Tate Britain, London Anderson creates figurative paintings with a dreamlike intangibility, exploring his black British and Jamaican heritage with a startlingly fragile and unresolved intensity Us and them, then and now, concrete and jungle, acceptance and rejection … Birmingham and Jamaica. Hurvin Anderson’s world is defined by clashing contrasts, by conflicts that can’t ever be resolved. The Brit...
Tate Britain, London Anderson creates figurative paintings with a dreamlike intangibility, exploring his black British and Jamaican heritage with a startlingly fragile and unresolved intensity Us and them, then and now, concrete and jungle, acceptance and rejection … Birmingham and Jamaica. Hurvin Anderson’s world is defined by clashing contrasts, by conflicts that can’t ever be resolved. The British artist’s washed out, hazy, heat-drenched take on figurative painting is him trying to figure it all out, to make sense of a senseless world. That he doesn’t manage to – that you leave this big, affecting and often very beautiful retrospective at Tate Britain with more questions than answers – doesn’t mean he’s failed. The opposite, actually. Continue reading...
The film-makers would say they’re making drama, not history. But this is not the moment for yet another second world war film with a heroic myth The new Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man , offers us a character, John Beckett, who is a British Nazi. One of the two founders of Britain’s first Nazi party in 1937, alongside William Joyce and John Angus Macnab, was indeed a man named John Beckett. ...
The film-makers would say they’re making drama, not history. But this is not the moment for yet another second world war film with a heroic myth The new Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man , offers us a character, John Beckett, who is a British Nazi. One of the two founders of Britain’s first Nazi party in 1937, alongside William Joyce and John Angus Macnab, was indeed a man named John Beckett. He had been director of publications for Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists, but that year he fell out with Mosley. I’m Beckett’s biographer . I’m also his son . So I can tell you authoritatively that he did not bear the smallest resemblance to the Peaky Blinders character. The film Beckett is a villain out of central casting who enjoys killing people, and who says in November 1940 (the year the film is set): “I need to know that you are willing to take part in an act of treason that will decide this war for Germany.” Continue reading...
The official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army has slammed Japan’s deployment of stand-off weapons, including upgraded Type-12 missiles, as forming a “kill network” capable of targeting coastal and inland areas of neighbouring countries. Japan’s enhanced Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles are set to be deployed at Camp Kengun in Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto prefecture by the end of this mon...
The official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army has slammed Japan’s deployment of stand-off weapons, including upgraded Type-12 missiles, as forming a “kill network” capable of targeting coastal and inland areas of neighbouring countries. Japan’s enhanced Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles are set to be deployed at Camp Kengun in Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto prefecture by the end of this month. The missiles are capable of reaching China’s coastal cities. On Tuesday, PLA Daily reported that...
The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch It is bitterly cold on the deck of the Allankay and the bosun, Luca Massari, is checking that none of us are wearing contact lenses before we descend into Antarctic waters. There is a risk, he warns, that lenses will freeze solid over the e...
The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch It is bitterly cold on the deck of the Allankay and the bosun, Luca Massari, is checking that none of us are wearing contact lenses before we descend into Antarctic waters. There is a risk, he warns, that lenses will freeze solid over the eyes. Massari himself is prepared for his surroundings. He is wearing thick goggles that make him look like an Olympic ski jumper. Massari is a burly, heavily tattooed veteran of the environmental organisation Sea Shepherd, which campaigns against exploitating the oceans. His deck team are preparing to launch the ship’s small boat, which Massari will helm. Eight of us are bundled in bright red dry suits, helmets and lifejackets; the average time to survive hypothermia in this wind-whipped water is just five minutes. The Allankay sailed to Coronation Island from New Zealand to document the krill fishing. Photograph: Alice Bacou/Sea Shepherd Continue reading...
(Young) After 2018’s meditative Honey, the Swedish star returns to her trademark skin-tingling electro bangers – but this time she’s unpicking her trademark fixation on romantic love The self-proclaimed Fembot has always pushed people’s buttons. Robyn might be best known for bringing raw emotion to the dancefloor, but her pop bangers about desire and despair are often spiked with commentary on soc...
(Young) After 2018’s meditative Honey, the Swedish star returns to her trademark skin-tingling electro bangers – but this time she’s unpicking her trademark fixation on romantic love The self-proclaimed Fembot has always pushed people’s buttons. Robyn might be best known for bringing raw emotion to the dancefloor, but her pop bangers about desire and despair are often spiked with commentary on social programming: “Plug me in and flip some switches,” she once quipped, posing as a sexed-up cyborg with a bloody, beating heart. So it’s not a shock to find the Swedish star in a lab coat on Dopamine, her first single in seven years. The song rushes with glittering, arpeggiated synths, but Robyn, now 46, holds it at arm’s length. “I know it’s just dopamine, but it feels so real to me / I’m tripping on our chemistry,” she muses, taking notes as her synapses tingle. “Is love more than chemicals?” she seems to be asking. Does it matter if it’s not? But this time the song is no social critique – it’s a whole new philosophy. Sexistential, Robyn’s ninth album, unravels the fixation on romantic love that fuelled her biggest songs. Gone are the soft edges and pulsing, sensual house of her previous album Honey, and back are the sharp electronic sounds of 2010’s Body Talk through a new lens. With long-term collaborator Klas Åhlund and a few familiar faces (including Metronomy’s Joe Mount and Swedish pop royalty Max Martin), Sexistential reimagines Robyn’s discography without romance as a vehicle. The title track is a sub-three-minute case study in her new mentality. Over minimal, jerking 80s house Robyn raps about hooking up while undergoing IVF as a solo parent: “Fuck a single mom, I’m not judgmental,” she winks, cleaving sex from reproduction and nuclear family. Its counterpart is Blow My Mind, a revamp of her billowy 2002 single made psychedelic, faster, sharper – no longer a textbook love song, but a song about loving her young son. Continue reading...
Arizona State’s head coach has turned around a losing program. Unsurprisingly, much of the discourse on the internet was not based on her leadership skills In March 2025, the Arizona State women’s basketball team were looking for a coach who could end a drought that had seen them go without a NCAA Tournament appearance – or even a winning season – since 2019-20. The choice was Molly Miller, a prov...
Arizona State’s head coach has turned around a losing program. Unsurprisingly, much of the discourse on the internet was not based on her leadership skills In March 2025, the Arizona State women’s basketball team were looking for a coach who could end a drought that had seen them go without a NCAA Tournament appearance – or even a winning season – since 2019-20. The choice was Molly Miller, a proven and successful head coach at Grand Canyon. Miller had led the Lopes to their first NCAA Tournament appearance and a 32–3 record in her final season with the team – a benchmark for the program and an important accomplishment within the broader scope of college basketball. She soon turned around Arizona State, leading them to a 24-11 record and a first appearance at the NCAA Tournament in six years. (Their season ended in the First Four.) Continue reading...
States have many policies to stop risky older drivers from renewing their licenses. But in practice, it's often adult children who must decide when to take the car keys away from an aging parent. (Image credit: Joel Rose)
States have many policies to stop risky older drivers from renewing their licenses. But in practice, it's often adult children who must decide when to take the car keys away from an aging parent. (Image credit: Joel Rose)
Denmark's prime minister called early parliamentary elections after gaining a popularity boost from standing up to President Trump over his threat to seize Greenland. (Image credit: Rob Schmitz)
Denmark's prime minister called early parliamentary elections after gaining a popularity boost from standing up to President Trump over his threat to seize Greenland. (Image credit: Rob Schmitz)
The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun . The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions. (Image credit: U.S. Navy)
The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun . The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions. (Image credit: U.S. Navy)
Local leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges.
Local leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges.
Private-sector activity in the euro area rose at the slowest pace since last May as the Iran war stokes inflation while endangering a nascent economic recovery. The Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by S&P Global dropped to 50.5 in March from 51.9 the previous month, though held above the 50 threshold separating growth from contraction. Analysts had predicted a dip to 51. Germany , the...
Private-sector activity in the euro area rose at the slowest pace since last May as the Iran war stokes inflation while endangering a nascent economic recovery. The Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by S&P Global dropped to 50.5 in March from 51.9 the previous month, though held above the 50 threshold separating growth from contraction. Analysts had predicted a dip to 51. Germany , the region’s biggest economy, saw its composite reading slip more than anticipated while also staying above 50. France fared worse, recording a third straight month below that level. Services were the weak point in each case, with manufacturers outperforming. “The flash Eurozone PMI is ringing stagflation alarm bells as the war in the Middle East drives prices sharply higher while stifling growth,” Chris Williamson , chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said Tuesday in a statement. “Firms’ costs are rising at the fastest rate for over three years amid the surge in energy prices and choking of supply chains resulting from the war.” The fighting in the Middle East is jeopardizing what was already only modest economic growth, with markets betting that higher interest rates will be needed to quell a renewed spike in inflation. Hope remains that the conflict will end soon, but investor sentiment is plunging on signs of lasting damage to oil and natural gas infrastructure. The European Central Bank is in wait-and-see mode, mindful that Donald Trump could change tack at short notice. But officials aren’t ruling out a hike in borrowing costs as soon as their next policy meeting in April, according to people familiar with the matter. Germany’s 10-year yield was little-changed after the data at about 3% and the euro held losses, down 0.2% at $1.1593. Money markets are adding to wagers on monetary tightening , with about 70 basis points priced by year-end. ECB Must Be Vigilant in Face of Stagflation Risks, Vujcic Says EU Leaders Face Multi-Year Energy Squeeze After...
SpaceX appears to be targeting an initial public offering (IPO) this year. Some analysts believe the IPO could be announced any day now. And while figures vary, experts agree that the company will likely be targeting a valuation between $1 trillion and $1.75 trillion, with as much as $50 billion in fresh capital raised from the sale. This could be the most exciting IPO in years thanks to two facto...
SpaceX appears to be targeting an initial public offering (IPO) this year. Some analysts believe the IPO could be announced any day now. And while figures vary, experts agree that the company will likely be targeting a valuation between $1 trillion and $1.75 trillion, with as much as $50 billion in fresh capital raised from the sale. This could be the most exciting IPO in years thanks to two factors in particular. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Iceland Strips Father Of Custody After Questioning Gender Transitioning Of His Minor Child Authored by Jonathan Turley, We just discussed the horrifying story of a Christian family in Sweden who have been unable to regain custody of their daughters after the government declared them religious extremists. In Iceland, a father has been stripped of his parental rights after speaking out against his 1...
Iceland Strips Father Of Custody After Questioning Gender Transitioning Of His Minor Child Authored by Jonathan Turley, We just discussed the horrifying story of a Christian family in Sweden who have been unable to regain custody of their daughters after the government declared them religious extremists. In Iceland, a father has been stripped of his parental rights after speaking out against his 11-year-old autistic son ‘s sex change. Alexandre Rocha, a French national who has lived in Iceland for 25 years, lost custody of the child to the child’s mother in December after questioning the long-term impacts of puberty blockers and hormone therapies. Rocha says that his child is confused and exposed to little beyond video games. He argued that his child’s autism and the trauma of the marital separation led to the findings of mental and emotional instability. He believes that his child was pulled along this course, attracted by the attention from the various advisers. The issue is not who is right or wrong, but why Iceland would terminate his parental rights because he has spoken out against what he believes is a harmful course of treatment for his child. He believes that experts ignored how autism can produce the same feelings that they used to justify his gender transition as a minor. He noted that his child also wanted to be a cat–often wearing cat ears in public. Elon Musk has supported the father . Musk has complained that he felt “tricked’ by experts in consenting to his own child to transition into a female. Rocha had accused the mother of obstructing visits. Court documents show that the mother denied intentionally obstructing court-ordered visitation. She alleged that the child refused visits because Rocha did not affirm the child’s gender identity or use the new name. There is an intense debate over the gender transitioning of minors. Various European countries have also halted certain procedures after countervailing studies suggesting that the risks are too h...
krblokhin Amazon ( AMZN ) said that Amazon Web Services' region in Bahrain was "disrupted" amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “The AWS Bahrain Region has been disrupted as a result of the ongoing conflict. We are working closely with local authorities and prioritizing the safety of our personnel throughout our recovery efforts," said an AWS spokesperson in an email to Seeking Alpha. Th...
krblokhin Amazon ( AMZN ) said that Amazon Web Services' region in Bahrain was "disrupted" amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “The AWS Bahrain Region has been disrupted as a result of the ongoing conflict. We are working closely with local authorities and prioritizing the safety of our personnel throughout our recovery efforts," said an AWS spokesperson in an email to Seeking Alpha. The disruption marks the second time in a month that the company's operations have been affected by the ongoing U.S.-Iran war. The company said it was helping to migrate customers to alternate AWS regions while it recovers. However, the company did not provide additional details, like the extent of the damage or how long it expects the disruption to last. "We continue to support affected customers, helping them to migrate to alternate AWS Regions, with a large number already successfully operating their applications from other parts of the world. As this situation evolves and, as we have advised before, we request those with workloads in the affected regions continue to migrate to other locations," said the spokesperson. The disruption is due to drone activity in the area, an Amazon spokesperson told Reuters. The report noted that Amazon did not immediately respond to a query on if its Bahrain facility was directly hit by a drone attack or if the disruption was due to nearby strikes. Earlier this month, AWS reported that facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates had lost power and it was working to recover, including transferring computing workloads to other regions. "These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage," said AWS earlier this month. AWS had said then that both affected regions had experienced physical impacts to infrastructure as a result of drone strikes. More on Amazon Amazon May Have Just Solved Its Anthropi...
The conflict in the Middle East has rattled markets around the world, but the gyrations have been especially pronounced in UK bonds, which are particularly vulnerable to jitters over inflation and strained government finances. Bonds fell globally in March on concern the conflict would prompt central banks to raise interest rates, but the UK endured some of the most extreme market moves. The 10-yea...
The conflict in the Middle East has rattled markets around the world, but the gyrations have been especially pronounced in UK bonds, which are particularly vulnerable to jitters over inflation and strained government finances. Bonds fell globally in March on concern the conflict would prompt central banks to raise interest rates, but the UK endured some of the most extreme market moves. The 10-year yield — a benchmark for Britain’s borrowing costs — briefly topped 5% on March 20 for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis (bond yields move in the opposite direction of prices). Traders are betting that the Bank of England will raise rates by at least half a percentage point this year. It’s a grim backdrop for a country already contending with fragile finances and political challenges. The rise in borrowing costs is making it harder for the government to meet its fiscal targets, creating an extra headache for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer , who has been facing leadership threats from within the governing Labour Party . The UK bond market stabilized somewhat after President Donald Trump claimed the US was negotiating with Iran to bring an end to the conflict. But even if that comes to fruition, oil and gas prices are unlikely to fall swiftly back to their prewar levels as damaged energy infrastructure will take a long time to fix. Why did the UK bond market take such a big hit? UK government bonds, which are often called gilts because they used to be issued as paper certificates with a golden edge, are heading for their worst month since the historic rout that led to the ousting of former Prime Minister Liz Truss . The UK is particularly vulnerable due to its reliance on imported energy, persistent inflation and its dependence on foreign borrowing. The war in the Middle East all but halted traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz, sending oil and gas prices climbing. The leap in commodity prices sparked fears of a rerun of 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukra...