Sally Rooney to keep supporting Palestine Action, despite terror ban

Novelist Sally Rooney has reiterated her support for Palestine Action, the direct action group which is now proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK. She made this intervention following a protest last weekend, during which several hundred of people were arrested for holding placards which read, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” In…

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Redefining Time: Cédric Joos on Hautlence’s Bold Future

This week on the SUPERLATIVE Podcast, host and aBlogtoWatch founder Ariel Adams is joined by CĂ©dric Joos, brand manager of Hautlence, to explore the vision and direction of one of Switzerland’s most innovative independent watch brands. Together, they reflect on the company’s founding during the early 2000s renaissance of independent watchmaking, the challenges of producing…

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Nike A’One Sunshine September 2025 FZ8605-701

A’ja Wilson’s Nike A’One shows up again, this time in a blazing “Sunshine” colorway set for September 2025. Wilson’s signature sneaker has already made waves with recent pairs like the earthy “Sequoia” and the sharp “#1 Draft Pick”. Those colorways set the tone, but this one feels louder — like it was made to stand…

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Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix on Eddington, politics and doomscrolling

Halfway into our interview, Joaquin Phoenix grabs his iPhone to photograph me and Pedro Pascal. The reason, he explains, is the unusual way I handwrite my questions. Even Phoenix, an old-school Hollywood actor without social media, can’t keep away from his devices. Fittingly, in Ari Aster’s political comedy Eddington, everyone seems to have a mobile phone…

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One To Watch: Sohaib Maghnam, A 30-Year-Old Automotive Designer And CEO Of Two Watch Brands With Three 2025 GPHG Entries

Sohaib is Palestinian/Jordanian and was in 2023 asked by Hader Al Suwaidi to head up the Beda’a brand in Doha, Qatar, and tells me more about his dual role.  “The two brands are only linked in the sense that I run both. Structurally, financially, and conceptually, they are entirely separate brands and companies supported by…

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Meet Callum Johnson-Mills, the viral A-level student who took on the BBC

Last week, a BBC reporter got more than she bargained for when what should have been a straightforward interview about A-Level results turned into a denunciation of her employers. Callum Johnson-Mills, a 19-year-old student at Liverpool City College, who was picking up his results that day, took the opportunity to say on-camera, “free Palestine, end…

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