38 h. ago My Tennis Maestro review – unforced errors keep Italian coming

Venice film festivalPierfrancesco Favino is a robust lead as a teenage tennis hopeful’s charming yet flawed new coach in a film that’s too long and too indecisive to stand up to recent big hittersWe have had some sparky tennis movies recently, such as Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers and Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard, and it seemed at first as if this coming-of-age comedy from Italian actor turned director Andrea Di Stefano could be joining them. But despite a very robust lead performance from Pierfrancesco Favino, the enjoyably grizzled alpha male of Italian cinema, this completely runs aground in the third act, quite unable to decide if it should offer the traditional comeback story of an underdog sports movie, or if it should pursue its implied repudiation of the win-at-all-costs ethic. The other issue is whether its young hero should ignore what his dad has to say in favour of an attractive, if flawed, new mentor. The film does in fact appear finally to get off the fence on ...

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2 d. ago In an age of toxic masculinity, the ‘performative male’ should be encouraged

While it is high time that men had their chops busted for being caught so awkwardly outside their comfort zones, at a time when gender equality has once again become contentious and precarious in America, is such a pile-on really necessary – or helpful? asks Mike Bedigan

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4 d. ago All the signs your friend is a 'performative male' from reading The Bell Jar in public to touting Labubus

Women on social media have been sharing signs they believe suggest a man may be trying to inauthentically pander to the female gaze - with the trend seen everywhere from Dublin to Jakarta.

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5 d. ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Scorpio is told to walk away from risky situations

Today's horoscope forAugust 28 sees one star sign gain greater success by teaming up with a talented friend, while another could damage a relationship with a co-worker

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8 d. ago Meet ‘the performative male’: Are men reading books for attention?

Are modern men really using literature to get laid? Lydia Spencer-Elliott speaks to the book boys themselves – and the women scorned – to find out the truth about the roaming readers getting mocked online

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1 week ago Labubus, The Bell Jar and tampons: the ‘performative male’ attracts attention

Men’s unconvincing feminist theatrics in attempt to impress progressive women are being skewered onlineThere is a new man in town. You may have spotted him posing with an oat milk matcha pretending to read a copy of The Bell Jar. Or maybe you saw him seeming to listen to Lana Del Rey deep cuts but his earphones weren’t plugged in.Maybe he makes a point of carrying tampons around with him for women in need. He’s called a “performative male” and is a relatively new archetype gaining traction – and inspiring mockery and critique – online. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trans woman who concealed gender before performing sex act on man is found guilty of sexual assault

Ciara Watkin, 21, of Stockton-on-Tees, was found guilty of multiple charges relating to sexual acts she performed on the 21-year old man over a number of days in June 2022.

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1 week ago Trans woman who concealed she had male genitalia before performing sex act on man is found guilty of sexual assault

Ciara Watkin, 21, of Stockton-on-Tees, was found guilty of multiple charges relating to sexual acts she performed on the 21-year old man over a number of days in June 2022.

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1 week ago Man feels manhood taken as trans woman 'did not reveal male genitalia before sex act'

Ciara Watkin concealed she had male genitalia when she met up with the man and performed sex acts on him at a home in Thornaby a number of years ago, a court heard

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1 week ago Sky announces future of Mr Bigstuff after Danny Dyer's Bafta win

EastEnders star Danny Dyer secured the prestigious Best Male Performance in a Comedy award at the Bafta TV Awards for his role in Mr Bigstuff

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1 week ago More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling

Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotelCouncils across England are weighing up their own legal challenges after a high court ruling blocked people seeking asylum from being housed in an Essex hotel.The Conservative-run Broxbourne council in Hertfordshire said it was taking legal advice “as a matter of urgency” on whether it could follow the example of neighbouring Epping Forest district council, which applied successfully for an injunction to stop asylum seekers being accommodated at the Bell hotel in the town. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I played in the NFL. Outrage over male cheerleaders is really about attempts to control masculinity

Sport has long been used to police what it means to be a man. But inclusivity on the sidelines reflects the game’s true power: bringing people togetherOf all the existential threats facing professional football – concussions that erode the minds of players, scandals that rot institutions from within, dwindling youth interest in a sport built on collision and control – who could’ve predicted that what would truly rattle some fans was the sight of two men dancing on the sideline?Earlier this month, the Minnesota Vikings unveiled their newly minted 35-member cheerleading squad with a bold promotional video captioned, “The next generation of cheer has arrived!” It wasn’t just the choreography that caught attention, but the fact that two male performers, Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn, were part of the group. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Benjamin Sesko's wish comes true after joining Man Utd as team

Benjamin Sesko was thrilled to move to Manchester United and it appears he already has a friend at the club, as one new signing made a huge sacrifice for the Slovenian

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3 w. ago Danny Dyer says Bafta win was ‘very emotional moment after 35 years in the game’

The former EastEnders star won the male performance in a comedy gong in May.

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3 w. ago Police discover extreme pictures involving children and animals on dad's phone

There were more than 200 images of extreme porn including a woman performing oral sex on a male horse whilether images included dogs and children

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4 w. ago Move aside, men! Female pilots perform better under pressure than males, study finds

Although 90 per cent of pilots are men, a new study has found that female pilots perform better under pressure than their male counterparts.

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