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Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets as coffin taken to Swansea home
The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer died last month in a hospital in Portugal.
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3 Songs That Used the Fairlight CMI: The DAW That Helped Compose the 80s’ Most Dynamic Tracks
The article highlights three 1980s songs that used the Fairlight CMI, an early digital audio workstation and sampling instrument that helped shape the decade’s distinctive sound. – “Shout” by Tears for Fears used the Fairlight’s ARR 1 vocal patch alongside a Yamaha DX7 and LinnDrum. – Kate Bush used the Fairlight on “The Dreaming”, a…
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The 1969 lyric Paul McCartney knew would last “for all time”
The perfect message for any moment. The post The 1969 lyric Paul McCartney knew would last “for all time” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Witcher 3 designer says it wasn’t easy to convince players its NPC simulation wasn’t ‘just fakery’: ‘People nowadays are interested in those kinds of details, and it really came to haunt us’
A designer who worked on The Witcher 3 has said it proved surprisingly difficult to persuade players that the game’s non-player character simulation was genuine rather than a scripted illusion. According to the designer, growing player interest in the mechanical details behind game systems meant that scrutiny of the NPC behaviour eventually became a problem,…
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New Michael Jackson footage: Guiding us round the original Jackson family home in Gary, Indiana… these never-before-seen videos show a pop superstar at the peak of his fame
Previously unseen footage shows Michael Jackson revisiting and guiding viewers around the Jackson family’s original home in Gary, Indiana, during the height of his global fame. The videos offer a personal glimpse of the singer’s early life and family roots, contrasting his childhood surroundings with his status as one of the world’s biggest pop stars.…
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Prime Video’s 8-Part Romantic Series Quietly Becomes One of America’s Biggest Streaming Hits
Prime Video’s romantic drama Every Year After has returned to the platform’s US top ten most-streamed titles, two months after its release. Its continued popularity matters because it reinforces Prime Video’s recent success with romance adaptations and follows confirmation that the series will receive a second season. The eight-part series is based on Carley Fortune’s…
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Bonnie Tyler Fans Line Welsh Village Streets as Her Coffin Is Brought Home
Hundreds of fans gathered in Mumbles, near Swansea, to pay tribute as Bonnie Tyler’s coffin was brought back to Wales, draped in a Welsh flag. The singer, best known for “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, died aged 75 in Portugal last month, and the turnout reflected her lasting importance to Welsh fans and international pop…
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Five college football teams ranked outside the preseason top-10 that went on to win it all
Five college football teams have won national championships despite beginning the season outside the AP preseason top 10, illustrating the limits of early rankings. The examples show that teams can rapidly exceed expectations through strong coaching, experienced players and successful in-season development. – Colorado: ranked No. 20 in the 1990 preseason poll; won the national…
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Olivia Dean Delivers Lessons in Love and One Hell of a Show at Madison Square Garden
Olivia Dean opened a run of four sold-out Madison Square Garden shows with a confident, emotionally direct performance that reinforced her rapid rise from support act to arena headliner. Rolling Stone’s review praises her presence, charisma and ability to turn songs about love, change and self-worth into a communal experience for a large New York…
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Mayor faces Covid-loan fraud claims as stolen Picasso resurfaces
Lawrence, Massachusetts, Mayor Brian DePeña was arrested on 14 August 2026 and charged in federal court with wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors allege that he obtained more than $1.5 million in Covid-era Small Business Administration disaster loans for Tenares Tire Services, his tyre and automotive business, then diverted funds to purposes not permitted by…