‘I feel this need for forward motion all the time’ … Arlo Parks. Photograph: Alex WaespiHer debut became a pandemic smash and won the Mercury prize. But after her schedule left her ‘dangerously low’, Parks cancelled shows to prioritise self-care – and the love story behind her fizzing new album
by Simran HansDriving along the mountain-flanked Angeles Crest Highway in southern California, Arlo Parks played her new album for her girlfriend for the first time. Read More...
ShortcutsCoffeeWhere should you head if you're unhappy with the company's policy on corporation tax? Our reporter samples the optionsIt's not a good time for Starbucks. After it emerged that the company had paid less than £7m in tax since 1998, on sales of £3bn, the chain promised to make a couple of £10m payments to the Treasury over the next two years. This has done little to mollify observers angry at a business that seems to treat tax as an optional inconvenience, and whose first response to the negative publicity was cut paid lunchbreaks, maternity benefits and sick leave from its already low-paid workforce. Read More...
Catholicism This article is more than 3 years oldDetroit priest sprays holy water from squirt gun to maintain social distancingThis article is more than 3 years oldPhotos show Rev Timothy Pelc shooting water into car window at Easter, sparking online memes
Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, using a squirt gun to shoot holy water. Read More...