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SWFC: Jack Hunt describes Owls memory as ‘best worst’ of career after sealing move – thestar.co.uk

  • Jack Hunt leaves Sheffield Wednesday for League Two's York City
  • Calls 2016 play-off final loss his career's "best worst" day
  • Scored iconic 2023 play-off comeback penalty during 180 Owls appearances

Jack Hunt, the 35-year-old former Sheffield Wednesday right-back, has completed a short-term move to League Two side York City, who were recently promoted from the National League. In an interview marking the switch, Hunt reflected on his time at Wednesday, describing the club's 2016 Championship play-off final defeat…

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Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson names the legendary punk singer who asked him for an autograph: “It’s not for me, it’s for my mother”

  • Ian Anderson recalls a punk singer asking him for an autograph.
  • Story features in Prog magazine's new Anderson Q&A issue.
  • Hugh Cornwell's question on punk's legacy prompted the anecdote.

Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson has revealed which famous punk singer once nervously asked him for an autograph, in a new interview feature published in Prog magazine where fans and peers put questions to him. The anecdote emerged after ex-Stranglers vocalist Hugh Cornwell asked Anderson whether punk's rise…

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Guide: These 20+ PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out Next Week (20th-26th July)

  • Push Square lists 20+ PS5 and PS Plus releases for 20th-26th July
  • Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is the standout new PS5 title
  • PS Plus Extra adds Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Citizen Sleeper 2

Push Square has published its weekly guide to new PlayStation releases, rounding up the PS5 games and PS Plus additions arriving between 20th and 26th July. The list is aimed at both PS Plus Extra subscribers, who get a particularly strong batch of downloads this week, and general…

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The Scandalous Reason Why This Top 10 Country Artist Was Shocked by Johnny Cash and June Carter’s Engagement

  • Johnny Cash maintained romantic involvement with both June Carter and her sister Anita whilst married to his first wife, Vivian Liberto
  • When Cash proposed to June, Anita was reportedly among those shocked, having believed she would be chosen instead
  • Though Cash's infidelity with Anita persisted after his 1968 marriage to June, he eventually reformed and prioritised his family life

ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 11: Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash performs onstage with the Carter Sisters (L-R: Jan Howard, Anita Carter, Helen Carter, June Carter Cash) at the Anaheim Convention Center on March 11, 1978 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Johnny Cash and June Carter…

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The bandmates Roger Waters knew would “drag down” his art

  • Waters viewed Pink Floyd bandmates as supporting players for his conceptual vision rather than equal collaborators
  • Creative tensions escalated during The Wall era, with Waters replacing and firing members who resisted his complete control
  • Waters achieved greater artistic satisfaction in solo work, collaborating with performers in defined roles rather than managing band democracy

The worst kind of rapport. The post The bandmates Roger Waters knew would “drag down” his art first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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The 2001 scene that left Hugh Jackman completely humiliated: “My first mistake”

  • During filming of 'Kate & Leopold' (2001), Hugh Jackman admitted to overstating his horseback-riding ability when asked by co-star Meg Ryan
  • His horse stopped suddenly during a riding scene, throwing him over its neck and onto the ground—an incident he described as 'particularly humiliating'

"Landed on my arse." The post The 2001 scene that left Hugh Jackman completely humiliated: “My first mistake” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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Making Crazy Horse: The Role of a Lifetime

  • Crazy Horse Memorial remains an unfinished, privately funded mountain sculpture.
  • The project began in 1948 and far exceeds Mount Rushmore in scale.
  • Its cultural value and treatment of sacred land remain debated.

The article examines the long-running construction of the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota, portraying it as an ambitious counterpart to Mount Rushmore and a tribute to Lakota leader Crazy Horse and Native American history. It argues that the project’s scale, history and persistence make it culturally significant,…

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Netflix’s 3-Part YA Hit Officially Returns Next Month

  • Netflix's YA romance series 'My Life With the Walter Boys' returns for Season 3 on August 6
  • Season 2 viewership surged 57% to 11.8 million opening views versus Season 1's 7.5 million
  • The third season expands ensemble characters beyond the central love triangle between Jackie and two brothers

Season 3 of Netflix's teen ranch series, My Life With the Walter Boys, returns soon. Here's everything you should know.

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Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

  • Mozilla audit of six period trackers found most share intimate reproductive health data with undisclosed analytics firms without clear user consent
  • Stardust scored lowest (2/10) for transmitting personal details to third-party services from app launch; Euki nonprofit earned perfect score with local-only storage
  • Study reveals commercial trackers prioritise data monetisation through analytics partnerships over user privacy protection

Plus: Russian cyberspies turn to infrastructure hacking, DHS repeatedly fails to realize it’d been hacked, a breach exposes an AI music generator’s scraping ways, and more.

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The Rolling Stones equal The Beatles with 15th UK Number One album

  • The Rolling Stones' album 'Foreign Tongues' debuted at UK #1, giving them 15 chart-toppers and equal footing with The Beatles
  • The record features collaborations with Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, and others; the band plans to tour and continue writing new material

‘Foreign Tongues’ puts the band joint second on the all-time list behind Robbie Williams The post The Rolling Stones equal The Beatles with 15th UK Number One album appeared first on NME.

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