Undoubtedly forbidding ... Ralph Erskine’s Byker Wall estate in Newcastle. Photograph: Alamy/IslandstockUndoubtedly forbidding ... Ralph Erskine’s Byker Wall estate in Newcastle. Photograph: Alamy/IslandstockA history of cities in 50 buildingsCitiesByker Wall: Newcastle's noble failure of an estate – a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 41Ralph Erskine’s Grade II-listed council estate, built to replace the old Byker neighbourhood, is an examplar of design and public participation – and proof that it is rarely in the interests of people to demolish their original homes
Film industryChris Rock: 'If Jennifer Lawrence were black, she’d really have something to complain about'Comic and actor highlights yet greater discrepancies for women of colour in Hollywood pay debate
Chris Rock, the stand-up comic and film-maker, has cautioned that the gender pay debate in Hollywood risks overlooking the injustice of black actors being paid less than their white counterparts.
Speaking as part of a profile of the Saturday Night Live actor Leslie Jones in the New Yorker, Rock appeared to take exception to the territory staked out by Jennifer Lawrence, saying that if she wasn’t white, she would have more cause for complaint.
The Army-Navy football game once again took center stage for college football at this weekend’s celebration of the long-standing tradition. While the game was a fairly contested one, the West Point cadets clinched a thrilling 17-11 victory during the last seconds. Like every other fan, Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy was also keen about the match results and had a few things to say after the Army’s last-moment win.
In recent days, Portnoy’s alma mater Michigan University has been riddled with sign-stealing allegations.
Redeem now Some Gen Z employees aren't sure how to interact in person after starting their careers from home. "Lazy" younger workers need a lot of hand-holding, managers told The Wall Street Journal. "They're not looking to be productive," one manager told the the Journal. In the wake of a global lockdown, young professionals are entering the workforce having taken at least a semester of their college education online.
TMZ.com Jake Paul is making lemonade outta the FBI's lemons ... namely that raid at his mansion, which is his inspiration for a music video shoot ... one that has some folks up in arms.
The YouTube star is casting for a new music vid "reenacting his recent run-in with the law," which is a very downplayed description of a fully armed, military-style FBI raid.
Jake's looking for a couple men to play the roles of FBI agent and paparazzi, and naturally, he's also putting out a call for tons of hot chicks.