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Cabinet Magazine: The history of animals in the legal system sketched by Evans is rich and resonant; it provokes profound questions about the evolution of jurisprudential procedure, social and religious organization and notions of culpability and punishment, and fundamental philosophical questions regarding the place of man within the natural order. In Evans’s narrative, all creatures great and small have their moment before the bench. Grasshoppers and mice; flies and caterpillars; roosters, ...

Things didn’t quite work out that way for the film adaptation of SNL’s pointy-headed aliens. The reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes summed up the screen version of these charming intergalactic creatures as “listless, crude and uninspired”. Roger Ebert went in a more alliterative direction, calling it “dismal, dreary and desperate”. Small wonder Coneheads lost money in the US and wasn’t even released internationally in its day. That’s a baffling response ...

Damian Reilly, The Spectator May 4, 2021 (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP) I think Elon Musk, the worlds richest man, a Monty Python devotee who in January tweeted legalize comedy!, has the opportunity to killRead Full Article »

Who plays Violet Highway in EastEnders? What has Gwen Taylor been in before?   May 3rd’s episode of EastEnders introduced us to Callum’s grandmother, Violet Highway, but just who plays the fiery new character? Since it first appeared on our screens over 36 years ago, EastEnders has seen countless characters come and go. It’s always a big talking point when a new addition arrives and that was just the case on May 3rd as fans were introduced to Violet Highway. The new cast member arrived ...

The Today programme is starting to sound like a Monty Python sketch – minus the laughs A staid format and circular, badgering interviews risk sinking the BBCs flagship programme. They should take inspiration from Womans Hour Nick Robinson, the Today programmes main attack dog  Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire What’s the point of a political radio interview? To expose a politician, and make them admit they’re wrong, in public? To let official spokespeople spin the party line? Or just to entertain ...

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Titled Why There Is No Hope, the comedy special was filmed live on stage at Cadogan Hall in London. The 60-minute piece sees Cleese provide a plethora of insights and gags as he navigates a variety of modern day issues, while also reflecting on his own successes with the likes of Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers and A Dish Called Wanda. The show is available to watch across the month of May via the link below, with tickets costing £15. Loading...

Strauss’s Blue Danube keeps waltzing 928077 Sophie Makris - Born out of defeat, initially not that popular and dedicated to a river that’s more greeny-grey, the beginnings of “The Blue Danube” 150 years ago this week were inauspicious. But Johann Strauss Junior’s rousing waltz, first performed on February 15, 1867, is now one of the world’s most famous and catchiest pieces of classical music. It features in movies galore and is being performed and danced to still. “An der schönen...

Prince Philip had perfect response in bitter argument with fellow sailor The Duke of Edinburgh once furiously put down a fellow sailor by name-dropping his wife, the Queen during a disagreement as he reportedly said his wife owns this sea Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now The Daily Stars FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will ...

SUSAN Aitken wrote in these pages last week that “the closure of services is not on our agenda, politically or operationally”. Tell that to people in Maryhill being offered a “pop-up” library instead of the resplendent baroque building gifted to them by the Scottish-American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie in 1905. Tell that to the dozens of communities across Glasgow being denied access to their local sports facilities or community centres. The suggestion of some unspecified futu...