MusicReviewM&S Bank Arena, Liverpool In addition to his epic songcraft, the Irish singer makes the most of his platform with an impassioned monologue calling for women’s rights and a ceasefire in Gaza It’s almost a decade since Andrew Hozier-Byrne’s Take Me to Church – an impassioned anthem supporting gay marriage in Ireland, that was partly recorded in his attic – went five times platinum in the US and topped the charts in a dozen countries.
The seven best shows to stream this weekTV streamingJharrel Jerome is a 13ft-tall teenager in Boots Riley’s gloriously eccentric new show, and Samuel L Jackson is back in the MCU! Plus: watch Glastonbury from your sofa Pick of the weekI’m a VirgoBoots Riley’s oddball 2018 film Sorry to Bother You used surrealism and absurdity to satirise capitalism. This gloriously eccentric series is equally singular and charming. Jharrel Jerome is 13ft-tall teenager Cootie, kept in seclusion by his parents for his own good but desperate to live a normal life.
LGBTQ+ rightsObituaryMonica FurlongA dedicated writer, feminist and Christian, she threw her considerable moral authority behind the campaign for women priestsMonica Furlong, who has died of cancer aged 72, would have achieved distinction through her writings alone. But she was always on the lookout for good causes to espouse, and once she had thrown in her lot with the Movement for the Ordination of Women, and with the aims of secular feminism in general, she became to many women - and to many men as well, especially homosexuals - not just a beacon of light, more a flaming torch.
Fiba Basketball World Cup 2023While Germany won their first World Cup, Canada stunned the USA in the bronze-medal playoff to change a one-sided rivalry The 2023 Fiba World Cup was a tournament of firsts. The first time Germany won a global basketball competition. The first time five African teams won a game in the group stage. And the first time Team Canada won a medal: they defeated Team USA after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Dillon Brooks combined to score 70 points in the bronze medal game on Sunday, winning an overtime thriller, 127-118.
Casey Jenkins has settled her legal claim against the Australia Council for cancelling funding for a performance exhibition in 2020. Photograph: Nadir Kinani/The GuardianCasey Jenkins has settled her legal claim against the Australia Council for cancelling funding for a performance exhibition in 2020. Photograph: Nadir Kinani/The GuardianAustralia news This article is more than 1 month oldThis article is more than 1 month oldPeak arts body Creative Australia agrees to extraordinary acknowledgment and six-figure payment in settlement with Casey Jenkins