Arthur Conan Doyle secretly hated his creation Sherlock Holmes and blamed the cerebral detective character for denying him recognition as the author of highbrow historical fiction, according to the hi...
12.04.2023 Theguardian.com and 3 sitesT he giant takes a lumbering step forward, her arms swinging heavily like battering rams. A whooping cackle flies out as Robbie Abbott tries to find the right lever to make the giant blink. “That’s he...
12.04.2023 Theguardian.com and 1 sitesIn the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia two weeks ago, a group of adults running a public meeting created a blueprint for how to belittle, betray and dismiss kids. “I’m honestly terri...
11.30.2023 Washingtonpost.com and 3 sitesIf The Lord of the Rings had you yearning for New Zealand, or Julia Roberts on a bike made you fall in love with Bali, you’re not alone. But did you grab your passport and start packing? Meet the peop...
12.02.2023 Theguardian.com and 6 sitesIn the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia two weeks ago, a group of adults running a public meeting created a blueprint for how to belittle, betray and dismiss kids. “I’m honestly terrified, ” one of the teens in Lynchburg admitted as she gathered the courage to address the school board that did this. The kids spoke in quavering voices, some wiping away tears at the Lynchburg City School Board meeting on Nov. 14 as they faced down the adults. Others deployed righteously incandesce...
11.30.2023 Washingtonpost.com and 1 sitesAmid a period of spirit-sapping political and economic turbulence, the British panto provides welcome continuity and reassurance. And in the case of Hackney Empire, the theatre’s ability to summon Cli...
12.04.2023 yahoo.com , telegraph.co.ukOne of the more heartening aspects of 2023 theatregoing has been the increased prominence of the elderly, the infirm and the habitually invisible on our stages. Whether it be an RSC As You Like It cas...
12.01.2023 yahoo.com , telegraph.co.ukI’ll own up to it; I’m not the biggest Harry Potter fan. But like most people, I know some basic facts about the movie adaptations. For instance, I know there were two Dumbledores. I know Daniel Radcl...
12.04.2023 huffingtonpost.co.uk , yahoo.comIn the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia two weeks ago, a group of adults running a public meeting created a blueprint for how to belittle, betray and dismiss kids. “I’m honestly terri...
11.30.2023 Washingtonpost.comIn the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia two weeks ago, a group of adults running a public meeting created a blueprint for how to belittle, betray and dismiss kids. “I’m honestly terrified, ” one of the teens in Lynchburg admitted as ...
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