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Beck – “Disappearing Act”
Beck is back in his downbeat acoustic zone. Next month, the gen-X icon will release Ride Lonesome, his first album in nearly seven years. Beck produced the album himself, and he enlisted the help of the same musicians who backed him up on his previous old-school singer-songwriter joints Mutations, Sea Change, and Morning Phase —…
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Monzo down as some users unable to make card payments or transfers
Monzo, the British digital bank, suffered a technical fault that left some customers unable to make card payments or transfers. The company activated a backup service called Monzo Stand-in to keep essential functions running while it worked on a fix, though several affected customers reported that this backup was also failing to work properly. Monzo…
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This robot vacuum solves my kitchen stool problem
The Verge has published a hands-on review of the Mova V70 Ultra Complete, a new robot vacuum and mop that uses an articulating arm to clean around chair and stool legs, an area most robovacs cannot reach. Launching today at $1,299.99, the device tackles a common household frustration: dust and food debris that accumulate under…
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Dina Duma’s ‘Skateboarding Is Not for Girls’ Is About Much More Than Just Skateboarding
The Sarajevo Film Festival competition title follows fatherless 11-year-old Adela, whose life is turned upside down when her sister is forced to have an arranged marriage: “Even when you don’t see the man, you can feel the patriarchy.”
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CULT OF LUNA Shares New Single ‘A Way Back’ From Upcoming ‘In The Shadow Of Your Shadow’ Album
Swedish post-metal band Cult of Luna have released a new single, “A Way Back”, taken from their forthcoming tenth studio album, “In The Shadow Of Your Shadow”, due out on 6 November via RED CRK Recordings. Co-vocalist and guitarist Fredrik Kihlberg describes the song as addressing feelings of being lost or trapped and the struggle…
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Jo Koy Sets Sixth Netflix Comedy Special ‘Blue In The Face’
Comedian Jo Koy has announced his sixth Netflix stand-up special, “Blue in the Face,” which will premiere globally on 15 September. The special was filmed before a sold-out crowd at Stockton Arena in California, a location with personal significance for Koy given the city’s strong Filipino American heritage. In the hour-long set, Koy recounts a…
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‘Lucky’ Bosses Break Down That Killer Finale, Necessary Book Changes — and If There Could Be a Season 2
Apple TV’s limited series “Lucky” concluded its seven-episode run with con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) choosing to walk away alone from the stolen fortune at the centre of the season, a decision showrunner Jonathan Tropper says was always the plan for the character to achieve true freedom. Based on Marissa Stapley’s 2021 novel, the series…