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‘It was a damn unicorn’: the pioneering, divisive power of Paul Simon’s Graceland at 40
Forty years after its release, Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland is examined in a new book, Days of Miracle and Wonder by Ashley Kahn, which traces its complex origins and legacy. In the early 1980s Simon was struggling personally and professionally, following an acrimonious Simon and Garfunkel reunion tour, weak album sales and a crumbling…
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Want to stop socialism? A modern civic education needs a lot more than you’d think
This Fox News opinion piece argues that a stronger civic education, grounded in economics, is needed to help young Americans critically evaluate socialism, citing recent electoral gains for socialist and progressive candidates as evidence of a worrying political shift. It highlights that this shift is being driven not by working-class voters, as socialist rhetoric often…
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Black Myth: Wukong’s Follow-Up, Zhong Kui, Looks Absolutely Stunning in New Gameplay
Game Science, the studio behind Black Myth: Wukong, has released a striking 15-minute gameplay trailer for its follow-up title, Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the second entry in its series of action RPGs drawn from Chinese mythology. The reveal has generated significant excitement, with early reactions praising its visuals as among the best seen in gaming,…
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Salmonella Is Everywhere
Multiple US food products have been recalled over salmonella contamination, with outbreaks tied to jalapeño peppers, eggs, granola and even dog food coming to light at once. Health officials say such clusters are fairly common in summer, when warmer weather and increased consumption of fresh produce and outdoor dining create favourable conditions for bacterial growth,…
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Which country makes the best jollof rice? D.C. foodies put it to a blind test
One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is Jollof Rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Play ‘The Mad King’ Reveals Behind-The-Scenes Secrets in Stage Transformation Video (EXCLUSIVE)
A new video shared exclusively with Variety reveals the elaborate stage transformation behind “Game of Thrones: The Mad King,” the HBO/Royal Shakespeare Company stage production currently running at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. The footage showcases production design by Chloe Lamford that the theatre describes as unlike anything previously staged there, involving major structural…
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The family group chat is a goldmine for scammers
Cybersecurity experts warn that everyday messages shared in family group chats, such as holiday photos, flight times or health updates, can inadvertently arm scammers with the personal details needed to run convincing “grandparent scams” and other impersonation frauds. Because criminals may already possess relatives’ names, phone numbers and addresses, seemingly innocuous chat content can supply…
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‘I felt so alone’: My HELLISH marriage to a sex addict. Get this subscriber article only in the Morning Mail newsletter
This Daily Mail piece is a subscriber-only feature trailed in the paper’s Morning Mail newsletter, in which a woman recounts what she describes as a “hellish” marriage to a husband struggling with sex addiction. The teaser centres on her admission that she “felt so alone” during the relationship, framing the piece as a personal, first-person…
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The six years that shook the monarchy: From Oprah to Spare and recollections that varied, how Harry and Meghan’s time in California will go down in royal history
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly moving back to the UK, six years after stepping down as senior royals and relocating to the United States. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are understood to be returning for an “extended period”, with their children Archie and Lilibet set to enrol in a British school, though…
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Moment supercars are set ablaze in wedding petrol bomb attack: Three men throw missiles at luxury cars and guests as they dined at Birmingham banqueting hall
Three masked men attacked a wedding at the Royal Shalimar banqueting hall in Birmingham on Wednesday night, throwing petrol bombs at two supercars and narrowly missing guests, including a baby, standing outside the venue. The attack sparked fires and panic among the hundreds of guests dining inside, though quick action by venue staff and emergency…