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‘Stand-up comedy is my anxiety coping strategy’ – BBC
Adam Rogers, a 41-year-old teaching assistant from Chapeltown, Sheffield, has taken up stand-up comedy as a way of managing his generalised anxiety disorder, using the stage as a form of “exposure therapy.” Diagnosed with the condition in 2019, he decided at 40 to draw up a bucket list of challenges he had long avoided, ahead…
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Joe Jonas Says He Sought Therapy After His Solo Album Underperformed
Joe Jonas has revealed that the underwhelming commercial reception of his 2011 solo debut album, Fastlife, led to panic attacks and physical pain severe enough that a doctor recommended he see a therapist. He made the disclosure on a recent episode of Hey Jonas!, the podcast he hosts with brothers and Jonas Brothers bandmates Nick…
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Sheffield cash-and-gold seizure, Harvey Nichols sale and Guimaraes’ record £75m Arsenal move
Todd Blanche is confirmed as US attorney general and a Mount Vernon police chief is charged over a getaway, while AI weather forecasting, Swiss shelters, Para-rowing gold and Phoebe Bridgers also feature.
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Come for Beastfolk Barber’s cute, furry hairdressing, but stay for its thoughtful approach to worldbuilding
Beastfolk Barber is an upcoming Steam game that casts players as Freddie, a hairdresser running a once-a-week salon whose clientele are entirely anthropomorphic “beastfolk”. Rock Paper Shotgun’s preview of the demo praises it for pairing charming, Coffee Talk-style visuals and gameplay with unexpectedly serious worldbuilding, which lifts it above a simple novelty haircutting sim. Freddie…
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Game of Thrones Creator George R.R. Martin Explains ‘Winds of Winter’ Delay in Heartbreaking Update
George R.R. Martin has published a rare blog post revealing a difficult period behind his continued delay of The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited next instalment in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. Writing on his “Not A Blog” for the first time in over six months, the author cited grief, depression and…
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University of Michigan plans to shield 2027 freshman letter grades from transcripts in new mental health plan
The University of Michigan plans to stop recording letter grades on transcripts for many first-year students beginning in autumn 2027. The measure is intended to reduce academic pressure as part of the university’s response to a wider mental health crisis in higher education. Under the proposal, affected students would have a semester-long period in which…
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Joe Jonas says he sought therapy for his low album sales
Joe Jonas has said that the poor commercial performance of his debut solo album, ‘Fastlife’, prompted panic attacks and physical pain, eventually leading him to seek therapy. Speaking on the Hey Jonas! podcast, he said he had tied the album’s success to his self-worth after expecting it to match the Jonas Brothers’ popularity, illustrating the…
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Can Harvey Nichols find its way back to being Absolutely Fabulous again?
Harvey Nichols, once synonymous with 1990s fashion glamour and featured in Absolutely Fabulous, is struggling financially and has been put up for sale by owner Sir Dickson Poon. Its future matters because the retailer has long been a landmark luxury department store, but it now faces fierce competition and uncertainty over whether it can regain…