Formula One F1 – Spanish Grand Prix – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – May 21, 2022 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Nacho Doce BARCELONA —Ferrari’s Formula One leader Charles Leclerc performed under pressure to come back from a spin with a stunning lap that sent him from 10th to pole position for Sunday’s … [Read more...] about F1: Ferrari’s Leclerc puts in a late flyer for pole in Spain Grand Prix
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The Finland model
At the start of 2022, Global Disinformation Index (GDI), a nonprofit organization established in 2018, noted that attacks on democracy accelerated around the world in 2021, and warned that this would continue this year. “The explosion of online disinformation has made it easy for those who seek to erode democratic norms,” GDI said. Disinformation has inundated the … [Read more...] about The Finland model
World Cup afterglow lifts up conflicted France
The name of French soccer player Kylian Mbappe is projected onto the Arc de Triomphe as soccer fans invade the Champs Elysees avenue after France won the soccer World Cup final match between France and Croatia, Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Paris. France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) PARIS — World Cup, World Cup and more … [Read more...] about World Cup afterglow lifts up conflicted France
Alex London, storyteller
NO PROXY and good guy London with Xavier student Lee-Chua JAMES ABUAN/CONTRIBUTOR “I have a confession,” the lanky, bespectacled man on the stage told us. “When I was a kid, I hated books.” The crowd of Grade 8 students in Xavier School’s auditorium gasped collectively. “I never read books for fun and I avoided my school novels as best as I could,” he continued. As our … [Read more...] about Alex London, storyteller
‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’: Theo James on destiny, free will and acting against himself
Scene from “The Time Traveler’s Wife” —PHOTOS COURTESY OF HBO In the HBO Original series “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” there’s an indelible line that would make viewers think about just how destiny and free will could work in each other’s favor: “The future might be determined, but it’s determined by the choices we are free to make.” But can they go hand in hand, indeed? … [Read more...] about ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’: Theo James on destiny, free will and acting against himself