‘He lived his whole life in that fire’: the tragic story of ‘lost’ singer Jackson C Frank

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentary

Thirty years ago, when the music writer Jim Abbott tried to track down the “lost” folk …

‘Zohran Mamdani represents the future New York’: socialist riding high in bid to be mayor

found 2025 › Apr › 19 (Sat) @ 14:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The progressive democrat from Queens is the son of a famous film-maker and poised to take on front-runner Andrew Cuomo

Can a 33-year-old cricket-playing socialist, who wants to freeze rent, make city …

Glamorous young mom dies in heartbreaking twist after trying to go 'au naturale'

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 06:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

María Paz Peñaloza, 31, died on April 11 after she went into cardiac arrest at a makeshift clinic in Queens, New York

New York City paying $500,000 a month to indicted developer who could testify against Mayor Eric Adams

found 2025 › Mar › 19 (Wed) @ 10:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The Adams administration has continued to pay the hotel company of Weihong Hu, a developer accused of funneling illegal campaign donations to the mayor

The administration of New York City mayor Eric …

University Challenge viewers skewer host Amol Rajan for 'unfair' habit on BBC quiz and rage 'there's no need!' - but have you noticed it?

found 2025 › Mar › 18 (Tue) @ 11:41 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The TV presenter, 41, succeeded Jeremy Paxman as the BBC show's front man in 2023 ahead of its 53rd series. The latest instalment saw Queens' University Belfast against Imperial College.

Cyndi Lauper review – a freedom fighter’s swan song

found 2025 › Feb › 15 (Sat) @ 17:44 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The O2, London
Forty years after her feminist breakout hit, the New York singer bows out of live performance with a show rich in colourful pop and personal anecdotes, while never losing sight of women…

Did you solve it? All you need to know about 2025

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

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The solutions to today’s puzzles

Earlier today I set you the following two puzzles loosely related to 2025. (For more information on the number 2025 please read the original post.) Here they are again…

Expert REVEALS the royal dress code that Meghan turned a blind eye to - including handbags, jeans and hairstyles

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 07:42 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The royal dress code, an unofficial but closely followed set of rules that's been handed down and modified by Kings and Queens over the centuries, sets out all kinds of dos and don'ts.

Meet the Queens of the Deal: These multi-millionaire women soared to the top of corporate Britain while raising children - and here's how YOU can follow in their footsteps

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Takeover mania has the stock market in its grip with two multi-billion pound bids sealed last week alone. Nothing so unusual about that, you might think - except that both were led by women.