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‘A rock star on her own terms’: why we’re still so fascinated by Meg White
A recent, since-deleted Daily Mail article attempting to track down former White Stripes drummer Meg White ended up misidentifying and stalking the wrong person, reigniting discussion about why the public remains so fixated on the reclusive musician. Since the band’s 2011 split, Jack White has pursued a prominent solo career while Meg has deliberately withdrawn…
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Breakout indie band Westside Cowboy on rejecting tech and loving imperfection: ‘We’re not hermits!’
Manchester four-piece Westside Cowboy have enjoyed a rapid rise since forming just two years ago, winning Glastonbury’s emerging talent competition, touring with Geese and signing to a major label, all ahead of their debut album, It Goes On. Despite the fast trajectory and pressures of the music industry, the band deliberately resist a polished, career-defining…
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How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan
The Verge’s Decoder podcast interviews GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan, who took the helm in March 2020 just as the coronavirus pandemic upended American life. The conversation explores how the platform has evolved into what host Nilay Patel calls a “load-bearing part of American culture,” reflecting deep problems in the US social safety net, most notably…
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Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers
Netflix has reportedly discussed opening its app to allow subscriptions or content from rival streaming services, according to The New York Times. The talks are said to have focused on Peacock and Fox One, though it remains unclear whether Netflix would sell subscriptions to these services directly or simply incorporate their content into its own…
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Chipmakers laughing all the way to the vault as memory prices go stratospheric
Gartner has forecast that global semiconductor industry revenue will nearly double in 2026, reaching $1.6 trillion, up from $809 billion in 2025, with memory chips driving almost all of the growth. The surge is being fuelled by the AI infrastructure boom, as manufacturers such as Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix prioritise production of high-end memory…
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Nato missile boost for Ukraine, US financial offensive against Iran, Fed chair faces Jackson Hole test
Andy Burnham has pledged British support for Ukraine’s missile ambitions in Kyiv, whilst Washington threatens Iran’s trading partners and new Fed chair Kevin Warsh braces for a critical Jackson Hole address amid inflation fears.
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Iran faces ‘greatest financial offensive ever’, says US treasury secretary
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned Iran of “the single greatest financial offensive ever”, describing it as an “economic D-Day” that would sever all economic ties with Tehran and isolate any nation continuing financial dealings with it. The warning comes as Bessent claimed the US-Israel war with Iran was “entering its endgame”, though it…
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‘Better than The Godfather’: how we made brutal Yorkshire crime classic Red Riding
Screenwriter Tony Grisoni and actor Mark Addy reflect on making Red Riding, the acclaimed 2009 crime trilogy adapted from David Peace’s Yorkshire noir novels, which dramatised corruption and violence linked to real cases including the Peter Sutcliffe and Stefan Kiszko investigations. Grisoni describes being both drawn to and repelled by the source material’s anger and…
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Forget Paris v Milan, it’s North West fashionistas at war as Cheshire Fashion Week takes legal action against organisers of small town event
Cheshire Fashion Week Limited, the company behind the established Cheshire Fashion Week, has taken legal action against Knutsford Town Council after the council staged its own “Knutsford Fashion Week” earlier this year. The dispute, centring on a trademark infringement claim, has gone before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court; the company’s initial claim was dismissed but…
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Gaza documentary produced by the Guardian to receive world premiere at Venice film festival
A new documentary called NAZA, produced by the Guardian and directed by Oscar-winning film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, will have its world premiere at the Venice film festival. The film examines Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza and is the only documentary competing this year for the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, making it…