Hundreds arrested as US Jews protest against Israels Gaza assault | Israel-Gaza war

 Posted on April 22, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1038 words  |  Christie Applegate

Israel-Gaza war This article is more than 3 months oldHundreds arrested as US Jews protest against Israel’s Gaza assaultThis article is more than 3 months oldProtesters in Washington demand ceasefire, marking rift in community as Anti-Defamation League condemns demonstration Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Leftwing Jewish activists campaigned against Israel’s bombardment and blockade of Gaza this week in Washington, culminating in protests that have seen hundreds arrested for civil disobedience outside the White House and Congress. [Read More]

The 15 artworks that define Christmas in pictures | Art and design

 Posted on April 22, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  353 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

The 15 artworks that define Christmas – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Peasants trudging through snow, ice-skaters in the street and the baby Jesus glowing and golden in the manger … how the greatest painters have captured the majesty of the season Wed 24 Dec 2014 02.00 EST Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 10. [Read More]

The Austrian says hes turned off by women who are dominant in bed

 Posted on April 22, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  799 words  |  Christie Applegate

Mid-life ex-wifeOnline datingI tried to get him to play Q&A before our date but he didn’t want to answer my questionsThe following day I heard from Lee, the Austrian. Perhaps we should meet, he said, though he felt he had to be upfront and say he had reservations about me. Oh, I said. What are those? Is my sense of humour not feminine enough? It’s true that I was deterred by your apparent offer of sex on our first date, he said, and though you assured me you were joking, I’m not sure that you were joking, entirely. [Read More]

The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam review love and war in Sri Lanka

 Posted on April 22, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  675 words  |  Brenda Moya

FictionReviewA debut novel which raises timely questions about how we regard the suffering of othersThe opening sequence of Anuk Arudpragasam’s debut novel, in which a six-year-old child with a shrapnel-shredded arm is brought to an open-air operating theatre, feels horribly timely. The young man carrying the listless little boy finds a strange solace in discerning the child’s prospects: “Soon the doctor would arrive and the operation would be done, and in no time at all the arm would be as nicely healed as the already amputated thigh … According to the boy’s sister [that] injury came from a land mine explosion four months before, the same accident that killed their parents also. [Read More]

Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rnn Hession review a gentle curiosity

 Posted on April 21, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  466 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

FictionReviewA low-key look at the ordinary lives of two unremarkable men elevates the humdrum through wit and poignancyWhat a curious book this is. You don’t often get good novels about ordinary people living tranquil lives almost completely devoid of incident – no shocking discoveries, no crises, no coming to terms with a dark past. The grandaddy of the genre is George and Weedon Grossmith’s The Diary of a Nobody (1892), and that took malicious pleasure in skewering the pretensions of its bourgeois everyman. [Read More]

My Christmas wish? Nobody comments on my body | Maeve Higgins

 Posted on April 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  842 words  |  Brenda Moya

OpinionWomen This article is more than 2 years oldMy Christmas wish? Nobody comments on my bodyThis article is more than 2 years oldMaeve HigginsMy true objective is not to hate my body and not to worship it either. The less we speak about bodies, the better The holidays are coming, and I am ready. I finally know what to say when somebody tells me I look great, that I look like I’ve lost weight, that my skin looks good. [Read More]

NFL playoff race: Bills and Dolphins square off to decide AFC East title

 Posted on April 21, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1258 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

NFLBuffalo fly south to Miami in an eagerly anticipated regular-season finale with the AFC East championship and No 2 seed on the line As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. [Read More]

Top 10 hotels in Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile

 Posted on April 21, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1446 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Patagonia holidaysStaying in one of the flagship hotels within Patagonia's Torres del Paine national park is eye-wateringly expensive – but nearby Puerto Natales has a range of chic, interesting and more affordable boltholes, many offering locally run trips and treks Know a great place to stay in Patagonia? Add your suggestion in the comments below There may be a cluster of wow-factor hotels in and around Torres del Paine national park, but they come with minimum stays and a hefty price tag. [Read More]

What is the origin of the phrase 'to have a chip on one's shoulder'? It sounds American, but where o

 Posted on April 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  292 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

SEMANTIC ENIGMASWhat is the origin of the phrase 'to have a chip on one's shoulder'? It sounds American, but where or when? TO ANY North American the origin of the phrase "a chip on one's shoulder" can be a painful memory. My first experience of it, more than 60 years ago, was as an English child in a Canadian playground. The school bully picked a chip of wood from the ground, placed it on his shoulder, and invited me to knock it off. [Read More]

Why dark-skinned black girls like me aren't getting married | Life and style

 Posted on April 21, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2459 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Dream McClinton: ‘We are not as valued as our lighter skinned counterparts.’ Illustration: Debra CartwrightBlack women in the US marry less than others - and the numbers are even lower for darker skinned black women. Is colorism – favoring lighter skin – to blame? Dream McClinton puts herself on the line to report Read our entire Shades of black series Have you experienced colorism? Share your story here by Dream McClintonI take a deep breath and ready my fingers. [Read More]