The ObserverFictionReviewAn alien invasion forces humanity to reinvent itself in an ambitious, cinematic thriller that tackles the weightiest issues of our age
Cold People is Tom Rob Smith’s fifth novel, but in the years since his bestselling debut, Child 44, he has also developed a parallel award-winning career as a screenwriter, and the influence of a more visual form is subtly felt throughout this cinematic speculative fiction about the future of humanity. Read More...
What is the Iron Sheik’s Net Worth? The Iron Sheik is a retired Iranian wrestler and actor with a net worth of $500,000. He was a successful heel in the 80s and won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983, famously feuding with Hulk Hogan. He later teamed up with Nikolai Volkoff and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.
Outside of wrestling, the Iron Sheik appeared on “The Howard Stern Show” and gained a following. Read More...
Science This article is more than 2 years oldObituaryJohn Latham obituaryThis article is more than 2 years oldClimate physicist and expert on thunderstorm electrification who was also a published poet
How thunderstorms are generated in clouds is still not fully understood. But John Latham, who has died aged 83, did much to explain the physical processes of cloud electrification, cloud lightning and precipitation – how water falls from clouds in various forms. Read More...