Tag Archive for ‘Mar/Apr 2010’
Pop Baroque Extraordinaires: The Line of Beauty through Lady GaGa, Queen, David Bowie, Prince and Madonna
James Willsher looks at a tradition of extraordinary music, art and performance
James Bond novels, Jay-Z, Michelle Obama and… Michael Portillo – People and things we love
In the spirit of random web lists, we bring you the people and things we love, from Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels to rap star Jay-Z, FLOTUS Michelle Obama and, er, Michael Portillo.
Racing to Equality
Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson is Britain’s most successful disabled athlete, and a committed activist for disabled rights. In the week the curtain rises on the Vancouver Winter Paralympics, Paul Knipe talks to her about her career, her work to raise the profile of disabled sports, and her hopes for London 2012.
Crunch Time for Sudan
Sylvia Arthur reports on Sudan’s complex conflicts in the run up to April’s national elections, the first in 24 years, and speaks to activist John Prendergast and journalist Jeff Johnson about what next for a country at war with itself
When They Were Kings: The Downfall of the Sporting Hero
They used to transcend their disciplines to represent greatness. Now they represent scandal. Athena Kugblenu asks what happened to our sportspeople, when they used to be kings?
Bring Back Kabaddi
James Willsher looks at a South Asian sport which, 20 years after being briefly televised by Channel 4, lives on over here. And yes, there’s a Facebook campaign for its return.
The Revolutionary City
Paul Knipe visits St Petersburg and finds the twists and turns of Russia’s bloody history round every frozen corner.
Nnimmo Bassey: Friend of the Earth, Peaceful Revolutionary
One of Time Magazine’s Heroes of the Environment 2009, Nnimmo Bassey is a modern day revolutionary, who speaks of the resistance and the defence of human rights in the same breath.
Niger Delta in Focus, Ed Kashi exhibition
Ed Kashi is known worldwide for his outstanding photojournalism and his commitment to documenting the urgent social and political issues of our times. His new book ‘Curse of the Black Gold’ is accompanied by an exhibition in London and a series of events spotlighting his work in the Niger Delta.
Trumpeter Christian Scott channels Miles Davis and Bob Dylan
Since his major label debut in 2006, prodigious trumpeter Christian Scott has carved out an enviable reputation as one of the most gifted musicians of his generation, with an ability to combine several genres to stunning effect.
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