Marjorie Prime, Menier Chocolate Factory, review: This AI play has astonishing scope March 16, 2023 Majorie Prime review and star rating: ★★★★ I wasn’t sure what to make of Jordan Harrison’s memory play, Marjorie Prime, at first. It’s almost oppressively sad, and at times, feels like it lacks a story. But it has lingered in my mind far longer than anything else I’ve seen this year. Everyone’s here to see [...]
African migrants, Donald Trump and ‘Today I feel gay’: Gianni Infantino’s 10 most outrageous quotes as Fifa president March 16, 2023 What Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s utterances lack in self-awareness they make up for in bombast and questionable parallels. From praising President Trump, Russia and Iran to comparing his career with Rwanda’s recovery from genocide, Infantino’s speeches and other public pronouncements rarely fail to raise eyebrows. To mark his re-election, City A.M. has compiled 10 of [...]
St Patrick’s Day events in London – where to drink and celebrate March 16, 2023 Whether covering yourself with shamrock face paint or just getting completely and utterly sloshed on Guinness, St Patrick’s Day is this Friday and that means celebrations are required. Here’s where to raise a glass this Friday. Savage Garden This Tower Bridge rooftop bar has its own list of Irish cocktails to get people in the [...]
Checking into Prince William and Kate’s getaway, Cheval Blanc Randheli Maldives March 16, 2023 THE HOLIDAY: Over-water villas and white sand beaches? Meh, I’ve heard it all before. The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives can feel so clichéd, it takes a seriously swish hotel to stand out from the rest. Enter Cheval Blanc Randheli, a very French take on the postcard-pristine tropical idyll, owned by luxury goods house [...]
Fifa’s Infantino says first election win was inspired by Rwanda genocide recovery March 16, 2023 Fifa president Gianni Infantino has likened his first election win in 2016 to the Rwandan genocide recovery as he spoke upon his re-election in the country’s capital Kigali. “What this country has suffered and how this country came back up is inspiring for the entire world,” he said. The Fifa president, first elected in 2016, [...]
Women’s golf, prize money and the fight for equal pay: Is the sport heading in the right direction? March 16, 2023 As women’s world No1, Lydia Ko is accustomed to breaking new ground and last month was no exception. At Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, the New Zealander became the first Aramco Saudi Ladies International champion to receive equal prize money to the winner of the equivalent men’s tournament, Abraham [...]
One of Britain’s biggest killers is largely preventable. And it might only take a test March 16, 2023 | Sponsored Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of deaths in England. Many people don’t know about it, or think it doesn’t affect them – yet it is the cause of one in four deaths across England. The good news is that CVD is largely preventable and your blood pressure is the easiest way to tell if [...]
Lineker row offers the BBC a chance to reflect on how it does sport March 16, 2023 National treasuredom isn’t codified. It is a status that creeps up on individuals, usually as they enter their twilight years. It does not reflect universal approbation, but certainly requires dissenters to be in a dwindling minority. Gary Lineker is clearly too divisive a figure to be considered a national treasure just yet, but the past [...]
Aramco Team Series Singapore: The players looking to KO world No1 Lydia March 16, 2023 It’s not all about Lydia Ko in Singapore, where the world No1 will be joined at the first Aramco Team Series event of the year by a field featuring seasoned winners and rising stars alike. Ko’s LPGA Tour colleague Danielle Kang, the 2017 Women’s PGA Championship winner, will also be teeing it up at Laguna [...]
Scream VI review: Slasher sequel hits the spot, but only briefly March 16, 2023 Scream VI begins with a familiar refrain: a phone ringing. It then continues a familiar refrain, rehashing the same plot points, characterisation, and exact conversations from the previous five instalments. The original Wes Craven film was a genuine masterpiece, repositioning the lumbering slasher movie as a smart, self-referential pop-culture touchstone that would spawn a thousand [...]