What Stravinsky and Picasso do have in common | Classical music

 Posted on April 5, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  570 words  |  Brenda Moya

Tom Service on classical musicClassical musicWhat Stravinsky and Picasso do have in commonPicasso and Stravinsky each had only one great contemporary rival – who had to die before they could become an inspirationI've never much bought the parallels that are sometimes made between Picasso and Stravinsky. For all their chameleon-like stylistic change and range, the fact that they became the most famous and most influential creators in their respective fields, their vaunting egos, voracious sexuality, and the eerie synchronicity of their life spans – Picasso, 1881-1973, frames Stravinsky, who was born in 1882 and died in 1971 (actually, come to think of it, that's quite a lot of connections, isn't it? [Read More]

When Dad died, language was my therapy | Gary Nunn

 Posted on April 5, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1060 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Mind your languageMedia This article is more than 8 years oldWhen Dad died, language was my therapyThis article is more than 8 years oldGary Nunn‘Words are meaningless at a time like this. Nothing I can say will make it any better.’ Don’t be so sure There’s a poignant line in the brilliant recent Brit flick X + Y when Jo Yang expresses her sorrow to the lead character (Asa Butterfield), who has autism, upon learning that his father is dead. [Read More]

Australian supermarket tomato sauces tasted and rated and how to cook with them

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1982 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Pantry remixAustralian food and drinkThis staple of hot chips, pies and sausage sizzles also works brilliantly in everything from Japanese-style pasta to Malaysian fried rice In the first of her new fortnightly cooking column, Pantry Remix, chef Rosheen Kaul explores Australia’s favourite sauceThe term “pantry staple” is so boring. How are you expected to find inspiration from a dusty cupboard of jars, spices and unidentifiable flours? Really though, the pickles and condiments hiding away in dark recesses have so much untapped potential. [Read More]

Bruce Williss daughter says family ascribed his dementia to Hollywood hearing loss | Bruce

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  579 words  |  Christie Applegate

‘I’ve known something was wrong for a long time’ … Bruce and Tallulah Willis in 2015. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage‘I’ve known something was wrong for a long time’ … Bruce and Tallulah Willis in 2015. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImageBruce Willis This article is more than 7 months oldBruce Willis’s daughter says family ascribed his dementia to ‘Hollywood hearing loss’This article is more than 7 months oldAs an adolescent, Tallulah Willis thought her father’s unresponsiveness was due to a lack of interest in her life – and Die Hard [Read More]

Nazi gnomes cause outcry in Germany | Germany

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  387 words  |  Christie Applegate

Germany This article is more than 14 years oldNazi gnomes cause outcry in GermanyThis article is more than 14 years oldArtist Ottmar Hörl says his 1,250 gnomes making Nazi salutes in Straubing are a satirical comment on the rise of fascism In pictures: Ottmar Hörl's Nazi gnomesPint-sized, plastic and the height of kitsch they may be, but no one in Germany would usually think twice about seeing a garden gnome, given there are 25 million of them across the country. [Read More]

Samir Nasri left out due to weight issues, says Manchester Citys Pep Guardiola | Manchester City

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  Delta Gatti

Samir Nasri ‘a little overweight’ says Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola GuardianManchester City This article is more than 7 years oldSamir Nasri left out due to weight issues, says Manchester City’s Pep GuardiolaThis article is more than 7 years old ‘Sami arrived a little bit overweight but he’s much better now’ Manchester City manager admits interest in Leroy Sané and John Stones Pep Guardiola said Samir Nasri did not play in Manchester City’s two friendlies in China because the Frenchman was overweight when he returned for pre-season. [Read More]

The top 10 books about trains

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1111 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Top 10sBooksDickens, Zola and early 20th-century timetables all transport the reader, finds novelist and railway fanatic Andrew MartinAs the son of a railwayman, I grew up entitled to free first-class rail travel. If at all bored as a 13-year-old in York, I'd take the train to London, sitting in my trainers and jeans alongside indignant or at best bemused pin-striped businessmen. I spent a lot of time daydreaming on trains, and hence my series of historical thrillers featuring the Edwardian railwayman, Jim Stringer. [Read More]

This town might be over: Grindavk residents face uncertain future after volcano erupts again

 Posted on April 4, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1294 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Iceland‘This town might be over’: Grindavík residents face uncertain future after volcano erupts againThe 3,800 inhabitants of south-western Icelandic town fear they may never be able to return home Residents of the Icelandic town of Grindavík fear they may not be able to return to their homes after volcanic lava destroyed several houses and damaged water and electricity supplies. The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday morning, hours after the authorities had instructed residents to leave the fishing town in the south-west of the island after a “swarm” of mini-earthquakes suggested an eruption was imminent. [Read More]

Facebook aware of Instagrams harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals | Instagram

 Posted on April 3, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  761 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

Instagram This article is more than 2 years oldFacebook aware of Instagram’s harmful effect on teenage girls, leak reveals This article is more than 2 years oldSocial media firm reportedly kept own research secret that suggests app worsens body image issues Facebook has kept internal research secret for two years that suggests its Instagram app makes body image issues worse for teenage girls, according to a leak from the tech firm. [Read More]

Hes got something about him: the story of forgotten West Indies quick Jermaine Lawson

 Posted on April 3, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1051 words  |  Christie Applegate

Jermaine Lawson celebrates taking the wicket of Michael Vaughan at Sabina Park in Kingston. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty ImagesJermaine Lawson celebrates taking the wicket of Michael Vaughan at Sabina Park in Kingston. Photograph: Tom Shaw/Getty ImagesWest Indies cricket teamJustin Langer feared for his life during the Jamaican’s most memorable spell, but that famous day in Antigua would also lead to his downfall “There are three bowlers,” wrote Justin Langer in his 2010 autobiography, “leaving aside Brett Lee, who were blinding. [Read More]