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On This Day in 1982, Willie Nelson Began a 22-Week Reign at No. 1 With the Year’s Biggest Country Album
On 6 August 1982, Willie Nelson’s album Always On My Mind returned to the top of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, beginning a run that would make it the year’s most successful country record. Notably, the album contained no original Nelson compositions, instead featuring covers of adult-contemporary and pop standards such as “Bridge Over Troubled…
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Badenoch vows to put forward ‘serious Tory candidate’ in Clacton to face Reform UK – on one condition
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will field a “serious candidate” in Clacton if a parliamentary standards investigation into Nigel Farage eventually forces a second by-election there, though the party is not standing in the current contest. Voters go to the polls on 13 August in a by-election triggered by Farage’s resignation as MP, with…
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Only 5 Classic Rock Albums Are Better Than ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’
A feature from entertainment site Collider argues that, much as The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is often hailed as one of rock’s most influential records, at least five classic rock albums arguably surpass it. The piece frames Sgt. Pepper’s as hugely important for reshaping what an album could be as…
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Disney’s Most Iconic Ride Is Officially Getting a New Sci-Fi Series
Disney+ has officially ordered a pilot for a new sci-fi television series based on Spaceship Earth, the iconic EPCOT attraction housed in the park’s giant silver sphere landmark. The project marks a rare foray into TV for Disney’s ride-based adaptations, an area far less explored than film, where the company has had mixed success with…
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I played Elden Ring wrong for two years
I started Elden Ring on launch day in 2022. It was my first FromSoft game and turns out, I didn’t know what I was getting into. Here’s how I let a bunch of assumptions and anxieties drive me to play Elden Ring wrong and bad for two years and over 200 hours. No, I still…
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Labour is accused over its silence as the Professor Arday scandal exploded
Education Secretary Lucy Powell is facing criticism for staying silent on the Jason Arday scandal, with two former education secretaries and other Tory figures accusing her of failing an early test in her new role. Professor Arday, a sociology academic accused of plagiarism and fabricating parts of his CV, resigned from Cambridge on Wednesday evening…
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We’ll make sure British families always come first: HELEN WHATELY
Conservative work and pensions spokesman Helen Whately has set out a party pledge to bar most foreign nationals from social housing, arguing that scarce, taxpayer-subsidised homes should go to British families first. Under the proposal, existing social housing tenancies held by foreign nationals would be ended, except for those with EU Settled Status, while all…
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John Fetterman unleashes on fellow Democrat over ‘dangerous’ move that cost party in midterm elections
Senator John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat, has criticised a fellow member of his party over a decision he described as “dangerous”, arguing that it damaged Democrats’ standing in the recent midterm elections. Fetterman has built a reputation as an outspoken moderate voice within the party, frequently breaking with colleagues on strategy and policy, and his…
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Your table awaits: Exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to be seen by thousands
Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly on the Expo Hall floor at San Francisco’s Moscone West from October 13-15. That’s exactly what our Exhibit Program offers, and it’s still open to showcase your startup. Here’s what $12,500 buys you: Joining fellow exhibitors is the fastest, lowest-lift way for a…
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Japanese Entertainment Company ASOBISYSTEM Launches U.S. Division, Reveals New Headquarters
Home to girl group ATARASHII GAKKO!, the Japanese company is the latest to expand into the U.S. market with a new office in Los Angeles.