Meenakshi Amma, 78, lives in Kerala, southern India, where she teaches the ancient practice of kalari, or kalaripayattu, to new generations Continue reading…
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci review – eat, drink, swoon
With a side order of charm and anecdotes, the actor and gourmand makes our reviewer crave a plate of his zeppoleZeppole are deep-fried balls of a dough made with flour and, sometimes, mashed potatoes. The sweet version, dusted with sugar, are often fil…
‘The song I secretly like? Agadoo by Black Lace’: Estelle’s honest playlist
The singer, songwriter and producer on De La Soul, Stevie Wonder and the song that will make everyone dance at a partyThe first song I remember hearingI remember hearing Sweet Mother by Prince Nico Mbarga at a family christening when I was about two or…
Send us to Coventry! How the Turner Prize and a touring bin put the city on the map
It started with lockdown and a broken angel, but Coventry’s year as city of culture is highlighting its reputation for resilience Shortly before midnight on 23 January 2020, security cameras outside Coventry Cathedral picked up two ghostly figures smas…
‘There was always an excuse to take a drink’: Succession’s Alan Ruck on Ferris Bueller, booze and bouncing back
After a decades-long slump, the actor’s career came roaring back with the role of Connor Roy. He talks about his 80s success, his ‘attitude problems’ and his excitement about Succession’s new seriesAlan Ruck is talking to me by video about the present,…
Louis Wain’s anthropomorphic cats to go on display at Bethlem museum
Eccentric artist was famed for outlandish drawings produced while a patient at ‘Bedlam’ psychiatric hospital“He has made the cat his own,” HG Wells once said of Louis Wain. “English cats that do not look and live like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of the…
Deux Ex Gender Swap Lets You Play The Whole Game As A Woman
The Lay D Denton mod is a huge project that takes the original Deus Ex and lets you play through the whole thing not as a gruff cyberpunk dude, but as a gruff cyberpunk woman instead.Read more…
ロボットは「愛にあふれ気品に満ちた機械」に進化できるか？：「創発的知能」を再考する
欧州議会はロボットを「電子人格」とみなすべきだと2017年に提案し、ある種のAIは責任ある行為主体とみなされるほど洗練されてきていると主張した。カウンターカルチャーの時代に詩人リチャード・ブローティガンが夢想した「人とロボットと動物が平等に暮らす」未来ははたしてもう到来しているのだろうか？ わたしたちが日々経験しているロボットの“創発的な知能”のありかを思索する注目の新著『God, Human, Animal, Machine』から読みどころを抜粋す…
Angela Black review – domestic abuse drama teeters towards the exploitative
A tremendous performance from Joanne Froggatt saves ITV’s new six-part drama about a woman caught in a violent marriage from drifting into absurdityThe best drama about domestic violence against women I’ve ever seen was Lucy Gannon’s Trip Trap in 1996….
50% of UK theatres streaming shows online during Covid revert to in-person only
Drop off in digital performances sparks fears better access provided by online shows may be lostMore than half of UK theatres that offered online performances during the Covid pandemic have reverted to in-person shows this autumn, raising concerns that…