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BRUCE DICKINSON On His Guest Appearance With BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG’s THE COVERUPS: ‘It’s Preserved On YouTube In All Its Awful, Awful Splendor’
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson made a guest appearance with Billie Joe Armstrong’s covers band The Coverups at a San Diego Comic-Con party on 23 July, performing Mott the Hoople’s “All The Young Dudes”. The appearance brought together two prominent rock frontmen and revisited a song Dickinson had previously recorded for his 1990 solo debut,…
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‘Worst aquarium ever’ review sends whaling museum’s sales soaring 250%
The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts has turned a one-star Google review describing it as the “worst aquarium ever” into a successful merchandise campaign. Although the museum focuses on the history, science and art of whaling rather than displaying marine animals, it embraced the misunderstanding and used it to attract attention online. The museum…
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Halo on helium has arrived less than a week after modders got their hands on Campaign Evolved, just in case you prefer chipmunked Chief and Cortana
A mod called Halo – Chipmunk Edition has appeared shortly after Halo: Campaign Evolved became available to modders, pitch-shifting much of the game’s dialogue into high-pitched voices. The article highlights the rapid emergence of both humorous and practical modifications, while noting uncertainty over whether some use generative AI. The mod reportedly alters approximately 15,391 English…
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‘They played noughts and crosses on the PM’s huge forehead!’ An Indian standup picks his favourite gen Z protest memes
An Indian standup comedian, Anuvab Pal, reflects on how gen Z protesters in Delhi transformed a serious political scandal into a viral wave of satire, memes and comedy rather than the traditional grim style of Indian street protest. The protests began after a medical exam paper was leaked and education minister Dharmendra Pradhan was accused…
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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…