How The Clash’s Joe Strummer inspired progressive politics in his fans: Colaimages/Alamy Joe Strummer, lead singer and lyricist for the seminal punk band, The Clash, died 20 years ago this December. Strummer, the son of a British senior civil servant and whose real name was John Graham Mellor, wrote songs that did not shy away …
How Star Wars’ Jedi were inspired by the Knights Templar: Lucasfilm Ltd Star Wars is once again in the spotlight and pulling on nostalgic heartstrings in the new Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. The series follows members of the knightly order of Jedi as they are persecuted across the …
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, singer who inspired Elvis: one of many women sidelined from musical history: James J Kriegsmann/WIkipedia, CC BY-SA Elvis Presley is the perfect subject matter for Australian film director Baz Luhrmann. Not just because the opulence of Presley’s showmanship and Lurhmann’s trademark visual style are perfect bedfellows, but because the “Presleyverse” itself is …
How Wordle inspired me to create a 3D printing wiki the open source way: How Wordle inspired me to create a 3D printing wiki the open source way Adam Bute Sat, 06/18/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like You decide to buy a 3D printer. You do your research, …
The Essex Serpent: the real myths, folklore and heroines inspired by the county: The Essex Serpent follows Cora as her science comes in conflict with the religious and superstitious beliefs of the locals in the Essex village of Aldwinter. Apple+ Enticed by rumours of a mythical creature haunting the Blackwater marshes in Essex, England, recently …
Write code inspired by Shakespeare with esolang: Maybe you’ve heard that playwright William Shakespeare contributed 1,700 new words to the English language. But did you know that he has an entire programming language as well? SPL (Shakespeare programming language) was created to make source code resemble Shakespeare plays. It is an esoteric language, also known …
James Bond: the spy who loved Europe – and inspired scores of copycat European movies in return: shutterstock Last year’s James Bond blockbuster, No Time to Die, is permeated by a sense of closure. For one thing, the ironically titled movie brings closure to Daniel Craig’s portrayal of the famous fictional spy. By having Bond finally …
Four times Shakespeare has inspired stories about robots and AI: Milos Kojadinovic/Alamy Science fiction is a genre very much associated with technological marvels, innovations, and visions of the future. So it may be surprising to find so many of its writers are drawn to Shakespeare – he’s a figure associated with tradition and the past. …
South Africa in the news: Scotland rolled for 60 by inspired Afghanistan: Scotland were skittled for just 60 as their Super 12 debut ended in a massive 130- defeat to an inspired Afghanistan.: “South Africa” – BingNews T20 World Cup 2021: Match 18, South Africa vs West Indies Match Prediction – Who will win today’s …
The Prestige: the real-life warring Victorian magicians who inspired the film: Warning: containers spoilers for The Prestige After years of a cat and mouse chase across Europe, two magicians are ready to declare war on one another. One, bitter over the loss of his son after a bullet-catch gone wrong at his own hand, steals …
Squid Game: the real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired the hit TV show: Netflix Squid Game is anything but your typical, saccharine, soft-glow Korean television drama. In this biting commentary on life in South Korea today, viewers are presented with a twisting, technicolour story of violence, betrayal and desperation. All of this is …
9/11 inspired an outpouring of classical music – too much of it thoughtless and emotionless: Bailey-Cooper PhotographyAlamy From natural disasters to war, classical composers have long responded to traumatic events with their music, especially in the 20th century. The Danish composer Carl Nielsen composed Paraphrase on Nearer My God to Thee (1912) following the sinking …
South Africa in the news: How Jason English inspired the next generation of South African engineers: Jason English, inspired the next generation of South African engineers by helping a group of school kids recognise their potential.: “South Africa” – BingNews Novavax: Large study finds COVID-19 shot about 90% effective: Vaccine maker Novavax says its shot …
New material inspired by spider silk could help solve our plastic problem: Shutterstock/Olga Miltsova Plastics are very useful materials. They’ve contributed significant benefits to modern society. But the unprecedented amount of plastics produced over the past few decades has caused serious environmental pollution. Packaging alone was responsible for 46% out of 340 million tonnes of …
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Philip Ochieng: Kenyan editor and author who did it his way and inspired a generation: Philip Ochieng, the Kenyan journalist who made his mark across East Africa. Author provided Philip Ochieng – who has died at the age of 83 – was a celebrated Kenyan editor, author and hard-hitting columnist who made his mark across …
Five tourist trips in the UK inspired by classic novels: Some books can really bring to life the place in which they’re set. Their words knit together in such a way that whole landscapes or entire floorplans of buildings you’ve never visited before spring forth in your mind. Often these settings are based upon real …
Try a text editor inspired by Notepad++: If you look online for great open source text editors, you’re bound to come across Notepad++. An enduring and popular editor, Notepad++ is built only for Windows. I use the open source operating system Linux but was nevertheless curious to experience Notepad++. Fortunately for me, I discovered one way to try …