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Fifa sacking ‘deeply troubling’ – Uefa executive
Fifa’s dismissal of chief operating officer Kevin Lamour has been branded “deeply troubling” by Uefa vice-president Laura McAllister, who worked closely with him at European football’s governing body. Lamour was sacked just over two weeks after publicly criticising Fifa president Gianni Infantino, claiming the organisation’s administration had been “deceived” over a scheme to sell stakes…
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Supergroup Evil Island Announce First-Ever US Tour
Post-hardcore supergroup Evil Island — featuring members of Blood Brothers, …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, OFF! and Glassjaw — have announced their first-ever US tour, following a live debut set at Club Tee Gee in Los Angeles. The tour supports their newly released debut album, Terraform the Afterlife, marking the…
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Blondshell – “Fur Elise”
Blondshell has released “Fur Elise,” a new single from her forthcoming third album, Violin, due out next month via Partisan Records. The song, whose title nods to Beethoven’s famous piano piece but drops the diacritic, closes the album and offers a sweeping, cathartic finale. Artist Sabrina Teitelbaum said the track explores the uncertainty of shaping…
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Biology teacher, 28, enjoyed gilded upbringing in Rhode Island mansion… but what she did to underage boy was so heinous the youngster no longer believes in God, lawsuit claims
A 28-year-old biology teacher named Brooke Anderson, who reportedly grew up in a wealthy Rhode Island household, is facing a lawsuit in Florida alleging she sexually abused an underage boy. According to the claim, the abuse was severe enough that the boy has said he no longer believes in God as a result of what…
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Major Album Releases Tied to 15% Increase in US Traffic Deaths, Study Finds
A Harvard Medical School study has found that US traffic fatalities rise by around 15% on days when major albums are released on streaming services, a pattern researchers link to drivers becoming distracted while reaching for their phones to play new music. Published in JAMA Network Open, the research adds album releases to a small…
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US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, the latest step in the Trump administration’s campaign to “dismantle” the court. Washington accuses the pair of pursuing efforts to investigate, arrest or prosecute officials from countries that have not consented…
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Landlord killer deemed too insane for prison flees to TAJIKISTAN after being given permission to leave Virginia mental hospital for 48 hours
A man convicted of killing his landlord in Virginia, but found too mentally unwell to be held criminally responsible, has fled the United States for Tajikistan after being granted a 48-hour release from the psychiatric hospital where he was being held. The case, involving patient identified as Abdullai Toshpulodzoda, raises serious questions about the vetting…
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Venus Williams given US Open singles wildcard – will Serena join her?
Venus Williams has been awarded a wildcard for the US Open singles main draw, alongside 2017 champion Sloane Stephens, with one wildcard spot still open that could go to her sister Serena. The 46-year-old first played in New York 29 years ago and won two of her seven Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows, but…
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Posthumous memoir of L7’s Jennifer Finch set for release in 2027
Set for release on January 19th, 2027. The post Posthumous memoir of L7’s Jennifer Finch set for release in 2027 first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet “might need to be edited” to avoid “another Last of Us 2 situation,” former Naughty Dog dev warns
A former Naughty Dog developer has warned that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, the upcoming game from The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann’s studio, might need editing to avoid repeating problems the studio faced around The Last of Us Part 2. The comments highlight ongoing scrutiny of Druckmann’s post-Naughty Dog venture and concerns that lessons…