Tommy Robinson’s desperate trolling of Gary Lineker blew up spectacularly in his face

Tommy Robinson’s desperate trolling of Gary Lineker blew up spectacularly in his face

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who prefers to be known as Tommy Robinson, took time out from his busy schedule to troll Gary Lineker and it’s fair to say it didn’t end well for the far-right activist and regular guest of His Majesty’s pleasure. The former Match of the Day man who is obviously far too reasonable, empathetic […] The post Tommy Robinson’s desperate trolling of Gary Lineker blew up spectacularly in his face appeared first on The Poke .

Best low deposit betting sites in the UK (2025)

Best low deposit betting sites in the UK (2025)

WHEN it comes to choosing a new sports betting site, budget is undeniably one of the biggest factors for many bettors. Flexibility is essential, and being able to quickly drop a fiver into your betting account for a cheeky punt is always handy.  However, not all sports betting sites in the UK offer that option,...

Are skinny jeans really making a comeback?

Are skinny jeans really making a comeback?

THERE’S a rumour doing the rounds that we need to address: skinny jeans could be set to return. The jeans style that dominated the mid-2000s and early 2010s was officially cancelled by Gen Z at the start of 2021, when they declared a style war against millennials and laughed at anyone still squeezing into skintight...

I Only Rest in the Storm review – beguiling postcolonial blues in Guinea-Bissau

I Only Rest in the Storm review – beguiling postcolonial blues in Guinea-Bissau

A disaffected Portuguese NGO worker dallies with a drag queen as he wrestles with white man’s privilege in Pedro Pinho’s intelligent drama ‘What disgusts me the most are good men,” says a Bissau-Guinean sex worker to Sérgio (Sérgio Coragem), a Portuguese environmental engineer working for an NGO on a road construction project in the country. He’s struggling to perform, as if his private life is letting slip some fundamental doubt about his role in Africa. There’s a good dose of self-flagellation about western paternalism and hypocrisy in Pedro Pinho’s fifth feature, but it’s smart enough to know that this hand-wringing, extended over three hours, is yet another form of white man’s privilege. First seen driving through a sand blizzard like one of Antonioni’s existential wanderers, Sérgio seems to want to avoid thinking about the power dynamics at play around him. Being “here now”, in the moment, is his superpower – as he tells Gui (Jonathan Guilherme), the lofty Brazilian drag queen he dallies with. Gui’s gender-fluid posse, who hang out at the bar run by market hustler Diara (Cleo Diára), is a racial and sexual utopia ready to accept anyone, including this white expat. But, as Gui intuits, Sérgio’s bisexuality mirrors something noncommittal, even opportunistic, about him. He both lives in the expat enclave and the streets, without belonging to either. Continue reading...