MediaObituaryEduardo HaroLeftwing journalist and columnist, he set up the anti-Franco paper Triunfo in 1964It is rare that a journalist becomes representative of an approach to life, but this happened with Eduardo Haro Tecglen, who has died aged 81 of a heart attack in his native Madrid. For the last decade he wrote a daily column, Visto/ Oído (Seen/Heard), in Spain's biggest circulation daily, El País. It was the sort of column that liberal papers all over the world include to attract the most leftwing section of their readership. Read More...
TheatreReviewLeeds Playhouse
Wilson’s play eavesdrops on the lives of an African American taxicab crew in a quietly compelling snapshot of men on the margins in the 1970s
Single-location dramas are all about comings and goings, manoeuvring multiple characters and plot lines in the same space. So what better setting than a taxicab office? August Wilson’s 1970s drama weaves together the hectic workdays of a company of African American drivers in an environment where someone is always half in or out of the door. Read More...
HawaiiMan killed in shark attack in HawaiiMan, identified in local media as Jason Carter, died in Maui after rescue attempt, police say
A shark attack has killed a man at a spot popular with swimmers and surfers in Hawaii despite a rescue attempt, local police said.
In a statement Maui police said a 39-year-old man had died after being brought back to shore by rescuers at a beach area off the Hana Highway in Paia on the island on Maui. Read More...