Powerful waves crash next to homes along the coastline, on 30 December 2023 in Ventura, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesPowerful waves crash next to homes along the coastline, on 30 December 2023 in Ventura, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesCaliforniaStrong waves trigger evacuation alerts on California coast on third day of stormsCentral coast officials warn of 20ft waves while San Francisco Bay Area braces for 26-30ft waves
California’s coastal communities, already battered by powerful swells from Pacific storms on Friday, faced another round of towering waves and possible flooding on Saturday. Read More...
In 1995, La Haine held up a mirror to modern France’s social ills. Now, with a sequel mooted and France again experiencing uncertainty, we reflect on the film’s legacy Published: 3 May 2015 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRomKecoprEqcHSrJyy
Art and designReviewWaddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
This lovingly crafted tower in Lord Rothschild’s grove is kitsch and beautiful – with glossy icing, dolphins, putti, mermaids and Cupids in crisp pastel colours. What a preposterous masterpiece!
Love doesn’t hurt at all in the woodland grove where Joana Vasconcelos has constructed a giant wedding cake. Cupids balance playfully on pedestals, water spurts from the mouths of dolphins and little statues of St Anthony bless newlyweds all around the tiled circumference of her 12m tall sculpture. Read More...