Every time someone complains that our new prime minister is boring, I rue the day that politics became a performing art. The degradation began, as the entertainment journalist Ramin Setoodeh relates, when Donald Trump was catapulted into power by The Apprentice, a reality/talent/gameshow over which he presided on NBC from 2004 until 2017. Before this, … Read more
When the 43-year-old Italian architect Valentina Moretti returned to Italy from living in Switzerland and the US to help her father, Vittorio, in his construction company, she seized the chance to work on the prototype of her vision for the future of prefabricated homes. “After many years working with famous architects, I understood that I … Read more
Imagine a world in which you could solve problems, create art or music or even improve your tennis serve in your sleep. If scientists working in the field of lucid dreams succeed, that world could become a reality sooner than we realise. Researchers are developing techniques that could enable more people to experience lucid dreams … Read more
This month, stencilled artworks by the street artist Banksy have been defaced, as with his Nissan-trampling rhino, or removed, as with his satellite-dish wolf and hoarding-bound big cat – sometimes just hours after their first public appearances. While the wolf was either stolen to order or opportunistically taken (and, much like the bronze Barbara Hepworth … Read more
In a little over four months, Bradford takes the mantle of city of culture for 2025. But the city is in a race against time to resolve an almost perfect storm of over-running civic works, delays to infrastructure refurbishment, crises with transport and uncertainty over one of the proposed flagship venues, which is causing something … Read more
Getty Images Fan-made sped-up versions of RAYE’s single Escapism helped the artist climb the charts Some music fans now know 15-second sped up snippets of songs better than the real thing. It’s thanks to an emerging trend on social media, particularly TikTok, of creators changing the tempo of popular songs by 25-30%, to accompany short … Read more
4 min read Last Updated : Aug 18 2024 | 4:48 PM IST The purchasing power of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in India is on the rise, driving luxury car brands to expand their presence across the country, particularly in Tier-II and Tier-III cities. Mercedes-Benz India recently announced an investment of Rs 150 crore … Read more
BBC Sarah Cook was threatened with huge fines and jail over a train ticket It should have been a quick, simple rail journey. Nearly two years ago, Sarah Cook hopped on a train at Wombwell Station, just outside her pet shop in South Yorkshire, to travel one stop to Barnsley. A mere six minutes. “I … Read more
Tens of thousands of Democrats are expected to descend on Chicago this week for their party’s convention, bubbling with a feeling few had anticipated: pure, unconfined joy. At the end of their four-day fete, when the red, white and blue balloons tumble from the rafters of the United Center, Kamala Harris will have become the … Read more
In 1974, Scott Crollard, a teen on a church youth group trip, casually climbed cables to help reach the lofty summit of Half Dome, whose name describes a unique rock formation in California from which you can see the Yosemite Valley some 5,000ft below. “I remember sitting on the edge of the lip of Half … Read more