A Little History Of Poetry John Carey Yale University £14.99 Rating: Roughly 250 years ago, James Boswell asked Dr Johnson: ‘What is poetry?’ ‘Why sir, it is much easier to say what it is not,’ replied Johnson. ‘We all know what light is; but it is not easy to tell what it is.’ John Carey … Read more
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is worth $37billion (£28billion) and flies to 370 destinations on six continents with state-of-the-art aircraft. Truly, it’s a titan of aviation. But it started life as a crop-dusting outfit in 1924. And when it expanded to passenger transportation it used planes that could only hit 90mph, with the wind behind them. … Read more
Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Americans experience daunting wait times and massive lines at airports remain calm, claiming the chaos is due to medical screening to prevent spread of the coronavirus. ‘We are doing very precise Medical Screenings at our airports,’ Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon. ‘Pardon the interruptions and delays, we are moving as quickly … Read more
Andrew Garfield was spotted looking over his lines with his director Lin-Manuel Miranda during the first shoot day of their new film in New York on Tuesday. The dynamic duo have teamed up for Tick, Tick… Boom, adapted from a semi-autobiographical stage musical by Jonathan Larson of Rent fame. Lin-Manuel, 40, who shot to international … Read more
Event lines up the 100 best things to see and do in 2020. Whether you want a night out at the movies, a good old binge-watch at home or to sample the best of the country’s theatres and museums, look no further when planning your cultural exploits of 2020 Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, returns, … Read more
Police arrest 46 people during dawn raids on ‘drug dens’ in huge county lines crackdown dubbed ‘Project Medusa’ – with ‘significant’ haul of Class A narcotics and £20,000 seized Fiver police forces worked together on ‘Project medusa’ to raid 11 properties 46 arrested, 36, from Merseyside, 5 from Lancashire, 1 Cumbria and 1 Scotland Another … Read more