBC News reports. The big picture: Demonstrations began after the draft Supreme Court abortion decision was leaked in May, … Read more
While hospitalizations have stayed relatively level in the D.C. area in recent weeks and deaths remain low, the percentage of people who are testing positive for COVID-19 is climbing. While hospitalizations have stayed relatively level in the D.C. area in recent weeks and deaths remain low, the percentage of people who are testing positive for … Read more
A closely tracked crypto strategist who accurately predicted Bitcoin’s correction below $30,000 says that it’s almost time for BTC to collapse to fresh 2022 lows. Pseudonymous analyst Capo tells his 425,900 Twitter followers that the top crypto asset by market cap’s inability to stay above the key psychological price area of $20,000 suggests that another … Read more
If you’re looking for new ways to organise your retro video game collection, you might want to read on. Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Kirby and director of the Smash Bros. series, recently shared an image on social media of his impressive library of retro games. As you can see he’s got draws stacked with … Read more
Your July Horoscope for Aries By the time you enter July, you will have just come thorough a lovely, supportive new moon in Cancer, 7 degrees, on June 28 that will influence you in the coming weeks. If you know you must move, or even if you are thinking casually about moving without having set … Read more
Tennis players Venus Williams and Jamie Murray chuckled and joked after a reporter’s question about why they’re playing at Wimbledon. Williams and Murray, who wrapped up a second round victory in the tournament’s mixed doubles bracket, were hit with the question during a post-match press conference on Saturday. The reporter, in a clip shared by … Read more
The documentary “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” illuminates the unpredictable paths taken by a singer-songwriter and his music. The directors, Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine (“Ballets Russes”), trace Cohen’s career from his early days in Montreal to his 21st-century renaissance, exploring his creative process, his spiritual search and how his perhaps best-known song, … Read more