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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Law enforcement says two men arrested, two guns seized after robbery in Washington
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Two men were arrested after a reported armed robbery outside Hilda's Family Country Store in Washington Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded and got information from the victim and began searching for the suspected vehicle, described as a burgundy 2025 Mitsubishi Mirage with a South Carolina license tag and front-end damage. At 12:16 p.m., the vehicle was found in a parking lot of a restaurant on W. 5th Street. Two men were arrested and a third ran away from law enforcement. Two guns were seized by deputies. Marcel Laquan Whitney, 32, of Chocowinity and Eric Lavon Whitney Jr., 33, were charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. Both were jailed in the Beaufort County Detention Center without bond. Detectives found the robbery was targeted toward the one victim. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hindustan Times
28-05-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
International Burger Day: Spice up your burger game with these three Indian street food classics to try
Burgers are the ultimate comfort food worldwide, but in India, the simple joy of some stuffing nestled between bread transforms into a deeply local experience. This International Burger Day, let's dive into three iconic Indian burgers that outshine the classic American hamburger with their quintessential regional charm. If you've never tried Poe, you're missing out on a bread lover's delight. This Goan speciality is soft, slightly chewy, and has a hint of fermented sourdough flavour. Its slight give makes it perfect for any filling, turning it into a decadent burger. Let's talk about the Chorizo Poe, recipe by Hilda's Touch of Spice. 8 to 10 Goan bead sausages, 4 medium onions, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tbsp Goan vinegar, a few tbsp water, salt to taste Remove the chorizo meat from the casing. Slice onions and sauté in hot oil until translucent. Add chorizo and soften until it releases oil. Add water as needed to prevent sticking and further soften the mixture. Stir in vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste. Fill your Poe bread with this savoury mixture and add cold coleslaw or cucumber and tomato slices for the perfect Goan burger experience. Mumbaikars take their vada pav seriously — this humble 'burger' packs powerful flavours without the fuss of mayo or fancy meats. A potato cutlet sandwiched in soft pav, it's arguably one of the best street food pairings in the world. This recipe is courtesy of Dassana Veg Recipes. 350 grams potatoes or 2 medium to large potatoes, 6 to 7 small garlic cloves, 1 to 2 green chillies, ½ tsp mustard seeds, pinch of asafoetida, ⅛ tsp turmeric powder, 7 to 8 curry leaves, 1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander, salt as needed 1 cup chopped coriander, 1 to 2 garlic cloves, 2 to 3 drops lemon juice, 2 to 3 green chillies, salt as needed ½ cup seedless tamarind, 1.75 cups water, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp ginger powder, pinch of asafoetida, ¼ tsp red chilli powder, 7 to 8 tbsp jaggery powder, 1 tsp oil, salt or black salt as required Oil for deep frying, 2 tbsp dry red chutney (optional), 8 pav, 3 to 4 fried green chillies with salt (optional) Prepare green chutney by grinding all ingredients with minimal water. For tamarind chutney, soak tamarind, strain pulp, cook with spices and jaggery until thickened, then cool. Boil and mash potatoes. Temper mustard seeds, curry leaves, and asafoetida in oil; add garlic-chilli paste and turmeric, then mix into potatoes with coriander and salt. Form into balls, coat with a batter made from besan, turmeric, asafoetida, salt, baking soda (optional), and water; deep fry until golden. Assemble vada pav by spreading chutney on pav, adding fried vada, and serving immediately to avoid sogginess. Serve with fried green chillies and tea for the authentic Mumbai experience. While similar to vada pav with its potato base and chutneys, Dabeli shines with its distinct Gujarati spice mix that adds warmth and punch. 1 tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp fennel, ½ tsp pepper, ½ inch cinnamon, 1 black cardamom pod, 6 cloves, 1 star anise, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp sesame seeds, 2 tbsp dry coconut, 3 dried red chillies, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp aamchur, 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt 2 tbsp tamarind chutney, ¼ cup water, 2 tbsp oil, 3 boiled and mashed potatoes, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp grated coconut, 1 tbsp chopped coriander, 2 tbsp sev, 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds, 2 tbsp spiced peanuts 5 pav, 5 tsp green chutney, 5 tsp tamarind chutney, 5 tsp finely chopped onion, butter for toasting Dry roast the masala spices until fragrant, cool, and grind with turmeric, aamchur, sugar, and salt into a fine powder. Heat oil, mix masala powder with tamarind chutney and water, and cook till fragrant. Add potatoes and salt, mash well, then garnish with coconut, coriander, sev, pomegranate, and spiced peanuts. Spread green and tamarind chutneys inside pav, stuff with the aloo mixture and onion, toast in butter until golden, then roll in sev and serve immediately. This International Burger Day, celebrate by indulging in these Indian variations that bring rich regional flavours and textures to a simple sandwich; sometimes, the best bites come from local streets, not fancy menus.
Telegraph
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
British theatre needs to start treating the classics with respect
Earlier this week, I witnessed Ewan McGregor's theatrical return in My Master Builder. The 54-year-old actor has not been seen on the London stage in 17 years, and his homecoming has made headlines. The production itself, however, at Wyndham's Theatre, seemed to me the real story. It's an extremely tenuous update of Ibsen's 1892 play Bygmester Solness (The Master Builder), about Halvard Solness, a self-made man whose lack of formal training prevents him from calling himself an architect, and whose life is brought tumbling down by the reappearance of a piquant young woman, Hilda, with whom he was once infatuated. In this tacky new version by Lila Raicek, I cared little for Solness, here a self-satisfied, espadrille-wearing starchitect, and even less for Hilda, now known as 'Mathilde' and played by The Crown's Elizabeth Debicki with all the fervour of a saluki left out in the rain. My Master Builder is being billed as a new play, but it's a thin approximation of a classic that's vivid and psychologically rich. Because this is the thing about Ibsen: like all great artists, he's always contemporary. A really great production of The Master Builder, such as that seen at the Old Vic in 2015 with Ralph Fiennes and Sarah Snook, makes you confront its stark modernity. You don't need a rewrite to make it hit home. But My Master Builder is part of a trend to 'update' theatrical classics – and Ibsen is particularly susceptible. Across town, the Lyric Hammersmith is currently staging a version of Ghosts in which the sickness of Helena Alving's son isn't syphilis but a sort of manifestation of his father's toxicity. And at the Duke of York's Theatre a year ago, I saw Thomas Ostermeier's version of An Enemy of the People, which starred Matt Smith, and I loathed it: Ostermeier turned what should have been a timely tale about freedom of speech and the perils of group-think into a terrible dollop of student agitprop. Ibsen is the most frequently performed European playwright in Britain. After him comes Chekhov, who's treated only a little better than his Norwegian 19th-century counterpart. Recent radical versions of both The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull have managed to convince us that Arkadia, Anya and the rest are very much our contemporaries – though the latter, also directed by Ostermeier, was patchy. But things can go badly wrong: in 2014, I saw a production of Three Sisters at the Southwark Playhouse in which the titular ladies, stranded implausibly in a far-off country, pined for London (when they were all clearly wealthy enough to book the first flight home). We could blame Patrick Marber for all of this. In 1995, his play After Miss Julie transposed Strindberg's 1888 tragedy of desire, Miss Julie, across class barriers to Attlee's Britain. (It was originally directed, coincidentally, by the estimable Michael Grandage, who's also responsible for My Master Builder.) But Marber is a sublime talent and managed to make a new play in its own right, while respectfully teasing out what makes Strindberg so important, not least the overwhelming psychological attrition. I appreciate that part of theatre's duty is to reinvent old works; and the recent success of shows such as Oedipus, starring Lesley Manville (and also at Wyndham's Theatre), proves that there's always an appetite for radical takes on the most ancient of stories. But adaptation needs a skilled hand. That latest version of Sophocles's tragedy was adapted and directed by Robert Icke, who has made his name deconstructing classics and bringing out their cerebral nature in surprising and shocking ways. Think of his famous Hamlet with Andrew Scott, first performed in 2017: it kept a lot of Shakespeare's text, but re-ordered it in a fascinating way, making it more urgent, less declamatory. And Icke has made a successful translation of Ibsen, with The Wild Duck in 2018, showing a clear and cohesive grasp of his source material and never forgetting the play's ultimate message: that we're all, ultimately, propelled by self-delusion. The problem is that Icke is bordering on a national treasure, and few can match his level of dramatic erudition. My overriding feeling, looking around at the state of British theatre, is that you should take on rewriting landmark works only if you're certain of living up to the original. I'll be interested to see how a new version of Euripides's The Bacchae – announced by Indhu Rubasingham on Tuesday as a part of her inaugural season as National Theatre artistic director – turns out, not least because it's the first time that a debut playwright (Nima Taleghani) has been let loose on the capacious Olivier Stage. Even if Marber started the trend, I think the 2020s has seen directors cede more and more ground to writers. Dramatists seem compelled to muck around with their source material and make it virtually unrecognisable. It's as if producers were too afraid to proudly present the classics, lest the audience feel they're being forced to pay top dollar to watch old material. And it's particularly frustrating that this is happening when in most other respects, the theatre industry has – like many other creative sectors – become miserably risk-averse. Although I disliked Raicek's play, I didn't want to: she clearly has an ear for dialogue, and she could have been commissioned to write something entirely new. But a wholly new play by a young playwright is becoming increasingly rare. Theatre needs to do two distinct things. One, give those young talents time to write, and produce, new work; and two, revere the greatest works of our past in the way they deserve. They're classics for a reason – and half-baked attempts to make them appealing to modern audiences will only put off the new generation that British theatres need in order to thrive.
Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Hairy Biker star SI KING on why he never 'splits the G' and which drink he thinks is absolutely awful
My favourite drink as a kid was the bottle of milk with the straw you used to get at school. 11 o'clock milk time at St Joseph's Infants in Birtley, County Durham, was very exciting because we also got a digestive biscuit. Then Margaret Thatcher took the milk away, the cow. I must have been about five, and a lot less hairy back then. My first alcohol was a sip of Warninks Advocaat, aged seven, at Christmas with my Auntie Hilda. My Uncle George, her husband, was the finest home brewer and he would give me light ale on the bench in his garden with his mates. He was 75 and would talk about 'the ancient art of sitting', which he said was disappearing. If I wake up before 6am, I go downstairs, make a cup of builder's tea with milk, no sugar, come back, put a candle on in the bedroom then drink the tea as I nod in and out of sleep. I rarely spend more than a tenner on a bottle of wine, but that's not true of whisky. If it's been a really good year, I'll go for a 21-year-old Redbreast. At £287, it's a beautifully crafted Irish whiskey with apricot notes. I had a negroni on my first date with my girlfriend Jen in February, two years ago. I was playing in a band called Groovetrain in a place [in Newcastle] called Hoochie Coochie. I finished the set and we had a drink together. The rest, as they say, is short-term history. What I enjoy most of an evening is a stout or a Guinness with a little whisky on the side, and that will be it for the night. There's a beautiful whisky called Spey. The distillery is owned by a lad from Sunderland. I'm not the kind to 'split the G' of the Guinness, though. God almighty, just enjoy the Guinness and stop being so anal. The most memorable place I've ever had a drink was on top of the Faena Hotel, in Buenos Aires, on my 40th birthday in 2006. There was a hell of a thunderstorm and I was watching it with Dave [Myers, Si's co-star in The Hairy Bikers, who died last year aged 66] as I looked out over the River Plate, drinking a chardonnay. The hotel had kindly upgraded me to one of those suites where you can't find anything, with secret panels that opened rooms, and I felt such a Charlie because I had to call reception for help finding the bathroom. In the end I stuck electrician's tape from my bike kit on the panels so I knew where to push. The drink that makes me feel most stylish is a gin martini with a twist, shaken so you get shards of ice foaming on the top. The most famous person I've drunk with is jazz singer Gregory Porter at the Royal Albert Hall (although he wasn't drinking). Or maybe it was Jesus Christ – I used to be an altar boy. The worst drink I've ever tasted is feni, an Indian drink. They crush up cashew nuts and you mix it with Coca-Cola. It is awful, like firewater from Satan's groin. I'm most likely to sing Gerry Rafferty's 'Get It Right Next Time' after a few drinks. Me and whoever fancies joining in. The best advice I've ever had over a drink was: 'You have some talent, so have the courage to take an opportunity if you see it.' It was from Derek, the organist at the Working Men's Club in Birtley. He was extremely talented. Where did that advice lead? To a lifetime of blagging it. The person I'd most like to share a drink with, alive or dead, is Dave, because he left a bit too soon. We'd have a beautiful Montrachet at the seaside, bikes behind us and a telescopic fishing rod between us. We'd have spent the day riding around excited about fishing and wine! We'd need accommodation as we would definitely open a second.
The Guardian
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Australia's gen Z men aren't monsters in the making – they just feel short-changed
For years, we've looked at democracies like the US, Germany and South Korea, disturbed by what a nation divided along gender and generation lines could look like. Australia, by comparison, seemed less polarised, but new research hints that something's starting to shift – slowly, unevenly and with plenty of caveats – among young Australians too. But let's not jump the gun – because the story is more complicated than it first appears, and framing 'young men' as a purely reactionary force isn't going to get us anywhere helpful. For starters, we don't even agree on what 'progressive' or 'conservative' means. Some surveys measure ideology in vague terms, others zoom in on specific issues. And younger generations often defy neat ideological labels – they can be inclusive and tolerant in some areas, but more traditional in others. Analysis of 2001–2023 Hilda survey data by the e61 Institute found that, in 2023, young gen Z men were more conservative on gender roles than millennial or gen X men. In fact, 15 to 24-year-old men were more conservative than every other male group, bar over-65s, and their more progressive female peers. But the data also suggests that as people age, they often mellow out a bit – or in this case liberalise. A panel of 15 to 24-year-olds surveyed in earlier waves became more progressive as they moved into the 25 to 34 group – just as the last batch did. This pattern, if it holds, could mean today's young men might follow a similar trajectory to the last batch. Another important nuance missing in headlines is a small but notable conservative nudge among young women. In 2023, 15 to 24-year-old women were more likely to agree with traditional gender roles than both 25 to 34-year-olds and their own cohort five years earlier. A UK study last year found similar vibes: young women between 16 and 29 were slightly more likely than older women to say feminism has 'done more harm than good'. In Australia, ANUpoll/EMSS data shows that between 2022 and 2025, the share of men who think we've 'gone too far' on gender equality doubled from 14% to 28%. That headline has been doing the rounds. But the same view nearly doubled among women too, from 6% to 11%. And the share of women who think we still haven't gone far enough fell from 71% to 61%. So yes, women are still more pro-equality than men – but it seems edges are fraying (perhaps because of a generational fad – more below). Whether these shifts are meaningful or lasting is hard to say. In political science nerdland, we call it the age-period-cohort problem. Are young people like this because they're young? Because of the current cultural moment (think Trumpism, Tate machoism)? Or because something about their generation is genuinely different and durable? These effects are difficult to untangle, especially when we're looking at a generation still in its most impressionable years. For instance, in my analysis of the Australian Election Study (1996–2022), I found that gen Z men are still, on the whole, more progressive than older men – even when accounting for education, religion, familial socialisation and so on. And when it comes to left-right vote choice, gender differences largely disappear. Now, it's unlikely that something happened to gen Z men in one year between the two surveys (AES in 2022 and Hilda in 2023) but that much depends on the questions used and how we define generations – some use five-year cuts, others 10 or 15 – which partly explains why different studies show different patterns. But whichever way you slice it, something's clearly up with gen Z – men and women. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion What's interesting is what's happening to today's 15 to 24-year-olds even more than it already did to their millennial siblings. My research shows gen Z has drawn the short end of the stick: rising costs, mounting debt, insecure work and a polarised online world. When public discourse seems to spotlight women's issues, some young men feel side-lined. This generation isn't just living through teenage angst – their environment monetises and amplifies it. Social media algorithms feed frustration and resentment. Add economic status anxiety and influencers blaming feminism for their struggles, and you've got fertile ground for backlash. Let's not forget – both young men and women are navigating gendered pressure to be emotionally fluent, socially conscious, successful, attractive and everything in between. For boys especially, there's a tug-of-war between traditional masculinity and newer expectations to be emotionally self-aware and sensitive. Some may lean conservative not because they hate women – but because it seems less exhausting than figuring all that other stuff out. And sometimes social conservatism may look like rebellion. Rejecting hookup culture, embracing trad gender roles, or finding refuge in religion can feel edgy, even cool. In Australia, nearly 40% of young men under 28 now identify as Christian, compared with under 30% of women. Meanwhile, gen Z women are veering left – more progressive, more vocal and more frustrated at the lack of like-minded romantic options. Some are even dating older, looking for ideological compatibility. So, Australia's gen Z are on track to follow trends like in the US where young people overall are dating less, having less sex and delaying the whole marriage-and-kids shebang. But it's not just about prudence or the cost of living – there's a deeper emotional current here. Without relationships or real-world experiences that challenge their views, many young men are stuck in echo chambers. Romantic friction, the kind that sharpens empathy and shifts perspective, just isn't happening. As my 31-year-old partner bluntly put it: 'Relationships exposed me to different perspectives and changed some ideas I held as a younger man. Today, many young guys aren't getting that chance – social media and influencers are telling them it's fine to stay as they are. And the dude brain loves a simple answer.' So it's not that these young men are monsters in the making – many just feel short-changed. On the supply side, populist politicians and media exploit this frustration and influencers such as Rogan, Tate and their ilk offer validation and belonging – especially as mainstream institutions fail to address disorientation. So instead of alarmism or shaming, we need to create spaces where young men feel heard, challenged and supported. Schools, media, research and politics – they all have a role in acknowledging male grievances and showing boys that they can question old norms without feeling as if they're losing something. If we don't step in, others will – and not always with good intentions. Dr Intifar Chowdhury is a youth researcher and a lecturer in government at Flinders University
