Category: General
‘Jason Bourne’ reunites original band to play the fast-paced hits
(CNN)Much like its title character, “Jason Bourne” is an efficient automaton of a movie, stripping away any pesky qualifiers — “Identity,” “Supremacy,” “Ultimatum” — and getting down to what the whole exercise is about in the bare-bones title. Nine years after their last outing (and ignoring a misguided spinoff attempt), star/producer Matt Damon and director/co-writer […]
Buildup to Rio 2016 part of a chaotic and shameful tradition of Olympic hosts | David Goldblatt
Preparations have often been chaotic but Rios buildup may be the most disorderly yet and no matter how special the Games a disaster of unprecedented proportions will have already happened The final days of preparation before the first modern Games in Athens in 1896 offered many of the tropes that still structure Olympic coverage a […]
The psychology of luck: why Donald Trump’s superstition helps him win
Why do so many Americans believe in luck against all reason? Psychologists tell us that sometimes, feeling lucky can actually improve performance. You might be surprised to learn that around a quarter of Americans are superstitious. When we think about it rationally, the idea of luck may seem silly, but there are a lot of […]
Todd Solondz: There may be a line I shouldnt cross I dont know where it is
The writer-director has mined the darkest of subjects from stalking to rape to paedophilia. In Wiener-Dog he turns his attention to dachshunds and death In an unlikely turret right at the top of a cinema in Piccadilly, the film director Todd Solondz and I, practically knee to knee, are discussing dog ownership. Does he have […]
Jason Day leads big hitters hoping to follow Henrik Stensons example
The US PGA Championship is the second of two quickfire majors and it could define the season for some of golfs more illustrious names The confirmation Tiger Woods will not participate in the US PGA Championship represented little more than an exercise in administration with 2016s final major lending itself to a multitude of more […]