In 1968, the Malian novelist Yambo Ouologuem won France’s prestigious Prix Renaudot for a bloody satire about a fictional African country called “Bound to Violence.” Opening in mock epic style with the brutality of a medieval empire, and ending amid baroque assassinations in the mid-twentieth century, it vents its spleen in every direction: at slave traffickers, native and foreign; corrupt clerics and mercenary anthropologists; and, especially, oppressive rulers who used idyllic visions of the African past to hoodwink their countrymen.
In the eight days since Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales grabbed World Cup player Jenni Hermosa and forcibly kissed her in front of horrified spectators, Spain and the world of football have been consumed by a firestorm that shows no sign of abating.
There has been a series of seemingly never-ending twists and turns in the saga that has overshadowed the Spanish team’s triumph on the world stage and quickly turned into Spain’s own MeToo movement.
The overwhelming feeling amongst
The director of the British Museum has resigned ‘with immediate effect’ and its deputy has stepped back following a disastrous week in which it emerged a curator had been sacked after almost 2,000 artefacts were reported to have been stolen.
Director Hartwig Fischer and deputy director Jonathan Williams both announced their decisions on Friday.
Both were criticised when whistleblower Dr Ittai Gradel revealed he had contacted them about alleged thefts in February 2021, after spotting items he had seen in
Johnny Manziel’s rise and fall transcended football — and he’s pulling back the curtain on his controversies and mental health struggles for the first time in Netflix’s Untold: Johnny Football.
Texas A&M fans may remember Manziel’s college career got off to a rocky start when he was arrested weeks before his first game as the football-crazy school’s quarterback. The incident marked the first of many controversies to come.
“I don’t have much of a recollection other than waking up
Chris Noth broke his silence about being accused of sexual assault by multiple women — and discussed where his career goes from here.
“I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and not a very pretty picture. What it isn’t is a crime,” Noth, 68, told USA Today on Monday, August 7. “There’s nothing I can say to change anyone’s mind when you have that kind of a tidal wave.”
The actor’s rare statement
Vince McMahon was the CEO and Chairman of the Board at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for decades before “voluntarily” stepping down.
McMahon, who was a former pro wrestler before taking over the WWE business, confirmed in June 2022 that he was resigning from his post while the company investigated misconduct claims against him.
“I have pledged my complete cooperation to the investigation by the Special Committee, and I will do everything possible to support the
Daphne and Tim: ‘It has taken years to work our way through the complaints procedure, with the support of Steve Webb’
A state pension victory for a Surrey woman offers a ‘glimmer of hope’ for others being denied full backpayments of lost cash.
Tens of thousands of elderly women are receiving nearly £1.2billion in state pension arrears after being shortchanged for decades, a scandal uncovered by our columnist Steve Webb and This is Money.
But some women are only receiving
President Biden embarked on a leisurely bike ride with Secret Service agents and a golf cart full of medical staffers in Delaware on Wednesday.
Biden pedaled past reporters with the White House press corps who were holding position near the trail. The ride comes as the president faces a growing scandal relating to his involvement in his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and elsewhere.
“How are ya?” Biden shouted to reporters in a jovial tone as he passed
Monaco’s Royal Family has been slowly recovering from months of allegations about the relationship between Prince Albert and his wife, the elusive Princess Charlene.
But the ruler of the small principality is now facing a potential legal battle against a disgruntled former employer who is threatening to sue Albert for defamation.
Claude Palmero, 67, served in the Monegasque court for years – starting off as the Crown’s asset manager for the late Prince Rainier and then continuing in his post
There is “no similarity” between Hillary Clinton’s email scandal and Donald Trump’s classified document scandal, according to Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart.
Capehart addressed the comparison on Friday’s “PBS Newshour” in a panel with fellow Washington Post contributor Gary Abernathy discussing Trump’s ongoing legal issues. Host Geoff Bennett brought up the former secretary of state as both she and Trump have been accused of concealing classified information, but Capehart suggested that there was no “symmetry.”
“[I]f we have learned anything
