Operation Satanique: How France’s Rainbow Warrior Attack Blew Up in Its Face

France sent elite secret agents halfway around the world to silence a protest ship. Instead, they killed a photographer, exposed their own spies and handed Greenpeace its greatest publicity victory.

It was intended to be a discreet act of sabotage. Instead, the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior became one of the most spectacular intelligence own goals of the Cold War.

Sam Neill: The Unassuming Star Who Became One of Cinema's Most Enduring Faces

For more than five decades, Sam Neill established himself as one of the most respected and versatile actors of his generation, building a career that ranged from acclaimed arthouse dramas to some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters while remaining unmistakably grounded in his New Zealand roots.

Born Nigel John Dermot Neill on September 14, 1947, in Omagh, Northern Ireland, he moved to New Zealand as a child, where he would develop both his acting career and the wry, understated persona that audiences around the world came to admire.

Beware: Alibaba and the Forty Million Thieves

 

The modern version of that famous Arabic folk tale could well be "Ali Baba and the Forty Million Thieves".

Haggling in a dank, shadowy bazaar in Cairo, Istanbul or Casablanca, remonstrating with the persistent merchants has its contemporary equivalent, and I'm thinking that the ubiquitous online bazaar, Alibaba or its equally dubious sibling, AliExpress, is exactly that.

The Real Health Concerns Behind Fast Food’s “Pink Slime” Scare

Claims that McDonald’s was forced by a Jamie Oliver lawsuit to admit its food was toxic are false. However, the controversy raises legitimate questions about industrial food processing, nutritional quality and the place of fast food in children’s diets.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver drew international attention to the processing methods once used to turn fatty beef trimmings into an inexpensive ingredient for hamburger patties. In television demonstrations, he showed how the trimmings could be treated with ammonium hydroxide to reduce harmful bacteria, producing a substance critics dubbed “pink slime”.

Dame Penelope Keith, celebrated star of British television, dies aged 86

Dame Penelope Keith, the distinguished British actress whose commanding presence, impeccable comic timing and unmistakable voice made her one of television’s most enduring stars, has died aged 86.

Cadillac F1 fans can now own a show car, simulator or pit-stop rig

Cadillac’s arrival in Formula 1 is opening the door to a new range of high-end collectibles and racing experiences designed for fans who want more than a cap or team shirt.

The Cadillac Formula 1 Team has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with British motorsport specialist Memento Exclusives, giving fans worldwide access to officially licensed show cars, replica components, simulators and pit-stop rigs based on the team’s debut-season machinery.

Who is Natalie Harp and why is she so controversial?

Natalie Harp: Trump’s “human printer” and the controversy surrounding her

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Natalie Harp is not a household name, but she occupies one of the most sensitive positions in Donald Trump’s orbit: executive assistant, information courier and, reportedly, operator of his Truth Social account.