Poet, playwright and author Joseph Coelho has been named the new Waterstones children’s laureate, and will look to celebrate the power of poetry during his two-year tenure. Coelho takes over the role from How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell, who served three years instead of the usual two because of the coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery’s post-merger growing pains and an eye-watering $3 billion cost-savings target are hitting its programming strategy in Europe, variety can reveal. As the media conglomerate looks to recalibrate its streaming priorities, it will no longer produce originals for HBO Max in the Nordics (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland), Central Europe, the Netherlands and Turkey, … Read more
In its recently launched coffee table book in collaboration with Nation Media Group, Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) encapsulates the thrill of adventure by showcasing the action captured by prominent African sports photographers. The book pays homage to the art of sport photography and key sports photographers from Africa who have been monumental in promoting sports events across … Read more
Architecture in Japanese Manga: Exploring the World of Jujutsu Kaisen Courtesy of Weekly Shonen Jump Share Share Facebook Twitter Email pinterest WhatsApp Gold https://www.archdaily.com/984575/architecture-in-japanese-manga-exploring-the-world-of-jujutsu-kaisen Manga is an umbrella term for a wide variety of comic books and graphic novels originally produced and published in Japan, and unlike western comic books that we may be more … Read more
Macle. Maccle. Maacle. Mackle. Little wonder few people know what this particular type of diamond is; even the experts don’t agree on how to spell it. Over the many centuries and countries where macles have been used, the spellings differ, and that continues today, between companies and sometimes, even within them. But they do agree … Read more
I definitely lead a non-politician life; I smoke weed and I go to strip clubs with my wife,” the rapper Killer Mike says with a laugh. “But I care about people and I have a duty to my community. I am not an angry old man – I am a participant.” As if to demonstrate … Read more
With its first-ever exhibition on African fashion, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (known as the V&A), the world’s largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts, and design that was created 170 years ago, is attempting to address its colonial past. The landmark exhibition “Africa Fashion” features objects, sketches, textiles, photographs and films from across the … Read more
Elliot Page seems very pleased with his new passport photo. The 35-year-old actor, who uses he/they pronouns, shared the photo for his new passport, which presumably reflects his proper gender identity and name change. In the photo, the Juno star gave a black T-shirt over a silver necklace. Exciting: Elliot Page gushed over his new … Read more
It was over lunch with a colleague that Jonathan Hirons began to feel a bit strange. “I couldn’t quite catch what was going on,” he says, “and my words started to go.” Back in the office where he was having meetings, another colleague showed him a document Hirons had worked on and asked him to … Read more
How did you get into comedy?I grew up in the West Country and there wasn’t much of a comedy scene at the time. On the invite of a friend, I went to London and we saw a comedy gig in Archway that was comically alternative. It was like a sitcom’s version of what alternative comedy … Read more
