The Government’s SAGE advisers released papers yesterday evening that showed how they warned ministers two weeks ago that Britain could be headed for a more serious situation than their ‘worst case scenario’. The document, dated October 14, which was released online, said ‘we are breaching the number of infections and hospital admissions in the Reasonable … Read more
US academic is suspended for using the Chinese word for ‘um’ because it sounded like a racial slur Greg Patton lectured on use of ‘filler words’ at University of Southern California He mentioned the Chinese expression ‘neige’ (pronounced ‘nee-gah’) He was placed on administrative leave while the university ‘review the situation’ By Caroline Graham In … Read more
The first-ever scale model of Stonehenge that lets researchers explore how the monument would have sounded in its heyday has been created by UK researchers. The model was made using 3D printing and custom modelling techniques, and represents how the monument would have originally looked and sounded. Researchers hope that sound tests with the 157-stone … Read more
Everyone’s got a sound that drives them potty. For some, it’s that slow chomp of a train passenger munching their egg sandwiches. For others, it’s the spine-shivering screech of a shopping trolley’s tyres against the supermarket linoleum. Mine’s listening to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson in the Commons. Goodness it’s an ordeal. Reading his statement, Williamson … Read more
The Duchess of Sussex sounded like the ‘old Meghan’ in her speech on George Floyd‘s death, a friend has told Vanity Fair. Meghan, 38, this week delivered a virtual address to graduating pupils at her old school, Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles, in which she also named other African Americans who were killed … Read more
How apt that it was perfect barbecue weather when Dominic Cummings appeared in the Downing Street garden for his media grilling. The senior government adviser had been marinating in a sauce of molten opprobrium since his illicit lockdown dash to Durham became public news. He had also been highly seasoned by the chilli rage of … Read more
Amy Schumer reveals she has changed her son’s name after realizing it sounded like ‘genital’ By Heather Waugh For Dailymail.com Published: 17:40 BST, 14 April 2020 | Updated: 18:00 BST, 14 April 2020 Amy Schumer has revealed she’s changed her son’s name after realizing it sounded like ‘genital’. The comedian welcomed her first child with … Read more