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“Yes were supposed to tour but I had to say, ‘Sorry, I’m not finished.’ They wanted to make money, so it did not go down well. But I was mentally wrecked”: Why Jon Anderson drove himself mad making Olias Of Sunhillow
In a 2016 interview with Prog magazine marking the album’s 40th anniversary, former Yes singer Jon Anderson reflected on the intense self-imposed pressure he faced while making his 1976 debut solo album, Olias Of Sunhillow. Anderson recorded the entire album largely alone in his garage/home studio in Buckinghamshire, playing every instrument himself and painstakingly synchronising…
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Beat legend, ‘boy lover’: how should we reckon with Allen Ginsberg’s complex legacy?
As institutions mark the centenary of the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s birth, this Guardian feature examines how his celebrated literary reputation sits alongside the most troubling part of his record: his association with the North American Man/Boy Love Association (Nambla). The piece matters because it asks how admirers and cultural bodies should reckon honestly with…
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Bob McCourt Exiting ‘Got Talent’ Maker Fremantle After 28 Years
Bob McCourt, chief operating officer of commercial and international at Fremantle, the production company behind Got Talent, is leaving the business at the end of July after 28 years. His departure, reported exclusively by Deadline, comes amid a restructure at the London-based company, and it is not yet known whether he will be replaced. His…
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Neo-Nazi protesters gather outside Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium for Indian Prime Minister’s ‘rockstar’ speaking event – as 30,000 buy tickets
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia was met with far-right protests in Melbourne, as demonstrators gathered outside Marvel Stadium ahead of a large “Melbourne Meet Modi” speaking event. The visit is significant both for the strong diaspora turnout — around 30,000 people bought tickets to the sold-out function — and for the hostility…
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Acclaimed Chilean Filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento Bids Farewell to Directing With Affecting Childhood Sexual Abuse Drama ‘Behind the Rain’
Acclaimed Chilean director Valeria Sarmiento has announced that “Behind the Rain”, a drama about childhood sexual abuse, will be her final film as a director, drawing to a close a career spanning more than half a century. The film is receiving its world premiere in the prestigious Crystal Globe Competition at the Karlovy Vary Film…
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Harry Lawtey, Arsema Thomas, Timothy Spall & More Join Damson Idris In Netflix Series ‘The Lord’s Day’
EXCLUSIVE: Damson Idris-starring Netflix series The Lord’s Day is building out its cast. Harry Lawtey (Industry, Joker: Folie à Deux), Arsema Thomas (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, She Taught Love), Sophie Willan (Alma’s Not Normal, Small Prophets), Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, Killing Eve) and Timothy Spall (The Sixth Commandment, Goodbye June) have joined the…
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UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains ‘fragile’, surveyors say – business live
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports that the UK housing market downturn is easing, though sentiment among surveyors remains “fragile”, according to the day’s business coverage. The headline development, however, is a heavy fall in AstraZeneca shares, which dropped around 9%, after its heart disease drug Wainua failed a late-stage clinical trial, dragging the…
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Awful surveillance video shows firework being thrown into window of apartment where it started fire that killed boy, 7
A seven-year-old boy has died in Dunn, North Carolina, after a neighbour set off an illegal firework that shot sideways through the window of his family’s apartment and started a fire. The incident, which happened just before 11pm on 4 July, has prompted local police to condemn the reckless use of fireworks and highlights the…
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Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle doubles down on claim Aussie died during Telstra outage – as she blasts Police Minister for questioning her ‘integrity’
Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle has reaffirmed her claim that an elderly South Australian woman died during Wednesday’s nationwide Telstra outage, while hitting back at the state’s Police Minister for questioning her credibility. The dispute matters because it feeds into wider concerns about whether the telecommunications failure disrupted access to emergency services, including the Triple Zero…
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Low-e windows keep homes cool … but may set neighbours’ property on fire
Low-emissivity (low-E) window glass — a green technology prized for keeping homes warm in winter and cool in summer — can in rare cases concentrate reflected sunlight strongly enough to set fire to neighbouring property. The glass carries a thin metal or metal-oxide coating that admits visible light but reflects infrared heat; when a pane…