This article was developed with the support ofJournalismfund Europe. On a cold morning in late February, farmer Gareth Wyn Jones was standing with a few dozen other protesters outside the annual conference for the Conservative Party in Wales. Inside the venue, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was giving a speech …
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Travis Kelce orchestrated his onstage debut during Taylor Swift‘s recent Eras tour performance in London himself. During a new episode of his podcast New Heights, the Kansas City Chiefs player revealed that he jokingly floated the idea of making an appearance during the 1989 portion of the show, which got …
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In a news photo circulated two weeks ago, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Untook turns driving a Russian-made limo in Pyongyang, North Korea. The sight of two dictators tooling around was unsettling — but also ripe for a particular type of mockery. Soon after the photo appeared, a meme began …
Read More »Ian McKellen Says Wrist and Neck Injuries Are 'on the Mend' After Stage Fall
Two weeks after suffering a fall during a performance of stage production Players King in London, Ian McKellen has confirmed that he is “on the mend.” In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, McKellen offered an update on his injuries and admitted to feeling some “shame” for not being part …
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Pink will no longer perform in Bern, Switzerland, today after being advised by doctors to take a pause. “I am so sorry that I have had to cancel my show in Bern this Wednesday,” the singer wrote on Instagram. “I do everything I can to ensure I can perform for …
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BTSmembers Jimin and Jung Kook will embark on a new travel series, titledAre You Sure?!, that will release exclusively on Disney+ on Aug. 8. The eight-art series will follow the duo as they travel to New York, Jeju Island in South Korea, and Sapporo, Japan. Per the press release, the …
Read More »Hootie Babylon! Darius Rucker Tells All
Which Nineties band once dropped $32,000 to buy a dealer’s entire supply of Ecstasy at once? The answer would’ve been hard to guess at the height of their fame, but the culprits were the seemingly clean-cut dudes in Hootie and the Blowfish —who, as frontman Darius Rucker reveals in his …
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During the first 2024 debate last week, President Joe Biden looked fatigued, sounded hoarse, and failed to complete his thoughts several times. Halfway through the debate, NBC News reported that “sources familiar with the situation say ‘President Biden has a cold.’” Since then, Biden, his campaign, and allies have offered …
Read More »RFK Jr. Doesn't Deny Alleged Sexual Assault of Babysitter: 'I Am Not a Church Boy'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to an accusation that he sexually assaulted a family babysitter at his home by brushing off the incident, asserting that he is not a “church boy” and had a “very rambunctious youth.” In a wide-ranging report by Vanity Fair, the former employee accused the independent …
Read More »Robert Towne, Academy Award-Winning 'Chinatown' Screenwriter, Dead at 89
Robert Towne, the screenwriter and director whose Oscar-winning work in the 1974 filmChinatown enshrined him in Hollywood history, has died at the age of 89. Towne died at his home on Monday, his publicist Carri McClure confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. During his celebrated career, Towne wrote the Hal Ashby …
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