September 2019

The festival letting fans follow in the footsteps of the Peaky Blinders

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Fans in their finery at the Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival Thousands of Peaky Blinders fans in flat caps and flapper dresses came together at the TV drama’s first official themed festival, where the attractions ranged from ballet to boxing. A stone’s throw from the street where the real Peaky

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“Queer girl with a nose ring” rocks the Last Night of the Proms

Image caption Barton’s gown highlighted the colours of the bisexual Pride flag Self-professed “queer girl with a nose ring” Jamie Barton was the undisputed star of the Last Night of the Proms. The US mezzo-soprano, who took to the stage waving a Pride flag, said her mission was to “unify the audience”. And, with a

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Bernie Sanders, in Las Vegas, Previews Plan for Affordable Housing

LAS VEGAS — Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a $2.5 trillion housing policy plan on Saturday that would include ending homelessness and limiting rent increases across the country by imposing a national rent control standard. Mr. Sanders said that over the next decade, his plan would expand public housing, increase the availability of affordable housing and

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John Legend Makes A Case For Lowering Felicity Huffman’s Sentencing

Without mentioning any names, John Legend weighed in on the controversy over Felicity Huffman’s 14-day sentencing for her part in the controversial college admissions bribery scam. In a series of tweets Saturday, Legend suggested that Americans have become “desensitized” to the U.S. prison system, which is where their outrage over Huffman’s sentencing stems from. The

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