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Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca Solnit
In this comment piece, Rebecca Solnit argues that a Trump administration plan to sell off a small parcel of Yosemite National Park to benefit a private corporate development on its western border exemplifies a broader agenda of transferring public assets to a wealthy elite. Although the disputed land amounts to only a quarter-mile strip, Solnit…
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Parasomnia review – sleep-schedule horror conjures up a succubus on the loose in waking nightmare
This Guardian review covers Parasomnia, the debut feature from director James Ross II, a horror film built around a woman’s dangerous relationship with sleep. The genre has long mined sleep for scares, and the reviewer notes growing cultural anxiety around the “sleep economy,” making the film’s premise timely, though the review finds that an overly…
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The 9 Best MagSafe Phone Grips for Your Butter Fingers (2026)
Wired’s updated buying guide rounds up its recommended MagSafe phone grips, accessories that clip magnetically onto iPhones (and compatible Android cases) to prevent drops, add a kickstand function and give handsets some visual personality. MagSafe grips have become a near-essential purchase as phones grow larger and more slippery, and the guide explains how the underlying…
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DraftKings Taps Kevin Hart, Nick Jonas for Road-Trip Commercial That Touts Wagering, Predictions
DraftKings has launched a major advertising campaign featuring Kevin Hart and Nick Jonas in a road-trip-themed commercial, part of a broader push to promote sports wagering and the company’s newer prediction-market services across the United States. The campaign, developed with marketing agency Translation, aims to remind fans that DraftKings now operates nationwide rather than just…
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Prince William’s friend and the godfather of Prince George is at war with locals over plans to lease 15 acres of his Buckinghamshire estate to build Europe’s largest biogas plant
Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, godfather to Prince George and a close friend of Prince William, is facing a backlash from residents and farmers in Buckinghamshire over plans to lease 15 acres of his Hornage Farm estate to Acorn Bioenergy for what would become England’s largest biogas-to-grid anaerobic digestion plant. The scheme, which converts organic waste into gas…
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Transfer latest: Juventus in Woltemade loan talks, Everton pushing for Balogun
Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade is closing in on a loan move to Juventus, just a year after his £69m club-record signing from Stuttgart, as the Germany forward has failed to settle under either Eddie Howe or current manager Matthias Jaissle. The switch hinges on Newcastle first bringing in a replacement forward, with Lille’s Matias Fernandez-Pardo their…
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Chris Pratt’s 7-Part Military Thriller Is Officially Dominating Prime Video
Chris Pratt’s military drama The Terminal List has seen its prequel spin-off, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, surge back into Prime Video’s top 10 most-watched shows across several countries, including the United States. The renewed interest comes ahead of the long-awaited second season of The Terminal List, which returns on Prime Video this autumn after…
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49 Years Ago Today, Crystal Gayle Set Herself Apart From Her Famous Sibling With One of the Decade’s Greatest Country Songs
On 31 August 1977, Crystal Gayle topped the US country songs chart with “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”, a milestone that helped her step out from the shadow of her older sister, country legend Loretta Lynn. The song also reached number two on the pop chart, cementing Gayle as a crossover star and…
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Dolly Parton buried beside husband Carl Dean in Nashville
Dolly Parton has been buried beside her late husband, Carl Dean, at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville, following a private family funeral on Friday. The country music icon died earlier in the week aged 80, and her burial was confirmed by her great-niece Lainey Parton, who shared an emotional tribute describing her as…