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Catholic priest who says church leaders left him homeless loses extraordinary Fair Work battle that reached the Vatican
An Australian Fair Work commissioner has dismissed a Catholic priest’s claim against his religious order, ruling that he was not legally an employee. Father Wieslaw Pawlowski said church leaders left him homeless and destitute after changing the locks on his home and taking his car, following his refusal to comply with an order; the decision…
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Turn Your F*cking Phones Off review – a tremendous takedown of big tech
Hannah Maxwell’s Edinburgh Fringe show, Turn Your F*cking Phones Off, is praised as an energetic critique of big technology, smartphone dependency and the perceived erosion of democracy. Blending comedy, audience participation and personal storytelling, it argues that everyday digital habits can feed systems that profit from division and political manipulation. The performance follows two connected…
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Troubled Witcher multiplayer spinoff Project Sirius struck with new round of layoffs
CD Projekt Red has cut 18 jobs from Project Sirius, its troubled multiplayer Witcher spin-off, in the project’s second round of layoffs since a major 2023 reboot. The reductions underline continued uncertainty around the unshown game and reflect the wider pattern of job losses across the games industry. The 18 roles reportedly represent roughly a…
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Two ‘monstrous’ burglars ‘walked over’ the dead body of a man, 56, to loot his home after he died of natural causes
Two men have been jailed for burgling the home of Paul Taylor, 56, while his body lay on the living-room floor after he died of natural causes. The case matters because the judge described the conduct as “monstrous”, saying the pair effectively walked over Mr Taylor’s body to enrich themselves. Jordan Sutherland, 29, entered the…
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Dave Grohl, Slash, Ringo Starr, Gene Simmons & more spill the beans on LA’s notorious party pad, the Sunset Marquis – here’s how to watch If These Walls Could Rock from anywhere
The article promotes If These Walls Could Rock, a documentary about the Sunset Marquis hotel in Los Angeles, long associated with rock musicians, celebrity excess and the music industry. Featuring interviews with Dave Grohl, Slash, Ringo Starr, Gene Simmons and others, it presents the hotel as a behind-the-scenes fixture in rock history and explains how…
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Even With Ella Langley’s Extended Run, 2026 Has Been a Banner Year So Far for Numerous Hot 100 No. 1s
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the chart’s fourth-longest run at the summit. It also set a record for the longest No. 1 run by a non-holiday song by a woman, while its six separate returns to the top are the most for…
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Fellow cosplayers, I need you to give 3D printers a chance: they’ve changed the game for me
A GamesRadar+ writer argues that 3D printers have made cosplay construction easier and more flexible, urging other cosplayers to consider using them. The article presents the technology as a significant change for creating costume components, likely reducing the difficulty of producing detailed or custom-made pieces. The piece is written as a personal recommendation rather than…
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I Did Not Have The Time Of My Life Watching Nimrods
Stereogum’s Tom Breihan gives a strongly negative review of Green Day’s new film Nimrods, describing the purported road-trip comedy as unfunny, noisy and dramatically weak. He says the premise of a teenage punk band trying to open for Green Day could have revived a neglected comedy format, but the film instead relies on implausible behaviour,…
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In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks
The US government will, for the first time, permit vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against overseas criminal gangs and hackers under federal supervision. The White House says the policy could help tackle ransomware, financial fraud and sextortion, but it represents a major departure from the previous rule that private firms could defend…
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Ham review – vegan take on Hamlet delivers meaty rebuke to carnivores
Ham is a riotous Edinburgh festival parody of Hamlet that uses a murdered pig’s “ghost” to confront the environmental impact of meat consumption. The review finds it deliberately confrontational and occasionally preachy, but says its comedy and personal tension prevent it becoming a simple lecture, ending with a stark warning about climate-related fires. Created and…