Pic of the Day (above)
Riders clad in traditional samurai attire compete on the track during an exhibition of the Soma-Nomaoi festival at Tokyo’s Ooi horse-racing course. The Soma-Nomaoi festival or wild horse chase festival is a traditional festival that recreates a samurai battle scene from more than 1,000 years ago.
Tonight’s Telly
Pick of the night: Dispatches – Britain’s Secret Slaves, Channel 4, 7.30pm.
This documentary is part of a series of programmes highlighting slavery and trafficking, including the three-part documentary series The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Traffickers and the drama I Am Slave, which follows.
Movie pick: Bandits, BBC1, 11.45pm.
Two convicts escape from prison and embark on a high-profile and very successful bank-robbing spree, but a car accident leaves them with an extra accomplice – a bored housewife yearning for adventure. Before long her presence begins to disrupt not only their criminal enterprise, but also their friendship and a long-cherished plan to cross the border into Mexico and retire to the good life. Crime comedy, starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Barry Levinson.
Mood Swingometer
Today JOE has mostly been feeling… slightly disturbed.
Any sight of man cleavage slightly disturbs all of us here in the JOE office, however, JOE columnist Claire Tully is fascinated by it.
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