Daniel Craig’s turn as queer writer and an ‘unfilmable’ book brought to life – what you should watch, read and see this week: William S. Burroughs was a gay drug addict. A knot of contradictions, he was also deeply homophobic, sexist, racist and a gun-loving conservative, a passion that would eventually lead to him to …
Lee Miller: the model-turned-photographer who brought the horrors of war to Vogue: Kate Winslet battled for eight long years to get her biopic of American war photographer Lee Miller made, and this week finally saw its UK release. The Lee in question is the American-born Elizabeth “Lee” Miller, a remarkable woman whose glamorous and colourful …
Kenya unrest: the deep economic roots that brought Gen-Z onto the streets: The generation of Kenyans born between 1997 and 2012 – the Gen-Zs – have borne the brunt of the country’s slow economic growth. If a country has slow economic growth, it typically experiences higher unemployment rates, reduced income levels and decreased investments. It …
How 2-Tone brought new ideas about race and culture to young people beyond the inner cities: This Town, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight’s latest drama for the BBC, brings to life a defining – if short-lived – era in the history of British youth culture and popular music. Set in the West Midlands against the …
Fifty years after the Uruguay coup, why so few people have been brought to justice for dictatorship crimes: Uruguay marks 50 years from the beginning of its coup on June 27. On this day in 1973, President Juan Maria Bordaberry and the armed forces shut down parliament and inaugurated 12 years of state terror (1973-1985). …
Cocktails, curry and afternoon tea: inside the 1930s London conference that brought Gandhi to Buckingham Palace: Conference attendees, from top left: Sir Syed Sultan Ahmed, Mahatma Gandhi, Sir Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, Sarojini Naidu, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Radhabai Subbarayan, Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Dr BS Moonje, Jahan Ara Shahnawaz, …
How the UK government’s veto of Scotland’s gender recognition bill brought tensions in the union to the surface: From calls for a second Scottish independence referendum and speculation about “indy-curiousity” in Wales, to the collapse of the power-sharing agreement in Northern Ireland, the state of the UK union has been the subject of much political …
Lesotho’s election brought change. Six things needed to promote peace and democracy: Outgoing Lesotho prime minister Moeketsi Majoro, right, hands over the national flag as the symbol of passing power to his successor, Sam Ntsokoane Matekane, on 28 October 2022. Molise Molise/AFP via Getty Images Lesotho’s 2022 general election, its tenth since its independence from …
COVID lockdowns in Nigeria brought the fear of crime closer to home. What communities did next: The 2020 COVID lockdown witnessed an upsurge in crime in Ibadan, Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images The COVID pandemic changed people’s lives in many ways. For instance, lockdowns and curfews drove people from their cities’ streets and …
Trevor Noah brought a new perspective to TV satire – as well as a whole new audience: South African comedian Trevor Noah at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 12, 2022. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images After seven years of hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central, a hit comedy show …
How the music of an ancient rock painting was brought to life: A section of the Cederberg rock painting, digitally enhanced to emphasise red-ochreous colours. © Neil Rusch Archaeologists spend a lot of time examining the remains of distant pasts, which includes the study of rock paintings. This is largely visual work – but sometimes …
Kibaki’s capitalist outlook on education in Kenya brought mixed results: Emilio Mwai Kibaki, the recently deceased third president of Kenya Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Emilio Mwai Kibaki, retired third president of independent Kenya who has died , had a rich and multifaceted legacy as a long serving public official. But it is in education that he …
‘In the name of God, go’: the history of a speech that has brought down parliament and a prime minister: Oliver Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament. National Portrait Gallery, CC BY-NC MP and former cabinet minister, David Davis stood up in the House of Commons recently and told Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign. You …
South Africa in the news: Boris Johnson 8pm announcement: Booster jab target brought forward: In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister has said no one should be in any doubt that a “tidal wave of Omicron” was on the way.: “South Africa” – BingNews PM sets accelerated new year booster target in face …
Yazidi genocide: landmark guilty verdict for IS jihadi could transform how atrocities are brought to justice: The genocide verdict brought recently by a German court against an Iraqi member of Islamic State for crimes including the murder of a five-year-old Yazidi girl is a landmark decision which will clear the way for similar prosecutions. That …
South Africa in the news: Conservation tourism in Africa brought to its knees by Covid-19 travel bans: With trillions lost in revenue globally and up to 50% of jobs lost in Africa’s tourism sector, the industry faces an uncertain future.: “South Africa” – BingNews Africa’s Latest FIFA World Rankings: Ghana Retains 7th Position: The African …
South Africa in the news: How the Second World War Brought Origin to the Paralympics: By TCRN STAFF September 25, 2021 6 0 Share Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Email Must Read Culture & Lifestyle TCRN STA …: “South Africa” – BingNews United Rugby Championship is a chance to address South Africa’s wretched road record: Neither …
South Africa in the news: How the Second World War Brought Origin to the Paralympics: By TCRN STAFF September 25, 2021 6 0 Share Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Email Must Read Culture & Lifestyle TCRN STA …: “South Africa” – BingNews United Rugby Championship is a chance to address South Africa’s wretched road record: Neither …