2020

Sanders and Warren Try to Tone Down Rift. Some of Their Supporters Seem Less Willing.

EXETER, N.H. — Senator Bernie Sanders had just finished addressing supporters here Saturday afternoon, reprising his stump speech standards about raising the minimum wage, addressing climate change and implementing universal health care when a voter raised her hand to ask about a topic he didn’t mention but which had increasingly loomed over the race. How

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Frank Skinner: ‘I’m all for a bit of moral menace’

Image copyright Ellis O’Brien/Avalon Image caption Frank Skinner played ukulele at the Queen’s 92nd birthday celebrations in 2018 “The edge of inappropriate is the spiritual home of the best stand-up comedy,” proclaims Frank Skinner in the programme notes for his new West End show, Showbiz. It’s also, he jokes, “the name of my country house

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Twitter Takes Off Over Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Giving Up Use Of HRH Titles

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer use their “royal highness” titles, among other new developments announced Saturday, and people on Twitter have a lot of feelings about the latest news.  Queen Elizabeth II released a statement detailing an official agreement surrounding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step back as senior

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