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I prefer womens jeans mens lack design subtlety: why men are buying womenswear

Men's fashionMen are finding some women’s clothes are better designed and cut, made of better fabric – and cheaper. From cotton vests on influencers to designer blazers on Prince Harry, men borrowing womenswear is on the rise Earlier this year, a frenzy of unisex affordability gripped TikTok’s menswear followers when a series of videos championed a stretchy, sleeveless vest from the women’s section of Target, the US supermarket. Made by Good Day, male influencers took to the platform to praise the $8 (£6.

Lucy Kirkwood | Stage | The Guardian

Plays such as Maryland, written in the wake of the killings of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa, are rallying points for protest, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett Published: 25 Nov 2021 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKuklrSme8uumrJlm56%2FrMPOqJs%3D

Marking the spot where Peggy became Margot | Ballet

Charlotte Higgins on cultureBalletMarking the spot where Peggy became MargotDame Fonteyn's dressing room – complete with Swan Lake tutu – is to be recreated by the Royal Opera House at the LowryWalking to the ballet classes I took as a child, it was always exciting to be told I was passing the place where Margot Fonteyn had been born as plain Peggy Hookham. It was a hint of the transformations that life could bring.

Sint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeys | Caribbean

Caribbean This article is more than 1 year oldSint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeysThis article is more than 1 year oldThe Caribbean territory plans to exterminate at least 450 of the invasive primates – but critics disagree with the proposal The government of Sint Maarten in the eastern Caribbean has approved a controversial plan to cull its entire population of vervet monkeys, as the proliferation of the invasive species becomes an increasing nuisance on the Dutch island territory.

Baseball fan dies after falling from upper deck at Turner Field during Braves game | US sports

Police confirm a baseball fan died on Saturday after falling from the upper level of the stands during a game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees GuardianUS sports This article is more than 8 years oldBaseball fan dies after falling from upper deck at Turner Field during Braves gameThis article is more than 8 years oldMan in his early 60s confirmed dead after fall during seventh inning of game between Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees

ClubsNSW settles case with terminally ill whistleblower Troy Stolz | New South Wales

New South Wales This article is more than 11 months oldClubsNSW settles case with terminally ill whistleblower Troy StolzThis article is more than 11 months oldLong-running case ends days after lobby group sacked its CEO over comments about the NSW premier’s Catholic faith Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Whistleblower Troy Stolz has announced his long-running legal battle with ClubsNSW has ended just days after the lobby group sacked its former chief executive.

Corrag by Susan Fletcher

FictionReviewSusan Fletcher's novel of the Jacobite rebellion makes Clare Clark look at the world afreshWith Eve Green, which won the Whitbread first novel prize, and the subsequent Oystercatchers, Susan Fletcher has built a reputation for her complex female narrators and for the luminous poetry of her prose. With Corrag she steps 300 years into the past, but these twin trademarks are as much in evidence as ever. The novel takes as its starting point the massacre of Glencoe when, on a winter's dawn in 1692, William III's redcoats brutally slaughtered 32 of the MacDonald clan, including women and children.

Gone in seconds: rising text message scams are draining US bank accounts

ScamsSophisticated robotexts are bombarding Americans’ phones, costing unsuspecting people millions of dollars The text message created an instant surge of panic. “Freemsg: Chase, Did you attempt wire transfer amount of $7500. Reply Y if recognized, Or NO to stop fraud.” Q&AHow to spot a text scam – and what to do if one happensShowText message-based scams can appear to come from a familiar company or person, but experts say these red flags will help you spot them.

Guillaume Depardieu dies at 37 of pneumonia | France

France This article is more than 15 years oldGuillaume Depardieu dies at 37 of pneumoniaThis article is more than 15 years oldGuillaume Depardieu, the actor son of Gérard, who lived a life of angry rebellion in the shadow of his celebrated father, died yesterday at the age of 37. "He passed away early this afternoon after having contracted a virus which led to a devastating bout of pneumonia," Gerard Depardieu's agents told Agence France Presse last night.

How supermodel Waris Dirie saved girl from female genital mutilation | Female genital mutilation (FG

The ObserverFemale genital mutilation (FGM) This article is more than 9 years oldHow supermodel Waris Dirie saved girl from female genital mutilationThis article is more than 9 years oldSomali model insisted Safa Idriss Nour, the child who played her suffering FGM in biopic, had to be spared the same fateWhen she was three years old, Safa Idriss Nour received something no girl in her slum in Djibouti had been given before – a signed contract from her parents stating they would never inflict genital mutilation on her.