Orion Sun “Lightning” “Lightning” is built around a one chord drone that blinks on and off in slow motion so it feels like falling into a meditative trance but then snapping out of it when you become aware of the trance. Tiffany Majette sings with emotive, soulful inflections but keeps with the drowsy and dreamy […]
The past year has seen mounting consciousness of issues of violence, harassment and targeted abuse of women due to the #MeToo movement, which has led to accountability for several powerful men accused of abusing women, and greater awareness of women’s day-to-day experiences. And yet, as alleged sexual abuser Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court […]
In celebration of Earth Day, here is a collection of Middle-earth moments in a special BS (Book Spoiler) post in the Main Discussion Board… for a moment of Tolkien-zen. [TIME and BS entries are maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings, and are in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or […]
On April 26, 2009, TheOneRing.net marked its 10th anniversary with a huge celebration. It was quickly agreed that the TORn-born Founders Day holiday would be an annual event. The Discussion Board members wanted a proper logo to mark each year; so being fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, we decided a Party Tree would be perfect! Discussion […]
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 26th: The unexpected party (1341) TheOneRing.net is officially registered (1999) TheOneRing.net celebrates its 10-year Anniversary. TheOneRing.net members unveil the TORn Mathom-house (2010) TheOneRing.net celebrates its 15-year Anniversary. TheOneRing.net celebrates its 20-year Anniversary. [Join us on the Discussion Boards here!] April 26, 2941 (S.R. 1341) 1. Wednesday. […]
When TheOneRing.net marked its 10th anniversary in 2009, we celebrated in style. We had such a good time, we decided to celebrate every year on April 26, the date when TORn was established. Today is our 11th Founders Day Anniversary and our 21st Anniversary (TORniversary). To us, however, this is more than an Anniversary. Inspired […]
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on May 1st: Gandalf and Bilbo reach Rivendell (1342) Sarn Ford where Gandalf and Aragorn met (1418) Crowning of King Elessar (1419) Elrond and Arwen set out from Rivendell (1419) Samwise marries Rose (1420) [Join us on the Discussion Boards here] May 1, 2942 (S.R. 1342) 1. […]
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What does the second world war mean to millennials in Europe? We asked for their views
This weekend marks 75 years since the end of the second world war in Europe, and 70 years since the foundations were established of what became the European Union. With the continent facing its biggest challenge since 1945, do the lessons of the war and its aftermath have any resonance for young people? Millennials from around Europe share some of their thoughts and fears.
Continue reading...We’d like to hear from people about how you’re remembering the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe
Friday 8 May will mark 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe. Before the coronavirus crisis, plans were made for street parties and parades, and even the first May bank holiday was moved for the occasion.
But with the UK still in lockdown, we’d like to hear how you will now be remembering the anniversary of VE day.
Continue reading...About 2m Britons have paused payments in the coronavirus crisis. Readers share their concerns
Almost one in five UK mortgage holders have now been granted a payment holiday, it was estimated this week – but people’s experiences of the process have been very different. Some struggled to get a holiday while others say it was almost too easy. And while for some it will add just a few pounds to their monthly mortgage bill, others say their outlay will rise by a lot more.
The Guardian asked readers who had applied for a mortgage payment holiday, or help with other debts, how they got on. Almost 200 people contacted us to tell us their stories.
Continue reading...Temperatures will drop dramatically on Sunday as cold front moves in from northern Scotland
Britain could have its hottest day of the year on Saturday, with temperatures predicted to hit 26C (78.8F).
Most of the country will bask in warm sunshine while London and the south-east will be hotter than Ibiza and St Tropez.
Continue reading...Televised broadcast includes extracts from Churchill’s historic victory speech
The Queen led tributes to the wartime generation on Friday night, recalling the “never give up, never despair” message of VE Day as the country marked the 75th anniversary of victory in Europe.
In a special broadcast, on a unique day of remembrance, reflection and celebration taking place during the coronavirus lockdown, she said: “Today it may seem hard that we cannot mark this special anniversary as we would wish. Instead we remember from our homes and our doorsteps.
Continue reading...For a while supper and wine were sufficient; now I’m watching every adaptation that is better than its source material
I suspect I’m not alone in this but, at some point in the past two weeks, I hit my lockdown wall. Not literally, although apparently the “banging one’s head against the kitchen wall” phase kicks in on the eighth week, so that’s something to put in the diary. But last week I felt really, really over it. Enough with every day being the bloody same; enough with watching my children become increasingly fretful because they haven’t seen their friends in over a month, the equivalent of five years to a pair of four-year-olds. But unless you want to be one of those delightful people protesting the lockdown in the US, clothed in stars and stripes, AK-47s across their backs, what choice do we have? So, like Bill Murray, we grind out the same day, again and again and again.
The trick is to invent things to look forward to. For a while, “supper” and “wine” were sufficient, but repetition has dulled their efficacy. So I set myself challenges, driven on by the thrill of completion. Some people hear the word “challenge” and think, “Fitness!” Those people are not me. “Rewatch the entirety of 30 Rock” is more my speed. It is so soothing to watch a show about a luxuriantly bouffanted New York tycoon who isn’t a moron. In a just world, Jack Donaghy would be the US president instead of, well, you get the point. Then, sparked by his brilliant turn as Chris Tarrant on the ITV drama, Quiz, my next challenge was, “Watch every Michael Sheen performance in which he plays a real person”. This was deeply enjoyable, even if, in my lockdown-confused mind, I now think Brian Clough interviewed Richard Nixon on TV and Kenneth Williams was prime minister when Diana died.
Continue reading...The UK may no longer be an EU member but, as the current health crisis shows, cooperation continues to be essential
On Saturday, for the first time in almost 50 years, we observe Europe Day without the United Kingdom as a member state of the European Union. As ambassadors and high commissioners representing the EU and its 27 countries in the UK, we are nonetheless very keen to mark the date with all the citizens of this great country and with the millions of EU nationals who live and work in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We celebrate Europe on 9 May because on this same day in 1950, exactly 70 years ago, in the aftermath of the devastating second world war, Robert Schuman, the Luxembourg-born foreign minister of France, laid the foundations of our collective endeavour. He said then: “Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.”
Continue reading...Have you been keeping up with the news?
What reason did the government give for not joining the EU procurement scheme on four separate occasions?
Brussels had the wrong address so we never got the email
We weren’t allowed to because we had left the EU.
All the European ventilators had the wrong plugs.
In her evidence to the home affairs select committee, did Priti Patel say that the reason passengers weren’t tested on arrival at airports was because...
The UK had too many international air passengers
The UK had too few international air passengers
The UK had both too many and too few international air passengers
The communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, owns three homes, two of which are in London. Where is the third which he visited in contravention of lockdown rules?
Exmoor
His constituency of Newark
Herefordshire
What did the Daily Mail think VE Day stood for in its readers’ offer for a 75th Anniversary Celebration coin?
Victory in Europe
Victory for Europe
Victory over Europe
Who was visited by the police after breaking lockdown to go to Dover to make a video about his failure to find any illegal immigrants?
Richard Tice
John Redwood
Nigel Farage
How many people in South Korea (population 52 million) have died from the coronavirus?
256
2,560
25,600
What did Donald Trump suggest people should think about using to help them beat coronavirus?
Sunbed courses
Dettol
Chloroquine
What is France selling to help pay for the coronavirus crisis?
The Arc de Triomphe
The wine cellar of the Elysee Palace
Its national collection of antique furniture
How long do you get on a free Zoom conference call?
30 minutes
40 minutes
60 minutes
What was Boris Johnson doing when he took 10 days off in Chequers in February during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic?
Recovering from his 10-day break to Mustique at the New Year.
Sorting out his complicated private life.
Helping Carrie Symonds arrange a baby shower for her friends.
What was the name of the two doctors who cared for Boris Johnson in St Thomas’ after whom he named his son?
Imran
Ranjit
Nicholas
What aliases did the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, use for his second job as an internet marketeer when first elected as an MP?
Maurice Blue and Archie Stoat
Mostyn Orange and Torquil Beaver
Michael Green and Sebastian Fox
How many coronavirus tests did Priti Patel tell a Downing Street press conference had been carried out?
300,034,974,000
3,000,349,740,000
30,034,974,000
Who is being lined up to take the blame for the inevitable public inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic?
The EU
Matt Hancock
Meghan and Harry
How much will a mug of coronavirus breakout star, Chris Whitty, cost you from the ‘Chris Whitty Appreciation Society’?
£8
£10
£12
What did deputy chief medical officer, Jenny Harries, tell a Downing Street press conference in March that couples should do?
Separate
Stop being so needy
Move in together
Banksy has donated a new artwork to Southampton general hospital. It depicts a boy holding up
A testing kit
A Boris Action man
A nurse doll
Where is Tom Cruise’s new film set to be shot?
The International Space Station
Richard Branson’s Necker Island
The Nightingale Hospital in London
What was Meghan reading to her son Archie in his first birthday video
Lights! Camera! Action!
Duck! Rabbit!
Duck! Never!
15 and above.
Excellent: give yourself a round of applause
11 and above.
Well done: you seem to have been paying attention to the news
7 and above.
Not bad: you appear to have been trying to keep with events
0 and above.
Risible: were you trying to get the answers wrong?
3 and above.
Very poor: do you follow the news at all?
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