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Emmanuel Macron's last act: France's pretty-boy Napoleon faces his Waterloo
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Emmanuel Macron's last act: France's pretty-boy Napoleon faces his Waterloo

Salon  

At this point, Americans shouldn’t need reminding that the institutions of so-called liberal democracy are in profound crisis, and that the crisis is getting worse rather than better. If the downfall of onetime liberal dreamboat Emmanuel Macron in France seems like a startling headline — he remains in office, but has effectively lost control of government — and the crumbling …

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Guilty of always playing it safe? Your brain is to be blamed for risk-aversive decisions
4 weeks ago

Guilty of always playing it safe? Your brain is to be blamed for risk-aversive decisions

Hindustan Times  

Are you always beating yourself up for taking the straight and easy path? Preference for simplicity There’s this mental tendency to lean towards simplicity for any complex, serious problem, something that is easy and gets the job done quickly without too much metal effort. The researchers emphasised that this tendency isn't laziness, but in fact brain trying to work with …

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Women, have more fat for breakfast! Study explains why it’s necessary
4 weeks ago

Women, have more fat for breakfast! Study explains why it’s necessary

Hindustan Times  

Men and women should have different breakfasts, states a study led by researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada. The study was conducted through a mathematical model created by the researchers that helped in understanding the metabolic responses of both women and men to various dietary choices. Senior investigator of the study Anita T. Layton, PhD, research chair in …

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Shel Talmy, record producer who oversaw hits by the Kinks and the Who, dies at 87
1 month, 1 week ago

Shel Talmy, record producer who oversaw hits by the Kinks and the Who, dies at 87

LA Times  

Shel Talmy, the American record producer who helped foment the British Invasion by capturing the scabrous guitar riff in the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and Roger Daltrey’s stuttering vocal line in the Who’s “My Generation,” died Wednesday. His death was announced in a post on his Facebook page, which said he “passed away peacefully at home” in Los Angeles …

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Loose Women icon 'set to reprise legendary role in Waterloo Road' as she returns to her soap roots
1 month, 1 week ago

Loose Women icon 'set to reprise legendary role in Waterloo Road' as she returns to her soap roots

Daily Mail  

A Loose Women icon is reportedly set to 'reprise her role in Waterloo Road' in an unexpected return to her soap roots. TV favourite Denise Welch is reportedly set to reprise her role in Waterloo Road in an unexpected return to her soap roots Denise is well-known for her role as French teacher Steph Haydock, which she played continuously from …

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Men arrested over grass fire at Penfield that damaged glasshouses and left three people in hospital
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Men arrested over grass fire at Penfield that damaged glasshouses and left three people in hospital

ABC  

Two men have been charged over a grass fire that burnt through 33 hectares of grass in Adelaide's northern suburbs, and resulted in a family being taken to hospital. CFS deputy group officer Thomas Walsh said crews managed to contain the fire but would continue to monitor overnight under changing weather conditions. "The three patients we've transported through to hospital …

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Man arrested after ‘Islamophobic cyberattack’ on wifi at major railway stations
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Man arrested after ‘Islamophobic cyberattack’ on wifi at major railway stations

The Independent  

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Lady Saltoun, member of the Royal family with a hereditary peerage who enlivened the House of Lords
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lady Saltoun, member of the Royal family with a hereditary peerage who enlivened the House of Lords

The Telegraph  

The 21st Lady Saltoun, who has died aged 93, was Chief of the Name and Arms of the Clan Fraser, one of the very few female hereditary peers to have sat in the Lords, and – by virtue of her marriage to a great-grandson of Queen Victoria – a member of the extended Royal family. Flora Marjory Fraser was born …

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Pro-Palestine student protesters say lawsuits, crackdowns won’t deter them
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-Palestine student protesters say lawsuits, crackdowns won’t deter them

Al Jazeera  

Students at Canadian universities say the strong-arm tactics meant to quash their protests have only strengthened their resolve. “I would imagine that, given the numbers of encampments that we’ve seen all over the world, at least a good number of students are going to look at that to see the kind of collective power that they do have,” said Anna …

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What Came Before the Big Bang?
6 months ago

What Came Before the Big Bang?

Wired  

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. That’s how everything began, according to the standard scientific story of the Big Bang, a theory that first took shape in the 1920s. The story has been refined over the decades, most notably in the 1980s, when many cosmologists came to believe that in its first moments, the universe went …

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Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” cuts the emperor down to size
6 months, 1 week ago

Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” cuts the emperor down to size

Hindustan Times  

Two versions of Napoleon Bonaparte crop up on the screen. This is the figure with whom men of a certain age and type are often fascinated—such as would-be statesman Connor Roy, who in the TV show “Succession” tries to buy Napoleon’s shrivelled penis at auction. You might expect the hero of “Napoleon”, a lavish film directed by Sir Ridley Scott …

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Marine mapping to create 3D model of Cheviot shipwreck at Wilsons Promontory
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Marine mapping to create 3D model of Cheviot shipwreck at Wilsons Promontory

ABC  

In short: A team of divers has explored a shipwreck which has laid underwater for more than 160 years. Former whaling ship the Cheviot sank off Victoria's Wilsons Promontory in the 1850s. Four marine archaeologists have mapped out a virtual tour of the old whaling ship Cheviot, which reached its final resting place in Waterloo Bay. Maritime archaeologists filmed the …

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ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

Hindustan Times  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song “Waterloo,” are set to receive one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden at a ceremony Friday. ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision The Order of …

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ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ABBA get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The four members of the Swedish pop quartet ABBA, who triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song “Waterloo,” on Friday got one of the most prestigious knighthoods in Sweden from the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf. Agnetha Faltskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad became “Commander of the First Class” of …

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ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ABBA will get a prestigious Swedish knighthood for their pop career that started at Eurovision

The Independent  

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Extreme heat can trigger Schizophrenia: Know everything about the fatal brain condition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Extreme heat can trigger Schizophrenia: Know everything about the fatal brain condition

India TV News  

There is severe heat in North India. You must be aware of heat stress, heat exhaustion and the danger of heat stroke, but extreme heat is also deteriorating mental health. The mind loses control due to heat The Conversation, held at the University of Waterloo in Canada, mentioned how increasing heat is triggering mental illnesses. People with schizophrenia are not …

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Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over Gaza

The Hindu  

Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity. The 26-year-old Dutch singer and rapper had been a favorite of both bookmakers and fans with his song “Europapa.” Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, one of dozens of public broadcasters that collectively fund and broadcast …

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Abba reunion: Eurovision fans fume over ABBA tease – only to get fellow Swedes Alcazar
7 months, 1 week ago

Abba reunion: Eurovision fans fume over ABBA tease – only to get fellow Swedes Alcazar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surprise ABBA reunion was …

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The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution
7 months, 1 week ago

The winner takes it all: How Abba’s douze-points energy at Eurovision started a pop revolution

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Even against such imposing competition as Olivia Newton-John – …

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Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over Gaza war
7 months, 1 week ago

Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over Gaza war

LA Times  

Nemo of Switzerland performs the song “The Code” during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on Saturday. Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their nongender identity. “I hope this contest can live up to its promise and …

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'Abba was somewhat of a dirty word': How the pop band's 1974 Eurovision win divided Sweden
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Abba was somewhat of a dirty word': How the pop band's 1974 Eurovision win divided Sweden

BBC  

'Abba was somewhat of a dirty word': How the pop band's 1974 Eurovision win divided Sweden Alamy Fifty years ago, Abba was triumphant at Eurovision – but a new documentary shows just how bittersweet that victory was. A recently unveiled commemorative blue plaque on the Brighton Dome marks the spot where Abba "launched their career after winning the 19th Eurovision …

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Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the Israel-Hamas war overshadows the song contest

Associated Press  

MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in Malmo, Sweden, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday’s exuberant, glitter-drenched final. Sarah Bonnici of Malta performs the song Loop during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The …

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Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since 'Waterloo' took the world by storm
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since 'Waterloo' took the world by storm

Hindustan Times  

LONDON — It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” HT Image A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: “My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way.” The song rang out again …

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Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm

Associated Press  

LONDON — It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: “My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way.” The song rang out again Saturday at …

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