The Latest Breaking News from Tom Patterson

‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias

Equal Earth projection, adopted by the UN last week, provides an alternative to 16th-century Mercator display

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Japan Backed UN Map Resolution Then Protested Russian Colouring of Disputed Kuril Islands

Japan has protested the Equal Earth map's depiction of four disputed Kuril Islands, prompting a change to its Japanese-language version while the English version remains unchanged.

International Business Times UK · Sep 10

How the mob took Hollywood: the story of organized crime and the movies

Hollywood Crime Story: The Mob Takes Over the Movies looks back at how criminals insinuated themselves in the film business

The Guardian - US · Aug 14

Survivor of suspected mushroom poisoning was ‘experienced forager’ of wild fungi

‘Patterson family would pick mushrooms each year when they were in season,’ family friend claims

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Death cap mushrooms: What are the symptoms of mushroom poisoning?

The trial of an Australian woman accused of poisoning her ex-husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms has grabbed global attention

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

Cook says Australian mushroom deaths were ‘accidental’: ‘I had no reason to hurt people I love’

‘I am now devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness suffered by my loved ones’

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

Australia: Ex-husband of woman who hosted deadly ‘mushroom lunch’ claims she tried to poison him previously

Erin Patterson has denied any wrongdoing following the lunch that left three people dead and another critically ill

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

Ex-husband of woman at centre of Australia death cap mushroom meal ‘skipped dinner at last minute’

The ex-husband of a woman at the centre of an alleged poisonous lunch in Australia was invited but skipped the deadly get-together at the last minute, it has been claimed.

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

Richard II in a hot tub, Much Ado done anew: Canada’s Stratford festival puts shocks into Shakespeare

A disco king hits the dancefloor, Beatrice and Benedick’s romcom gets a feminist framing and Lear faces dystopia as the revered rep company returns in full force

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023

More than three million trees to be planted in Northumberland ahead of spring

Three million of the 3.5 million trees will be planted in England's largest woodland, Kielder Forest

Chronicle Live · Jan 14, 2023