BooksReviewGeoff Dyer is entranced by Denis Johnson's Tree of Smoke, a sprawling nightmare in a distinctly modern keyTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson 614pp, Picador, £16.99 Who'd have thought that Denis Johnson had this kind of whopping, mega-ton novel in him? His last, The Name of the World, ran to a mere 120 pages but still managed to sneak on to the shortlist for the biennial Irish Times international fiction prize.
Luke explained he was afraid their sexual orientation would drive a wedge within their extended family, to which mama bear responded, "Well, you know what, Luke? If it does, hon, that's their choice. It cannot be your worry or your burden. You can't live your life for someone else...I'm just so glad you're not keeping it from us anymore." Dad seemed cool with the news, too, just sitting there and enjoying his chicken.
Joe Rogan recently completed 2000 episodes of his famous million-dollar podcast, the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’. To commemorate his achievement, the 55-year-old decided to play dress up with his guest, actor and comedian, Duncan Trussell. Many fans have shared their reactions to it on social media. Joe Rogan’s podcast is arguably the biggest audio platform in the world. With constant conversations regarding some of the most interesting topics and issues, JRE has garnered a lot of viewers.
A herd of cattle walk past the bare bones construction of the first building to be built for Akon City, the welcome centre, in Mbodiene on October 26, 2023. Senegal Photograph: Guy Peterson/The GuardianStar unveiled plans for a city on the Senegal coast five years ago but the project has been beset by delays by Aina J Khan in MbodièneA siege of herons flies unperturbed above the futuristic curvature of an oddly solitary white concrete building in Mbodiène, a coastal village in Senegal.
PHOENIX — Arizona's attorney general has put a hold on executions in the state until the completion of a review of death penalty protocols ordered by the new governor due to the state's history of mismanaging executions. The review ordered Friday by Gov. Katie Hobbs, Arizona's first Democratic governor since 2009, came as the state's new Democratic attorney general, Kris Mayes, withdrew her Republican predecessor's request for a warrant to execute a convicted killer who initially asked to be executed but later backed out of that request.