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Watch Pavement play hilariously mangled ‘Stairway To Heaven’ cover in Oakland

  • Pavement covered Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway To Heaven' in loose, improvised fashion
  • Show was at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown pre-party, hosted by John Waters
  • It opened a US tour running through late July, ending in Nashville

Pavement kicked off their 2026 US tour with a loose, improvised cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway To Heaven' during a set in Oakland, California. The performance took place on 17 July at the official pre-party for the Mosswood Meltdown festival, marking the band's first live appearance since a…

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Star Trek’s Most Iconic Character Was Born From a Budget Crisis

  • Spock's iconic look stemmed from Star Trek's tight original budget
  • Gene Roddenberry wanted alien crew to reflect a hopeful, multicultural future
  • Budget limits led to a simple Vulcan design that became iconic

The character of Spock, one of the most enduring figures in science fiction, was reportedly shaped as much by budgetary constraints as by creative vision. Star Trek: The Original Series creator Gene Roddenberry wanted to depict an optimistic, multicultural future for humanity, including alien crew members serving alongside…

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Mystery woman’s fatal plunge off Carnival cruise ship moments after fight with staff horrified America… four years on, her heartbreaking secrets have finally been uncovered

  • Woman's identity revealed four years after fatal Carnival cruise ship fall
  • She fell moments after a confrontation with ship staff
  • The incident had previously baffled and shocked the public

A woman who fell to her death from a Carnival cruise ship in an incident that shocked fellow passengers and crew has finally been identified, four years after the tragedy first made headlines across America. The fatal fall reportedly occurred moments after she was involved in a confrontation…

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Did Christopher Nolan undercut the sirens in The Odyssey?

  • Nolan's film siren sequence, lasting only minutes, accurately reflects the original text where the encounter spans just three paragraphs
  • The sirens remain culturally iconic despite their brief source material because they embody universal themes of temptation and forbidden knowledge

A Polygon writer questions whether Christopher Nolan's new film adaptation of The Odyssey shortchanges the sirens, one of the story's most iconic episodes, after noticing how briefly they feature on screen compared with expectations. The piece concludes that Nolan has in fact been faithful to Homer's text, since…

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The single biggest regret of Martin Short’s career: “I wish I’d done more”

  • Martin Short reportedly named his career's biggest regret
  • He said he wishes he had done more
  • Full article details were not available to summarise

The article's headline indicates that actor and comedian Martin Short has spoken about what he considers the single biggest regret of his long career: wishing he had done more with the opportunities available to him. Short, known for decades of work across film, television and stage comedy, is…

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Mom accused of leaving three young kids in UNLOCKED car for forty minutes as she shopped at Walmart

  • Mother accused of leaving three kids alone in unlocked car
  • Incident occurred at a Walmart, lasted about 40 minutes
  • Case raises fresh concerns about child safety in vehicles

A mother in the US has been accused of leaving her three young children unattended in an unlocked car outside a Walmart for around forty minutes while she went shopping and arranged a delivery. The case has drawn attention amid ongoing concerns about child safety and the legal…

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Nolan’s Odyssey film smashes box office debut amid classicist debate

  • Nolan's "The Odyssey" took $51 million on its opening day.
  • Weekend projected around $120 million, his best since 2012.
  • Scholars debated Nolan's changes to Homer's plot and ending.

Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" has opened to exceptional commercial success, taking $51 million domestically on its first day across 3,919 screens. Industry analysts projected an opening weekend of around $120 million, marking Nolan's strongest debut since 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises" and confirming the…

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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Rock Jams From 1978

  • Article lists four memorable 1978 rock songs for baby boomers.
  • Featured artists: Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Wings, Billy Joel.
  • Songs' chart peaks ranged from No. 1 to No. 33.

American Songwriter has published a nostalgia piece highlighting four rock songs from 1978 that it says remain memorable to baby boomers. The article, part of a recurring "classic rock" retrospective series, is a light entertainment piece rather than hard news, revisiting hits from major artists of the era.…

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Watch: METAL CHURCH’s New Lineup, Featuring Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON And Singer BRIAN ALLEN, Kicks Off North American Tour

  • Metal Church's new lineup made its US live debut on 17 July 2026
  • Bassist David Ellefson (Megadeth) and singer Brian Allen debuted stateside
  • Line-up previously played one warm-up show in Mexico in May

The new lineup of American heavy metal band Metal Church made its United States live debut on Friday, 17 July 2026, at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, New Hampshire, marking the official start of a North American tour. The show is notable for featuring bassist David Ellefson, best…

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Google is open-sourcing its 3D emoji

  • Google open-sources its 3D emoji as raw .OBJ files
  • Announced for World Emoji Day, following May's Noto Emoji 3D launch
  • Aimed at developers building VR worlds, apps and memes

Google has open-sourced its 3D emoji set to mark World Emoji Day, releasing raw .OBJ files so developers, hobbyists and artists can freely use and adapt the models. The move follows the debut of the company's Noto Emoji 3D collection in May, and gives outsiders access to Google's…

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