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Liberal law professor breaks with Obama judge over Trump lawyer crackdown: ‘I refuse to teach’ it
A federal judge appointed by President Obama, Kathleen Williams, has drawn criticism from legal figures across the political spectrum after referring lawyers connected to President Trump and the Justice Department for potential disciplinary action by bar associations. The move has proved particularly notable because even some commentators who are not ideologically aligned with the Trump…
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Teddy Swims covers Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ at Electric Castle 2026
Teddy Swims performed a cover of Van Halen’s 1984 classic ‘Jump’ during his set on the second night of Electric Castle 2026. Scroll down to watch footage now. READ MORE: Teddy Swims tells us about the life-changing ‘Lose Control’ and “healed” new music at Reading Festival 2024 Slotting the track into the closing section of…
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Nolan completes filming The Odyssey, plans three-year hiatus
Christopher Nolan has completed filming on his adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, wrapping a demanding production in which the director relied heavily on practical, in-camera techniques rather than digital effects. Actor Himesh Patel described shooting the Cyclops sequence surrounded by live bees, illustrating Nolan’s preference for grounding key scenes in tangible, physical reality. The completion…
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BROADCAST BIAS: MS NOW marks 3 decades of empowering Democrats, not American democracy
This Fox News opinion piece marks the 30th anniversary of MSNBC, which relaunched under the name “MS NOW” last November, arguing that the network has spent three decades shifting further left and serving as an advocate for the Democratic Party rather than a neutral news source. The author frames this as evidence of enduring partisan…
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The Paramount-WBD merger: bad news for Hollywood, great news for Tennessee? | Dave Schilling
A merger between Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery is progressing towards a targeted September completion, prompting concern that further consolidation in the film and television industry will cost thousands of jobs and reduce competition. The deal follows a string of recent studio mergers and has drawn legal challenges from multiple US states, the Writers Guild…
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Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink
Cuba is sliding further into crisis as a six-month US oil blockade, part of Washington’s campaign to topple the communist government, compounds an already fragile electricity system and worsening social order. The national grid has collapsed three times in ten days, and with summer temperatures in the mid-30s, nightly power cuts have driven residents to…
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The bandmates Roger Waters knew would “drag down” his art
The worst kind of rapport. The post The bandmates Roger Waters knew would “drag down” his art first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Andy Burnham considers radical shake-up to cut energy bills
Labour leader examining proposals to overhaul gas standing charges and make heat pumps cheaper to run than boilers Andy Burnham is considering radical plans that could cut household energy bills by £130 a year and make running a heat pump cheaper than a gas boiler. In his speech on Friday as he became the new…
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Watch David Fincher’s Greatest Thriller Free Before Your Next ‘Mindhunter’ Binge
More than a decade after David Fincher’s last theatrical release, Gone Girl in 2014, the director has worked exclusively with Netflix on projects including Mank, The Killer and the upcoming The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood due in IMAX later this year before streaming on Netflix. Among…
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Trump has normalized crypto. Is it the path to the next financial collapse? | Eduardo Porter
Donald Trump has embraced cryptocurrency after once calling it a “scam”, using his presidency to personally profit while dismantling regulatory oversight of the industry. Columnist Eduardo Porter argues this poses a serious risk to US financial stability, as Trump’s administration has weakened enforcement and integrated volatile, uninsured crypto assets into the mainstream banking system that…