The ObserverNick FrostInterviewNick Frost: ‘I have a beautiful life at the moment’Tim JonzeNick Frost has come a long way since the cult TV series Spaced, but despite a string of hit movies, the comedian feels he’s never far away from flipping burgers. Here, he talks about ghost busting, male bonding with Simon Pegg and wrestling – not just with his demons
If the acting ever dries up, then at least Nick Frost has a plan.
Social media mocks DC Comics for note saying Pakistan language is 'Pakistanian' | DC Comics
2024-04-07
DC Comics This article is more than 8 years oldSocial media mocks DC Comics for note saying Pakistan language is 'Pakistanian'This article is more than 8 years oldThe US publisher’s latest Superman/Wonder Woman annual includes an editor’s note describing text as ‘translated from Pakistanian’, setting social media alight with derision It’s just another job for Superman and Wonder Woman: a group of shepherds in the Shimshal region of Pakistan are being menaced by a demigod, until the superheroes show up.
Tommy Hilfiger: My dad apologised for not being a great dad, which was very moving | Family
2024-04-07
Tommy Hilfiger … ‘Two of my children have followed me into fashion.’ Photograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianTommy Hilfiger … ‘Two of my children have followed me into fashion.’ Photograph: Alicia Canter for the GuardianMy family valuesFamilyInterviewTommy Hilfiger: ‘My dad apologised for not being a great dad, which was very moving’Interview by Roz LewisThe designer talks about being one of nine siblings, having children with special needs, and how different marriage is second time around
CatholicismConsider revising celibacy rule for Catholic priests, Vatican official saysChurch has ‘lost many great priests because they chose marriage’, says Charles Scicluna of Malta
A senior Vatican official has said that the Roman Catholic church should revise the requirement for priests to be celibate, while acknowledging that some will view the idea as “heretical”.
Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, who is based in the Vatican’s doctrinal office and is an adviser to Pope Francis, said: “If it were up to me, I would revise the requirement that priests have to be celibate.
Houseplant of the week: white jasmine
2024-04-06
Houseplant of the weekPlantsIts intoxicating aromas and delicate blossoms make this plant a showstopper Why will I love it?
The charming white jasmine is a climber native to China and Myanmar. Its slender stems, with dark-green pinnate leaves, can stretch up to a generous 6 metres in length and 3 metres across, transforming any space into a botanical sanctuary. Indoors, it gracefully entwines itself around climbing supports, staying beautifully contained. However, what makes this plant a showstopper is its super-fragrant flowers.
RelationshipsIn our early romantic relationships, there is often a mismatch between the strength of our feelings and the stark reality. So why do they linger in our memories?
Do you remember your first love? Mine had soulful eyes, a shy smile, and I thought he was beautiful. I spent months trying to put myself in Brad’s way. He was in the same tutorial class at secondary school as me, so I enjoyed at least one daily encounter, and others could be manufactured if I walked a certain way to the lunch hall or chose my PE options wisely.
US news This article is more than 4 years old‘It's techno-racism’: Detroit is quietly using facial recognition to make arrestsThis article is more than 4 years oldCritics in the majority-black city point out that the technology is flawed and often misidentifies people of color and women
For the last two years, Detroit police have been quietly utilizing controversial and unreliable facial recognition technology to make arrests in the city.
The news, revealed in May in a Georgetown Universityreport , has shocked many Detroiters and sparked a public debate in the city that is still raging and mirrors similar battles playing out elsewhere in America and across the world.
MM Kaye | India | The Guardian
2024-04-06
IndiaObituaryMM KayeNovelist in harmony with the far pavilions of her Indian youthNo romance in the novels of MM Kaye, who has died aged 95, could equal her love for India - not even that between Ashton Pelham-Martyn and his Anjuli, climaxing in a sandstorm, in her bestselling work The Far Pavilions (1978).
She had been born in Simla, summer capital of the Raj, the descendant of a battery commander in the siege of Delhi, and the daughter of an Indian civil service linguist and cipher expert.
The best mens shampoo for grey hair
2024-04-06
The beauty spotMen's hairGrooming tips for silver foxes
The Guardian’s product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Friends used to comfort me about my grey hair by saying it was distinguished. I knew they meant old. Then came the term “silver fox”, which was nice, but sadly grey hair turns yellow and the silver fox turns into a mangy cur.