NASA conducted its first splash test for the Orion spacecraft in advance of the upcoming Artemis lunar missions. Cameras captured the 11-foot capsule dropping into the ‘hydro impact basin,’ a large tank of water at Langley Research Center’s Landing and Impact Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia. However, the drop was hardly a long fall -the … Read more
October was a busy month for Stadia with loads of new updates and gaming titles being added to the platform. As a part of the Stadia Savepoint series, all the new stuff coming to Stadia has been recapped – if you missed out on some bits. In total 29 games landed on Stadia with more … Read more
LITERARY FICTION By Anthony Cummins For The Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 22:46 GMT, 14 November 2019 THE CHEFFE by Marie NDiaye (MacLehose £12.99, 288 pp) THE CHEFFE by Marie NDiaye (MacLehose £12.99, 288 pp) As the thrill of watching MasterChef hopefuls sweat over their confits never grows old, here’s … Read more
PICTURE THIS By Gerry Fallon For The Daily Mail Published: 22:09 GMT, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 22:47 GMT, 14 November 2019 John Galliano for Dior Photographs by Robert Fairer (Thames & Hudson, £98) John Galliano for Dior Photographs by Robert Fairer (Thames & Hudson, £98) Galliano spent nearly 15 years at Dior before his … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:10 GMT, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 22:52 GMT, 14 November 2019 Secret Service by Tom Bradby (Corgi £7.99, 368 pp) Secret Service by Tom Bradby (Corgi £7.99, 368 pp) Tom Bradby’s day job as presenter of ITV’s News At Ten must have provided him … Read more
MUST READS By Jane Shilling for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 21 November 2019 THE IRISHMAN THE IRISHMAN by Charles Brandt (Hodder £9.99, 336 pp) by Charles Brandt (Hodder £9.99, 336 pp) Martin Scorsese’s film The Irishman debuts on Netflix this Monday. It tells the story of … Read more
PICTURE THIS By Gerry Fallon For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 21 November 2019 TWINNING IT! by Sam and Teagan Rybka (Murdoch Books £14.99, 200 pp) TWINNING IT! by Sam and Teagan Rybka (Murdoch Books £14.99, 200 pp) The identical and supremely bendy Rybka twins, a dance … Read more
RETRO READS By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 HOLIDAY by Stanley Middleton (Windmill £8.99, 256 pp) HOLIDAY by Stanley Middleton (Windmill £8.99, 256 pp) How to fill the time? In this vividly moving novel, Edwin, 32, strolls through a seedy seaside … Read more
SHORT STORIES By Eithne Farry For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 SUDDEN TRAVELLER by Sarah Hall (Faber £12.99, 144 pp) SUDDEN TRAVELLER by Sarah Hall (Faber £12.99, 144 pp) Sarah Hall’s seven short stories are death-haunted; grief and loss are indelibly etched on to … Read more
CRIME By Geoffrey Wansell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 21 November 2019 I WILL MISS YOU TOMORROW by Heine Bakkeid (Raven Books £12.99, 416 pp) I WILL MISS YOU TOMORROW by Heine Bakkeid (Raven Books £12.99, 416 pp) A literary sensation in Scandinavia — and set … Read more