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Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ Passes 1 Billion Views on YouTube
Queen’s 1978 single “Don’t Stop Me Now” has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, making it the second Queen music video to reach the milestone after “Bohemian Rhapsody” achieved the feat in July 2019. The song’s enduring popularity reflects its long afterlife across film, television and advertising, decades after its modest chart debut, underscoring Queen’s…
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Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘The Odyssey’ and Slams Translator for Scathing Review: ‘Speaks in the Crude Language of MAGA Folks’
Author Joyce Carol Oates has publicly defended Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of “The Odyssey” after classicist and translator Emily Wilson published a scathing review criticising the film. Oates accused Wilson of speaking in “the crude language of MAGA folks” and argued that, as someone who translated the original text, Wilson should have engaged more collegially…
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Singapore fines French teen $465 for viral straw-licking stunt
A Singapore court fined a 19-year-old French student S$600 (£348) after he licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine and returned it to the dispenser, then posted the video on Instagram. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, who is studying in Singapore, pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance after the clip, captioned “city…
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Viral raccoon Jimothy gets his own MLB theme night as Seattle Mariners embrace the trend
The Seattle Mariners have announced a Major League Baseball theme night dedicated to Jimothy, a raccoon that became an internet sensation after footage of the unusually marked animal was shared online. The promotion reflects a wider trend among MLB clubs of using viral internet memes and animals as the basis for themed game nights to…
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See Drum-Cam Video Of RUSH’s Entire First Madison Square Garden Concert With Drummer ANIKA NILLES
A drum-cam video capturing the entirety of RUSH’s first Madison Square Garden concert, performed on 28 July 2026, has been uploaded to YouTube by the channel TapeheadToo. The show was the opening night of four sold-out New York dates on the band’s “Fifty Something” tour, notable as the first tour to feature the revamped lineup…
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See JUDAS PRIEST’s Entire Concert In Warsaw During Summer 2026 ‘Faithkeepers’ Tour
JUDAS PRIEST’s full concert from Warsaw’s COS Torwar on 28 July has been uploaded to YouTube, offering fans a complete recording of a show from the band’s 2026 “Faithkeepers” world tour. The tour launched on 25 July at Germany’s BOBfest with a 17-song set including “The Ripper” and “Delivering The Goods”, tracks not performed live…
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How Did Multiple Podcasts Help a New Song by Magnus Ferrell — Son of Will — Go Viral?
Magnus Ferrell, the son of comedian Will Ferrell, has scored a breakout musical hit with his single “Asleep Talking” after it received a boost from several high-profile podcast mentions. The soulful midtempo track, released in April, saw renewed momentum this summer when Will Ferrell played a clip of it during an appearance on Michelle Obama…
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Humanoid robot videos show machines lashing out
A series of viral videos showing humanoid robots behaving unpredictably near people, including one clip in which a performing robot appears to kick a child in the stomach, has reignited concerns over the safety of these machines as they move closer to everyday public use. The clips, which spread rapidly online, matter because humanoid robots…
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Fauci’s repeated Fifth Amendment pleas inflame Senate COVID hearing
Dr Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a contentious Senate hearing examining the US government’s handling of COVID-19 policy and gain-of-function research, in a session that sharply intensified political scrutiny of his role during the pandemic. The repeated refusals to answer reopened long-running disputes over decision-making, transparency and the disputed origins of…
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TMZ’s Levin backs ‘amazing public servant’ Fauci following hearing
TMZ founder Harvey Levin defended Dr Anthony Fauci after the former US infectious-disease official invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious Senate hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Levin called Fauci an “amazing public servant” and described efforts to imprison him as among the most heartbreaking developments he had seen in government, comparing them with McCarthy-era…