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Will Young accuses The Grand Tour of homophobic stereotyping | The Grand Tour

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The Grand Tour This article is more than 4 years oldWill Young accuses The Grand Tour of homophobic stereotypingThis article is more than 4 years oldJeremy Clarkson was mocked for driving a ‘popular car with the gay community’ Will Young has said he plans to report The Grand Tour to Ofcom after Amazon Prime allegedly failed to respond to his accusation that the Jeremy Clarkson vehicle perpetuates homophobic stereotypes. In the second episode of the show’s third series, broadcast on 25 January, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May travel to Colombia. Read More...

A Serious Man trailer: another gem to savour from the Coen brothers | Coen brothers

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Film blogCoen brothersA Serious Man trailer: another gem to savour from the Coen brothersWho else would use the sound of a head striking a blackboard as the base rhythm for a suburban comedy promo?The Coen brothers give good trailer. From the strikingly stylish and suspenseful promo for their debut, Blood Simple, to the intoxicatingly scattershot ragbag of images used to promote The Big Lebowski, and the ominous spaces and desert-dry wit of the No Country for Old Men ad, their trailers are finely-turned shorts that faithfully sample the flavour of the feature in question while offering a hand-rubbingly delicious trip of their own. Read More...

Al-Qaida and IS call on followers to strike Israeli, US and Jewish targets | Al-Qaida

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Al-Qaida This article is more than 3 months oldAl-Qaida and IS call on followers to strike Israeli, US and Jewish targetsThis article is more than 3 months oldIsraeli military offensive in Gaza offers opportunity to extremist groups in west and Middle East, experts say Al-Qaida and Islamic State (IS) have called on their followers to strike Israeli, US and Jewish targets, raising the prospect of new terrorist violence in the Middle East or the west. Read More...