Indian-American voters excited by Harris but see appeal of Trump
BBC Reshma Saujani, CEO of Girls Who Code and the first Indian-American woman to run for US Congress in 2010, at the All That Glitters Diwali Ball. On a recent October evening on New York City’s Upper East Side, hundreds of influential Indian Americans ranging from Bollywood actors to tech CEOs, dressed in bedazzled outfits […]
Hall for Cornwall in the running for national award
A Cornish theatre is up for a national award that recognises venues for being welcoming to audiences, creatives, and local communities. Hall for Cornwall in Truro joins the Octagon Theatre Bolton and London’s Polka Theatre in the running for the 2024 UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre Award. To be nominated, members of the UK Theatre Association […]
Love it or hate it?
AF archive/Alamy Stock Photo (Credit: AF archive/Alamy Stock Photo) Some critics were outraged when the 1994 blockbuster made our list of the 100 Greatest American Films. As the film is screened at MoMA, two journalists debate its merits. Why I love Forrest Gump Ben Svetkey is a senior editor at The Hollywood Reporter Movies are […]
Far-right Le Pen’s long quest for power in France
Getty Images Marine Le Pen has been far-right leader for more than a decade and this is her third presidential election Marine Le Pen has been on a journey, taking France’s far right to within touching distance of the presidency. Even after she took over the leadership of her father’s National Front in 2011, she […]
The Cosby Show’s hidden power
The Cosby Show (NBC) As the popular family sitcom turns 30, Joanne Griffith looks at the representation of African-American characters on screen – and asks what’s changed. On 20 September 1984, The Cosby Show introduced us to the Huxtables; the doctor/attorney duo of Heathcliff and Clair and their five impossibly well-behaved kids – Sondra, Denise, […]
‘The fantasist who should never have been believed’
PA Media Carl Beech was found guilty of making false allegations of murder and sexual abuse against a string of public figures A “fantasist whose lies should never have been believed” is how the Daily Telegraph describes Carl Beech – the man convicted for perverting the course of justice with claims about a paedophile ring. […]
Timing, luck or talent – what makes a billionaire?
Getty Images Pop star Taylor Swift recently joined the list of the world’s richest people What do an Italian communist student of mime, a toddler with an eye for a ball and a comedian who jokes about nothing have in common? They all went on to become members of a very select global club. Miuccia […]
Rachel Reeves in radical pension shake-up to boost growth
Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning what she calls the “biggest pension reform in decades” in an attempt to boost economic growth. The government wants to merge the UK’s 86 council pension schemes into a handful of “pension megafunds”. It is hoped the changes will lead to billions of pounds being invested in the […]
Why are women directors ‘excluded’ from cinema history?
Getty Only four of the 100 greatest foreign-language films were directed by women, according to BBC Culture’s poll. It’s evidence that men have ‘controlled most aspects of film’, writes Ana Maria Bahiana. Looking at the results of BBC Culture’s world cinema poll, one element is most shocking. Two hundred-and-nine critics sent in their 10 greatest […]
Thorne digital skills class aims to end exclusion
PA Media The cost of broadband and equipment was a barrier to getting online for some people, according to Citizens Advice Classes on how to use mobile phones and computers have launched near Doncaster. People who attended the sessions, run by Citizens Advice in Thorne, said it had become difficult for them to order prescriptions, […]