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Several years ago, I was in New York City when I stumbled across an exhibition of the work of the photojournalist Gerda Taro. At the time, I had no idea who she was, and I didn’t know until recently that she was the first female war photographer killed on the frontline. … ncG1vNJzZmiZnqm1sLrYpqarn5Gjwap60q6ZrKyRmLhvr86mZqlnpJ2ybrzHqKuon6KWvanFjKidZp%2BVp7GiedOaqag%3D

We’re having a bit of a moment when it comes to the discussion over ‘inclusive’ language and concepts like pregnancy. That’s mostly because of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ACLU. First, on the September 7 episode of Anderson Cooper 360, AOC responded to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defense of that state’s deeply draconian new abortion law, which bans the … ncG1vNJzZmiilajApr%2FIp56apF6owqO%2F05qapGaTpLpwvI6tn55loJ2%2For%2FEZqernZejrq%2FAjLCmpp2eYrGwsdKnqw%3D%3D

If you have not heard this podcast, it is certainly worth your time. Play Wicket Cricket Manager Wanna work in sport? With inputs from Wahab Riaz steaming in was a physical presence. You felt him coming in; he was visceral. He was stamping towards the wicket, forcing his way there. It is all shoulders and spit. Every step was a thump; it looked like he was trying to battle the crease and hurl down one final missile to win it all.

To start, let's briefly review the history of the “An Appeal to Heaven” flag, often called the Pine Tree Flag. What began as an ordinary Revolutionary War flag, used by a squadron of six schooners commissioned under then-General George Washington in 1775, has been adopted and repurposed by far-right Christian Nationalists. The words “An Appeal to Heaven,” is taken from a quote by philosopher John Locke, written in defense of the right to revolution.

~ THE PISTACHIO ARMY & NAVY ~ 50ml gin 15ml lemon juice 15ml pistachio orgeat (see below) Freeze a cocktail coupe. Add the gin, lemon and orgeat to the shaker, fill halfway with ice, and shake really, really hard, until condensation beads the metal. Fine-strain - i.e. through a tea-strainer or sieve - into your frigid glassware. A lemon twist garnish is traditional, but I think a dusting of something green looks fetching.

It's inevitable that even someone who watches hundreds of new (or new to me) movies a year will have a few fall through the cracks. This is especially true during the year-end runup to critic group awards, when I and other film journalists will consume ungodly amounts of cinema in the days leading up to voting. One of the reasons I strongly prefer physical media is that it gives me an opportunity to set some DVD screeners aside and hope to catch up with them someday -- even though my track record of doing so is admittedly poor.

As Paco Rabanne passed away two days ago, I thought I would revisit a masterclass I wrote on him for Heroine.com in September 2019. Heroine.com closed down in 2021. The traditional definition of clothing—that it was made from fabric or pelts—was turned on its head by Paco Rabanne and his first haute couture collection, “Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials”, shown in Paris in 1966. Instigating an interest in new materials and techniques, as well as influencing generations of designers, in the course of one collection Paco Rabanne changed fashion history.

Though it’s the first time Dylan Thomas has shown up at PopPoetry, it certainly won’t be the last. Thomas, the Welsh poet who died too soon at just 39, is one of the most well-known and often-quoted poets in the Western canon. Fascinatingly, he’s credited with inaugurating the audiobook industry, as his vinyl recordings of A Child’s Christmas in Wales became instantly popular. A Child’s Christmas grew out of Thomas’ recording work with the BBC.

In the early days of Pokémon, one thing I loved to do was explore fan websites and online communities and read all about Pokémon, whether that was for information on upcoming products or meeting other fans in online chatrooms. One of the more memorable encounters were PokéGods, and anyone who grew up playing Red & Blue and had an internet connection almost certainly remembers these weird and wonderful creatures. I wanted to write something to reintroduce them to fans who grew up in that era or educate those younger fans who may not be familiar with them at all.