Gideon Haigh Did you see it?  Not many single deliveries qualify for must-see status straight away, but the fifth ball of Jasprit Bumrah’s seventh over in Visakhapatnam yesterday surely did.  Again, Bumrah cantered in to his final gallop.  Again, Bumrah’s arm hyperextended like a kevlar mast on maxi yacht.  Halfway down, the ball was on a seventh stump line, but it came back with the angle and the swing to spread-eagle Ollie Pope’s middle and leg stumps.

My cat was a legend. An icon. A king. He made cat haters say, “this is the only cat I’ve ever liked.” Dog lovers would nod approvingly as he played fetch - “this cat is actually cool.” Even cat lovers, who approach even the most recalcitrant with fondness, would make comments like, “I’ve never seen a cat be so friendly.” When I would walk into Greenwich Village Animal Hospital for his annual check up, Dr.

I believe I’ve recalled the anecdote here at Word and Song before, but it’s worth telling again. When Orson Welles, himself both a great actor and a great director, was asked who were the three finest directors of American films, he replied, “John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.” That’s quite a tribute. I think that what Welles saw wasn’t just that F… ncG1vNJzZmiZnqm1sLrYnqqopJWje7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZq2gopqybrPOnZ2arJiav7Q%3D

Do you remember True Detective? The one with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. The one set in the Deep South where Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey were moody and everything was atmospheric and people moved slowly as if the heat was liquid and every scene felt burning and sweaty and uncertain. The one where you felt on edge, not just from the tension of the plot but because everything about the story being told seemed wrong, awry somehow.

Have you seen Google’s Holiday 100? Let’s learn more about what it is, how you can use it as gift-giving inspiration for this Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or holiday season, and how you can take advantage of it as an online shopping tool to get your best bang for your buck. Google's Holiday 100 list comes out every year and features 100 gift ideas. It's made by analyzing at what people are searching for from June to September 2023.