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Spanish protesters demand Sánchez resignation over Ceuta migrant crisis
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Spain, including Madrid, Barcelona and Ceuta, to protest against prime minister Pedro Sanchez’s handling of a migrant crisis in the North African enclave of Ceuta. Opposition parties, including the conservative Partido Popular and far-right Vox, accused the government of abandoning Ceuta’s residents and called for Sanchez’s…
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3 Forgotten Country Breakup Songs From the 60s That Always Hit (Even When You’re Happily Taken)
This article revisits three lesser-known country breakup songs from the 1960s, arguing they retain their emotional power regardless of a listener’s relationship status. It highlights tracks by Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and George Jones, framing each as a distinct take on heartbreak, from denial to loneliness to feigned indifference. Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces”…
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Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Addresses “Conspiracy Theory” About ‘Eyes Wide Shut’s “Missing 20 Minutes”
Vivian Kubrick, daughter of the late director Stanley Kubrick, has publicly dismissed the long-running claim that 20 minutes were secretly cut from her father’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut, after his death in 1999. Writing on X, she said she never heard of any such missing footage at the time and has seen no evidence…
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California girls’ sports advocates vow fight after judge tosses trans athlete case: ‘Far from over’
A federal judge has dismissed a US Department of Justice lawsuit that had challenged California policies allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ school sports, prompting advocates to vow they will continue the fight. US District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela based her ruling on procedural grounds, finding the federal government had failed to give California proper…
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Kemi Badenoch demands 3% defence spending as BoE economist urges rate rise
Badenoch cites Russian threat while the Bank of England’s Huw Pill warns rates must rise to curb Middle East-driven inflation; Apple faces a £2bn tracking lawsuit, Ultrahuman lands $70m, Maria Bartiromo exits Fox, and Netflix unveils its FTX drama The Altruists.
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3 Rock Songs From the 2000s That Feel Bigger as You Age
Introducing this feature is more of a nostalgia piece than hard news: it argues that certain early-2000s rock songs resonate more deeply as listeners grow older, revisiting lyrics that gain new emotional weight with age and life experience. The framing suggests these tracks were once enjoyed for their energy or sound but only later reveal…
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Glamorous titan of feminism who went undercover as a Bunny girl to expose the sexploitation of the Playboy empire
Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist activist and journalist, has died in New York at the age of 92. She is being remembered for her decades-long influence on the women’s movement, most famously her 1963 undercover exposé “A Bunny’s Tale”, in which she worked as a Playboy Club waitress to reveal the poor pay, harassment and…
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Every Movie in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time Trilogy, Ranked
This Collider feature ranks the three films in Sergio Leone’s loosely connected “Once Upon a Time” trilogy, which followed his more famous Dollars trilogy (including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly). The article argues these later films remain underappreciated relative to their quality, noting none of Leone’s movies ever received an Oscar nomination despite…
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Hurricanes superfan Abella Danger acknowledges Miami frat sweetheart run prior to season
Adult film star Abella Danger, a well-known University of Miami Hurricanes superfan, has publicly reflected on her recent stint as Pi Kappa Alpha’s fraternity “sweetheart” at the school, an honorary title bestowed on non-members who support the group. The recognition comes as the article looks back on Miami’s high-profile 2025 season, which saw the team…
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Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle
Sadiq Khan has agreed to have his text messages and emails searched as part of a High Court legal battle with the US tech firm Palantir, after he blocked the company from working with the Metropolitan Police. The London mayor stepped in to halt a proposed £50m deal in May, prompting Palantir to sue his…