Europe shops for a new Iron Curtain
In 1946, Winston Churchill announced an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic”. This time it is the west that is building the barriers.
In 1946, Winston Churchill announced an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic”. This time it is the west that is building the barriers.
There have been Black Lives Matter demonstrations in cities across the United Kingdom and Europe since the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in the United States on May 25.
Many big national/international events have occurred in recent memory, but none would have occupied such time and space. It is hazardous to guess how long this intensity would last.
We have been the obedient servants of Gilgamesh for 5000 years. We have cut a path of destruction, ignored the spreading deserts, disregarded the disappearing animals, the foul air and water, the warming planet. We have destroyed most of the earth's natural forest cover, and we pretend we can live without it. The story goes that Gilgamesh defeated the forest protectors and the forces of civilization won the battle for the forest, but it is not true.
Bangalore Opera House, the landmark on Brigade Road, was in bad shape and plagued by legal cases filed by encroachers, before Samsung stepped in to save it
The list of Prime Ministers who had to resign despite having a majority in the house, is a fairly lengthy one, indicating the strength of a parliamentary democracy.
Jallianwala Bagh exposed how ruthless the colonial administration could be to suppress nationalistic violence.
From the strange requests casting directors have to field to tricks for how to alleviate boredom during long days on location, a dive inside the extras industry.
Screenwriter Anthony McCarten thinks his latest movie “Darkest Hour” has set a new benchmark in prosthetics. “Winston Churchill would plonk…
Film: Darkest Hour Director: Joe Wright Cast: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Lily James, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Dillane…
