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Never Forgetting with Boy George
The article’s contents are unavailable because the supplied page displays only a message requiring JavaScript and cookies. As a result, no account of events, claims or context can be verified or summarised neutrally. The page is titled “Never Forgetting with Boy George” and is published by National Review, dated August 2026. No article text, figures,…
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Megadeth announce European dates with first UK headlining tour since 2015, Black Label Society and Testament supporting
Megadeth have announced a run of 2027 European tour dates, including their first UK headline shows since 2015. The dates form part of the Grammy-winning thrash metal band’s ongoing farewell tour, which began earlier this year with North and Latin American shows, and mark a significant return to UK stages for a band regarded as…
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Cornyn reaches deal with Justice Department to allow Blanche nomination to advance
Senator John Cornyn has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to support advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general after the department formally ended a controversial compensation fund. The deal removes a significant obstacle to Blanche’s confirmation and reflects Republican concern over whether the proposed fund could be revived. The Justice Department rescinded the…
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The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter
A Wired writer describes the process of gradually adding smart home technology to a 1907 Craftsman house in Portland, Oregon, without compromising its historic character. The house, listed on the National Historic Registry, had no modern systems in place when the couple bought it at the end of 2025, so they have been working through…
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Wonder Man showrunner reacts to cancellation and is just as confused as you are: “I had written the first episode of season 2”
Wonder Man showrunner Andrew Guest has said he was surprised by the Marvel series’ cancellation, revealing that he had already written the first episode of a proposed second season. His comments suggest the creative team had expected the story to continue, making the decision a notable setback for the show’s planned future. Guest did not…
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The Ribbon Hero review – do-gooder princess battles giant flying earwigs in update of classic yarn
The Guardian’s review of The Ribbon Hero, director Yûki Igarashi’s first feature-length adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s postwar manga Princess Knight, finds the film a disappointingly conservative reworking of a pioneering source. Where Tezuka’s original was celebrated for its gender-bending premise, the reviewer argues this version narrows its focus to a conventionally feminine, saccharine heroine, sidelining…
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‘Sade wasn’t particularly friendly’: the stories behind music’s most iconic portraits – in pictures
Photographer Gered Mankowitz shares behind-the-scenes stories from decades of shooting some of music’s biggest stars, in a gallery accompanying an interview with the Guardian. The anecdotes reveal contrasting encounters, from warm and playful sessions with the likes of Elton John and Duran Duran to notably frosty ones with Sade and a tense Rolling Stones shoot,…
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Lindsay Clancy jurors visit crime scene in Karen Read-style move to test timeline: Retired judge
Jurors in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three young children, were taken to view the family’s home in Duxbury as part of the proceedings. Retired Massachusetts judge and Boston College law professor Jack Lu said the site visit, comparable to a similar move in the high-profile Karen…
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What to order instead: Lettuce-free meals at McDonald’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell and more
A wave of fast-food chains, including McDonald’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell, are being highlighted for menu items that don’t contain shredded lettuce, as the industry deals with fallout from an ongoing cyclospora outbreak in the US. The Food and Drug Administration has traced the outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico,…
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A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem
June, a startup co-founded by former Salesforce executive Efrat Rapoport, has emerged from stealth with $20 million in pre-seed funding to tackle a growing problem: even as businesses rush to adopt AI, integrating it with existing enterprise software remains so difficult that companies are hiring armies of specialist “forward-deployed engineers” just to get systems working.…