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Solar consultation error as Ospreys sign Koroibete
Invalid forms hit Whitestone Solar Farm feedback, while Outlander prequel returns and HBO’s I Love L.A. expands its guest cast.
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From maligned second city to Insta magnet: Marseille isFrance’s new capital of overtourism
Marseille has rapidly changed from a neglected port city into a fashionable, highly promoted tourist destination, with visitor numbers expected to approach seven million this year. While tourism brings jobs and substantial revenue, residents increasingly argue that the speed of the change is damaging neighbourhood life and eroding the city’s distinctive character. Protests have emerged…
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The 50 best TV shows to watch this autumn
The Guardian’s seasonal guide highlights 50 television programmes due to air this autumn, spanning comedy, drama, reality television and major returning series. – Joe Lycett’s The Lycett Arms launches on Channel 4 on 4 September. – Patrick Brammall stars in a six-part Apple TV drama from 9 September. – Slow Horses returns for its sixth…
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Billy Strings’ ‘So Much for Goodbyes’: All 16 Tracks Ranked
Billboard ranks all 16 tracks on Billy Strings’ fifth studio album, So Much for Goodbyes, presenting it as a deeply personal Americana record shaped by bereavement and new fatherhood. – The album honours Strings’ mother, who died from a drug overdose and created its artwork. – It was co-produced by Strings and T Bone Burnett,…
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“Mike Portnoy said, ‘This is the first thing we’re going to play in 10 years. Guess what it is.’ He started playing. I came in with the wrong song!”: John Petrucci hired ex drummer for his 2020 solo album, but didn’t want him back in Dream Theater
John Petrucci reunited with former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy for his 2020 solo album, Terminal Velocity, a decade after Portnoy left the band. The collaboration prompted speculation that Portnoy might return to Dream Theater, but Petrucci said at the time that this was not his intention and that he preferred Mike Mangini to remain…
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US judge overturns Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic
A US federal judge has overturned the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic, ruling that the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against the AI company during a dispute over military use of its models. The decision removes the company’s federal contracting ban and sanctions imposed by nine agencies, though the Pentagon remains free to use rival AI systems…
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Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules
A US judge has ruled that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against AI company Anthropic by designating it a supply-chain risk after it restricted military uses of its technology. The decision affirms that national-security powers cannot be used to punish a company for its public opposition to particular uses of AI, including surveillance and…
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Aussie teacher describes split-second ‘left hook’ that saved her life during great white shark attack
Australian teacher Leah Stewart has described fighting a great white shark during an attack at Coogee Beach, saying she chose to strike it with her left hand to protect her face. The attack left the 34-year-old mother of one in a coma for two weeks and resulted in the amputation of an arm, highlighting the…
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The 1957 song that became Gene Vincent’s farewell to the charts
Gene Vincent’s 1957 single ‘Dance to the Bop’ became his final appearance on the US charts, peaking at number 23. Although it did not match the success of his breakthrough hit ‘Be-Bop-a-Lula’, the song marked the end of a chart career that had already helped establish Vincent as a distinctive early rock and roll performer.…
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Dolly Parton Wasn’t Eligible for Song of the Year Grammy for ‘I Will Always Love You’ for This ‘Unforgettable’ Reason
Dolly Parton was not eligible for a Song of the Year Grammy when Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You” became a huge hit in 1993, despite Parton having written the song. Houston won Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1994, but Grammy rules had recently been tightened…