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Every Gen X Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Pop Jams From 1981
This article revisits four pop songs from 1981 that are said to remain instantly recognisable to members of Generation X, celebrating an era of chart-topping hits that spanned pop, new wave, R&B and soft rock. It highlights the enduring cultural resonance of these tracks decades on, noting chart achievements and personal milestones for the artists…
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Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Damaged by Vandals
Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been vandalised, with the landmark damaged and defaced after previously being covered in flowers left by grieving fans following the country icon’s death. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce confirmed the city was alerted and repairs are already under way, ensuring the tribute site fans have…
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Square Enix denies it’s going private following Japanese reports to the contrary
Square Enix, the Japanese publisher behind Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and Dragon Quest, publicly denied it was planning to go private, after a report in Japanese business magazine Sentaku claimed the company was exploring the move with support from foreign investment funds. The report sent Square Enix’s Tokyo Stock Exchange shares up by between seven…
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Dolly Parton prayed in backyard church before recording comeback album, Ricky Skaggs says
Country and bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs has shared a personal recollection of the late Dolly Parton ahead of her death being marked, describing a moment of shared prayer that preceded the recording of her 1989 comeback album “White Limozeen”. Parton, who died on 25 August at the age of 80, reportedly took Skaggs to a…
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Women Spend Our Lives Being Looked At. Dolly Parton Refocused the Gaze
This tribute piece reflects on how Dolly Parton, who died on 25 August 2026 at the age of 80, used her exaggerated, hyper-feminine appearance as a deliberate response to the scrutiny women face throughout their lives. The writer argues that Parton’s look, often dismissed as showbiz artifice, was in fact a pointed commentary on how…
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‘Runner’ Review: Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson in an Impressively Visceral Buddy Thriller That Leaves Behind a Bad Taste
The Hollywood Reporter reviews “Runner,” a new action-thriller from Angel Studios starring Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson as a mismatched pair racing to deliver a life-saving organ transplant while pursued by a violent drug cartel. Directed by Scott Waugh, the film marks a notably grittier turn for Angel Studios and delivers energetic, well-staged action, but…
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Wilson Pickett Estate Partners With Primary Wave in Deal That Includes NIL Rights & Publishing Stake
Primary Wave has entered a partnership with the estate of soul singer Wilson Pickett, encompassing a share of his name, image and likeness rights and an apparent stake in his music publishing catalogue. Announced on 2 September, the deal will see the estate work with Primary Wave on marketing, branding, digital and synch opportunities, as…
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TalkFuse afternoon briefing, 2 Sep 2026 13:39
Andy Burnham’s first PMQs saw him dodge tax questions and face pension warnings, while US Democrats fended off left-wing challengers, a second Grand Canyon flood victim was named, and Coco Gauff triumphed at the US Open.
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Foil helium party balloon that touched power line sparked heatwave field fire that tore through a village and destroyed 2 homes
An investigation has found that a foil helium party balloon drifting into a power line was the likely cause of a fire that tore through fields and destroyed two homes in Kenninghall, Norfolk, during last month’s heatwave. The blaze broke out on 9 August and spread within minutes to properties on Wood Close, prompting a…
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Next-gen AI networks may hinge on the telephone switchboard’s return
Nvidia and other AI hardware makers are betting big on optical circuit switching (OCS) to enable future data centre designs packing hundreds or thousands of accelerators into a single system. This matters because next-generation AI clusters need flexible, high-speed ways to reconfigure networks on the fly, and traditional packet-switching ASICs cannot fulfil this role alone,…