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The Evenki people, custodians of the resources of Yakutia photo essay | Russia

Diana, 14, and Luba, 10, among the reindeer herd. The north of Russia conceals innumerable riches such as gold and diamonds – but also Indigenous cultures. The Evenki are Indigenous people of reindeer herders who guided Russian prospectors to mineral deposits, helping the industrial development of the Soviet Union. Today, their homeland is massively felled, riverbeds are ransacked and groundwater is polluted by Natalya SaprunovaOn 29 July 2022, on a shore of Lake Baikal, Evenki people from all over Russia gathered for the first time.

The Ring: one remake that outshines its original | Film

Film blogFilmThe Ring: one remake that outshines its originalSickly cinematography, unsettling set pieces and an engulfing sense of horror, The Ring is a rare example of a Hollywood remake that beats its foreign counterpartThere aren't many people who'll own up to preferring a Hollywood remake of a foreign film, and usually with good reason. Anyone who sat through Diabolique waiting for the chills of Henri-George Clouzot's Les Diaboliques was sorely disappointed.

Vivat Victoriana

BooksReviewDonne's sermons underpin Michael Cox's gloriously highbrow thriller, The Meaning of Night, says Giles FodenThe Meaning of Night by Michael Cox 600pp, John Murray, £17.99 In Donne's last sermon, he spoke of the indignity of the private man who must in death suffer his "dust" being "published"; the process is, he said, "the most deadly and peremptory nullification of man". Michael Cox's The Meaning of Night may be packaged as a successor to The Da Vinci Code, but Donne's sermons are part of its genuinely literary underpinning.

'Nowhere to go': By Disneyland, benches favored by homeless are removed | California

Outside in AmericaCalifornia This article is more than 6 years old'Nowhere to go': By Disneyland, benches favored by homeless are removedThis article is more than 6 years oldIn Anaheim, California, where about 800 people live on the streets on a given night, city officials say removal has ‘nothing to do’ with tourist attraction Sign up to our monthly Outside in America newsletter Growing up in Anaheim, Robert Hanley knew Disneyland well.

'They didn't know they were victims': revenge porn helpline sees alarming rise

Revenge porn refers to the shaming of individuals by posting explicit and intimate pictures of them, often on multiple platforms. Photograph: PARevenge porn refers to the shaming of individuals by posting explicit and intimate pictures of them, often on multiple platforms. Photograph: PAThe web we wantInternet safetyVictims and their loved ones report sense of powerlessness in face of flawed laws and mixed police responses On a business estate in Devon, Jade sits at a computer screen and hovers her mouse over an innocent selfie of a young woman from Scotland.

Ask Emma | Life and style

Life and styleAsk EmmaHow can I get rid of small warts on the palms of my hands? I also have some larger ones on the soles of my feet that occasionally hurt, but I do not believe that they are verrucas. I have tried using lavender oil, but without success. Any other ideas? Warts and verrucas are caused by a virus, and are an indication of a low immune system. Boost immunity with a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement, 1,000mg vitamin C, vitamin E and garlic capsules.

Ian Wheeler obituary | Jazz

JazzObituaryIan Wheeler obituaryCreative and original clarinettist in British traditional jazzRated by his peers as one of the most creative and original reeds players in UK traditional jazz, Ian Wheeler, who has died aged 80, excelled on the clarinet, soprano and alto saxophones, and, more surprisingly perhaps, on blues harmonica and guitar. Best known for his lengthy stints with the bands of the trumpeter Ken Colyer and the trombonist Chris Barber, Wheeler stayed close to purist diktats in his approach to improvisation, yet enjoyed matching himself against such stylistically disparate performers as the modernist alto saxophonist Joe Harriott and the even more mercurial saxophonist-vocalist Louis Jordan.

Test your knowledge of F Scott Fitzgerald - quiz | Culture

CultureTest your knowledge of F Scott Fitzgerald - quizCelebrate Fitzgerald's birthday by finding out how much you know about his life and work Robert McCrum's 100 best novels: The Great Gatsby ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaJqfpLi0e9CuoLNnYmV%2BdXvSnqdoamRkvra12WadoqyqnLKzrcudZJuhoqm1pa3YZqiuoao%3D

This film is a corrective: Whitney Houston biopic aims to change the narrative

Whitney HoustonThe much-anticipted new film about the life and loves of the singer might be approved by the estate but the makers aren’t looking to ‘flatter anybody’ In the 10 years since Whitney Houston lost her life, four movies have tried to tell her story. In quick succession, we got an unauthorized documentary, an endorsed one, a Lifetime TV depiction, plus a film that focused squarely on her relationship with her daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

Welcome to 'the disco' | Guantnamo Bay

Guantánamo BayWelcome to 'the disco'For US interrogators seeking to disorientate and break Iraqi prisoners it's 'torture lite' - rock music played at excruciating volumes. But while the song choices may sometimes verge on the unintentionally funny, this appropriation of music by the military is anything but a jokeAccording to US military authorities, it was God himself who first wrote the strategy of "torture by music" into the field manual - by turning the amplifier up to 11 on the enemy.