1000 films to see before you dieFilmFilms beginning with NNaked
(Mike Leigh, 1993)
Disturbing study of misanthropy and misogyny in early 90s Britain. Brimming with bilious intelligence, David Thewlis gives the performance of his career as a mouthy Manc who turns up in London looking for an old girlfriend. His wanderings through the city's underbelly offer a bleak vision of inner-city decay and alienation.
The Naked Gun
(David Zucker, 1988) Read More...
Five celebrated Black chefs on the recipes that raised them From spicy pumpkin soup to caramelized banana ice cream, these culinary artists share the family stories – and cooking instructions – for some of their tastiest creations
by Maria C Hunt
Composite: Guardian design. Photographs: Rita Harper, Clay Williams, Ariadne Woods, and Sheilby Macena.
Tue 28 February 2023 05.00 EST I lost my father rather suddenly last year, a day before Thanksgiving. Read More...
Ozone layerObituaryMario Molina obituaryMexican scientist who helped discover dangers posed by CFCs to the ozone layer, leading to an international ban on their use
Unknown to humanity, in the later decades of the last century an environmental crisis was slowly unfolding in the upper atmosphere. The existence of the ozone layer was proved by chemists in the early 20th century, but as a scientific curiosity rather than a beneficial barrier. A thin layer between the troposphere, in which we live, and the stratosphere, the ozone layer filters out about 99% of harmful ultraviolet light from the sun before it hits the Earth. Read More...