West Ham United confirmed their relegation from the Premier League despite a 3-0 win over Leeds, as Tottenham's victory sealed their fate. The club's season is described as a "macro-collapse" and a "case study in managed corporate entropy" due to executive failure and mismanagement.
Jem Calder's debut novel, "I Want You to Be Happy," explores modern relationships with a factual, affectless prose. It details a couple's interactions, highlighting their digital lives and the environmental specifics of contemporary dating, while also delving into their inner lives and artistic aspirations.
Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo" will be published in Hebrew by November Books, an Israeli publisher deemed compliant with the BDS movement. This follows Rooney's 2021 decision to decline a translation offer from a different Israeli publisher due to complicity concerns.
More than 130 prominent scholars, writers and activists including Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg and Brian Eno have written a seven-word letter to the Court of Appeal supporting Palestine Action ahead of next week's appeal hearing on the lawfulness of the ban. The letter, stating "We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action", is the first time high-profile figures have collectively defied the ban. Three senior judges ruled in February that the ban was unlawful but allowed it to remain pending appeal, which begins Tuesday.
Over 130 prominent figures including authors Sally Rooney, musicians Brian Eno and Nadine Shah, philosopher Judith Butler and environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt have signed a six-word letter backing Palestine Action ahead of a Court of Appeal hearing. The letter states 'We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action' and marks the first time scholars, writers and activists have collectively defied the ban on the direct action protest group, which was ruled unlawful by the High Court in February but remains in place pending appeal.
