c“No one saw it coming, because second albums are notoriously shit,” Noel Gallagher recalled of the surprise success of Oasis’s second album, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? “We certainly didn’t see it coming. That’s for sure.” (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. It was a career-defining moment for Oasis, a band that had burst onto the British music scene in a […]
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This week, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron made the bombshell announcement that the cops who fatally shot Breonna Taylor would not be charged with killing her, calling their use of force in the March raid “justified to protect themselves.” In that justification, he said that one witness corroborated the three officers’ insistence that they knocked and identified themselves at Taylor’s Louisville home while executing a search […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a national lockdown on 24 March “to protect the country, and each of its citizens…” in his “decisive fight against the Corona pandemic”. All activities, except certain essential services, were halted to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Exactly six months after India’s national lockdown started, and despite the gradual elimination of the measures, life has still not returned to what it was […]
Wrexham Football Club, who compete in the fifth tier and play at stadium with a capacity of only 10,000, have never played in the top-flight of English football. They have been struggling since 2008 but now they have new investment from an unlikely source. Ryan Reynolds and actor buddy Rob McElhenney are investing around £2 million in Wrexham Football Club in north Wales. On Wednesday night […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/11/1080485850_0:7:2001:1132_1200x675_80_0_0_d2f5a0e979e3de3233a4e3f8df80afc5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/photo/202009171080486459-From-Dresses-With-Trains-to-Shorts-How-Wedding-Fashion-Changed-Over-Century/ The wedding fashion has evolved over the years, reflecting major trends in the way people dressed. In the past, a wedding dress’s opulence would demonstrate a family’s wealth. A well-off bride would be swathed in precious stones, a long train and a veil, as well as costly embroidery, to decorate her dress and set the tone for the entire […]
This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. The Kardashians Have Been Caught Up With What happens when the TV show that, for more than a decade, was proclaimed the death of culture, art, and civilized society as we […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would consider pardoning Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) employee who faced criminal charges after leaking classified information about government surveillance. Pardoning Snowden would be one good decision to come out of Trump’s presidency, Mnar Muhawesh, MintPress News founder, CEO and editor-in-chief, told Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits. During a news conference at his golf club in […]
Jeffrey Epstein, the American multimillionaire accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls, died in his New York prison cell precisely a year ago. The investigation into his sex crimes has expanded since then, casting a long shadow over an array of powerful people. An estate in litigation, an island mired in sex orgies, an heiress gone into hiding, and a prince drenched in sweat – the […]
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Doug Ducey, the governor of Arizona, not pictured, on Wednesday. Doug Mills/New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Doug Mills/New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Doug Ducey, the governor of Arizona, not pictured, on Wednesday. Doug Mills/New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images Florida’s elections system, which has […]
The Jernigan-Noesi family, the Roper Nedd family, and the Ford family talk about the conversations they’re having with their kids about racism, social justice, and having hope for the future. (Left to right) Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR; Michael A. McCoy for NPR; Michael Starghill for NPR hide caption toggle caption (Left to right) Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR; Michael A. McCoy for NPR; Michael Starghill for NPR […]
Tey Elrjula is a tech entrepreneur, a refugee and the author of “The Invisible Son,” now available for pre-sale. Bitcoin is good for whatever you need. I’ve used it to order pizza and to build a fulfilling career, despite all types of hardships. I’ve been using bitcoin for years because my family needs it, not because I enjoy speculative trading. In 2013 I was introduced to […]
Black Women In Italy Weren’t Being Heard, That’s Changed By Stefania Dignoti, The Lilly. July 7, 2020 Black Women In Italy Weren’t Being Heard, That’s Changed2020-07-072020-07-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/italy.png200px200px Above photo: By Marioluca Bariona. Then Black Lives Matter protests began in the United States. ‘It began with the death of George Floyd in the U.S., but this is also our battle.’ Ariam Tekle had just begun co-hosting a podcast about black […]
15 years ago, today I was on the radio as the bombs on the tube went off killing 52 innocents as they were heading to work. Source link
Laurie Robinson, left, professor of criminology at George Mason University, and Charles Ramsey, right, Philadelphia police commissioner, listen while President Obama discusses law enforcement recommendations from his Task Force on 21st Century Policing in March 2015. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Laurie Robinson, left, professor of criminology at George Mason University, and Charles Ramsey, right, Philadelphia police […]
One of the things I most enjoy about working in the crypto sector (apart from my awesome colleagues and the constant flow of fascinating change) is the level of debate. I’m not being sarcastic – there are many takes I strongly disagree with, but when they are put forward by people with rational and inquisitive minds (which can be most of the time, depending on your […]
How has the novel coronavirus changed your life? Show us in a picture. That is the assignment we gave to the more than 600 photographers who work with Everyday Projects — contributing to Instagram accounts from countries in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, North America and Europe. Their mission is “to challenge stereotypes that distort our understanding of the world.” In this case, they found […]
In this audio interview, CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen and adult content creator Allie Awesome talk about payments and money in the sex industry, especially the trends impacted by the coronavirus crisis. From how porn performers and entrepreneurs deal with Bitcoin Twitter to the ways the pandemic changed our digital sex lives, Cuen and Allie explore what actually drives demand for censorship-resistant systems. The biggest problem? Allie and other performers […]
COLUMBIA, South Carolina—Steve Benjamin, the black mayor of Columbia, was pissed. “Take your asses home,” he ordered. It was Saturday evening, May 30, in this city of 140,000. A day of protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police had started peacefully. That afternoon, hundreds of people gathered at the state capitol building at the southern end of the city’s bustling Main Street. They […]
Larry Kramer, the late LGBTQ and AIDS activist, author and playwright, has been much praised and analyzed over the last 24 hours. But Larry Kramer was also both a friend and professional collaborator to many. Lost amid the tales of fire and brimstone are stories of a certain paisley pocket, an unexpected delivery of chicken soup, and the linking of arms late at night on a […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy It was born to be a cutting-edge specialist center in the treatment of the so-called “gender dysphoria” for the minors from three years of age upwards. So it allowed them to become transgender, adapting their body to gender that most feel comfortable, trhough hormonal, pharmaceutical and surgical therapies. But it is not a habit that can be changed […]
Photo illustration by LA Johnson/NPR Photo illustration by LA Johnson/NPR It’s our job to report on the big changes happening as millions of students are out of school and learning at home or online. We know for every child, that experience is different: Summer camp is cancelled. The school year ended weeks early. No one knows what fall is going to be like. “Virtual” graduation … […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Attorney General William Barr have supported passage of now-lapsed surveillance authorities. Debate is expected soon in the Senate. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Attorney General William Barr have supported passage of now-lapsed surveillance authorities. Debate is expected soon in the Senate. Patrick Semansky/AP The Senate is expected to take […]
UK 12:15 GMT 10.05.2020Get short URL The Duke of Sussex, who formally ditched his royal duties late last month, addressed the veterans and physically handicapped servicemen who take part in his sporty brainchild, the Invictus Games, in a bid to cheer them up as this year’s event has been delayed due to the coronavirus. In an expressive video message this Victory Day weekend, Prince Harry, speaking […]
Iran’s first case of COVID-19 was recorded on 19 February. Over a month and a half of quarantine, Iranians’ lives have changed a lot. Of course, self-isolation has affected Iranian consumers’ food preferences and habits. Sputnik has spoken to residents of Tehran and found out that Iranians have stopped buying gold and started investing their savings not in jewelry, but in stocks and securities on the […]