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Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms

Hawks are taking cinematic flight. In two recent literary adaptations, they are entwined with the lives and emotions of their respective protagonists – Agnes Shakespeare (née Hathaway) and Helen Macdonald.

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H Is for Hawk review – Claire Foy is remarkable in this tender tale of grief

4/5 Based on the 2014 memoir by Helen Macdonald, the film revolves around a woman in mourning who takes in a bird of prey

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Brendan Gleeson: ‘I was always more interested in enjoying life than being pretty’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Oscar-nominated star of ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ talks to Patrick Smith about ‘H Is for Hawk’, the Irish attitude to death, toxic scripts, the dangers of overenthusiastic parenting, and actors losing their looks

The Independent UK

The crying game: what Hamnet’s grief-porn debate says about women, cinema – and enormous hawks

Hamnet and H Is for Hawk fuse themes of loss, birds and elemental female emotion. But whose fault is it if you remain dry-eyed?

The Guardian - UK

H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald audiobook review – a soaring journey through grief

The author brings introspection and humour to their inspiring account of how a young goshawk helped them cope after the loss of their father

The Guardian - UK

H is for Hawk review – Claire Foy is tremendously authentic in eccentric grief drama

Foy convinces as a grieving academic who trains a goshawk in this film based on Helen Macdonald’s bestselling nature memoir

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Claire Foy credits repeatedly watching Leonardo DiCaprio on screen as unlikely spark that led her to pursue acting

Opening up about what inspired her to chase her dream of stardom, Claire Foy said repeatedly watching Leonardo DiCaprio on screen was the unlikely spark that led her to pursue acting.

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Study claiming weight-loss benefits of apple cider vinegar retracted

BMJ retracts widely cited study after review finds irregularities in data set

The Independent UK

Is it true that … wearing suncream in the winter slows signs of ageing?

We sift through mixed-messaging about sun protection factor creams, UV light, skincare and vitamin D

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer should review killing of Geronimo the alpaca, says farmer

Animal was put down in 2021 after what breeder Helen Macdonald claims was flawed testing for bovine TB

The Guardian - UK

Dogs don’t block creativity like Karl Ove Knausgaard says – every writer needs one

Knausgaard once said that having a pet pooch gave him writer’s block but Nick Duerden has found his border terrier Missy to be a balm. He talks to other authors about the literary appeal of all creatures great and small

The Independent UK

Best memoirs of all time

Delve into fascinating, gut-wrenching and healing snippets of life

Evening Standard

‘The ballet traumatised me!’ Jamie Dornan on the shocking return of The Tourist – and terrifying 50 Shades fans

The hit amnesia thriller is back – with added dance. Jamie Dornan and the stars of The Tourist talk about sex on trains, ghosts on set and the scary side of 50 Shades mania

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Owner of Geronimo the alpaca says she is still fighting for justice

Helen Macdonald is seeking closure and answers two years after her animal was euthanised by Defra

The Guardian - UK

Prophet by Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché review – fun, high-octane sci-fi thriller

Happy memories are weaponised with lethal consequences in the H Is for Hawk author’s stylish co-written techno-thriller

The Guardian - UK

Prophet by Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché review – an enjoyable homage to The X-Files

An idea born of lockdown conversations over Zoom, Macdonald and Blaché’s intriguing sci-fi is infused with their own cultural nostalgia

Bristol Post

Geronimo the alpaca's owner still fighting for answers one year after his death

The animal was culled by vets on August 31 last year after his owner lost a lengthy legal fight to halt the execution - Geronimo had twice tested positive for bovine TB but his owner insisted they were false positives

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The Independent UK

Geronimo’s owner continues fight and calls for George Eustice to be sacked

Helen Macdonald wants the new prime minister to sack the Environment Secretary and launch a review into Government policy on bovine TB.

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Aboriginal voices to inform World Heritage bid for South Australia's systematic colonisation

Councils draw up reconciliation plans in a bid for colonial World Heritage status, but Aboriginal people say they don't have a voice.

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