The mischievous face of Malcolm McDowell as rebellious sixth-former Mick Travis is, in retrospect, an obvious predecessor of his character in ‘A Clockwork Orange’, not least when he iconically appears wearing a fedora and with a scarf wrapped around his face to conceal a moustache. From ...
An astonishing ode to motherhood in all forms,is the most personal film to date from visionary director Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men, Gravity). On paper, it's is not the easiest sell – a subtitled black and white film about a live-in housekeeper spoken almost entirely in Spanish and ...
Vlas Telino studio/Shutterstock Rome is the world’s sixth-best cityRankCityLiveLoveProsPopulation 26 Oslo, Norway 17 46 31 1,278,827 27 Munich, Germany 23 60 28 3,016,834 28 Istanbul, Türkiye 54 13 73 15,636,000 29 Las Vegas, USA 65 18 70 2,265,926 30 Helsinki, Finland 14 ...
The best things to do in NYC this week include Drunk Black History, Savor the Bronx Restaurant Week, The Palm Lounge: A Curated Cocktail Experience, and the Outsider Art Fair. Monday February 24 2025 Share Written by Rossilynne Skena Culgan Things to Do Editor Contributor: Ian Kumamoto If ...
GEMS Wellington International School (WIS), is a mixed-gender UK curriculum school offering the IB Diploma programme in Sixth Form. It is operated by GEMS Education and has been ranked Outstanding for the last ten inspections - one of the elite group of schools to have achieved this level of...
The sixth Culture novel is loosely a sequel to the first, Consider Phlebas (1987); and it’s a perfectly good place to start reading the series. Like Excession (1996), it focuses on one of the AIs (or “Minds”) who create, guide, and protect the Culture’s privileged, long-lived,...
Fun fact: Karinthy’s fifth and sixth journeys of Gulliver’s aren’t the earliest example of Gulliveriana — but they’re among the most influential. * John Dos Passos’s WWI novel Three Soldiers. Although Three Soldiers is set in Europe, during World War I, it’s not exactly a ...
Jemaa el-Fna, the smoke of grilling meat swirls around fluorescent-lit food stands while dancers and fortune tellers entertain the crowds. You'll cross this square in the heart ofMarrakech's old medina whether you shop in the souk, pause for mint tea, or explore the old mosques and madras...
The adorable, Pennsylvania-made marshmallow treats are the stars of over 130 creative displays during the adorablePeeps in the Villagecompetition, a beloved springtime tradition at Bucks County’sPeddler’s Villageindie shopping haven. This year’s sixth annual free Peep-tastic display will take place...
Tate Modern is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world, consisting of art dating from 1900 until today. The gallery receives over 5 million visitors a year, making it the sixth most visited art museum in the world and the most visited in the U.K. ...