All posts tagged: formidable

‘Helen was formidable as Polly’

‘Helen was formidable as Polly’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Add Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man to your watchlist You’ve been playing Ada for 13 years, do you look back at those early performances? I find it so awkward watching them. Who is that child who clearly doesn’t know what she’s doing? Also, I now have my babies. So, my Peaky bookends for me are young girl straight out of drama school and being a newly postpartum mother. My second son was 12 or 13 weeks old when we did the film. Did that make filming The Immortal Man tough? Maybe being that tired and delirious was quite helpful but it was an enormous undertaking. The Peaky team were amazing but it’s crazy to be filmed at this time where I’m really vulnerable and my body is different and I don’t quite know what I’m doing. I am petitioning for a little ticker tape to run across the bottom of the screen saying, “This woman has just had a baby.” Did you realise that Peaky Blinders would have such an impact? Peaky’s changed our expectations …

Iran not more formidable than thought, top US general says

Iran not more formidable than thought, top US general says

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON: The top US general said on Tuesday (Mar 10) that while Iran was fighting, it was not more formidable than Washington had thought, as the United States geared up for the most intense day of strikes against Iran in the war so far. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters that the United States was carrying out strikes against Iranian mine-laying vessels and the Pentagon would look at a range of options if it was tasked with escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil and liquefied natural gas transport, leaving tankers unable to sail for more than a week and forcing producers to halt pumping as storage fills. “I think they’re fighting, and I respect that, but I don’t think they’re more formidable than what we thought,” Caine said. US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to escalate the war with Iran if it blocked oil shipments from the Middle East, even as he predicted …

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: like a superhero cloak, a white shirt gives you formidable power | Fashion

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: like a superhero cloak, a white shirt gives you formidable power | Fashion

Published by Sam Flores

The eternal appeal of the white shirt is not just that it goes with anything, although it does. And not only that it can take you anywhere, although it can. It is not even that it never goes out of style, or that good quality versions are accessible at real-world prices, although those are true also. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. A white shirt is self-confidence. It stands for it, and it brings it, and that’s the real secret. It is a superhero cloak that bestows you with this formidable power. Self-confidence is not as snazzy as the ability to fly or live for ever, but arguably it’s more practical. I don’t know why or how it works, but it doesn’t matter, because if you feel confident then you are confident. Faking it and making it are one and the same here. Courage is everything at this time of year, when life can feel a bit daunting. Perhaps your instinct is to hibernate in a hoodie. Hey, I hear you. But …