Joanne Robertson’s haunting folk song and the best new tracks of the week.
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American singer-songwriter Tyler Ballgame says: “It pulled me out of depression. I experienced a profound spiritual awakening.”
Four years ago, Tyler Perry’s stepfather offered him a job at his dog-training company in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. At the…
Here’s a more natural and fluent version of your text: *”My Oxford Year review – a mediocre Netflix romance that leans on British charm.”* This keeps the original meaning while making it
Call it the Bridgerton effect—or perhaps the ripple effect of The Crown—but Netflix seems more enamored with British settings than…
Mastering Excel: Inside the secretive, high-pressure world of competitive spreadsheet competitions
Six years ago, Melbourne filmmaker Kristina Kraskov read about an international Microsoft Excel competition and had two reactions. First: “What?…
Minecraft showed me how to embrace my transgender identity, one block at a time. The game became my guide for navigating life’s journey. (Note: I kept the core metaphor of “one
Minecraft is my life. I started playing in 2012 when I was 23, and I’ve never stopped. It’s a game…
Public Broadcasting Corporation to shut down after US funding ends
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday it will close after losing federal funding, dealing a major blow to America’s…
Four people were killed in a Montana bar shooting, marking the ninth mass killing in the U.S. so far in 2025.
Four people were killed in a shooting at a Montana bar on Friday, leading to a lockdown in a nearby…
Two British siblings, aged 13 and 11, who drowned at a Spanish beach have been identified.
A British brother and sister who drowned at a beach in northeastern Spain have been identified as 13-year-old Ameiya Del…
Rachel Reeves says the UK government has struck the right balance on tax policy.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the government’s tax approach, stating they’ve “got the balance right” after calls from a former…
The Royal Society made the right decision by keeping Elon Musk as a member, according to the newly appointed astronomer royal.
The UK’s new astronomer royal, Professor Michele Dougherty, has defended the Royal Society’s decision to keep Elon Musk as a…