Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough review – a jaw-dropping exposé of money laundering | Economics

Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough review – a jaw-dropping exposé of money laundering | Economics

Question: why, if almost half of us now use cash only a few times a year, are high-denomination banknotes being printed in increasingly large numbers? In April 2024, the value of all... Read more »
Colorado investigators confirm Hunter S Thompson’s 2005 death was a suicide | Hunter S Thompson

Colorado investigators confirm Hunter S Thompson’s 2005 death was a suicide | Hunter S Thompson

A review of the 2005 shooting death of the journalist Hunter S Thompson has confirmed authorities’ original finding that his death was a suicide, Colorado investigators said on Friday. The review by... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 23rd

Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 23rd

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Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels | Children and teenagers

Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels | Children and teenagers

The Good Deed Dogs by Emma Chichester Clark, Walker, £12.99Three very good dogs’ attempts to help others keep backfiring with chaotic consequences – until they pull off a successful kitten rescue in... Read more »
Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough review – a jaw-dropping exposé of money laundering | Economics

British crown was world’s largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals | Slavery

The British crown and the navy expanded and protected the trade in enslaved African people for hundreds of years, unprecedented research into the monarchy’s historical ties to slavery has found. The Crown’s... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Friday, January 23rd

Workhorse by Caroline Palmer review – a Devil Wears Prada-style tale of ambition | Fiction

Last year the New York Times ran a quiz entitled “Could You Have Landed a Job at Vogue in the 90s?” It was based on the fabled four-page exam Anna Wintour had... Read more »
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 22nd

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, January 22nd

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‘It’s about making reading as natural as breathing’: Malorie Blackman backs the National Year of Reading | Books

‘It’s about making reading as natural as breathing’: Malorie Blackman backs the National Year of Reading | Books

Last night, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced a £27.5m package for libraries. It’s the latest in a string of reading-focused government initiatives, the flagship being the education department’s National Year of... Read more »
Oscar nominations 2026: the full list

Oscar nominations 2026: the full list

All the nominees, from Sinners to One Battle After Another, for the 98th Academy Awards, which are due to take place on 15 March• Sinners becomes first film in history to earn... Read more »
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