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The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in September 2020
Cable and streaming have been eating away at the traditional TV season for decades now, but as recently as last year, September still meant something. It was the month when each of the Big 5 broadcasters sent out a new batch of sitcoms and procedurals to compete for primetime supremacy, whether a nation that preferred…
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The Meaning of Mariah Carey Is Like Her Top Hits—Pop Perfection That Reveals Only What She Wants Us to Know
Between her soaring five-octave voice and her highly memed reputation as a diva, it could easily be forgotten that Mariah Carey is also one of the most prolific songwriters and producers of all time. Throughout her three-decade career, Carey’s technical perfectionism and lyrical prowess have proved winning again and again, netting her 19 number one…
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Just Cancel the Last Two Debates. America Has Suffered Enough
On Tuesday evening, millions of Americans hobbled by the coronavirus, exhausted after a long summer of wildfires and civil rights protests, suffering through mass unemployment and growing ever more cynical about government from years of toxic political discourse switched on our televisions to hear what the two men vying for our nation’s highest office had…
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Interruptions and Insults: All About the Very Uncivil Tone of the First Presidential Debate
The first Presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden may be better remembered for its antagonistic tone, and the din of the candidates talking over each other, than any policy discussion. The candidates regularly attacked each other’s character, as Trump repeatedly interrupted and heckled Biden, who responded by calling the…
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The First 2020 Presidential Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long
It did not take long for the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election to spiral totally out of control. President Donald Trump simply would not stop talking—badgering, heckling, taunting and sniping at both his opponent and the moderator. Finally, Joe Biden could only blurt, “Man, would you shut up?” Trump, of course, did…
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Zuma: South Africa anti-graft inquiry is biased against me
Publishedduration31 minutes agoimage copyrightAFPimage captionEx-President Jacob Zuma is accused of allowing a wealthy business family to influence political decisionsSouth Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has requested the head of a commission investigating corruption during his presidency to step aside over alleged “bias”, his lawyers said.Mr Zuma has repeatedly refused to testify at the commission.But Deputy…
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Tim Davie: BBC boss ‘prepared to fire stars who break impartiality rules’
Image copyright PA Media BBC director general Tim Davie has said he would be prepared to sack presenters who make major breaches of impartiality guidelines on social media. Mr Davie, who became DG earlier this month, said new social media rules would be announced in the coming weeks, and would apply to all staff.”I am…
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Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Casualties mount in Nagorno-Karabakh
Publishedduration47 minutes agomedia captionTanks ablaze as fighting erupts over disputed regionNearly 100 people, including civilians, have died as battles rage on between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.The mountainous enclave is recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but has been run by Armenians since a war ended in 1994.The self-proclaimed republic has reported…
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Coronavirus: MP says more restrictions ‘inevitable’ in Derry
Publishedduration49 minutes agoimage captionMore than 40% of all Covid-19 cases in Derry and Strabane have been recorded over the past seven days.Tighter restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus in Northern Ireland’s north west are “inevitable”, Foyle MP Colum Eastwood has said.Of 819 confirmed cases in the Derry and Strabane council area, 355 have been…
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Anger as Brazil revokes mangrove protection regulations
Publishedduration50 minutes agoimage copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionMangroves are an important protection against climate changeThe Brazilian government of Jair Bolsonaro has revoked regulations that protect tropical mangroves and other fragile coastal ecosystems.Environmental groups have called the move a “crime”.Mangroves are an important protection against climate change.President Bolsonaro’s policies and rhetoric on the environment have caused widespread alarm,…
