Newsnight Extra: Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt talks to Kirsty about the cult Danish political drama Borgen and being married to one of Britain’s most famous political dynasties.
Last Days in Vietnam Trailer
A new documentary from Rory Kennedy examines the final days of American presence in Saigon and the heroic efforts to help evacuate 135,000 South Vietnamese. In April of 1975, the North Vietnamese […]
Joey Ramone sings John Cage
In 1942, John Cage composed a short piece of music adapted from the text of James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake. Titled “The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs,” the piece was originally commissioned and […]
Quiz: which photos are from Dr. Strangelove and which are from the NATO summit in Wales?
This is so spooky on so many levels…
The name list for the new EU commission is complete
Here are the Commissioner nominees with Wikipedia links: Austria – Johannes Hahn, regional policy commissioner, 56, EPP Belgium – Marianne Thyssen, MEP, 58, EPP Bulgaria – Kristalina Georgieva, humanitarian aid commissioner, 61, […]
One of Tokyo’s most exclusive restaurants
Elite Escapes goes to Takazawa, one of Tokyo’s most exclusive restaurants.
Uruguay: Forty Years Later
United Nations – A period of terror, masterminded by the dictatorships of six countries in South America in 1975, took a toll on the population, especially those who were imprisoned and tortured. […]
Watch the extraordinary moment the Danish National Symphony Orchestra discovered the identity of their new Principal Conductor
Yesterday it was reported that Fabio Luisi is to become the new Principal Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. This is how the orchestra themselves received the news (watch to the […]
Pyongyang and the appearance of tolerance
Paula Hancocks talks to a priest who holds mass in Pyongyang about the realities of religious freedom in North Korea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k1CMDI5tsc
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