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Comedy doesn't work if you're literal-minded, says Cleese
The writer and actor says it is tricky writing comedy for viewers who "don't understand metaphor or irony".BBC News - Top stories -
Georgia rocked by clashes over 'Russian-inspired' bill
Riot police in Georgia fire tear gas and water cannon into crowds protesting at a controversial bill.BBC News - Top stories - Russia -
Scientists working to make white bread just as healthy as wholemeal
The research aimed at lovers of white bread has been funded by the government to improve the health benefits of UK food.BBC News - Top stories -
Killer Asteroid Hunters Spot 27,500 Overlooked Space Rocks
With the help of Google Cloud, scientists churned through hundreds of thousands of images of the night sky to reveal that the solar system is filled with unseen objects.The New York Times - Top stories -
Killer Asteroid Hunters Spot 27,500 Overlooked Space Rocks
With the help of Google Cloud, scientists churned through hundreds of thousands of images of the night sky to reveal that the solar system is filled with unseen objects.The New York Times - Tech -
Duane Eddy, Whose Twang Changed Rock ’n’ Roll, Dies at 86
A self-taught electric guitar virtuoso, he influenced a generation of musicians. One of them, John Fogerty, called him rock’s first guitar god.The New York Times - Top stories -
Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86
Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser,” “Forty Miles of Bad Road" and “Cannonball” helped put the twang in early rock ‘n’ roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce ...ABC News - Top stories -
Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86
Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser,” “Forty Miles of Bad Road" and “Cannonball” helped put the twang in early rock ‘n’ roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce ...ABC News - Entertainment -
Deepest Blue Hole in the World Discovered. Scientists Still Haven’t Found the Bottom
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Chinese Scientist Who Shared Covid Sequence Protests Lab Closure
Professor Zhang Yongzhen had flouted a government ban by disclosing the genome of the Covid virus soon after it emerged in Wuhan in 2020.The New York Times - World - Covid -
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.The New York Times - Science - Covid -
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak.The New York Times - Top stories - Covid -
Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed by scientists
The skull of an ancient neanderthal woman has been rebuilt centuries after it was smashed into pieces in a cave in Kurdistan in northern Iraq.NBC News - Top stories -
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plantABC News - Tech -
NBC Sports could buy back rights to 'Roundball Rock' if it airs NBA games again, composer John Tesh says
In the pantheon of theme songs for TV sports, “Roundball Rock,” John Tesh’s anthem that accompanied National Basketball Association games on NBC until 2002, is arguably the greatest.NBC News - Top stories - NBA -
Rosamund Pike Sways to Alt-Rock and Robert De Niro Takes in Some Jazz
This week, the musician Kim Gordon performed after a star-studded Dior runway show in Brooklyn. And, luminaries honored Tony Bennett during Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual gala.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Georgian police fire teargas as huge ‘foreign agents’ bill protests rock Tbilisi – Europe live
Masked police also used water cannon and stun grenades against rally protesting over legislation viewed as authoritarian and Russian-inspired. Michael Roth, chairman of the German Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee, has called on Georgia’s ...The Guardian - World -
Time is on their side: Rolling Stones to rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
The Rolling Stones are planning to make their first appearance at the 54-year-old New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalABC News - Entertainment -
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facilityABC News - Tech - Covid -
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his labABC News - Health - China -
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his lab
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his labABC News - World - China -
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protest
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protestABC News - World -
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protestABC News - Tech -
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protest
Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protestABC News - Tech -
Astronauts could run round ‘Wall of Death’ to keep fit on moon, say scientists
Researchers suggest cylinder to prevent astronauts losing muscle mass in low gravity environment. As humans prepare to return to the moon after an absence of more than half a century, researchers have hit on a radical approach to keeping ...The Guardian - World -
How to make your home hurricane resistant, as scientists predict an 'extremely active' storm season
Upgrades could help consumers protect their home, typically one of their most valuable assets, from hurricanes and other natural disasters.CNBC - Business -
NBC Sports could buy back rights to iconic theme song 'Roundball Rock' if it airs NBA games again, composer John Tesh says
NBC Sports can license the rights to John Tesh's famous "Roundball Rock" theme song if it secures a new NBA media package, Tesh said in an e-mail.CNBC - Business - NBA