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Remember Threatin, the band who went viral for all the wrong reasons? They’re back with a new single and an album is on the way
Jered Threatin, frontman of the band Threatin, has returned with a new single following heart surgery, with an album also planned. His comeback matters largely because the band became notorious in 2018 after a UK tour drew virtually no audiences and exposed claims that its online popularity had been artificially inflated. The episode led to…
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Mamdani’s ‘this is only the beginning’ announcement cracking down on food delivery tips sparks outrage
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has faced criticism after claiming that $104 million had been returned to delivery workers through increased tips. Critics argue that the measure enabling the increase was passed before he took office and say it could worsen the city’s cost-of-living pressures, prompting backlash to his announcement. Mamdani made the claim…
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The Happy Accident That Broke Billy Joel’s Writer’s Block and Delivered His Most Unusual Single in 1982
Billy Joel overcame a period of writer’s block in the early 1980s after his secretary remarked that he looked “under a lot of pressure”, prompting the idea for his 1982 single “Pressure”. The song mattered because it marked a pronounced departure from Joel’s familiar piano-led style, using its subject of personal strain to fuel an…
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Disney and Old Navy unveil 40-piece Haunted Harvest range
Disney and Old Navy have launched the 40-piece Haunted Harvest collection, a Halloween-themed range of clothing and accessories featuring Disney characters. The collaboration broadens Disney’s seasonal merchandise offer through affordable, coordinated products for families, including babies, children, adults and pets. The collection includes flannels, pyjamas, hoodies, cardigans, socks, slippers, bags and tote bags, using autumnal…
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Brit, 38, whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens ‘was staying with mystery Americans before her death’
A 38-year-old British woman was found dead inside a suitcase in Athens, prompting an investigation into the circumstances of her death. Reports say she had been staying with unidentified Americans beforehand, a detail that may be relevant to establishing her final movements and contacts. The available article text does not provide the woman’s name, the…
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Comedy Central Returning To Showcases With ‘Stand-Up Selects’; 14 Comics To Tape Short Sets In August
Comedy Central is reviving its role in developing stand-up talent with Stand-Up Selects, a new short-set series featuring 14 comedians. The sets will be recorded in August and released exclusively on the Comedy Central Stand-Up YouTube channel this autumn, signalling a renewed push into digital comedy programming. The series follows the 2010s digital format Stand-Up…
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RFK Jr. Hosts New YouTube Cooking Show
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a YouTube cooking programme, The Real Food Show, as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” campaign. The series aims to promote affordable cooking with whole, minimally processed ingredients, extending the administration’s broader effort to reshape federal dietary guidance. In the first episode,…
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Washington school district reviewing incident of employee making celebratory remark about Charlie Kirk’s death
Lake Washington School District in Washington state is reviewing an incident involving an employee who was filmed making a remark apparently celebrating the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The case has attracted attention because it raises questions about staff conduct, public trust and how school employers respond to controversial comments made by employees. The…
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10 Best Psychological Thriller Books of the 20th Century
Collider ranks 20th-century psychological thrillers that explore obsession, paranoia, unreliable perceptions and moral collapse. – ‘American Psycho’ (1991): Bret Easton Ellis uses Patrick Bateman’s materialistic, violent inner life to satirise the excesses of 1980s capitalism. – ‘The Collector’ (1963): John Fowles contrasts a kidnapper’s detached obsession with his captive’s perspective, portraying cruelty as disturbingly ordinary.…
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Entitled beachgoer slammed for complaining after small child decided to play in the water near her sun lounger: ‘Its in my space’
A beachgoer has faced criticism online after a video showed her objecting to a small child playing in shallow water near her sun lounger. She said the child was “in my space”, prompting viewers to argue that the sea and shoreline are shared public areas and that the complaint was disproportionate. The incident reportedly occurred…