5 h. ago BRYONY GORDON: Workplace drinking culture is the haven of the functioning alcoholic

I was only supposed to be going for one. It's always that way, isn't it, when it comes to after-work drinks. 'Let's just have a quick glass of wine,' someone will say as they put on their coat.

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39 h. ago A Want in Her review – daughter’s searing portrait of family addiction and mental illness

Film-maker Myrid Carten exposes her relationship with her mother – who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism – in this painful but powerful documentaryFor anyone who has been close to an alcoholic, or someone with mental-health issues or, as is the case here, both at once, this is a hard watch. Film-maker Myrid Carten, who holds the camera much of the time as well as directing, exposes here the open wound that is her relationship with her mother Nuala, who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism. Nuala often goes missing on binges, and as the film opens we hear Myrid telling someone on the phone how she just spotted her mother on a Belfast street in a total state, but recognisable because of the glamorous high-heeled shoes she was wearing.You’d struggle to realise this is the same woman we see in news footage from years earlier: soignée, composed and described as a social worker who has written a guidance paper for police on how to handle victims of domestic abuse. The Nuala of ...

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61 h. ago Under the Open Sky review – absorbing portrait of a threatened way of life

Intimate, unhurried documentary follows a family of camel herders on the plains of western IndiaThe title of Sonum Sumaria’s languid film might suggest a general sense of possibilities, but her documentary in fact focuses on an indigenous way of life that has become painfully constricted. Ahmed and his family – descended from a long line of nomadic herders – raise camels on the plains of Kutch in western India. Their daily rituals, making rotis over open fires and nursing their livestock, unfold in intimate, unhurried scenes.These routines are deeply in communion with nature, but the landscape has irrevocably shifted, threatening their very existence. A drought rages, leaving little water for Ahmed’s ailing animals. Climate change is not the only cause; in impressionistic wide shots, we see glimpses of wind turbines and factories, private enterprises that turn the surrounding environment into barren land. Moreover, while laws allocate grazing ground for cows and buffalo, no such mea...

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61 h. ago Under the Open Sky review – camels and turbines in absorbing portrait of a threatened way of life

Intimate, unhurried documentary follows a family of nomadic herders on the plains of western IndiaThe title of Sonum Sumaria’s languid film might suggest a general sense of possibilities, but her documentary in fact focuses on an indigenous way of life that has become painfully constricted. Ahmed and his family – descended from a long line of nomadic herders – raise camels on the plains of Kutch in western India. Their daily rituals, making rotis over open fires and nursing their livestock, unfold in intimate, unhurried scenes.These routines are deeply in communion with nature, but the landscape has irrevocably shifted, threatening their very existence. A drought rages, leaving little water for Ahmed’s ailing animals. Climate change is not the only cause; in impressionistic wide shots, we see glimpses of wind turbines and factories, private enterprises that turn the surrounding environment into barren land. Moreover, while laws allocate grazing ground for cows and buffalo, no such m...

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3 d. ago The fury at home left me terrified of anger. Until a teacher showed me how to use it as a force for good | Marisa Bate

In an eye-opening drama class, Miss Smith taught me that rage didn’t only belong to menWe always knew it was coming. There were signs we’d learned to read: a change in atmosphere, the sound of the fridge door opening, wine glugging into a glass. And then it would arrive. My stepfather’s anger filled the house, even the rooms he wasn’t in. We breathed it in and out silently, waiting for the storm to pass, waiting to see if we would all make it out OK. As a young girl growing up in that house, I was used to feeling that dark, threatening clouds were constantly looming on the horizon. And I learned that anger – even the smell of it on the air – was terrifying.And then I met Miss Smith*. Miss Smith was my A-level drama teacher at my brilliant secondary school in the home counties. She was full of ideas and passion and, I suspect, had an ambition to open the eyes of her overwhelmingly sheltered pupils. One Wednesday morning, she asked us to work on our improv skills, while exploring the ...

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6 d. ago ‘Like it had been put on Earth specially for me’: readers’ favourite European city breaks

From the later summer glow of Marseille to polar nights in Tromsø, our tipsters choose their favourite cities • Tell us about a great trip you’ve had since hitting 60 – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherSibiu, the former capital of Transylvania, proved a wonderful place to visit. The city’s old town is on a hill, with every other building in the three main squares and the sidestreets seemingly a historic monument, dominated by the medieval Lutheran cathedral of Saint Mary. The characteristic design of attic windows makes it clear why Sibiu is called “the town of a thousand eyes”, and the Teutsch Haus provides a brilliant history of the region and the Transylvanian Saxons. The old town is crammed full of restaurants and cafes, and down by the river there is a local market with giant aubergines, tomatoes and peppers. For an evening glass, Wine Not has a vast selection of Romanian (and Moldovan) wines, and a black cat to talk to.Barbara Forbes Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Revealed: How Julie Andrews looks so good at 90 after overcoming a rough childhood with an alcoholic mother and abusive stepfather

The Surrey-born actress, 90, has only seen her success soar in recent years as the voice of Lady Whistledown in Netflix 's popular Bridgerton series - all while looking as youthful as ever.

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2 w. ago How many drinks a week it takes to increase your risk of dementia revealed – and it’s less than you think

WE lap up any study saying a cheeky glass of red is good for us. And the polyphenols in wine may be good for the heart in moderation, a growing body of evidence suggests booze is detrimental to the brain. In the UK, there are around 982,000 people living with dementia, a figure predicted to...

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2 w. ago Lady Mary Charteris dazzles at House of Guinness premiere alongside fellow eccentric high

Real-life members of the high-society Guinness family led the stars attending the premiere of new Netflix series, House Of Guinness, held at London's Picturehouse Central on Tuesday night.

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2 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for ricotta fritters with chard and sage butter | Quick and easy

Light and pleasingly rustic dumplings of ricotta, parmesan and chard, fried until golden and doused in sage butterI have wonderful memories of making spinach and ricotta malfatti (best described as wonderfully light, wonkily formed, fresh gnocchi-type dumplings) from the late, great Russell Norman’s Venice cookbook. He suggests forming them by dropping them into a wine glass of polenta, swirling the glass to coat each malfatti, then poaching. I made them for my parents’ first visit to our new home, and encouraged everyone to get involved by swirling their own; I also made them for weaning (with a little less salt) and got my daughter, Alba, involved as soon as she was old enough to hold a wine glass. They’re that good. But now, with not one but two toddlers to contend with, I make life a lot easier by turning them into fritters, and use up the insane quantities of chard from the garden at the same time. This is my homage to Russell’s original. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I channelled my anger into a diss track’: what fuels the in

The band’s melodic new indie-punk album seems a change of pace. But it can’t mask the frontman’s brutal honesty. He talks about childhood trauma – and partying with Post MaloneWhen Ian Shelton was growing up in Enumclaw, a small town near Seattle, coming home from school was a constant step into the unknown. “I was living in fear of the next fucked-up experience,” he says. Sitting in a store room above the London venue his band Militarie Gun will later fill with shoutalong aggro-pop energy, the singer is jetlagged but animated as he puts himself back there, his sandy hair peeking from beneath the hood of his sweatshirt. “Twice, my bus pulled up as an ambulance pulled away from our house,” he continues. “There was never a point when you were safe from things getting worse.”Shelton says his childhood was defined by addiction. His mother was a relapsed alcoholic, meaning rehab, AA meetings and spells in jail. Often, it fell to him to look out for his younger siblings. “There was a huge...

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2 w. ago 'Genius' red wine stain removal hack costs 33p per use and 'works in minutes'

No need to worry if you drop a glass of wine on your carpet - this cheap easy cleaning hack uses common supermarket items and can help vanish even the worst spills

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3 w. ago My alcoholic mother gave me my first glass of wine when I was 5. My life descended into addiction aged 14 and here's why I believe the problem's genetic: ARABELLA BYRNE

As is often the case, we need more wine. But I'm not a naughty teenager drinking with my friends: I'm drinking at home with my mother. More than this, she is an alcoholic - as am I.

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last month Revealed: Ange Postecoglou's glass of red wine with Evangelos Marinakis that sealed the Nottingham Forest job

Mail Sport can reveal the pair met in July, when Postecoglou - who is of Greek heritage - was presented with an award by the Greek Super League, to recognise his achievements with Spurs.

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last month Revealed: Ange Postecoglou's glass of red wine with Evangelos Marinakis that sealed the Nottingham Forest job, with announcement on replacing Nuno Espirito Santo due TODAY

Mail Sport can reveal the pair met in July, when Postecoglou - who is of Greek heritage - was presented with an award by the Greek Super League, to recognise his achievements with Spurs.

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