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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dive into the best literary fiction out now; GIRL, 1983 by Linn Ullmann, THE DIRECTOR by Daniel Kehlmann, ALLEGRO PASTEL by Leif Randt
Girl, 1983 is available now from the Mail Bookshop GIRL, 1983 by Linn Ullmann (Hamish Hamilton £18.99, 272pp) LINN Ullmann comes from impressive stock: she's the daughter of Liv Ullmann and the Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, and she wrote beautifully about both in her 2015 memoir Unquiet. She writes more directly about herself in this novelised work of memory, which pivots on an encounter between a 16-year-old girl (a barely disguised Ullmann) and a much older photographer in Paris in 1983. Sex took place, but Ullmann picks at the event like an angry sore, with her inability to remember precisely what happened as much the book's subject as the event itself. A startling, restless, discomforting piece of work that carefully teases apart rigid ideas about experience and truth, predator and victim. THE DIRECTOR by Daniel Kehlmann (Quercus £22, 352pp) THE Austrian filmmaker G.W. Pabst, acclaimed for Westfront 1918 (1930) and The Threepenny Opera (1931) has fallen from popular memory, but Daniel Kehlmann mines fascinating territory in this fictionalised biographical portrait of a communist-leaning artist, who found himself cosying up to the Nazis in order to keep his career afloat during the Second World War. Quite how Pabst regarded the propaganda films he produced is a floating question in this hallucinatory novel, which features walk-on parts for Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks (and a brilliantly chilling, loosely disguised Goebbels) alongside fictionalised aspects of Pabst's life (including a floundering, excruciatingly awful period in Hollywood). Throughout, Kehlmann sustains a pervading sickly sense of reality sliding perilously close to nightmare, which is quite possibly how the very private, principled Pabst came to regard his own life. ALLEGRO PASTEL by Leif Randt (Granta Magazine Editions £12.99, 320pp) 'JEROME didn't want to schedule too much during the day. He had noticed with relief very early on in their relationship that, like him, Tanja felt the strong need to regularly withdraw silently to her laptop.' I chose this quote by opening the book at random, but it sums up pretty well both the style and content of this lauded German novel about the relationship between a Berlin-based writer and a website designer living the painstakingly curated lives of your standard globalised millennial. The toneless deadpan sentences take on a strange comic energy as Randt details the relentless self-absorption of two people who paradoxically appear to have no meaningful inner life at all. Its tough to read, like being forced to stare for hours at an achingly po-faced, self-aware and extended Instagram post – no wonder it's being called a novel to capture the voice of a generation.
Digital Trends
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Digital Trends
3 underrated movies on Hulu you need to watch in May 2025
Table of Contents Table of Contents The Order (2024) Mission: Impossible III (2006) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Franchises dominate the list of what's new in May. Andor fans can then watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story after binging the Disney+ series. After Rogue One, go right into the original Star Wars trilogy, including A New Hope. Other new franchises on Hulu are the Kingsman movies and Mission: Impossible. Speaking of Ethan Hunt, Mission: Impossible III is one of our underrated movies for May. One of the key plot points in the third movie, the Rabbit's Foot, will reappear in the upcoming Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Check out Mission: Impossible III and two other underrated films below. Recommended Videos We also have guides to the best new shows to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+. The Order (2024) Nicholas Hoult had a terrific end to 2024 with three movies: Juror #2, The Order, and Nosferatu. Juror #2 had the narrative that it was Clint Eastwood's last film, while Nosferatu became a celebration of Robert Eggers. The Order might have been overlooked, but it now has a chance to discover new viewers on streaming services. Set in 1983, Bob Matthews (Hoult) and The Order — a white supremacist terror group — commit a string of bank robberies to finance their war against the United States government. FBI agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) investigates these robberies and sets out to prove that they're coming from The Order. With two captivating lead performances, The Order is an effective battle of good versus evil with invigorating shootouts. Watch The Order on Hulu. Mission: Impossible III (2006) Mission: Impossible III is an interesting case study in the franchise. Because it came out after M:I-2, the worst in the saga, M:I-3 had an easy bar to clear critically. However, Mission: Impossible and every entry since Ghost Protocol are better than M:I-3. With all that being said, Mission: Impossible movies are better than the majority of action movies, so III is still worth the watch. The movie begins with a retired Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) settling down to start a life with Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan). Ethan is pulled back into the field to rescue an old protégé. The mission goes haywire, leading to a confrontation with the film's villain, the ruthless Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). The story is OK, but the action is great. However, Hoffman's performance is spectacular and worth the price of admission. Watch Mission: Impossible III on Hulu. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Before he dove headfirst into Severance, Ben Stiller was a star who could open movies on his name alone. In 2013, Stiller directed and starred in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, an adventure dramedy based on James Thurber's short story. Life magazine employee Walter Mitty (Stiller) spends most of his time daydreaming about an adventurous life with his crush, fellow employee Cheryl (Kristen Wiig). When a photo for the final print issue goes missing, Walter goes on a quest to find it, taking him to all corners of the world as he encounters an eclectic group of people. The story might be formulaic, but Stiller's direction is exquisite, paving the way to becoming a prolific television director. Watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty on Hulu.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Time of India
Foreign job fraud: 4 Panchkula youths cheated of Rs 18L
1 2 Panchkula: Four residents of Barwala have accused two persons of defrauding them of Rs 18 lakh under the pretence of sending them abroad for work. The police have filed a case. The complaint, addressed to DCP, Panchkula, states that the accused — Mahinder Singh, a resident of Beheda village, Derabassi, and Bablu, a resident of Rampur, Derabassi — lured the victims by promising work permits for Russia. According to the complainants Neeraj, Nishant Rana, Mandeep, and Abhay Pratap, the scheme began in March 2024 when Bablu introduced them to Mahinder Singh, claiming he could arrange overseas employment. The group met Mahinder at Bablu's home, where he took their passports and documents, promising them work permits and jobs in Russia within 15–20 days. Each victim paid Rs 4.5 lakh upfront, totalling Rs 18 lakh, with an additional Rs 2 lakh handed over to an associate in Russia. Upon reaching Russia, the victims discovered they were issued 10-day tourist visas, not work permits. With no jobs arranged, and after brief stints of self-arranged work, two of them were detained by Russian police. Facing deportation or jail time, Neeraj and Abhay returned to India, while Nishant and Mandeep were reportedly held, beaten, and tortured by Mahinder's contacts, and their videos were recorded. They too later returned to India. Efforts to contact the accused post-return failed, as they stopped answering calls and were not found at their residences. The victims initially filed a complaint at the Barwala police post on July 31, 2024, but alleged inaction led to further escalation. Following an investigation by Sub-Inspector Jagpal Singh of the Panchkula Anti-Immigration Cell and approval by senior police officials, an FIR was registered under IPC Sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 344 (wrongful confinement), and Section 24 of the Emigration Act, 1983.
Egypt Today
29-03-2025
- Egypt Today
Egypt's law punishes climbing antiquities by 1 month in prison, fine of LE 100K
Giza Pyramids - file CAIRO - 29 March 2025: Antiquities Protection Law No. 117 of 1983 warns against climbing antiquities or being present at archaeological sites without a permit, and it imposes several penalties on violators. According to Article 45 bis of the Antiquities Protection Law, amended by Law No. 20 of 2020, anyone found at an archaeological site or museum without a permit, or anyone climbing an antiquity without a permit, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of no less than one month and a fine of no less than ten thousand Egyptian pounds and no more than one hundred thousand Egyptian pounds, or by one of these two penalties. Article 45 bis of the Antiquities Protection Law stipulates that the penalty shall be doubled if the aforementioned acts are accompanied by an act contrary to public morals. Article 53 stipulates, without prejudice to any more severe penalty stipulated in any other law, that anyone who persistently and unwillingly harassed tourists and visitors while they were at archaeological sites or museums with the intent of begging or promoting, displaying or selling a commodity or service for his own benefit or for the benefit of others shall be punished with a fine of not less than three thousand pounds and not more than ten thousand pounds.
USA Today
02-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
41 days until the Masters: Looking back at the 1984 Masters, Crenshaw's first win
41 days until the Masters: Looking back at the 1984 Masters, Crenshaw's first win The 2025 Masters begins in 41 days. As the countdown to heading down Magnolia Lane continues, Golfweek is taking a look back at some Masters history through the years. Today, it's time to examine the 1984 Masters and the significant milestones that occurred at Augusta National Golf Club that year. More: 42 days until the Masters: Looking back at the 1983 Masters, including the last Monday finish Who won the 1984 Masters? Ben Crenshaw won his first Masters after shooting 4-under 68 in the final round. Crenshaw made three consecutive birdies, including a 60-footer at No. 10 to move into the lead and went on to win by two. It was Crenshaw's 13th start at Augusta National. Only three players have made more starts at the Masters before their first victory (Billy Casper, Mark O'Meara, Sergio Garcia). 1984 Masters leaderboard 1) Ben Crenshaw; 11-under 277 2) Tom Watson; 9-under 279 T3) David Edwards, Gil Morgan; 8-under 280 5) Larry Nelson; 7-under 281 1984 Masters purse, prize money Crenshaw won $108,000, and the total purse was $611,400. Who was low amateur at the 1984 Masters? Rick Fehr was the low amateur after finishing at even-par 288, which was tied for 25th. Augusta National course changes in 1984 There were no major course changes in 1984. Who won the 1984 Masters Par 3 Contest? 1973 Masters champ Tommy Aaron won his only Par 3 Contest, shooting 5-under 22. 1984 Masters facts, stats
