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A volcanic explosion every 15 minutes: how Australia’s museums are turning to tech to lure us in
It starts with a low rumble, then an explosion and a deafening roar. A pyroclastic flow bursts from the volcano and hurtles towards us at a frightening speed. Showers of ash appear to pummel the space around us – well technically, it’s a pumice lapilli unique to Mount Vesuvius – …
MPs fear government too trusting of China in wake of alleged spy scandal
MPs fear the government is moving too fast to re-establish UK-China relations as some consider naming the alleged
spy who used his relationship with Prince Andrew
to get access to the heart of the British establishmentMinisters will come under pressure this week to set a timeline …
Double tops: Lukes lead way but world darts championship field is wide open
The double two. At the end of the seventh set. Luke Littler’s on 58, two darts left, but he thinks he’s on 68. He hits the treble-18. Realises what he’s done. Steps away. Steps up. Misses the double two that would have put him 5-2 up in the world championship …
SXSW arts and tech festival leaves Texas for a jaunt in east London
Barack Obama, Johnny Cash, Matthew McConaughey, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerburg have all taken a turn at addressing its crowds, but now the Texan culture and tech festival that likes to predict the future is to become a bona fide East Ender.
The European edition of South by Southwest has …
Ben Elton: ‘I fancied Olivia Newton-John. It’s alright to say that about a third cousin, right?’
Of all the things you’ve written, what gets quoted at you the most?
It’d be something from my three series of Blackadder [2-4]. That’s the one that really entered the culture. I think the thing I’m proudest of is how both Young Ones and Blackadder genuinely seeped into …
‘Gisele is waiting for explanations’: the dark questions at the heart of the Pelicot trial
In the four years after she discovered her husband had been drugging her and inviting strangers into their home to rape her, Gisèle Pelicot liked to walk to clear her head.
Striding through the countryside alone, she would throw the questions that tormented her to the wind: “Dominique, how could …
On my radar: Fran Healy’s cultural highlights
Fran Healy was born in Stafford in 1973 and raised in Glasgow. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art where he joined the band Travis (originally known as Glass Onion), becoming their singer and principal songwriter. They released their first album in 1997 but it was their second, 1999’s …
‘It’s game over for facts’: how vibes came to rule everything from pop to politics
Facts were cool for about 250 years. From the Enlightenment until this century, facts were where it was at. They had a good innings. But it is game over for facts, the end of the line for statistics. These days, what counts is what you feel. In other words, it’s …
Seth Meyers: ‘Trump’s fake populism was a con and it couldn’t be any clearer’
Donald Trump
becoming Time’s Person of the Year.Seth Meyers
could only laugh on Thursday evening at the image of Trump, just named
Time magazine’s Person of the Year, ringing the …The kids in America: my favourite show of 2024 isn’t even on TV
Hello! Welcome! Thank you for fishing us out among all of the breaking news, Christmas promo codes and rival newsletters: we appreciate you. And here is your reward: a heartwarming ode to the loveliest channel on YouTube. No, it’s not Chicken Shop Date, although Amelia Dimoldenberg and Andrew Garfield’s date …