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A moment that changed me: My miscarriages were devastating – but an orca gave me comfort and hope
How can anyone cope with the loss of their pregnancies? When I watched Tahlequah the whale grieve her calf and go on to have another, it felt like the omen I needed to try again. It was winter ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Gam3 Awards 2024 reveals shortlist for Web3 game awards and $5M prize pool
The Gam3 Awards for Web3 games is returning for a third year in a row with a prize pool of $5 million, up from $2 million last year.Tech - VentureBeat - October 15 -
Emma Hayes calls top coaching award 'huge honor,' believes awards body treats women's soccer as 'afterthought'
Hayes won the Women's Johan Cruyff Award for her work coaching Chelsea and the USWNTSports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago -
China is turning Japanese
At least that’s what the bond market is whisperingWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
"Rhapsody in Blue" turns 100
This year, musicians all over the world, from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl, are celebrating the 100th birthday of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Correspondent David Pogue looks into ...Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
Modern Love Turns 20!
To celebrate the Modern Love column’s 20th anniversary this month, we put together a special package of articles exploring the column’s history and impact.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 22 -
Is this economy turning against cities?
The economic effects of the pandemic on the urban real estate market are well known: spiking rents and mortgage rates, a large dip in sales, and an overall mismatch between housing supply and ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
The Conservatives’ deepening turn to the right
Kemi Badenoch’s task is to restore the party’s appeal to Britain at largeBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Alone in the Dark: The Nightmare of Bangladesh’s Secret Underground Prison
In the House of Mirrors, political captives were pushed to the brink of insanity and death. Some are telling their stories now that the woman who put them there, Sheikh Hasina, is gone.World - The New York Times - October 17 -
Lynette White murderer to be released from prison
Jeffrey Gafoor will be released on licence after serving 21 years in prison for the brutal killing.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
Paul Whelan describes 'torture' of Russian prison
Former Marine Paul Whelan described the “torture” he endured while being held captive in a Russian prison for years. “The Russian government wanted to put pressure on the United States by treating ...Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
How Aleksei Navalny’s Prison Diaries Got Published
In his posthumous memoir, compiled with help from his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny faced the fact that Vladimir Putin might succeed in silencing him. The book will keep “his legacy alive,” ...Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences
Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint former Tory justice secretary to lead a review of prison sentencing.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
More prisoners freed early to ease overcrowding
Some 1,100 prisoners will be released as ministers launch a review of sentencing that could see new types of punishment outside of jails.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Alabama Prison Labor Program Faces Legal Challenges
A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.Business - The New York Times - October 26 -
Israeli prison staff accused of assaulting Marwan Barghouti
Prominent Palestinian detainee, a former high-ranking member of Fatah party, attacked in his cell, say rights groups. Middle East crisis – live updates Palestinian prisoner rights ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Escaped prisoner fooled staff with pumpkin in bed
He used a pumpkin and boiler suit to fool prison staff into thinking he was asleep when he escaped.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
Steve Bannon Is Out of Prison and Spreading Lies Online
Within hours of being freed from a low-security prison where he’d been serving time on contempt charges, the MAGA architect was rallying his troops on a Rumble stream.Tech - Wired - 6 days ago -
"Tiger King" Joe Exotic announces prison engagement
Joe Exotic, made famous in the Netflix series "Tiger King" and currently serving time in federal prison, says he is engaged to a fellow inmate in Texas and hopes to get married.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
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Return of the landline: why gen Z – and scam artists – love old-fashioned phones
80% of elderly people have landlines, compared with just 50% of 18- to 29-year-olds. Will the joy of a great conversation lead to a revival?. Name: Landlines.. Age: 148 years old. Continue ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
Review: Feminist artists cast a skeptical eye at the linking of gender and nature in new L.A. show
Artists explore the intersection between environmental ruin and sexismEntertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 15 -
Brazilian artist uses ash, mud for Sao Paulo mural lamenting climate disasters
Brazilian artist Mundano is presenting a massive street mural in Sao Paulo that uses ash from wildfires and mud from floods to highlight extreme weather events wreaking devastation in the countryWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Fans petition for ‘Liam’s Law’ to protect artists’ well-being in honor of Liam Payne
Fans of late One Direction member Liam Payne have launched a petition asking U.K. lawmakers to enact legislation that would “safeguard” artists’ mental health.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
‘I’m a creative military’: London embraces Ghanaian artist who chose to paint, not fight
On the verge of giving up on his artistic ambitions and under pressure to join the army, Michael Blebo was saved by an agency dedicated to bringing the art of Africa to collectors worldwide. On the ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash
French authorities say they have charged seven individuals in connection with a cyberbullying campaign targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ...Sports - ABC News - October 25 -
Artist Lauren Halsey: ‘So much of what I make is in response to the context of funk’
The LA artist says her musically inspired, architectural works are deeply rooted in her South Central neighbourhood as she opens her debut solo UK show. “Funk is oxygen. It’s life,” according to ...World - The Guardian - October 27