A Scottish ice cream maker, whose crazy flavours include Strongbow's cider and Blue WKD, has had people from all over the world calling for batches to be sent to them. Videos of the artisan ice cream being made have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. Ice ...
In this political climate, it’s sometimes easy to forget that politicians are human, too. In the lead up to June’s general election, a selection of the UK’s most prominent MPs and party leaders were quizzed on their favourite restaurants. Let’s be fair – it’s far easier to talk to journalists ...
By Michael McNulty Although Quest is not an overtly political film, it is moored in the choppy waters of America’s racial, social and political tensions. Jonathan Olshefski never takes a stand or pushes an agenda, instead he provides an intimate portrait of a struggling family trying to survive. Centring on ...
Peter Tefft travelled across the US to attend the protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, with hundreds of white supremacists. His father, Pearce Tefft wrote a letter about his son and his presence at the right-wing gathering, that ended in rioting and the death of a woman due to a hit and ...
The Century 16 massacre of 2012, where a lone gunman, James Holmes, entered a packed cinema auditorium in Aurora, Colorado during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises and began shooting – leaving 12 people dead and another 70 injured – forms the stimulus from which indie writer/director Tim ...
The events that unfolded in Charlottesville at the weekend were a microcosm of a larger story of racism in America. As Hubert O'Hearn wrote here, Donald Trump has legitimised America to hate again, and where racial hatred had once become a marginalised facet of American society it is now out for all to ...
This year's Boomtown Fair queue is quickly becoming notorious for the shocking time it took for festival goes to gain entry into the site. Some revellers were waiting for a staggering seven and a half hours to gain entry into music festival site. This comes after the Winchester based festival ...
Trump's recent spate of belligerence follows on from China's failure to impose regime shattering sanctions on its neighbour. After meeting with Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in April, and developing a 'very, very great relationship' with the Chinese leader, Trump had high hopes that Xi would cooperate in forcing Kim Jong ...
Low interest rates are forcing Brits to switch traditional savings for more quirky investments – including books, vinyl records and TOYS. First editions by famous authors top the alternative investment chart, followed by collectable coins, toys, antiques and classic vinyl. Stamps, designer clothes, works of art and classic cars also ...