Were just little country bumpkins!: 2022s hottest band Wet Leg on songs, silliness and t
Posted on June 3, 2024
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| Jenniffer Sheldon
The G2 interviewMusicInterview‘We’re just little country bumpkins!’: 2022’s hottest band Wet Leg on songs, silliness and their surprise successZoe WilliamsRhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers’ feelgood anthems have beguiled fans. But after playing for fun and turning down record labels to rollerskate – do they finally feel they are a ‘real band’?
How does a song by an unknown band get to be listened to 6.5m times? It was hard enough to determine in the olden days, before streaming existed, when we still said “popular” instead of “viral”; it is absolutely baffling now.
[Read More]Ask Molly Ringwald: my ugly breasts are stopping me having sex
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
Ask Molly RingwaldLife and style‘It’s a terrible feeling that many women experience because we constantly compare our bodies with impossible-to-attain perfection in the media’
I am about to go to university and really want to have a proper relationship with someone, but I’m too embarrassed to have sex because of my droopy, ugly breasts. I can’t imagine ever taking my clothes off for anyone, let alone in a situation where I need to feel relaxed and confident.
[Read More]Drunk and boarish: swigging pig hogs 18 beers at campsite | Western Australia
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
Western Australia This article is more than 10 years oldDrunk and boarish: swigging pig hogs 18 beers at campsiteThis article is more than 10 years oldCampers told to lock up food and drink after feral pig goes on bender in Western Australia and ends up in altercation with cowA rampage by a feral pig that consumed 18 beers has prompted warnings for people at campsites to properly secure their food and alcohol.
[Read More]France has become a no-go area if you hire a car from Firefly in Spain
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Chauncey Koziol
Your problems, with Anna TimsMotoringWe booked online but when we arrived we discovered we couldn't cross the borderWe have a house in France not far from the Spanish border. In February I booked return flights to Girona in Spain, as Ryanair does not fly to Perpignan in winter.
As usual, I clicked on Ryanair's website to book car hire through Hertz and found myself redirected to Firefly Car Rental. I was suspicious and called Hertz, who told me that Firefly was a subsidiary and that the terms and conditions would be the same.
[Read More]Murder Is Easy review shines a whole new light on this Agatha Christie classic
Posted on June 2, 2024
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TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewThis inventive take on a vintage crime tale replaces an English police officer with a Nigerian attaché. It tackles race, feminism and class, while still being quintessentially English
I wonder if the best call an actor can get from their agent is the offer of a part in an Agatha Christie adaptation. The opening credits for Murder Is Easy offer a tantalising roll call of big TV names, including Penelope Wilton, Mark Bonnar, Mathew Baynton and Jon Pointing, but the thing about a murder mystery in which the murderer has a rather long hitlist is that most of them appear for only a scene or two.
[Read More]Neeson turns down hometown honour after religious row | Liam Neeson
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Valentine Belue
Liam Neeson This article is more than 23 years oldNeeson turns down hometown honour after religious rowThis article is more than 23 years oldLiam Neeson has turned down the freedom of his Northern Ireland home town of Ballymeena, saying the controversy last month's offer had generated between Catholics and Protestants made it 'inappropriate' to accept the honour.
Neeson, a practising Catholic, said in a statement that although he was proud of his association with the his small home town and appreciated the city council's gesture, "
[Read More]Russian court sentences Alexei Navalny to further 19 years in prison | Alexei Navalny
Posted on June 2, 2024
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Alexei Navalny This article is more than 5 months oldRussian court sentences Alexei Navalny to further 19 years in prisonThis article is more than 5 months oldPutin critic faces harsh prison regime after being found guilty of charges decried as politically motivated
A court in Russia has extended Alexei Navalny’s prison sentence by 19 years, and sentenced him to a special regime with the harshest prison conditions in the country.
[Read More]Shout out to all the pear! How Rick Ross gave fruit a hip-hop big-up
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Aldo Pusey
Word of Mouth blogHip-hopA quote from the rapper about his favourite fruit has taken on a life of its own – are there any lessons here for businesses who want to target that elusive hip-health demographic?“Shout out to all the pear,” rapper Rick Ross says in a Vine clip that has gone viral and boosted the fruit’s profile.
“I eat pears now and shit like that,” Ross tells DJ Tim Westwood in the interview clip where he explains the role the fruit played in his recent weight loss.
[Read More]The 10 best Mean Girls quotes
Posted on June 2, 2024
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Film blogFilmToday’s October 3rd – the closest thing we have to Mean Girls Day. In celebration, we’re counting down the 10 best quotes. That’s like, so fetch
Mean Girls or David Mamet? - quiz
Every Mean Girls fan waits until October 3rd to post this:
Meaning October 3rd is the closest we’ll get to an official Mean Girls day. Ten years since it was released, we’re still quoting it. To celebrate (or use as an excuse, you choose) here are the ten best quotes from Mean Girls, in ascending order.
[Read More]Who comes first playwright or director? It depends which country youre in | Theatre
Posted on June 2, 2024
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| Kary Bruening
Theatre This article is more than 1 month oldWho comes first – playwright or director? It depends which country you’re inThis article is more than 1 month oldMichael BillingtonKatie Mitchell has compared her experiences of hierarchies in British and German theatre. Our strength has always lain in honouring the text
Katie Mitchell this week gave the annual lecture at the Goethe-Institut in London. Drawing on her experiences of working in both German and UK theatre, she explored the profound differences between them and, over the course of an hour, including audience questions, was crisp, witty and candid.
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