The ObserverTelevision This article is more than 1 year oldThe White Lotus gay sex scene was shocking because it was so gloriously unapologetic This article is more than 1 year oldBarbara EllenWe’ve come a long way since camp and innuendo were the only ways to portray such relationshipsMaybe you’ll have noticed – there’s just been an old-school “watercooler moment”: people talking about that scene in the second series of Sky Atlantic’s The White Lotus, when Jennifer Coolidge’s socialite, Tanya, chances upon Quentin (Tom Hollander) having sex with his supposed “nephew”, Jack (Leo Woodall). Read More...
Where to start withBooksBittersweet tales of a deluded butler, Arthurian fables and the view from AI – if you’re not familiar with the garlanded author’s work, here are some good entry points
Jump toThe entry pointThe challengeThe weird oneThe post-Nobel novelIf you only read one, it should beThe Japanese-born British novelist Kazuo Ishiguro is one of the most critically acclaimed authors writing in English today: the now 68-year-old was twice selected in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists issue, in 1983 and 1993, before going on to bag the Booker prize, the Nobel prize in literature and a knighthood. Read More...
SEMANTIC ENIGMASWhy is September the ninth month when it means 7, and likewise for October, November, December...? Jessie Churchill, San Francisco, USA
Septemeber is the ninth month for us, but the Romans had only ten months in their calendar, so the number-names worked out right for them. Amanda , Norman, OK, USA
It's one of the things "the Romans did for us" - slotting in two months - July named after Julius Caesar and August named after Augustus Caesar. Read More...