Giant glittery tampon is to go show at the British Library as part of a pro-women’s rights exhibition The giant tampon was created by artist Sam Dawood for some charity workshops It will feature in exhibition on the fight for women’s rights at the British Library A first edition of Jane Austen’s debut novel, Sense … Read more
Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian West thanked the United States Library of Congress on her 40th birthday on Wednesday for finally recognizing the Armenian Genocide that left 1.5M dead. The Calabasas socialite – whose late father Robert was second-generation Armenian-American – was relieved the LOC amended their terminology of the catalog entry … Read more
Man returns Thomas the Tank Engine book to a library almost fifty YEARS late after taking it out as a child – but dodges a potential £8,000 late fee The man returned the book to the library after borrowing it as a child in 1972 Posted it to Basingstoke Discovery Centre with an apology note … Read more
Police and Black Lives Matter protesters were in a tense two-hour standoff at a Louisville church on Thursday night, after the demonstrators declared the church a ‘sanctuary’ and demonstrated there when a 9pm curfew went into effect. Demonstrators massed at First Unitarian Church, where clergy allowed them to seek refuge on church grounds to avoid … Read more
Naturists make an exhibition of themselves at Paris film library (while making sure to keep their face masks on) Naturists bared all in Cinémathèque Française today for exhibition celebrating renowned French comedian The group were photographed frolicking down the halls of the library in a special ticketed event on Sunday Members of group l’Association des Naturistes … Read more
Boris Johnson told bemused schoolchildren that it is politically acceptable to sing Rule Britannia and ruled that Harry Potter is not sexist as he told them how important it was they got back into classrooms today. The maskless Prime Minister made the rambling remarks as he addressed a roomful of Year 7 pupils at a … Read more
The British Library has announced it is now ‘reviewing’ its Sir Hans Sloane manuscripts as ‘woke’ activists target one of scores of London landmarks – including the famous Sloane Square – which are named after the pioneering doctor. The move was revealed in a note on its website, and coincides with a wider review of Sloane’s legacy … Read more
Engineers hit new world record for data transmission over the internet that is a fifth faster than the previous speed – and is fast enough to download everything on Netflix in less than a second London engineers hit a new world record for fastest data transmission The team reached a rate of 178 terabits a second … Read more
From Julie Andrews’ new podcast, Julie’s Library to This American Life, Doing It Right & Scarlett Moffatt Wants To Believe, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 11 July 2020 Julie’s Library I could listen to Julie Andrews read the side of a packet of … Read more
Apple unveils iOS 14 with redesigned home screen that uses widgets, an app library as well as a picture-in-picture tool that lets you keep watching videos while texting or using other apps Apple’s iOS 14 will redesign the home screen with widgets Widgets allow you to see apps without pulling them up An app library … Read more