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The best recent poetry – review roundup
A review roundup assesses four recent poetry collections, each using distinctive forms to explore everyday life, displacement, family roles or institutional confinement. – Matthew Welton’s *Small Birds Singing* uses flexible unrhymed couplets to find meaning in ordinary urban scenes and overlooked objects. – Jana Prikryl’s *The Channel* reworks *King Lear* and personal Czech displacement to…
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“Shot through the heart!”: The Bon Jovi single that ruined 1980s rock and roll
The article argues that Bon Jovi’s 1986 number-one single marked a damaging turning point for 1980s rock and roll. It presents the song as emblematic of a more commercial, polished style that, in the writer’s view, weakened the genre’s edge and authenticity. The available text does not identify the single by name or provide supporting…
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6 Best Phones With Headphone Jacks (2026), Tested and Reviewed
WIRED recommends several 2026 smartphones that retain a 3.5 mm headphone socket, increasingly rare after manufacturers shifted towards wireless audio. – Motorola Moto G Stylus 2026 — best overall, priced around $500. – Motorola Moto G Power 2026 — runner-up, around $400. – TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G — notable for its matte display, around…
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Sony has enough RAM to see the PS5 through the year including GTA 6’s launch
Sony says it has secured sufficient RAM supplies to maintain PlayStation 5 production for the rest of the year, including around the planned launch of Grand Theft Auto 6. This matters because the game is expected to drive exceptionally high demand for PS5 consoles, while wider pressures on memory supply could otherwise have affected availability.…
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Dungeons & Dragons is Getting an Official Star Wars Expansion
Dungeons & Dragons will receive an official Star Wars expansion in 2027 under its Universes Beyond label, Wizards of the Coast has announced. The crossover is significant because it extends D&D into another major licensed universe while the company insists such projects will supplement, rather than replace, material for its own settings. The expansion is…
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BP to sell UK North Sea oil and gas operation
BP has put its UK North Sea oil and gas business up for sale, potentially ending more than 60 years of its production in the region. The company says the division could fare better under another owner as it concentrates investment on higher-value opportunities, while the decision has intensified political arguments over North Sea drilling…
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Gears of War E-Day beta dates, times, and how to get access
GamesRadar explains when players can take part in the Gears of War: E-Day beta and how access is being distributed. The beta gives prospective players an opportunity to try the game before release, with entry likely tied to specified registration, platform or invitation requirements. The article focuses on the beta’s start dates and times, as…
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“Are we a punk band now?” The ugly truth behind Mezzanine, the bleak, beautiful masterpiece which ripped Massive Attack apart
Massive Attack’s 1998 album Mezzanine is presented as a deliberately radical departure from the group’s earlier sound, arriving as Britpop declined and pop culture was dominated by “Girl Power”. Its dark, unsettling and distinctive style made it feel unlike either contemporary music or the band’s own previous work, helping establish it as a landmark record.…