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Bill Maher’s Joke About Ariana Grande’s Weight Draws Groans From ‘Real Time’ Audience
Bill Maher drew groans from the live audience on “Real Time” after making a joke about Ariana Grande’s weight during a monologue about newly released UFO files. The incident matters because it came shortly after Grande announced plans to reduce her public visibility, citing persistent public scrutiny. Maher first compared a supposed stick-like alien figure…
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Cornell bans bear butchering after students carved up creature in dorm kitchen
Cornell University has banned the processing of wild game in its school kitchens after students reportedly butchered a bear in a dormitory kitchen. The move is intended to address concerns about food safety, sanitation and the suitability of handling large wild animals in shared residential facilities. The article says the rule followed an incident involving…
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Ivy League student who refuses to work for Jewish people bizarrely moans about cell tower as he posts unhinged white supremacist screed
The article reports on Austin Franco, a Cornell University student, over social-media posts described as antisemitic and white supremacist. It says he claimed he would refuse to work for Jewish people and made an unrelated complaint about a mobile-phone tower, drawing attention because of the extremist nature of the remarks. The supplied text contains no…
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Martha Reeves Blames Backup Singers For Botched National Anthem, Attempts Solo Version On Detroit TV News
Martha Reeves has responded to criticism of her widely mocked rendition of the US national anthem at the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League event. Speaking to Fox 2 Detroit, the Motown singer blamed the accompanying vocalists, saying she had not rehearsed with them, before performing a solo repeat; the episode has attracted attention because the…
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Atlanta-Based Liaison Pictures Joins France’s Because the Night Productions on Locarno Match Me! Title ‘Behemoth Ann Holds a Seance’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Atlanta-based Liaison Pictures has joined France’s Because the Night Productions on documentary feature “Behemoth Ann Holds a Seance”, which is participating in Locarno’s Match Me! networking platform. The film follows filmmaker Isidore Bethel and his mother Vicki as they seek to honour the work of Isidore’s late father, artist Arthur Douglas Thayer, by staging an…
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Buc-ee’s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business
Buc-ee’s has filed a trademark lawsuit against Beaver’s Mini Mart, a long-established convenience store in Beavercreek, Ohio, alleging that its cartoon beaver logo could be confused with Buc-ee’s branding. The case draws attention to Buc-ee’s history of taking legal action against smaller businesses, while it has not pursued John Oliver after he publicly challenged it…
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This superyacht makes a splash! £220m mega-vessel with giant swimming pool on board for its ‘keen swimmer’ owner moors up off South Coast
A £220 million superyacht fitted with a large swimming pool has moored off England’s South Coast. Its arrival has attracted attention because of the vessel’s scale and the unusual prominence of its onboard pool, reportedly included for its owner, described as a keen swimmer. The report identifies the yacht as a mega-vessel and places it…
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DAVID MARCUS: Mamdani’s faux African accent as telling as it is bizarre
The opinion article discusses a resurfaced 2016 radio interview in which New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used an accent the author characterises as African/South Asian. The author argues that the clip, which has prompted conservative criticism online, is revealing and unusual; this is commentary rather than a reported finding about Mamdani’s intentions. The interview…
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10 Near-Perfect New Sci-fi Books for Star Wars and Dune Fans
Polygon recommends ten modern space operas for readers seeking Star Wars- and Dune-style stories of interstellar conflict, political intrigue and ambitious world-building. – Pandora’s Star — Peter F. Hamilton: cosmic mystery, AI and an unleashed alien threat. – Leviathan Wakes — James S. A. Corey: solar-system rivalry escalates after alien technology is discovered. – 2312…
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White House removes Taylor Swift song after copyright restriction
The White House TikTok account briefly used Taylor Swift’s song “august” to mock the singer, then removed it after a copyright restriction was applied, before pivoting to another of her tracks to continue the taunting. The episode highlights the ongoing online friction between Donald Trump’s team and Swift, whose political stances and music have repeatedly…