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The Plot review – exploding myths in an hour of gunpowder and treason

Set in purgatory, Emma Howlett’s two-hander rethinks the national intrigue with 5 November

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Camp and explosive Guy Fawkes comedy set to hit Edinburgh Fringe

AN explosive new take on the gunpowder plot is aiming to blow audiences away when it comes to Scotland ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 2

Jeremy Clarkson burns Keir Starmer effigy after farming tax controversy

In ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ season five, an effigy of the PM is set ablaze on top of a bonfire

The Independent UK · May 29

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20 Years Later, An Iconic Dystopian Thriller Remains Tragically Timely

Two decades later, 'V for Vendetta' is a much sadder movie than it might have been originally.

Inverse · Mar 17

100 years on, T.S. Eliot’s The Hollow Men is a poem for our populist moment

In 1927, at 38 years of age, the expatriated American poet T.S. Eliot was baptised and confirmed in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. The celebrated author of The Waste Land (1922) – that literary paragon of abject nihilism – had pivoted away from the liberal, philosophical underpinnings of his upbringing and education,…

The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025

40 Years Later, HBO Is Rebooting An Iconic Dystopian Thriller

'V for Vendetta' is getting a series-length adaptation on HBO, and it could go dark.

Inverse · Nov 11, 2025

Grab your Guy Fawkes mask, because ‘V for Vendetta’ might be getting adapted again

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The Mary Sue · Nov 10, 2025

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Giant effigy of embattled PM Keir Starmer is set alight at Edenbridge bonfire celebrations

The 36-foot high effigy was torched as thousands gathered for the annual event in the town of Edenbridge on Saturday night

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025

Keir Starmer effigy unveiled in Edenbridge which includes Guy Fawkes digital ID

The not-for-profit organisation has been "poking fun at infamous celebrities" for over 30 years

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Jeremy Clarkson denies burning effigy of Donald Trump

Some social media users were outraged as Trump was crowned the 47th president of the US

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024

Lewes Bonfire Night parade included effigies of Nigel Farage and Paula Vennells

The tradition hasn’t stopped since its introduction in 1795

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024

Arson arrest over ‘firebomb’ thrown at Parliament on Guy Fawkes Night

Incident came amid Bonfire Night disorder across UK

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024

Streets packed for annual Lewes bonfire parade

The first recorded event was in 1795.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024

Guy Fawkes’ punishment was one of the most severe in English history – here’s what happens when a body is hung, drawn and quartered

After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators received one of the most severe judicial sentences in English history: hanging, drawing and quartering. According to the Treason Act 1351, this punishment involved:

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, when a bad guy tried to blow up a political system

A dastardly plot is afoot to burn it all down by any means necessary. Sound familiar, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024

Voices: Remember, remember? We mustn’t forget 5 November

COMMENT: Thanks to the increasing cost of putting on a public display, 5 November is fast becoming ‘No-Fireworks Night’ – but there’s a good reason why we musn’t let our civil festivals of sparklers and effigy-burning be overshadowed by Halloween, says Clair Woodward

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

OPINION - Halloween right now is a fake feast — the old Irish version was far better than our Americanised nightmare

The trouble with Halloween isn’t just, as Rachel Johnson points out today, that it’s the occasion for large scale larceny by the young and conspicuous ghoul-related consumption by adults on an indecent scale; it’s also a loathsome revenant of its former self. I grew up with Halloween in its old…

Capital & Main · Mar 27, 2024

Street Artists Say Graffiti on Abandoned L.A. High-Rises Is Disruptive, Divisive Art

Shepard Fairey calls the tagging of empty luxury towers a “poetic reuse of a failed space.”

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Radio France Internationale · Mar 12, 2024

France deploys crisis cell to deal with fallout of major cyberattack

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" that targeted several French government institutions have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday evening. The incident raises security concerns just months before Paris is to host the Olympic Games.

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2024

French State Hit By 'Intense' Cyberattack: PM's Office

Cyberattacks of "unprecedented intensity" have targeted several French government institutions just months before the Paris Olympics but have been contained, the prime minister's office said Monday.

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2024

London's local hero: meet antique shop owner of 60 years Keith Fawkes

Meet Guy Fawkes’ descendant - the man who has owned his antique shop on Hampstead’s Flask Walk for nearly 60 years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023

Gunpowder, treason and plot – take our Guy Fawkes quiz

How much do you remember from your history lessons about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot?

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

Voices: Fireworks are ‘loud, annoying, and repetitious’ say Independent readers as Bonfire Night approaches

Have your say: While most agreed that individuals should be banned from buying fireworks not everyone felt Bonfire Night celebrations should be reined in

GoodToKnow · Nov 2, 2023

Who was Guy Fawkes and how did he die? We have all the answers for curious kids

Want to know why we celebrate Bonfire Night every year on November 5th? It's all down to one infamous Guy Fawkes...

GoodToKnow · Nov 1, 2023

Why do we celebrate Bonfire Night? The history behind the tradition

Bonfire Night takes place on November 5 every year - and many want to know the origins of the celebration

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