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Friday, July 11, 2025

Gameshows, Cliff Richard and Stalin’s most hated play: the British culture sent behind the iron curtain by Simon Usborne

A thaw in relations during the Cold War led to some surprising collaborations between the two nations, involving everyone from Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev to Gilbert and George. As r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM

Friday, December 23, 2022

The secret life of cracker jokes: how bad gags became a Christmas classic by Simon Usborne

Cracker industry bosses and comics shed light on the art of the cracker joke, from winning formulas to ‘innovation teams’ – and why they’re more important than ever in the digital ag…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM

Monday, March 26, 2018

‘People want to feel they might see an accident’ – how dangerous is the circus? by Simon Usborne

Cirque du Soleil acrobat Yann Arnaud’s fatal fall has cast a shadow over the world of circus on its 250th anniversary. Is audience demand for bigger thrills in the big top driving performe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AM

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Divine inspiration: the companies relying on magic and superstition by Simon Usborne

It may seem surprising that water firms have admitted to using divining rods, but even financiers believe in astrology and some airlines won’t give you a seat in row 13A science blogger as…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Just do it: the experience economy and how we turned our backs on ‘stuff’ by Simon Usborne

New figures show we are continuing to spend less money on buying things, and more on doing things – and telling the world about it online afterwards, of course. From theatres to pubs to sh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AM

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