Glassware Is Getting Weird and Wobbly
After decades of simple stemware and minimalist tumblers, wild, eye-catching vessels now adorn stylish tables.
Month: September 2025
In the Remains of Canada’s Jasper Wildfire, Clues to Tame Future Blazes
A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using the blaze to learn lessons for the future.
Dan Rather Is Still Chasing the News
[He’s 93, and 20 years removed from signing off as a CBS anchor. But he’s still tapping out stories. “As Popeye used to say, I am what I am.”
Debt-ridden Lyon beat Marseille to share summit with PSG in France
PARIS: A late own goal gifted Lyon a 1-0 win over 10-man Marseille on Sunday lifting them level on points with Paris Saint-Germain in the French top flight. Condemned to relegation due to debts two months ago before a reprieve on appeal, Lyon have now won all three of their league games, with only PSG … Read more
Zampa’s 21,000 mile trek worthwhile as Invincibles win Hundred final
LONDON,: Adam Zampa’s marathon 21,000 mile (34,000 kilometre) round trip from Australia just to bowl 20 balls paid dividends as the Oval Invincibles won their third successive final in English cricket’s Hundred with a 26-run victory over the Trent Rockets at Lord’s on Sunday. Zampa’s near 30-hour journey came about after the 33-year-old, who’s been … Read more
Jim Jarmusch is concerned about Israeli ties in corporate financing for latest film
Veteran U.S. director Jim Jarmusch said on Sunday he was concerned that one of the distributors of his latest film had taken money from a company with ties to the Israeli military. However, Jarmusch, an independent filmmaker who made movies such as Stranger Than Paradise, Dead Man and Broken Flowers, said he considered all corporate … Read more
Imam-ul-Haq’s hundred for Yorkshire in vain as Hampshire win One-Day Cup semi-final
LONDON,: Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq latest hundred could not prevent Yorkshire losing to Hampshire in a rain-affected semi-final of English cricket’s One-Day Cup on Sunday. His fourth century in just eight tournament innings left Ul-Haq top of the 50-overs per side competition’s batting standings with 688 runs at a stellar average of 98.28. Yorkshire went into … Read more
Alcaraz, Djokovic stroll into US Open quarter-finals as Sabalenka cruises
NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic motored into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday as reigning women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka kept her title defence firmly on track. Spanish second seed Alcaraz and tennis icon Djokovic — who are on course to meet in the semi-finals — both recorded straight-sets wins on the … Read more
South Korea Doctors’ Strike Begins to Wind Down
Thousands of residents and interns were protesting a government proposal that would have dramatically increased the number of medical students in the country.
Jude Law plays Putin role without fear at Venice Film Festival
VENICE: Jude Law said on Sunday he did not fear reprisals for playing Russian President Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin, a new film premiering at the Venice Film Festival that offers a chilling, fictionalised look at Putin’s rise to power. The Wizard of the Kremlin, directed by France’s Olivier Assayas and also starring Paul Dano, … Read more
