Graffiti artist explains why he daubed ‘Homeland is racist’ on show’s set GuardianHomeland'Homeland is racist': artists sneak subversive graffiti on to TV showStreet artists say they were asked to add authenticity to scenes of Syrian refugee camp, but took chance to air criticisms of show’s depiction of Muslim world
Three graffiti artists hired to add authenticity to refugee camp scenes in this week’s episode of Homeland have said they instead used their artwork to accuse the TV programme of racism. Read More...
WomenHow did buttoned-up Britain come to embrace an annual celebration of the bottom – and how is it surviving in the #MeToo era? Its creator and several winners explain its successBritain is not a nation renowned for its bottoms. Californian bottoms are neat, clenched things, compacted in the dust of early-morning hikes. British behinds, by contrast, wobble: our national bottom is the builder’s bum, as patriotic as tea or the Queen. Read More...
Los AngelesFormer LA sheriff’s deputy gets 30 days in jail for 2019 killing of Ryan TwymanAndrew Lyons and another sheriff’s deputy shot at Twyman 34 times while he was inside his car in south Los Angeles
A former Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an unarmed 24-year-old man in his car in 2019 was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Friday.
Andrew Lyons, one of two deputies who fired a barrage of bullets at Ryan Twyman in a parking lot in south Los Angeles, pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm and assault under color of authority, said the district attorney, George Gascón. Read More...