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‘Double Lives of Suburban Wives’ star went from food stamps to making $100K a month
Emily Smith, a 37-year-old stay-at-home mother of four featured on TLC’s new series “Double Lives of Suburban Wives,” has revealed how her family went from relying on food stamps and struggling to afford groceries to running an adult-content business that earned more than $1 million last year. Her story forms the centrepiece of the show,…
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‘Looney Tunes’ Meets Body Horror in This New Fantastic Fest Nightmare [Exclusive]
Fantastic Fest is set to premiere Flapjax, a sci-fi horror-comedy from writer-director Rocko Zevenbergen that blends slapstick humour with body horror. The film follows Arrow Bentley, an overly devoted fast-food restaurant manager who becomes entangled in an alien conspiracy, offering a lighter, more comedic counterpoint to the body-horror tradition typically associated with directors like David…
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I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab
The Verge’s transportation reporter has taken a first ride in Tesla’s Cybercab, a purpose-built two-seater robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, now offering paid trips in a roughly 288-square-mile geofenced area of Austin, Texas. The launch matters because it represents Tesla’s boldest bet yet on autonomous driving: rather than retrofitting existing models like the…
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Surviving Amazon pilot had praised safety commitment before fatal Miami crash
Daily Mail revealed that First Officer Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, one of two pilots who survived Sunday’s Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, had repeatedly described himself on LinkedIn as committed to safety and “sound decision making” throughout his aviation career. The disclosure added a poignant personal dimension to coverage…
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Forget vinyl v digital debates, this kind of musical ‘authenticity’ brings real rewards
The article argues that period-instrument performances of early and classical music offer a genuine form of “authenticity” that is far removed from the retro nostalgia driving trends like vinyl and cassette revivals. Unlike vinyl, which the author says is objectively inferior to digital streaming despite claims of “warmth”, historical instruments produce genuinely different sonic and…
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The Traveling Wilburys songs that Jeff Lynne didn’t care for: “I could have done without it”
Jeff Lynne has revealed that he had reservations about the Traveling Wilburys’ second album, made after founding member Roy Orbison died in 1989. The supergroup, which also comprised George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, had gained much of its distinctive character from Orbison’s operatic voice, and Lynne felt that continuing without him diminished what…
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Comfort food season is here: Shop slow cookers, Dutch ovens and more fall cooking staples
Fox News has published a shopping roundup ahead of autumn, highlighting kitchen equipment intended to make seasonal comfort-food cooking, such as soups, roasts and baked goods, easier. The article is a promotional deals guide rather than a news report, featuring discounted cookware and appliances from well-known brands, several of which carry commercial or advertising ties…
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Top real estate figure tells Gen Z hopefuls they should stop eating at cafes if they one day want to buy a house
Celebrity auctioneer Damien Cooley has reignited the decade-old “smashed avocado” debate, telling young Australians they spend too much on dining out and entertainment instead of saving for a first home deposit. Speaking at the Australian Financial Review Property Summit, he suggested first home buyers should consider more affordable regional areas, such as Maitland in the…
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Brad Pitt’s New Survival Thriller Pushed Him to His Limits: “He Was Hypothermic the Whole Time”
Director David Ayer has spoken to Polygon about the gruelling production of his new film Heart of the Beast, revealing that star Brad Pitt endured near-constant hypothermia during filming. The survival thriller sees Pitt play a retired soldier stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with his ex-military dog, and the pair’s real-life struggle to cope with…