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Trump administration targets Head Start for overhaul
The Trump administration is preparing a major overhaul of Head Start, the federal early-learning programme for children from low-income families. The changes could remove many national quality and service requirements, shifting greater responsibility to states and local providers; supporters of the programme say this could weaken a long-standing anti-poverty service. Reported plans would eliminate or…
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FromSoftware sleuth unearths earliest footage of Demon’s Souls to date: A prototype with a first person camera mode
A FromSoftware researcher has uncovered what is described as the earliest known video of Demon’s Souls in development. The prototype footage is notable because it includes a first-person camera option, suggesting the game’s presentation and systems were still being explored before its eventual third-person design was finalised. The find offers a rare glimpse of the…
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Memoirium combines Dark Souls, Inception, and Backrooms in Steam’s Coolest New Action RPG
Memoirium is an upcoming action role-playing game that combines Soulslike combat with a deliberately surreal dream-world setting. Developed by solo creator GoldenGratus, it moves between mismatched locations such as graveyards, castles and modern classrooms, using PS1-style visuals and liminal-horror influences to create an unsettling atmosphere. Players control the Dreamer across eight dungeons, managing stamina and…
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‘Marie’s the Name’: the 1961 Elvis hit that wouldn’t exist without Bo Diddley
Elvis Presley’s 1961 hit ‘(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame’ drew much of its musical drive from the distinctive rhythm associated with Bo Diddley. The article highlights how Diddley’s influence helped shape a major Presley record, illustrating the wider impact of Black rhythm and blues on mainstream rock and pop. Written by Doc Pomus and…
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Liverpool close to signing Barcelona’s Araujo on loan
Liverpool are close to signing Barcelona and Uruguay centre-back Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent. The prospective deal would strengthen Liverpool’s defence after Ibrahima Konate left for Real Madrid on a free transfer. Araujo, 27, is expected to join Liverpool’s squad this weekend. He has made more…
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‘The Exorcist’ Gets a Fantasy Twist in HBO Max’s 10/10 Sleeper Hit
Practical Magic, the 1998 fantasy romance starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, has become a sleeper hit on HBO Max amid renewed 1990s nostalgia and anticipation for its forthcoming sequel. The article argues that, beneath its warm depiction of sisterhood and witchcraft, the film takes a far darker turn, blending romance with crime, necromancy and…
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8 Netflix Shows That Are Way Better Than You Remember
Collider highlights Netflix series that it argues reward a second look, particularly those overshadowed by larger hits or initially dismissed as lightweight. The article presents them as shows whose humour, emotional depth, unusual premises or sincerity become clearer on revisiting. – ‘Ragnarok’ (2020–2023): A modern Norse-mythology drama blending teen life, environmental anxiety and a conflict…
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Judy Collins on Doing a Farewell Tour While ‘Having a Lot More Steam in My Engine’: At 87, ‘I’m the Betty White of the Folk Movement’
Judy Collins has begun a 2026–27 farewell tour after 67 years of performing, while insisting she still has considerable energy and remains capable of a demanding concert schedule. The 87-year-old singer describes the decision as simply “time” to slow down, but the tour gives audiences a final opportunity to see a major figure of the…
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Tube monster bailed to rape and murder: Kemi Badenoch leads chorus of outrage over sex predator Simon Levy – who was repeatedly freed to carry on attacking women
Kemi Badenoch has led sharp criticism of the Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police after it emerged that Simon Levy, a convicted sex offender, was repeatedly released from custody only to go on to murder two women and rape another. Levy, 40, committed his second murder while on bail suspected of carrying out the…