PhilosophyReviewNeal Stephenson's speculations on language and philosophy impress Christopher BrookmyreIt feels appropriate that cosmology should form the underlying basis of Neal Stephenson's vertiginous new novel. Both hold, for me, a boundlessly engaging fascination that comes at the price of being made to feel infinitesimally small: not merely as a human being, but as a writer, too. The scale of his works since Cryptonomicon in 1999 has been such as to require a greater commitment than some marriages. Read More...
Pop and rockObituaryJoyce Sims obituarySinger and songwriter whose hits All and All and Come Into My Life brought an exciting new sound to pop and became club classicsBetween 1986 and 1989 the American singer and songwriter Joyce Sims, who has died suddenly aged 63, was among the most exciting new voices in popular music. Her biggest hits, All and All (1985) and Come Into My Life (1988), were pioneering recordings that merged R&B with electro, and proved to be widely influential. Read More...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge refused on Tuesday to lower the $7 million bail for prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is charged with stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable clients.
Murdaugh's lawyers had unsuccessfully argued that the high amount was like no bail at all, saying their client was so broke he was unable even to pay his phone bill.
Circuit Judge Alison Renee Lee's one-page decision said little other than that she had reviewed all the information presented at last week's virtual hearing and determined Murdaugh " Read More...