The Sleeping Sword review – Morpurgo fable transformed into scrapbook of wonder
Michael Morpurgo’s enchanting 2002 take on Arthurian legend follows 10-year-old Bun as he comes to terms with sudden blindness after...
Charm
Can Obama magic charm Democrats to the polls in crucial midterms?
She never got to vote for him because she was too young. But when Barack Obama came to rally this...
A Homemade Tube Amplifier Featuring Homemade Tubes
With the wealth of cheap and highly integrated audio amplifier modules on the market today, it takes a special dedication...
Doc Rivers ripping Raptors half-court offense after loss is comical – Raptors Rapture
The Toronto Raptors have started the year off at 3-2 despite a very challenging schedule, with one of those wins...
Tammy Faye: A New Musical review – Elton John’s hymn to biblical kitsch
Tammy Faye was the TV evangelist who captured Christian America with her telegenic manner and her megawattage of charm. This...
The Fiver | Juventus get their shambolic Big Cup exit out of the way early this season
TURIN SHAKES La vita è bella for Juventus at the moment. Beautiful, that is, if you’re looking at life solely...
Japan’s most famous law grad beats odds in 3rd N.Y. bar exam attempt – Reuters
(Reuters) - The third time was the charm on the New York bar exam for Kei Komuro, a law clerk...
Suzi Ruffell review – self-mocking snapshot of hapless parenthood and cats’ behinds
New baby. Spiking anxiety. The state of the world. You can see how the component parts of Suzi Ruffell’s touring...
Even George Clooney and Julia Roberts Can’t Make Ticket to Paradise Worth the Price of Admission
Most moviegoers over a certain age, whether they admit it or not, take some genuine interest in how movie stars...
Puss in Boots review – rarely seen Spanish opera purrs with charm
In Charles Perrault’s telling of the tale of Puss in Boots, in his 1697 Histoires ou contes du temps passé,...
Forgotten Voices review – steely defiance in apartheid-era South Africa
In December 1919, dock workers in Cape Town took industrial action. For two weeks, 2,000 members of the newly formed...
The Lavender Hill Mob review – Ealing’s golden comedy loses its lustre
Ealing Studios’ 1951 comedy of bowler-hatted banking and congenial criminality has been newly minted for the stage. But Jeremy Sams’...
