Book of the daySociety booksReviewAn amiable history of countercultural agitators, from Amsterdam’s anti-car anarchists to Poland’s ‘revolution of dwarfs’, shows the myriad faces of postwar dissent “Human sacrifices are made daily to this idol of the idiots: car power,” went the statement issued in 1965 by countercultural Dutch anarchists and performance artists calling themselves the Provotariat. Long before Ulez,15-minute cities and Just Stop Oil, the Provos (nothing, it hardly needs saying, to do with Irish republicanism) were trying to end what one of them called “the asphalt terror of the motorised masses”.

What's your full name? Matthew John Wilkinson   Which three words best describe you? Easily distracted procrastinator   Where are you from? London   Any hidden talents? I have double jointed fingers   Favourite food? Cake   Favourite film? Too many to choose, The Dark Knight was remarkable, I liked  'The Kids are All Right' from a couple of years ago. Sad in parts but on the whole a great film and very funny, but not in a normal comedy way

Musicians who made some of NPR Music's favorite songs of 2021 (so far) include (left to right) Silk Sonic, Cico P, Seinabo Sey, Petal Supply and Amber Mark. Courtesy of artists hide caption ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn1%2BWv7W10q2qaG1jbYByg5ZtaWigXZp6sw%3D%3D

TV reviewTelevisionReviewThis real-life tale of an enslaved man turned US marshal is a tense, thoughtful interrogation of what liberty means. Dennis Quaid and David Oyelowo put in wonderful performances There is a challenge, amounting virtually to a moral responsibility, when making a drama set in the time of the American enslavement of Black people. That is: to find a way of bringing home its fundamental horror to an audience now long accustomed to depictions of it.

Nicki Minaj finally shared her highly-anticipated new album Pink Friday 2 last week. Unsurprisingly, fans quickly dissected the album and a few select favorites have emerged online as big hits in the making already. The biggest breakout song of the bunch so far seems to be the track "Everybody" with Lil Uzi Vert. It's outpacing nearly every other song on the record that wasn't previously released with "Needle" featuring Drake as the sole exception.

The men's basketball coach at Penn State University, Pat Chambers, has resigned following an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct. In July, Rasir Bolton, a Black former player who has since transferred to Iowa State, tweeted that he left the Penn State program after Chambers made a comment about a "noose" being around the player's neck. Bolton said it invoked "the history of lynching, slavery and racial terrorism." ESPN's The Undefeated also detailed the alleged incident, which it says took place in January 2019.

Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé premiered on Nov. 30, 2023 in London, England, with Beyoncé and many other big celebrities on hand. See who showed up for the star-studded event! ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7psDOp6OippVjsLC5jqCYpaSVp8ZwvsSnmKKro5a7pLGMmmSfoZyieqPFjJucsqeemLJuuM6nm6imXaW%2FprnInqmeZaKasW6vwKunnqxdlr%2BztdWao6xlYmaCeH%2BP

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Looks like Kim Cattrall is hailing a taxi right back to Sex and the City.  New details about the actress's cameo in the spin-off series And Just Like That... have emerged, after Kim confirmed in May she is reprising her role of Samantha in season two. Sources previously told Variety that Kim would appear in just one scene, and now Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell has revealed that Samantha's big moment takes place during a car ride.

Only the Perry best will do! Nia Long takes the plunge at Tyler's The Moms Club premiere in eye-popping black dress By Mike Larkin Published: 04:24 EST, 11 March 2014 | Updated: 08:23 EST, 11 March 2014 e-mail 6 View comments She is best known for her turns in Big Momma's House and The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.