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Faster, faster: Iraola in a rush to plug Liverpool gaps before Premier League starts
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola is working urgently to prepare his side for the Premier League season, with the club’s pre-season programme disrupted by player absences and injuries. Defensive shortages are especially concerning, leaving Iraola needing both quick solutions in training and possible transfer-market cover before the campaign starts in three weeks. Eight first-team players…
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Timothy Olyphant’s 6-Part Neo-Western Is So Good, It Even Changed This Character’s Fate in the Books
Justified kept Boyd Crowder alive after the pilot, departing from Elmore Leonard’s source story in which Raylan Givens kills him. The change proved crucial to the FX drama: Walton Goggins’ performance and Boyd’s volatile relationship with Raylan helped define the series and, according to its producers, supported its six-season run. The producers initially filmed Boyd’s…
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Bill Maher warns that the Democratic Party is being ‘colonized’ by socialists, says his ‘vote is in play’
Bill Maher said the Democratic Party is being “colonised” by socialist ideas and that his own vote is now “in play”, according to comments on HBO’s Real Time. His remarks reflect wider debate within the party over the growing influence of democratic socialists and whether this could alienate moderate voters. Maher specifically criticised the influence…
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The one band Robert Plant felt most at home with: “I’ve found the heart”
The article examines Robert Plant’s sense of musical belonging, arguing that he felt especially at home with the Band of Joy rather than being defined solely by Led Zeppelin. It presents the group as a setting in which Plant could reconnect with the rootsier, collaborative music that continued to shape his work after his earlier…
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4 Songs From 1973 Every Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
A nostalgic selection of four radio hits from 1973 that the article suggests many children heard during school runs in family cars. – “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” — Stevie Wonder; a US chart-topper that won him a Grammy. – “Wildflower” — Skylark; reached No. 1 in Canada and No. 9 on the…
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Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it
Uber has shifted from developing autonomous vehicles itself to building a global network of partnerships and investments in more than 30 AV companies. The strategy matters because it lets Uber offer robotaxi and self-driving freight services through its app without bearing the full cost and risk of creating the technology in-house. – Uber abandoned its…
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Which 3 airports are switching over to TSA Gold+ and when?
Tampa, Charleston and Des Moines airports are due to become the first participants in TSA Gold+, a US programme that shifts airport security screening to private contractors while the Transportation Security Administration retains oversight. The change matters because it could introduce newer screening technology and reduce disruption during federal government shutdowns, but it has prompted…
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‘Big Bang Theory’ Favorites React to Sci-Fi Spin-Off Announcement: “We Thought We Were Being Punk’d”
The Big Bang Theory spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe has launched on HBO Max, with its cast saying they initially thought the call about the project was a prank. The 10-episode sci-fi comedy shifts attention to previously secondary characters and sends comic-book shop owner Stuart Bloom on a multiverse-saving mission, marking a more…
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Get ready to flee, Americans in ten countries warned as US embassies issue stark alert over spiraling Iran war
US embassies across the Middle East have issued fresh alerts urging American citizens to be ready to leave or consider departing amid fears of an imminent escalation in the conflict with Iran. The warnings, now covering ten countries, follow comments from President Trump signalling that fresh US strikes on Iran could come as soon as…
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Arts Council is criticised for funding woke projects on ‘divisive’ St George’s flag, queer pan-Asian cabaret and a gay Romeo and Juliet while traditional museums go bust
The Arts Council has come under fire for spending taxpayer and National Lottery money on projects critics have labelled “woke”, at a time when 16 museums across the UK have been forced to close due to lack of funds. Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick condemned the grants as “an appalling waste of taxpayer money”,…