The lack of laughs, expositional dialogue and dull cinematography mar top satirist’s Iranian jail drama.
Rappers in Britain today are ambitious and uncompromising. They want to use their own language and background to make number-one records.
3D printers are transforming how the world of design works — within minutes drawings can be turned into a prototype model.
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/ 13 November 2009
The spiritual elements of Om beach play into the ethos of the Swaswara resort itself, a haven of tranquility on India’s Karnataka coast.
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/ 29 January 2008
Every year the festival season becomes longer and more exotic. That summer spell when young people gather in fields to listen to music and fall over, the result of either inebriation or inappropriate footwear, used to involve simply packing a tent and heading for a farmer’s field. Today you can build your summer around a trip to Benicassim in Spain, Burning Man in Nevada or Exit in Serbia.
The rules of cheeseminton are simple. Just as in ordinary badminton, a shuttlecock must be biffed energetically over a net by opposing players and a point is scored when the shuttlecock hits the ground. Unlike ordinary badminton, however, that point is annulled if, before the shuttlecock lands, the opponent nibbles off the hunk of cheese stuck to its tip.
A dozen nationalities, a broad palette of skin tones, cutting-edge footwear and the latest techniques in male grooming: this match was a London thing all right. The capital has been waiting for a game such as this for a long time; if nothing else, just to flash its footballing wad in the face of the rest of the country.