1 Jan 202002.28 ESTHaving mentioned how much confetti was strewn around Times Square, it seems only fair to recap some of the other celebrations around the world in numbers.
In Rio, around 3 million people welcomed 2020 at the famous Copacabana beach where 15 tonnes of colorful fireworks were set off for nearly 15 minutes after midnight.
A man watches fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach. Photograph: Bruna Prado/APIn Paris, large crowds gathered to watch a light show at the Arc de Triomphe followed by a fireworks display at midnight. Read More...
Pass-around party food: Rachel Roddy’s mussels stuffed with garlic, herb and parmesan breadcrumbs. Photograph: Rachel Roddy/The GuardianPass-around party food: Rachel Roddy’s mussels stuffed with garlic, herb and parmesan breadcrumbs. Photograph: Rachel Roddy/The GuardianA kitchen in RomeStarterThese steamed mussels are served with herby breadcrumbs stuffed into their half-shells, making them ideal Christmas party finger food
Eat more mussels. For a while I had this written on a Post-It stuck to the fridge. Read More...
OpinionRace This article is more than 2 years oldBeing Black and British means something else now I’m at an Ivy League universityThis article is more than 2 years oldAmandla Thomas-JohnsonThe responses to my London accent show how UK Black culture is changing perceptions in the US – but only for some
I hadn’t even reached Ithaca, the tiny university town in upstate New York – my home for the next six years, as I studied for a PhD – when the confusion over my Blackness and British accent began. Read More...
