Arsenal’s footballers have come under fire for their treatment of young mascots again after footage was posted online of their pre-kick-off routine away at Liverpool this week.
The footage shows the Christmas Premier League leaders preparing for their 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday – but with their accompanying mascot left alone in the centre circle.
The young boy, who was led out on to the pitch alongside Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, is seen standing alone before heading back over towards the game-focused players in their half of the pitch. Read More...
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1905 African Americans demand equal rights Founded under the leadership of W.E.B. DuBois, the Niagara Movement marks an important turning point in the African American struggle for equality. The group sets an aggressive agenda demanding equal rights and an end to racial discrimination: "We claim for ourselves every single right that belongs to a freeborn American, political, civil and social; and until we get these rights we will never cease to protest and assail the ears of America. Read More...
If the Buddha were here today, what would he do with television? Nam June Paik answers with his famous TV Buddha installation of 1974: a statue of Buddha sits in meditation facing a television set; on top of the set, a closed-circuit camera points at the Buddha and feeds a live image of it into the screen. The work is simple and funny, yet, like Paik’s best work, allows multiple and contradicting interpretations: Read More...