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No Dogs in Space is a music history podcast for true obsessives
The Verge’s weekend editor Terrence O’Brien has highlighted “No Dogs in Space”, a long-running music history podcast hosted by married couple Marcus Parks (of Last Podcast on the Left) and Carolina Hidalgo, describing it as essential listening for music obsessives despite its indefinite hiatus. The show has been dormant since July 2024, when its abbreviated…
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Death of California law student, 19, linked to popular weight loss shot, as frightening symptoms and distraught mother’s three word outburst at awful news are revealed
A 19-year-old law student from California, named as Josephine Nasr, has died in a case that has been linked to tirzepatide, the increasingly popular weight loss injection sold under brand names such as Mounjaro and Zepbound. The case has drawn attention amid growing scrutiny of the drug’s safety, as reports emerge of alarming symptoms preceding…
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‘Destroy All Girls’ Review: A Young Jersey Woman Joins a Group of Itinerant Skater Dudes in a Hip and Evocative Drama
A review from the Locarno Film Festival covers “Destroy All Girls,” a drama directed by Erin Vassilopoulos about a young New Jersey woman named Alex who escapes a difficult home life by joining a group of itinerant in-line skaters. The film, co-written by star Ani Mesa-Perez, premiered in Locarno’s Cinema of the Present strand and…
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California AG Rob Bonta faces ‘political favor’ claims over Netflix-linked $1M trail in Paramount suit
California’s Democratic Attorney General, Rob Bonta, has been accused by his Republican gubernatorial rival, Michael Gates, and the California GOP of granting political favours to Netflix, amid a legal dispute involving Paramount. The claims centre on donations reportedly totalling around $1 million (£790,000) linked to Netflix, raising questions about whether Bonta’s office has acted impartially…
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Grim discovery as woman’s body is found in suitcase discarded next to a road
The body of a woman was discovered inside a suitcase that had been left beside a road near Oallen, in the Goulburn area of New South Wales, Australia. Police are treating the discovery as suspicious and have launched an investigation to identify the victim and establish the circumstances of her death. Officers were alerted to…
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University opens government-funded lab to help train biomedical scientists
The £2.5 million facility at the University of Essex, which includes a dedicated cancer diagnostics laboratory, was funded by the Office for Students.
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Footballers’ wives tell all to scientists for first ‘Wag-ademic’ study into how they REALLY live – from drunk husbands and predatory women to deepfake porn and light-fingered nannies
A new academic study, dubbed “Wag-ademic” research, has for the first time surveyed footballers’ wives and girlfriends (WAGs) directly to examine the realities of their lives, moving beyond tabloid stereotypes. Researchers gathered first-hand accounts covering issues such as husbands’ drinking habits, women pursuing their partners, deepfake pornography being created of them, and nannies stealing from…
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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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Henry Rollins announces coming-of-age memoir, ‘Bait Dog Boy’
Henry Rollins has announced a coming-of-age memoir, Bait Dog Boy, examining his difficult childhood in Washington, D.C., and his early connection to punk. The book is significant as it marks his first detailed account of experiences he has largely avoided discussing, including neglect and abuse, and presents punk as a crucial escape route. The memoir…