Do you know your Shelbys from your Sabinis? Its the ultimate Peaky Blinders quiz! | Television

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  49 words  |  Delta Gatti

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Do you know your Shelbys from your Sabinis? It’s the ultimate Peaky Blinders quiz!

It might be all over for Tommy and co’s TV journey, but those six glorious series live on in our memories … don’t they? Find out how much you remember with our super-tough Peakies quiz

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My brother, the alcoholic, who lived and died in hope

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1423 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Michelle Adams: ‘My brother never stopped making plans.’ Photograph: David Levene/The GuardianMichelle Adams: ‘My brother never stopped making plans.’ Photograph: David Levene/The GuardianAlcoholismHe didn’t choose to live on the sidelines of a family who loved him, isolated from the world, surrounded by chaos. He had no other choice I was visiting friends when I got the call to go to the hospital. I’d been expecting it for the last few years. [Read More]

Portugals top 10 hidden beaches

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1855 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Hidden gold … Praia da Adraga, north of Lisbon, Portugal. Photograph by Ariane Lohmar. Unless indicated, all other photos by Edwina PitcherHidden gold … Praia da Adraga, north of Lisbon, Portugal. Photograph by Ariane Lohmar. Unless indicated, all other photos by Edwina PitcherHoliday guidesPortugal holidaysCatch some late summer sun on Portugal’s stunning coast. The author of the new Wild Guide to the country, picks 10 beaches for adventure and solitude Beach mapNEAR PORTO1. [Read More]

Slipper of the Yard dies without quite getting his man | UK news

 Posted on April 15, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  798 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

UK newsSlipper of the Yard dies without quite getting his manAs an encounter, it was the criminal world's equivalent of Stanley finding Livingstone on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Yesterday one of the participants, the detective who famously remarked "long time, no see, Ronnie," to fugitive train robber Ronnie Biggs when he tracked him down to a Rio de Janeiro hotel in 1974, died at the age of 81. Four years ago, not long after being diagnosed with cancer, Jack Slipper, or Slipper of the Yard, as he was always known, remarked: " [Read More]

Films beginning with T | Film

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  20 minutes  |  4258 words  |  Christie Applegate

1000 films to see before you dieFilmFilms beginning with TThe Taking of Pelham 123 (Joseph H Sargent, 1974) In Sargent's ingenious, headlong thriller about a New York subway-train hijack, transit detective Walther Matthau handles things ably above ground, but the real attractions are down below: the gang of ruthless hijackers code-named, Reservoir Dogs-style, after colours, and led by the implacable Robert Shaw in one of his nastiest roles. The Tale of the Fox [Read More]

Jimmy Fallon makes mashup of speeches by Trump and Legally Blonde star video | Culture

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  117 words  |  Christie Applegate

Jimmy Fallon Jimmy Fallon makes mashup of speeches by Trump and Legally Blonde star – video On Wednesday’s The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon creates a mashup of Donald Trump’s speech on Saturday at Liberty University and a speech by Elle Woods (played by Reese Witherspoon), from the 2001 film Legally Blonde. The speeches by Trump and Woods appear to use very similar lines Watch the full segment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’s YouTube [Read More]

Peter Ashley's top 10 railway poems | Books

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  968 words  |  Brenda Moya

Top 10sBooksPeter Ashley's top 10 railway poemsPeter Ashley is the editor of Railway Rhymes, an Everyman collection of poems celebrating the railway and published to coincide with the opening of St Pancras International. Here, Peter Ashley picks his favourite poems from the anthology. 1. The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin"That Whitsun, I was late getting away: Not till about One-twenty on the sunlit Saturday Did my three-quarters-empty train pull out, [Read More]

Putin wont lose Russias election, but his grip on power could be weakened | Olga Chyzh

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  955 words  |  Christie Applegate

OpinionVladimir PutinPutin won’t lose Russia’s election, but his grip on power could be weakenedOlga ChyzhEven sham elections need to be conducted effectively – get them wrong and they can jeopardise a whole regime In December, Vladimir Putin finally ended any suspense by announcing his candidacy for a fifth term as Russia’s president. With a blend of resignation and cynicism, the world will watch as the country gears up for another presidential “election” – a term I employ with the heaviest of quotation marks. [Read More]

That Dragon, Cancer: is it right to make a game about cancer?

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1831 words  |  Brenda Moya

A scene from That Dragon, Cancer. Photograph: That Dragon, CancerA scene from That Dragon, Cancer. Photograph: That Dragon, CancerCultureWhen Joel Green was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, his parents took an unusual step. They turned their family’s tragedy into an interactive computer adventureThe scene goes like this. Ryan and Amy Green are sitting in a hospital waiting room. Their toddler, Joel, slouches beside them, playing with a toy that makes farmyard noises. [Read More]

The 5th Wave review impressive but lacking the Katniss factor

 Posted on April 14, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  198 words  |  Brenda Moya

Science fiction and fantasy filmsReviewMachine-tooled for teens, this dystopian sci-fi starring Chloë Grace Moretz starts well but wipes out in the closing minutes Time for another YA dystopian sci-fi franchise. Car-strewn freeway? Check. Abandoned supermarket? Check. Gutsy teen girl survivor? Check. Torn between two hotties? Check. Unisex boot-camp adolescent training scenes where boy/girl one-on-one martial arts is the abstinence equivalent of sex? Check. Well, this one starts in a lively way, and the natural disaster scenes of giant waves crashing over buildings are pretty impressive. [Read More]