Women’s World Cup: Lionesses join England’s legendary heartbreak club with semi-final exit July 2, 2015 In the absence of antiquated measures such as, you know, winning things, the mark of an England team worth remembering has become that it endured – and from a fan’s perspective, inflicted – emotional trauma. Read more: Meet the City analyst making history with England Twenty-five years ago it was the heartache highwater-mark [...]
The artful dodger: Prolific forger Mark Landis gave all his counterfeit paintings away for free July 2, 2015 Mark Landis was 30-years-old and living alone in San Francisco when, on a whim, he decided to become a museum benefactor. “I had been seeing things on TV about wealthy philanthropists giving pictures away to museums in memory of people. I wanted to show my mother that I was doing well, I wanted to show [...]
PGA distances itself from Donald Trump following Mexican rapist comments July 2, 2015 If Donald Trump ever pens an account of his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" might be a book title worth borrowing. Read more: Donald Trump sues Univision for $500m over Miss USA beauty pageant The eccentric billionaire and golf lover has now found that he may not even [...]
US urges Switzerland to extradite arrested Fifa officials suspected of bribery July 2, 2015 The US has formally requested Switzerland extradites seven Fifa officials arrested in May on suspicion of taking bribes worth over $100m (£64.4m). Read more: Fifa slam Nobel Peace Centre in handshake row Formal extradition requests have been submitted by US embassy to Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice (FoJ) who will make a ruling on whether or [...]
Simon Roberts’ photographs of heritage sites explore the effect of history on identity for Britons in the 21st century July 2, 2015 Simon Roberts is a landscape photographer, but his real interest is in people. His pictures explore the way we interact with the land, how a sense of place informs a sense of identity, and how Britain’s long and varied history intrudes on modern life. At first glance the scenes he captures look unremarkable, but the [...]
Shirley Baker: One of the leading photographers of her time July 2, 2015 The history books paint mid-twentieth century northern industrial towns as grim places full of privation, poverty and soaring unemployment. It’s a narrative so dominant you could be forgiven for thinking nothing joyful ever happened there. But one woman, armed with a camera and a passionate belief in social justice, challenged the orthodoxy by showing life [...]
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The surprisingly refined world of Las Vegas dining July 2, 2015 If Las Vegas’ 110-year history was played out over a single day, the first decent restaurant would open shortly before midnight. Vegas went from a mining-boom service town to a mob-ruled vice den to a family holiday destination before Barack Obama’s favourite chef, Wolfgang Puck, opened Spago in 1992. It came as a surprise: prior [...]
Work and plays: Meet Richard Bean, Britain’s most successful contemporary playwright July 2, 2015 When Richard Bean’s One Man, Two Guvnors embarked on its first UK tour, every morning the dramatist would email James Corden (the lead) with tweaks and extra lines tailored to whatever audience he was facing that evening. Oh, you’re in Birmingham, swap line X with line Y. Leeds? Make sure you say Z. This tells [...]
Max Büsser’s 10th anniversary limited edition timepiece is a petrolhead’s dream July 2, 2015 It’s 10 years since one of Switzerland’s most creative horological brains, Maximilian Büsser, set up his “Max Büsser & Friends” brand, with the intention of working collaboratively with the finest watchmaking talents to create the most unusual, highly-specified timepieces. This one is styled around 1970s digital driving watches, in which time was shown at the [...]