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Frankie McNair: Huge Ass Mindset review – a stellar comic finds laughs in the darkest places
Frankie McNair’s Edinburgh fringe show Huge Ass Mindset marks a striking departure for the Australian comic, previously known for whimsical, absurdist material, as she tackles the subject of childhood sexual abuse. Unlike much trauma-comedy, which typically saves such revelations for late in the set, McNair states her subject matter openly from the start, pairing content…
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Born 49 Years Ago Today in Georgia, the Go-to Hitmaker for Artists Like Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw
Hillary Lindsey, born in Washington, Georgia on 11 August 1977, has become one of Nashville’s most successful songwriters, credited with 27 number-one hits spanning country and pop. Her catalogue includes Grammy-winning songs such as “Jesus, Take the Wheel” for Carrie Underwood, “Girl Crush” for Little Big Town, and “I’ll Never Love Again” for Lady Gaga…
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New footage shows buildings collapse around Colombians as they scramble for safety during 7.4-magnitude earthquake which has killed more than 160
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Colombia, killing more than 160 people as buildings collapsed around residents who were left scrambling for safety. New footage circulating from the disaster captures the moment structures crumbled, giving a stark sense of the chaos and danger faced by those caught in the quake. The scale of destruction and…
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LIZ PEEK: A brave Democrat leaves his party as radical socialists take over
Julian Epstein, a veteran Democratic operative and former chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, has broken with his party, accusing it of veering too far left and losing its “moral centre”. In a New York Post op-ed, he announced his support for Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, positioning himself against the progressive…
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Socialist winning streak puts prized Democratic battleground at risk as radical leftists advance
Wisconsin and Minnesota are set to hold pivotal Democratic primaries for governor and Senate seats, marking the second consecutive week in which the Midwest has become a key battleground in an ideological struggle between the Democratic Party’s left wing and its centrist establishment. The contests follow a narrow primary win a week earlier in Michigan,…
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The Molotovs launch King’s Cross Summer Sounds with free Bowie tribute
The Molotovs will headline the opening day of King’s Cross Summer Sounds in London with a free, David Bowie-inspired show, staged in partnership with Lightroom and its ongoing immersive Bowie exhibition nearby. The punk sibling duo are joined by Ashaine White and former Magic Gang frontman Jack Kaye, with each act performing a Bowie cover…
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Virtue and a Sledgehammer – take a literal hammer to your past
A new video game, Virtue and a Sledgehammer, sees players return to a robot-populated version of their home town armed with a sledgehammer and their dead mother’s corpse, smashing through buildings to uncover fragments of a family story. Developed by Spanish studio Deconstructeam alongside collaborator Selkie Harbour, the game reworks an earlier, more conventional transhumanism…
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‘A horrible nightmare’: the shocking story of the eBay harassment scandal
A new documentary, Whatever It Takes, details the harrowing harassment campaign waged against journalists Ina and David Steiner, who ran the e-commerce news site EcommerceBytes. The couple’s reporting on eBay had made them targets of a stalking operation orchestrated by former employees of the company, illustrating the real-world dangers journalists can face for critical coverage…
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The “fantastic” 1965 Bob Dylan song Paul McCartney still calls his favourite
Icons of music. The post The “fantastic” 1965 Bob Dylan song Paul McCartney still calls his favourite first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Fancy a Nobbly Bobbly? Or a Jelly Terror? The eye-popping guide to the greatest ice lolly wrappers ever
Writer and collector Jonny Trunk has published a new book, Fancy an Ice Cream? A Collection of Vintage Ice Lolly Wrappers, showcasing rare British ice lolly packaging from roughly 1970 to 1980. The 96-page collection draws largely on the hoard of the late John Townsend, a lifelong ephemera collector from Stockport whose five-bedroom house was…