Grey Gardens: rarely seen images from the film about the eccentric Beale family Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The Maysles brothers’ 1975 documentary about “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale – ageing, isolated relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis – has become a cultural phenomenon, with a musical and a TV film reconstruction already produced. Here are a selection of photographs from the celebrated film.
Nepal This article is more than 1 year oldHilaree Nelson, famed US mountaineer, missing on Nepal’s Manaslu peakThis article is more than 1 year oldTrek organiser says the US climber had an accident on Monday as bad weather hampers rescue efforts
The renowned US big-mountain skier Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on a trek in the Himalayas after apparently falling into a 2,000ft crevasse.
Nelson and her partner, Jim Morrison, had scaled the 26,781ft peak of Manaslu mountain on Monday morning.
Houseplant of the weekHouseplantsWith its vivid, silvery leaf veining, this tropical star adds a wow-factor to any room
Why will I love it? The foliage of the African mask plant (Alocasia amazonica ‘Polly’) has a pop art look to it, and its dark green, waxy leaves contrast beautifully with its thick silvery-green veins.
Light or shade? Bright indirect light.
Where should I put it? On a side table close to a window, but not in full sun, so to admire it while having a cup of tea or reading.
BastilleInterview‘I’ve been expecting things to fall apart at any moment’: Dan Smith on 10 years of body dysmorphia, burnout and BastilleChris GodfreyHe has found critical and commercial success, while behind the scenes the frontman has battled with his self-confidence and severe stage fright. He explains why he still loves being in the band
Dan Smith doesn’t know how to switch off. In the decade or so that he has been the creative heart, and frontman, of the band Bastille, he has thought about music constantly.
FictionReviewSet in the near future, this riveting debut explores racist violence and the weight of the past
In 2017, a white supremacist drove his car headlong into a peaceful group opposing a Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a young woman, Heather Heyer, and injuring dozens of others. There was widespread horror and outrage as footage of broken bodies bouncing off the car was broadcast around the world. But what if the tragedy did not shame local white nationalists, but embolden them?