A shipshape village! Captain Cook’s birthplace has glorious hiking, handsome cottages and heaps of history on March 29, 2023Exactly 250 years ago on board his ship, the Resolution, Captain Cook wrote in his journal: ‘At about a ¼ past 11 o’Clock we cross’d the Antarctic Circle… and are undoubtedly the first and only Ship that ever cross’d that line.’ Back in Cook’s hometown of Great Ayton, just ten miles from what was then […]
‘The Night of the 12th’ — gripping true-crime drama breaks with convention on March 29, 2023French film-maker Dominik Moll has given us a gripping true-crime procedural, a desolate study of the ubiquity of evil and misogynist violence and the abyss of unknowing into which everyone finds themselves gazing: crime victims, relatives and the police themselves. And crime in the real world is often not bounded by the Agatha Christie conventions […]
‘Ip Man: The Awakening’ — martial-arts action offers quickstep fight rhythms on March 29, 2023A mainland Chinese attempt to cash in on Donnie Yen’s superior Hong Kong series about Bruce Lee’s eponymous sifu, this film’s quickstep fighting rhythms are bogged down by a laughable lack of effort on the narrative front. Budding martial arts master Ip Man, played here by former child star and Jet Li acolyte Miu Tse, […]
Gilbert & George to open London art centre with after-life exhibition By: Agencies on March 28, 2023Artist duo Gilbert & George are bringing their vision of the world to a dedicated new exhibition venue in east London, with much of the programme shown for free in line with their “art for all” ethos. The Gilbert & George Centre, in the city’s Spitalfields area, is less than 5 minutes from the life […]
How the Japanese cherry blossom ritual came to Germany on March 28, 2023In Japan, blooming cherry trees are more than just a spring ritual. The cherry blossom symbolizes the bond between man and nature. People celebrate the pink abundance with picnics under cherry trees and trips to places with the best view of the blooming flora – after first consulting special forecast maps with information about peak […]
Chand Tara Fails To Impress The Viewers By: News Desk on March 28, 2023Chand Tara is a Hum TV’s Ramadan serial which is featuring Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor. Ayeza Khan is playing the character of a doctor and Danish Taimoor is portraying the role of a software engineer. The story is about their love journey. The cast also features Aashir Wajahat & Maha Hassan. It airs daily […]
How good sleep helps people with their physical activity, diet plans: Study By: Agencies on March 27, 2023People who reported getting regular, uninterrupted sleep did better at sticking to their exercise and diet plans while trying to lose weight, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2023. The symposium presents the most recent findings in population-based health and wellness, as well […]
Dungeons and Dragons honor among thieves movie review: fantasy film done right on March 27, 2023When one sets out to make a film adaptation of a table-top game that has been hugely popular, there are two primary challenges. Firstly, this film absolutely needs to appeal to all those who have played and loved the game! After all, they have an idea of what to expect and would want something novel […]
Elon Musk puts $20 billion value on Twitter By: Agencies on March 27, 2023Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk has offered the social-media company’s employees stock grants at a valuation of nearly $20 billion, the Information reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with an email Musk sent to Twitter staff. The reported valuation is less than half of the $44 billion that Musk paid to acquire the social […]
‘Destiny 2: Lightfall’ — the game’s new mysteries, powers and stories are exciting on March 26, 2023From the very beginning, Destiny has been a puzzle box. You can’t take it in all at once. There’s always something obscured, something moving behind the scenes. You’ll figure out one thing, and another piece of the box opens into new puzzles-new stories to experience, new powers to chase, new weapons to build. That’s Destiny […]