A portal to a different world: a gamers guide to visiting Japan

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1810 words  |  Christie Applegate

Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. Photograph: Sarah Maria GriffinSuper Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. Photograph: Sarah Maria GriffinGamesWhether you enter the big green pipe to Super Nintendo World, or want to rummage through rare games in Tokyo’s Electric Town, Japan is a video game paradise The experience of travelling in Japan is simultaneously overwhelming and freeing. The world feels bigger out there, gilded by how mainstream video game culture is in comparison with the west. [Read More]

Anna Wing obituary | EastEnders

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  931 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

EastEndersObituaryAnna Wing obituaryActor who became a household name in her 70s as Lou Beale in EastEndersWhen Anna Wing took on her most famous role, in EastEnders in 1985, the Sun ran the headline: "Enter the dragon ... Lou Beale!" As hard as nails and as brittle as pressed flowers, Lou was one of a declining breed, an East End widow whose power indoors was absolute, but whose attitude towards the outside world was one of mounting fear and alienation. [Read More]

Kate Cox case: what led to the Texan fleeing the state for an abortion?

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  700 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

AbortionExplainerTexas mother sued to obtain procedure after learning of non-viable pregnancy, but state supreme court overruled decision A Texas woman fled her home state to obtain an abortion after Texas’s top court ruled last week that she cannot terminate her non-viable pregnancy despite risks to her life and future fertility. What was the Kate Cox case about?Earlier this month, Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two young children, sued to obtain an abortion after learning that her fetus has trisomy 18, a fatal chromosomal condition, as well as other health issues, including a spinal abnormality. [Read More]

Lennox Lewis: 'I knew I would meet Mike Tyson in the ring' | Boxing

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1979 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

BoxingInterviewLennox Lewis: 'I knew I would meet Mike Tyson in the ring'Donald McRaeThe former world heavyweight champion reflects on his east London early years, sparring Tyson as a teenager, and meeting his heroes Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali “It was funny,” Lennox Lewis says, “because I used to go out with my son, Landon, and people would hold up their fist and shout my name. He was so confused and horrified. [Read More]

Netflix edits Squid Game phone number after woman deluged with calls | Squid Game

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  463 words  |  Christie Applegate

Squid Game This article is more than 2 years oldNetflix edits Squid Game phone number after woman deluged with callsThis article is more than 2 years oldPopular drama’s use of real South Korean number leads to thousands of prank calls and texts Netflix has edited out a phone number that appears in its hit series Squid Game after a South Korean woman and others who use similar combinations were deluged with calls – with some callers even asking to join the show’s life-or-death games. [Read More]

Scarlett Johansson interview: 'I would way rather not have middle ground' | Scarlett Johansson

 Posted on June 10, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2745 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

The ObserverScarlett JohanssonInterviewScarlett Johansson interview: 'I would way rather not have middle ground'Carole CadwalladrThe star talks to Carole Cadwalladr about playing an alien in Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer's low-budget sci-fi film set in Glasgow – and her role in the recent SodaStream controversyMark Kermode reviews Under the Skin There is something very levelling about seeing a major Hollywood star walking past Primark. And not just any Hollywood star but Scarlett Johansson, twice crowned Esquire's " [Read More]

Australias best-value fruit and veg for November: Mangoes theyre in

 Posted on June 9, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1301 words  |  Merlyn Hunt

The Queensland mango season starts in November, with lower prices on the way. Photograph: Jena Ardell/Getty ImagesThe Queensland mango season starts in November, with lower prices on the way. Photograph: Jena Ardell/Getty ImagesAustralian food in seasonAustralian food and drinkAs Queensland mango season kicks off, kensington prides and calypsos will come down in price. Tomatoes, meanwhile, are ‘exceptionally good now’ Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email As the countdown to Christmas begins, you might see glimpses of cherries and stone fruit on shelves. [Read More]

A fresh angle: The revolutionary gaze of Margaret Watkins in pictures | Art and design

 Posted on June 9, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  514 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

A fresh angle: The revolutionary gaze of Margaret Watkins – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Canadian photographer Margaret Watkins rejected traditional gender roles to become a pioneering modernist photographer with Renaissance flair Main image: ‘She invented new forms’ ... Margaret Watkins. Untitled, Glasgow, 1928-1938. Photograph: Margaret Watkins/Joseph Mulholland Collection, Glasgow Thu 12 Aug 2021 07. [Read More]

Naked, in tears or dressed like Bardot: the secrets of the sitters | Art

 Posted on June 9, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2400 words  |  Brenda Moya

Vivienne Westwood, photographed by Juergen Teller. Photograph: Juergen TellerVivienne Westwood, photographed by Juergen Teller. Photograph: Juergen TellerArtInterviewNaked, in tears or dressed like Bardot: the secrets of the sittersInterviews by Laura BarnettCelebrities from Vivienne Westwood to Gabriel Byrne and Beth Ditto reveal what it's really like to sit for their portrait Vivienne Westwood on being photographed nude by Juergen Teller, 2012 Juergen asks everybody he likes to pose nude. He’s got quite a collection. [Read More]

Play born of rage over Asian female stereotypes lambasts Miss Saigon | Theatre

 Posted on June 9, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  793 words  |  Barrett Giampaolo

Theatre This article is more than 1 year oldPlay ‘born of rage’ over Asian female stereotypes lambasts Miss SaigonThis article is more than 1 year oldKimber Lee’s award-winning drama, untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, will be staged at Manchester’s Royal Exchange while Miss Saigon opens at the Sheffield Crucible The Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester is to present an award-winning play that rails against the portrayal of Asian women in the musical Miss Saigon. [Read More]