Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Last man out
US Army Major General Chris Donahue, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, steps on board a C-17 transport plane as the last US service member to leave Hamid Karzai international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Croatian police accused of pushing Afghan refugees back to Bosnia
The Guardian has collected testimonies from Afghan asylum seekers and obtained an exclusive report from the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) documenting about 60 illegal pushbacks allegedly perpetrated between 16 August and 29 August by the Croatian police against Afghan families in Bosnia attempting to reach Europe.
Monday, August 30, 2021
Codex Telleriano-Remensis
The best British press photography
Photo by Photograph: Fabio De Paola
The British Press Photographers’ Association Assignments exhibition celebrates the best press photography from its members. Curated by five leading industry figures, this year’s exhibition covers stories dating back to April 2019.
Today marks the anniversary of the tragedy on the island of Kornat, in which 12 firefighters lost their lives.
Six were killed on the scene and six later from burns in hospital. Those who lost their lives in the tragic event 14 years ago were:
Dino Klarić
Gabrijel Skočić
Hrvoje Strikoman
Ivica Crvelin
Ivan Marinović
Marko Stančić
Ante Crvelin
Tomislav Crvelin
Josip Lučić
Karlo Ševerdija
Marinko Knežević
Ante Juričev Mikulin
Frane Lučić was the sole survivor, albeit with multiple injuries. This was the biggest loss of lives in the history of Croatian firefighting.
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Sunday, August 29, 2021
Odd Apples, William Mullan
Artist William Mullan’s obsession with apples began in Waitrose in Esher, Surrey.
An American kid who moved a lot with his dad’s job, Mullan’s eye was first caught by the Egremont Russet.
Friday, August 27, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
A New Breath by Saype
The last monumental fresco by French artist Saype has been visible since Thursday on the Moléson.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Nirvana sued by the baby from Nevermind's album cover
The cover depicts Elden as a four-month-old in a swimming pool, grasping for a dollar bill that's being dangled in front of him on a fishing line.
Now 30, Elden says his parents never signed a release authorising the use of his image on the album.
He also alleges the nude image constitutes child pornography.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Charlie Watts dies aged 80
Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who propelled the band’s sound for nearly 60 years, has died aged 80.
Peter Falk's Self-Portraits as Colombo
Yet Falk did far more than just act. He was also an artist.
Pictured above is one sold by the Bonham's action house.
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