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Aimee Lou Wood Stars as Dostoevsky’s Wife

Aimee Lou Wood Stars as Dostoevsky’s Wife

Published by Daniella Wilson

As she finishes transcribing what will become one of her husband’s most enduring masterpieces, Anna Dostoevskaya (Aimee Lou Wood) cannot contain her excitement: “This is our best novel yet!” She quickly corrects herself, of course — “I mean, your best novel” — but by then, we understand she had it right the first time. Sure, those might be Fyodor’s words on the page, and his name on the cover. But as Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert’s shrewd, playful The Idiot(s) reminds us, not even singular geniuses really do it all alone. If the film ultimately overstays its welcome, it’s hard to fault it for wanting to let this unsung companion luxuriate, for once, in the spotlight. The Idiot(s) The Bottom Line Sharp and fun, even if it overstays its welcome. Venue: Telluride Film FestivalCast: Aimee Lou Wood, Johnny Flynn, Vicky Krieps, Christian FreidelDirectors: Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal EnglertScreenwriters: Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert, Kasper Bajon, Brid Arnstein 2 hours As Anna, Wood projects both unpolished brightness and an impressive force of will; it’s a mesmerizing combination that …

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

Published by Jenni Sidey

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Picture yourself in a wind-swept forest. Leaves are rustling and trunks are creaking as trees sway to and fro. This oscillation might seem precarious, but it’s actually an ancient adaptation: If pines and firs and all the others were perfectly stiff, a gust would snap them. So instead, they flex.  Now teleport yourself to the top floor of a skyscraper during the same windstorm, ever so slightly bending in the same way. A tree’s clever evolutionary trick, you see, has made the modern metropolis possible: As towers reached higher and higher in the early 20th century, architects used not wood but steel to create giants that would similarly flex in hurricane-force winds and as earthquakes rattled their foundations. But as the world gets hotter and wildfires more intense, architects are turning back to trees for more than inspiration. Engineered materials like cross-laminated and glue-laminated timber, in which layers of wood are glued together, create beams that are tough and somewhat flexible, yet lightweight. …

Heller, Begol and Wood appointed to board

Heller, Begol and Wood appointed to board

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Lucy Heller, Hardip Begol and Alan Wood among five new appointments to governing board of the inspectorate Lucy Heller, Hardip Begol and Alan Wood among five new appointments to governing board of the inspectorate The head of one of England’s largest academy trusts, a former civil servant and a leading safeguarding expert have been appointed to the board of Ofsted. Lucy Heller, Hardip Begol and Alan Wood are among five new appointments to the governing board of the inspectorate, alongside Frances Wadsworth and Jo Coburn. It comes after former Ofsted chief inspector Christine Gilbert was appointed last year as chair of the watchdog’s board. It followed criticism in her review of Ofsted’s response to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry that the board’s role “appears curiously limited, apparently leaving some of Ofsted’s most critical activities outside of its control, unless Her Majesty’s chief inspector (HMCI) chooses to let it have some control”. “This degree of autonomy and entitlement for HMCI does not make for effective governance,” the review said. Education leaders appointed Heller joined Ark …