The evolution of home fitness
Alamy/BBC Covid-19 has forced us to exercise indoors. But home fitness has been shaping our lives for decades. Most people remember their first encounter with home fitness. As a kid in the early ‘90s, I remember waking up extra early at the weekends to watch a TV programme called ‘Mousercise’, a Disney show with aerobics […]
Judy, Joker and Jojo Rabbit seek Oscar glory
Pathe/Tiff/Fox Left to right: Stills from Judy, Joker and Jojo Rabbit The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has shouted “action” on the epic six-month saga that is film awards season, with the announcement of its first wave of movies. Among the Oscar hopefuls showing at Toronto in the first half of September will be Renee […]
US markets mixed after turbulent week
Getty Images US financial markets were mixed on Friday after a choppy trading session that bounced between gains and losses. The Dow Jones index sank 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell about 0.1%, but the Nasdaq gained almost 0.1%. The moves marked a relatively calm end to a wild week of trade, in which US […]
Thailand tests thousands after virus outbreak in seafood market
AFP The outbreak has largely impacted the Myanmar migrant workers who toil in Thailand’s seafood industry After months of avoiding the surge in cases seen by its neighbours, Thailand has been hit by its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet. Tens of thousands of people are being tested after hundreds of cases linked to its biggest seafood […]
The last remaining workplace taboo
Athletes, like Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova, have long had exposed tattoos. Will they become more accepted at the office? (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) A higher number of women are going to tattoo removal clinics because they’ve experienced negative comments. When Erik Robertson, an account executive at a San Francisco public relations agency, meets with conservative […]
Lady Carolina Nairne’s poignant work mistaken for bard’s
BBC Lady Carolina Nairne dressed up as an old lady when she visited her publisher, adopting the pseudonym Mrs Bogan of Bogan The Land O’ the Leal, one of the most poignant Scottish folk songs, is often mistaken as the work of the great bard, Robert Burns. But the lament, sung for well over a […]
Peter Andre to headline New Year’s Day parade
Getty Images Peter Andre will headline the central London show Peter Andre will headline London’s New Year’s Day Parade, it has been announced. Andre will fly to the capital in the early hours of 1 January after a New Year’s Eve show in Dubai to perform along the two-mile (about 3km) route through the West […]
‘Pubs may run out of cash as more work from home’
The City Pub Company Clive Watson says office parties are now being cancelled Hospitality firms have warned they face a collapse in demand at their busiest time of year due to the government’s new work-from-home guidance. The measures, designed to slow the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, come in from Monday. One trade […]
The sacred ‘sisters’ of ancient America
North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy The “three sisters” – corn, squash and beans – are essential to the Huron-Wendat diet (Credit: North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy) In Quebec, the tale of the “three sisters” isn’t just a myth about cooperation; it’s a message from Wendat ancestors that teaches modern people about ancient, life-sustaining food. According to Huron-Wendat […]
DJ Tim Westwood accused of sexual misconduct
Getty Images Tim Westwood in 2021 DJ Tim Westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them. The 64-year-old is accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching, in incidents between 1992 and 2017. The BBC and the Guardian have […]