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Green Day, Garbage, Pearl Jam lead artists and fans in donating $300,000 to L7 bassist Jennifer Finch’s brain cancer battle
Organisers of the GoFundMe page said that they were “absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the support, love and how far this campaign went” The post Green Day, Garbage, Pearl Jam lead artists and fans in donating $300,000 to L7 bassist Jennifer Finch’s brain cancer battle appeared first on NME.
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A nutritionist’s guide to protein on a plant-based diet, including plant-based alternatives and expert tips
A vegan sports nutritionist has shared advice on how people following a plant-based diet can still meet their protein needs, countering the perception that plant-based eating makes it harder to build muscle. TJ Waterfall, author of “The Plant-Based Power Plan” and an adviser to Olympic athletes and Premier League footballers, argues that plant protein can…
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Two families sue North Dakota hospital on allegations babies were switched at birth
Two men, Kyle Bylin and Jeremy Morrison, are suing a North Dakota hospital, alleging staff switched them at birth more than 36 years ago. The lawsuit, filed against Christian Unity Hospital Corporation (trading as Unity Medical Center in Grafton), highlights the potentially life-altering consequences of hospital identification errors and adds to a string of similar…
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The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?
Canadian psychologist Candice Odgers, who has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years, is challenging the widely accepted view that social media bans are the best way to protect young people online, arguing that such measures are likely to make things worse rather than better. Her position puts her at odds with Jonathan Haidt, author…
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“We drank a lot because of the blow and we got blown a lot because we drank a lot.” The wired story of Aerosmith’s drug-fuelled classic Rocks
This feature revisits Aerosmith’s 1976 album Rocks, examining how it built on the breakthrough success of 1975’s Toys In The Attic while capturing the band at the height of their touring fame and escalating drug use. The piece frames Rocks as a heavier, darker sibling to its predecessor, arguing that its rawer sound and lyrical…
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Shock twist as father was allegedly set on fire by his son before he was found dead outside his home with ‘significant burns’
A man has died after allegedly being set alight by his son during an altercation at the family home in Glenmore Park, Australia. He was found dead outside the property with significant burns, and the case is now the subject of a police investigation into the circumstances of his death. Details remain limited, with the…
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Outrage as murderer is allowed Ozempic and plastic surgery – on the taxpayer’s dime – while ‘overeating’ on ‘lollies, chips and chocolate’
A prisoner named Alicia Schiller, who is serving a 16-year sentence for murder, has sparked public anger after reportedly being given access to the weight-loss drug Ozempic and plastic surgery at public expense. Critics have questioned why taxpayer funds are being used to provide such treatments to a convicted killer, particularly amid claims that she…
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Man, 38, fired on drug rival’s Range Rover with shotgun ‘in broad daylight’ on Rotherham street
“You could have killed someone so easily”
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‘The minute I had success, I stopped taking drugs’: John Waters on 60 years of screen carnage
As Hairspray and his ‘angriest movie’ Desperate Living are rereleased, the ‘Pope of Trash’ reflects on dead dogs, dirty rats, ‘that lunatic RFK’ and why there are no novelty dances any more John Waters still remembers the day his 1988 comedy Hairspray was awarded a PG certificate. “It was horrible,” he says. Until then, Waters,…