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Stunning photos capture July’s Buck Moon over the UK
The July full Moon, known as the Buck Moon, was visible across the UK on Wednesday night, with skywatchers photographing it above locations including Windsor Castle and Cornwall. The event matters chiefly as a seasonal astronomical sight, marking the second of meteorological summer’s three full Moons. The Moon reached peak fullness at 15:36 BST, becoming…
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Donald Tusk Says Russian Missile Appears To Have Come Down In Eastern Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said an object believed to be a Russian missile came down in eastern Poland during a large overnight Russian assault on Ukraine. The incident matters because it appears to represent another breach of Polish—and therefore NATO—airspace, heightening concern that the war could spill beyond Ukraine’s borders, although Tusk said there…
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‘Balcanica,’ Starring Matilda De Angelis, Picked Up by M-Appeal Ahead of Venice World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlin-based sales company M-Appeal has acquired international sales rights to ‘Balcanica’, Nicola Sorcinelli’s debut feature starring Matilda De Angelis. The film will premiere in competition at the 23rd Giornate degli Autori, or Venice Days, alongside the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, giving it a prominent platform for international buyers and audiences. The drama follows Afghan…
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Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back
Ready for the rocket launch? The post Lucia & the Best Boys – ‘Picking Petals’ album review: Scottish indie rock has its voice back first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Celebrations as Sheffield earns historic 19th Green Flag Award – full list of locations
Sheffield has been awarded its 19th Green Flag Award, a fresh addition that gives the city more of these accolades than anywhere else in Yorkshire. The Green Flag scheme recognises well-maintained, high-quality public parks and green spaces, and the latest award reflects continued joint work between council staff and volunteer groups to look after Sheffield’s…
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Curiosity rover spots field of giant honeycomb on Mars – but no giant space bees
NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a large field of honeycomb-like patterns on the Martian surface, offering fresh evidence that Mars once had a wetter, less hostile environment. Scientists believe the geometric shapes are polygonal fractures most likely formed when mud dried and cracked at some point in the planet’s distant past, though the exact process…
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US Launches Sustained Military Campaign Against Iran as Cyberattacks Target American Infrastructure
The United States military launched a major wave of strikes against Iranian targets on Wednesday in response to an Iranian missile attack on US forces in Jordan. President Trump authorised the campaign, striking dozens of facilities belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, including military command centres, missile and drone facilities, and coastal defence sites. This…
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Iran tensions escalate, water systems hit by cyberattack, chip stocks slide
Tensions involving Iran and the United States sharpened again in late July after reported Iranian missile activity against US-linked targets in the Middle East, prompting renewed concern over the regional conflict and oil supplies. Markets reacted to the risk of disruption around the Gulf, while a separate sell-off in semiconductor shares continued to weigh on…
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How The Mars Volta brought prog-rock into the 21st century
The article examines how The Mars Volta helped make progressive rock feel relevant in the 2000s, rather than simply reviving the genre’s earlier styles. It presents the band as bringing ambitious, complex songwriting into a contemporary alternative-rock setting, broadening prog-rock’s appeal for a new generation. The focus is on the group’s approach to combining technical…
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Forget Going to Space, ‘9-1-1’ Gave Us Athena’s Best Moments in This Masterpiece Episode
The Season 8 premiere of 9-1-1 opens with a bizarre “bee-nado” emergency in Los Angeles, but the follow-up episode shifts focus to Police Sergeant Athena Grant (Angela Bassett), who is forced by the FBI to escort Dennis Jenkins, the man who killed her late fiancé, back to Los Angeles so he can testify in a…