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    Nolan’s work is unhappy, and here’s why that matters

    25 Dec 2020

    Like so many other mugs, I spent $20 last week on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film, Tenet, via Amazon Prime. And I was furious at how bad it is. Kenneth Branagh invented a time machine. That’s the premise on which the plot rests.

    Less pomp: At last a Christmas I can get behind

    25 Dec 2020

    Anyone who knows me knows I have a problem with Christmas. My mother died on Christmas Eve from cancer almost six years ago. The jingly-jangly bells of the season’s cheer bring me nothing but anxiety. The run-up to Christmas is the countdown

    Of 2020 and a crooked Christmas tree

    24 Dec 2020

    Our Christmas tree has a knee. “A crooked tree for a crooked year” was my sales pitch when we spotted the bent ponderosa pine on the snowy downslope of Pike National Forest. First just my 6-year-old agreed, and then my wife, and finally

    Spreading cheer

    25 Dec 2020

    Gaza is overrun with Santas. Traditional Santas welcome children in shops and streets and offer them small gifts and sweets made by Palestinian women. Mobile Santas cruise the streets in open cars and lorries. There is no snow.

    John Legend comes to the rescue of controversial Christmas tune ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’

    30 Oct 2019

    If the Christmas tune ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ has ever made you uncomfortable, see how John Legend has rewritten the classic song for the 21st century with a focus on consent.

    Pope Francis ushers in Christmas with message of ‘unconditional love’

    25 Dec 2019

    "You may have mistaken ideas, you may have made a complete mess of things, but the Lord continues to love you," the pontiff told crowds gathered at the Vatican for his Christmas Eve midnight mass.

    Hong Kong clashes resume in shopping centres, streets

    25 Dec 2019

    The protests demanding greater democratic rights show no sign of ending despite the overwhelming victory by anti-establishment candidates in elections for district representatives earlier this month.

    A Christmas tree with a difference

    27 Dec 2019

    This Christmas Studio M Arabian Plaza Hotel & Hotel Apartment has taken a page out of its sustainability book and has built an eco-friendly Christmas tree. This chic urban hotel has diligently maintained its oath to sustainability and built a Christmas tree out of over 1200 used water bottles.

    An unwanted Christmas tree goes on display at Lithuanian airport

    13 Dec 2019

    Staff at the Lithuanian airport in Vilnius came up with a sharp idea to remind travellers that safety comes first: a Christmas tree made of confiscated knives and toy guns.

    Australia prepares for post-Christmas extreme bushfires

    23 Dec 2019

    Scorching heat baking Australia eased on Monday bringing relief from extreme bushfires, which destroyed around 180 houses and killed one person over the weekend, allowing firefighters to prepare for worsening conditions post-Christmas.

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