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‘Not many people had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland

‘Not many kids had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland

Fairyland is a bittersweet film about a girl brought up by her gay father in a blizzard of glitter and feather boas in 1970s San Francisco. Its makers discuss its resonance, its tragedies – and their own boho childhoodsWhen Sofia Coppola logs on to our video call, her friend and fellow film-maker Andrew Durham – whose directorial debut, Fairyland, she has produced – is telling me about being nine or 10 years old, and accidentally outing his father as gay. “Have you heard this story, Sofia?”

Scientists discover vast hidden structure beneath Antarctica’s ice

Scientists discover vast hidden structure beneath Antarctica’s ice - Date: - June 4, 2026 - Source: - Durham University - Summary: - A giant fan-shaped network of hidden basins has been discovered beneath East Antarctica, revealing that several well-known subglacial features are actually part of one massive geological structure. The finding sheds new light on Antarctica’s ancient tectonic history and could help scientists better understand how the ice sheet behaves today. Researchers have...

'No Lisbon without saints': Popular Saints festivals in the capital

The Popular Saints festivities are back in Lisbon, with Saint Anthony celebrated this Saturday as the city turns into a huge street party with music everywhere. June has arrived and with it the long-awaited Santos Populares festivals are back. This is one of the most emblematic traditions of Portuguese culture, bringing together thousands of people at street parties filled with popular music, colour and food.