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The East African Saturday May 08 2021 Writing about art is a fairly safe business. Sure there is always the chance that I’ll end up foolishly assigning the Mona Lisa to Raphael and once I walked too close to an easel and got paint on my shirt. My wife was displeased. But the odd brickbat is nothing compared with the fate of those African journalists who bring you the news, particularly those who specialise in politics, who are bombed, shot, kidnapped, tortured, raped and murdered. Many are ja...

Bill Graveland Jennifer Coffman, owner of Truffle Pigs in Field, B.C., poses beside her business sign on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in this handout photo. Her restaurant and lodge have been hit hard by a closure of a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and by the British Columbia government discouraging Alberta residents from visiting during the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jennifer Coffman, *MANDATORY CREDIT* May 08, 2021 - 7:00 AM Jennifer Coffman didnt expect to ge...

The town of Fernie in southeastern B.C., less than an hour from the boundary, is hoping Albertans will continue coming this summer.

Most topical comedy billed as cutting-edge is really just a giggling echo of fashionable opinion.

Print this article When I first saw the “I am a cisgender millennial” recruitment video for the Central Intelligence Agency, I thought it was a spoof, an attempt to bring Monty Python to Langley. Then, I realized the building footage was real: The CIA doesn’t have a sense of humor. When I left the Directorate of Operations way back in the Clinton years, the new employee center had little notepads on desks that read, “The CIA: We Hire The Handicapped.” It provided amusement to the be...

Everything goes on June 21 @Michael Bentley: "No no no! No face masks, no screens, no new normal. Everything goes on the 21st of June; for me at least. Im taking them on their original promise, no ifs, no buts." The economy will suffer @Andrew Babb: "Glass screens and hand sanitiser stations will stay as they have been paid for, theres little point in removing them. "Masks must go. They create waste. They dont work, at least not when worn the way most of the population wears them. They are deh...

As dozens of French ships and boats continue to block the main St Helier port on the island in protest against the new post-Brexit fishing restrictions, a man has started firing a musket at the boats, making a stand for this great nation. The clip, shared by ITV News, has been viewed almost 64,000 times and really paints the island of Jersey and the country of Great Britain in a glowing light. The man is a member of the Jersey Militia reenactment group, but dont worry, hes only firing blanks. M...

Making lemonade out of this endless parade of lemons Share this story Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images I’m just staying positive, but um... I’m pretty sure this is where we die. (Winston Bishop, New Girl) Sigh. The Office during Jan’s deposition and they’re reading Michael’s performance review: “I’m out of carrots. I’m out of sticks. Mr. Scott has time and again proven himself to be an unmanageable employee and a poor branch manager.” Much of Twins Territory has run out of ca...

7 May 2021 Billy Crystal is the latest Hollywood figure to come down hard against cancel culture and the current state of comedy. The former Oscars host also threw shade at this year’s Academy Awards telecast, which was the lowest rated in modern Oscars history. In an interview with the New York Post, Crystal spoke about the way comedy has changed in light of cancel culture. “It’s becoming a minefield and I get it,” Crystal told the newspaper. “I don’t like it, I understand it … ...

A well-known charity fundraiser is bringing his famous footwear out of retirement to help put smiles back on peoples faces and raise funds for The Christie. Craig Keatley - known as FlipperKeatz for his habit of donning flippers to take part in endurance events - is taking to the hills for his latest charity challenge. The dad-of-two is well-known for his bizarre fundraising activities which have included walking 51 miles from Blackpool to Manchester and now has a gruelling set of fundraising c...