Dixie Chicks turn death threats to song | World news

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  309 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

World newsDixie Chicks turn death threats to songThree years is a long time in geopolitics. In 2003 the Dixie Chicks were condemned as traitors in America after telling a London audience they were ashamed that their president came from Texas. Now the group's angry new song addressing that controversy looks set to become a hit. Not Ready to Make Nice, due to be released in May, refers to death threats the three Texans received after the Guardian reported how they had criticised George Bush during a concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire. [Read More]

Donald Trump's hair blown apart by the wind video | US news

 Posted on May 1, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  60 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

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Donald Trump's hair blown apart by the wind – video

The reality of Donald Trump's unique combover is revealed as the president takes a windy walk towards Air Force One

Source: Reuters

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    FBI releases file on Wu-Tang Clan's Ol' Dirty Bastard | Wu-Tang Clan

     Posted on May 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  386 words  |  Valentine Belue

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    How to turn brown bananas into a zingy vinegar

     Posted on May 1, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  546 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

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    Iceland volcano eruption: will it spark a flight crisis and how long will it last?

     Posted on May 1, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  869 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

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     Posted on May 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  249 words  |  Valentine Belue

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     Posted on May 1, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1261 words  |  Kary Bruening

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     Posted on May 1, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  349 words  |  Valentine Belue

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     Posted on April 30, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1704 words  |  Aldo Pusey

    Visitors listen to the sound installation in Berghain, as part of the Studio Berlin gallery project. Photograph: Stefanie Loos/AFP/Getty ImagesVisitors listen to the sound installation in Berghain, as part of the Studio Berlin gallery project. Photograph: Stefanie Loos/AFP/Getty ImagesClub cultureMusicIn the pandemic, nightclubs have been turned into exhibition spaces, switching the craze for museums evoking clubs. It’s throwing fresh perspective on what dancing is even for The ttttssshhhhhh of a smoke machine breaks the silence as a red spotlight blinks to life, illuminating social distancing markers on a dancefloor polished smooth by the shuffling of feet. [Read More]

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     Posted on April 30, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1583 words  |  Aldo Pusey

    CroatiaHot weather has proved deadlier in the Croatian city of Osijek than in any other European city but little is being done to work out why The green LEDs on the cross outside the pharmacy read 38C for the second day running, but the noontime crowds in the centre of Osijek seemed untroubled by the danger that signalled. “We work in the sun but for us it’s no problem,” said Davor, 47, a bike courier with the food delivery service Wolt. [Read More]