1 hour ago Pride Toronto loses corporate funding as Trump’s DEI purge has chilling effect

Canadian event loses three sponsors who also do business in the US to avoid being seen as supporting LGBTQ+ rightsPride Toronto, one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, is reeling from the loss of three major sponsors who have pulled funding after Donald Trump’s purge of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes in the US.Kojo Modeste, the executive director of the Canadian event said that the sponsors who also do business in the US are seeking to avoidbeing seen as supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Gene Hackman and 'Hoosiers' long have been point of pride for tiny Milan, Indiana

The dazzling films of Gene Hackman stand out for sports fan for one reason: His unforgettable role as Norman Dale, coach of the feel-good, state champion Hickory Huskers from a tiny Indiana town

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7 h. ago How to have an unforgettable Canadian adventure in Alberta’s lesser

Alberta’s beauty goes beyond Banff and Jasper. From wildlife spotting in Elk Island to hiking Waterton Lakes, road-tripping is the best way to explore. Soar over glaciers, discover dinosaur tracks, and experience Canada’s wild heart with our ultimate guide

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10 h. ago Adventure Cinema returns to Dumfries House with exciting showings

Film lovers can enjoy 'Pretty Woman', 'The Goonies' and sing-along showing of 'Grease' this August.

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10 h. ago Panda Bear: Sinister Grift review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Domino)Noah Lennox’s powerful and adventurous album has plenty of playlistable psych-pop, but then turns introspective: it’s a striking emotional arcThe last time the world heard from Noah “Panda Bear” Lennox, he was in the company of Pete Kember, better known as Sonic Boom, co-founder of Spacemen 3 – the latest in a string of musical left-turns that have made Lennox the most prolific and intriguing member of Animal Collective. Solo, he has variously spawned an entire sub-genre more or less singlehanded (the sample-heavy sound of his acclaimed 2007 album Person Pitch effectively gave birth to chillwave), collaborated with Daft Punk, Solange, Paramore and Jamie xx, commissioned dub albums from On-U Sound’s Adrian Sherwood, and dabbled in a stark acoustic sound on 2019’s Buoys.Lennox and Kember’s collaborative album, Reset, united two generations of psychedelic experimentalists in a charmingly playful musical dialogue. Among its delights was a track called Whirlpool. It sounded beati...

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10 h. ago Lesser known measles symptom that can appear in the mouth before rash develops

Noticing the sign could be a symptom of the disease before a diagnosis

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11 h. ago Enjoy genuine African safari for less than a weekend at Chester zoo

Adventure-seekers can experience the full majesty of an African safari for £261 per night.

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11 h. ago Gene Hackman: A character actor who was spellbinding as tough guys and fools

The Oscar-winner starred in The French Connection, Mississippi Burning, The Poseidon Adventure, The Royal Tenenbaums amid a host of other movies.

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11 h. ago The 'best' Eurocamp holiday park near two beach destinations

Reporter Vicky Lissaman went on a Eurocamp stay at Le Vieux Port in France and it offered the perfect mix of beachside beauty, thrilling waterparks, family-friendly activities, and unforgettable sunset celebrations

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13 h. ago AD FEATURE: Make your celebration simply unforgettable with these Welsh party venues

Discover your ideal location for fun, food and exciting experiences - creating memories to cherish for life

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13 h. ago Gene Hackman and pianist wife Betsy Arakawa found dead at home with their dog

The Oscar-winning star of The French Connection, The Conversation, Superman and The Poseidon Adventure has died, along with his classical musician wife, according to a Santa Fe sheriffOscar-winning actor Gene Hackman has died at the age of 95. In a statement to the Santa Fe New Mexican, County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon in their home in the Santa Fe Summit community northeast of the city.It quoted the police department saying: “We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday.” The Press Association confirmed there is an “active investigation’’ into the deaths. Sheriff Mendoza said there was no immediate indication of foul play. He did not provide a cause of death or say when the couple might have died. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Gene Hackman and pianist wife Betsy Arakawa found dead at home alongside one of their dogs

The Oscar-winning star of The French Connection, The Conversation, Superman and The Poseidon Adventure has died, along with his classical musician wife• Gene Hackman: the star of every scene he was in – appreciation• Gene Hackman: a life in pictures – gallery• ‘Who are you calling a star?’: Gene Hackman interviewed at home in Santa Fe in 2002Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon in their home in the Santa Fe Summit community northeast of the city.In a statement to the Santa Fe New Mexican, County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said: “We can confirm that both Gene Hackman and his wife were found deceased Wednesday.” The Press Association confirmed there is an “active investigation’’ into the deaths. Sheriff Mendoza said there was no immediate indication of foul play. He did not provide a cause of death or say when the couple might have died. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Drake concert employee claims what REALLY happened at the rapper's disastrous final show in Brisbane

An employee at Drake's Brisbane concert has claimed there were disastrous issues with the Canadian rapper's final show on Tuesday night.

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28 h. ago Michelle Trachtenberg: Gossip Girl star dies aged 39 after worrying social media post

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg shot to fame as a child star at age 3, starring as Nona Mecklenberg on the hit Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete before starring on Gossip Girl

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29 h. ago ‘Champagne for my real friends!’ Francis Bacon masterpiece escapes to the artist’s old drinking den

Seeing Bacon’s stunning depiction of his lover Peter Lacy hanging in a reincarnation of the watering hole where his skeletal friends would drink, stagger and cackle was a fleeting yet unforgettable experienceWhen a work of art fails to excite, interest or move me, the word that comes to mind is “dead”. Bad art is lifeless, good art is alive and great art is supervital. And it’s a supervital masterpiece I am looking at right now. Face as sharply hewn as a Congolese mask, with a flesh-coloured pullover melting into the shadows of his loins, Peter Lacy dominates the room, captured in a gold-framed portrait by his lover Francis Bacon.That room is the Colony Room Green in London, not the original Colony Room but a bar nearby that lovingly recreates, with the precision of an art installation or stage set, the bohemian drinking den run by Muriel Belcher where Bacon would order drinks all round with his famous toast: “Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends!” Its gre...

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30 h. ago A moment of reflection and Himalayan adventures – readers’ best photos

Click here to submit a picture for publication in these online galleries and/or on the Guardian letters page Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Single woman praised over her 'genius' trick to create 'adventurous' dating profile

Roommates Lexi Robb and Alli Marshall took an unconventional approach to building their online presence by faking pictures with the help of their TV.

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30 h. ago ‘The killers I met in jail didn’t scare me’: singer Rokia Traoré on why prison was ‘a privilege’

After serving time in Paris, Rome and Brussels, the Malian star is ready to perform again – and planning a book and a stage show about her fellow inmates and her own prison experiences‘It’s been like a kind of military training,” says Rokia Traoré of the nine months she has just spent in European prisons. “It was very hard. I was in a bad psychological state because I was separated from my children, but at the same time it was a kind of privilege because I was learning things it’s not possible to learn without being in that situation. Everything is much more intense. Sharing a small space with someone – in a week you know more about them than their mother. You know everything: when she is happy, when she cries, when she goes to the toilet, when she has a shower. You see everything.”Born and based in Mali, she is one of the most inventive and adventurous female artists in Africa; a singer who can switch from delicate acoustic styles to rock, powered by her bluesy electric guitar work...

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32 h. ago Elvis is in the building: A rock 'n' roll revival for care home residents

To celebrate the 90th birthday of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, residents across three Scottish care homes laced up their blue suede shoes for an unforgettable Elvis revival party.

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34 h. ago Revealed: The UK's most Googled sex term of 2024... and what it means

According to Cosmopolitan UK's top trending sexual questions, the most searched query of 2024 centered around the lesser-known orientation - autosexuality.

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