News archive from Saturday, 07 April 2012, page 5
Experience: I drove the wrong way up a motorway
When I got into the car at 9am that morning, I was in a good mood; I had been looking forward to the trip. I was going to a relative's wedding in Wales and was stopping off in Bristol on the way, to break the journey with my niece. The prospect of the...
Accused Afghan shooter's lawyer wants military counsel fired
"You are fired, sorry, but we have much more experience than you," Seattle-based John Henry Browne, the outspoken lawyer who has been the public face of the defence of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said in an email to military lawyer Major...
Big picture: Happy Magic Water Park, by Matthew Niederhauser
Beijing's National Aquatics Centre, built for the 2008 Olympics, resembles not so much a swimming pool as an alien structure: a hulking rectangle, covered in translucent, cell-like bubbles, that makes Zaha Hadid's elegant structure in east London look...
Lucy Mangan: the Tories are panicking. Rejoice!
Spring is here, oh spring is here! And this year life is indeed, as Tom Lehrer says, skittles and beer. For along with the traditional delights of daffodils nodding, eggs rolling and lambs gambolling has been added the truly exquisite sight of Tories...
Tim Dowling: Project Shed, and the art of delegation
Last week my wife ordered a new shed online. Our old shed, with its rotted roof and holed floor, is filled with the kind of stuff you don't mind getting wet – mostly cracked pots, shredded plastic sheeting and leaves. It isn't really a shed any more;...
Gardens: cocoa power
Forget bunnies and bonnets – in our house, Easter is celebrated with a shameless orgy of chocolate. Any half-serious chocoholic will tell you that chocolate is a richly rewarding, sensuous experience, beguiling you with fragrance and texture as well...
Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe for salbitxada sauce with chickpea and bulgur soup… or with wild garlic and...
Salbitxada sauce (V)Salbitxada is a sharp and lightly sweet Catalan sauce that's traditionally served with calçots – spring or salad onions, grilled whole, make a good substitute. That said, it's a great finishing touch for other dishes, too. This...
The Measure
Going upNiki & The Dove This week we're mostly pre-ordering the Swedish electropop duo's debut album while dancing in an uplifted manner. Homeland v Titanic Sunday night decision du jour. The right choice is Homeland. End of. Twiggy for M&S In...
What I see in the mirror: Suggs
I'm as happy as I've ever been with the way I look. When I was young, my skin may have been better but my brain wasn't. There haven't been any dramatic changes as I've got older – my earlobes are probably getting a bit longer and hairs are starting to...
How to dress: spring coats
I'm going to dive straight in, because this is not going to be popular, but please bear with me. What I think you need in your wardrobe now is a new coat. Yes, I know it's spring. You need a spring coat. Because we live in a climate where we are...
Weekender: Nicholette Collins, actress and artisan
I've never told anyone my age. People see a number and make assumptions. I'm just who I am. I must get my hair from my father. I was one of those children whose mother didn't have a husband, so I never knew who he was. But my curly hair has to be from...
Dan Lepard's sweet muffin recipes
The traditional American muffin was a simple "quick bread", related to the griddle-baked English muffin maybe only due to its size. These cake batter muffins, like big, nude cupcakes, stretch the connection even more thinly. But when we...
Blind date
Edwina on DavidBefore the date, what were you hoping for? Dave Grohl. I mean, I knew he was a musician and called Dave. First impressions? There must be some mistake here. But I went with it. What did you talk about? He told me session guitarist...
The Weekend Quiz
The questions1 Who "spake broad Devonshire to his dying day"? 2 Lamarckism was the first detailed theory of what? 3 What is the longest river in Afghanistan? 4 Which act's original name meant "engaged couples"? 5 Who was both...
Open relationships: the people making it work
Three years ago, I met my fiance. He was fresh out of a 15-year relationship and concluded that a single partner was not what either of us needed. Though I cried when he told me this, I could just about envision a committed scenario without monogamy....
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