The Kid Laroi: The First Time review angsty debut has moments of thrilling intensity

 Posted on May 25, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  955 words  |  Aldo Pusey

MusicReviewThis highly anticipated first album blends scorching lyrics and huge vocals with some jarringly by-numbers songs Most of the time Charlton Howard is singing, he’s screaming. His ragged, adolescent voice has been frequently and correctly compared to the mournful cry of Post Malone, the defining sound of zillennial heartbreak for the better part of a decade. Unlike Post Malone, who sings through a glazed, pilled-out fugue, Howard – who records as the Kid Laroi, a nod to his Kamilaroi heritage – sounds as though he’s always pushing himself to the furthest possible limits: his voice strains, the volume peaks and the spectrum of emotions he’s trying to convey melts into toxic agony. [Read More]

Two US men freed after 25 years as true crime podcast casts doubt on conviction | Georgia

 Posted on May 25, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  815 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Georgia This article is more than 1 year oldTwo US men freed after 25 years as true crime podcast casts doubt on convictionThis article is more than 1 year oldNew evidence from Proof disputed prosecution’s case that Darrell Lee Clark and Cain Joshua Storey murdered with premeditation Two Georgia men were released from prison – and one of them was completely exonerated – after spending more than two decades behind bars, when a true crime podcast revealed new evidence that all but destroyed the case authorities had built against them. [Read More]

Atkinson: 'My stupid few words have cost me 1m' | UK news

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  307 words  |  Valentine Belue

The ObserverUK newsAtkinson: 'My stupid few words have cost me £1m'An apologetic Ron Atkinson has asked for forgiveness from Britain's black community for his 'lazy fucking thick nigger' comments which were broadcast during an ITV football programme last week. Atkinson's 'expensive few words' have cost him £1 million, he says. And there could be further losses. He said: 'Football's been my life. I don't want to lose that.' 'Big Ron', 65, who has played for or managed football clubs for nearly 50 years, lost his job as a pundit on ITV, a column in the Guardian and lucrative commercial deals. [Read More]

Carry on screaming: why letting it all out, especially for women, can make you calmer and happier

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  1965 words  |  Kary Bruening

The ObserverMental healthWomen are always being told to control their emotions, but releasing them is far more important. Behavioural scientist Pragya Agarwal testifies that there’s nothing like a good screamOne afternoon in early lockdown I led my two small children into the garden and told them to scream. “Go on,” I said, setting a timer. “Scream as loud as you want. I’ll join you.” We’d been in the house, socially distanced for more than a month by then. [Read More]

Christina Hendricks: 'My agency dropped me when I first agreed to play Joan in Mad Men' | God's Pock

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  17 minutes  |  3486 words  |  Valentine Belue

The ObserverGod's PocketInterviewChristina Hendricks: 'My agency dropped me when I first agreed to play Joan in Mad Men'Elizabeth DayEight years later, Hendricks is recognised by millions. Here she talks about being bullied at school, working with Philip Seymour Hoffman and her new film role as a grieving mother God's Pocket star Richard Jenkins: 'This just wasn't a kissable face' Ryan Gilbey on God's Pocket: carrying corpse humour to the grave [Read More]

Dustin Lance Black: I do night baby duty. If Tom Daley misses sleep, its dangerous | Tom Da

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  610 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The Q&ATom DaleyInterviewDustin Lance Black: ‘I do night baby duty. If Tom Daley misses sleep, it’s dangerous’Rosanna GreenstreetThe screenwriter and gay rights activist on fatherhood, and what happened when he met his husband Born in California, Black, 44, was brought up in Texas. He won an Oscar for his screenplay for Milk, the 2008 film about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected politician in California. As a founding board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, Black helped overturn California’s anti–gay marriage Proposition 8 in 2010. [Read More]

Israeli airstrike kills Gaza aid worker and 70 of his extended family, UN says | Gaza

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1358 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The ObserverGazaIsraeli airstrike kills Gaza aid worker and 70 of his extended family, UN saysCall to protect civilians and humanitarian staff after UNDP’s Issam al-Mughrabi, his wife, children and scores of relatives killed Israel-Gaza war – live updates An Israeli military airstrike killed more than 70 members of an extended family, including a veteran UN aid worker, as the UN secretary general warned that the scale of death and destruction inside Gaza is blocking delivery of desperately needed aid. [Read More]

Jack Seale | The Guardian

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  35 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

Superfan Noel Gallagher joins footballers Phil Foden and Carles Puyol in celebrating Man City’s manager. Plus, Johnny Vegas thinks big at his glamping site. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Taylor Swift: Speak Now (Taylors Version) review re-recording project starting to feel wearyi

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1335 words  |  Valentine Belue

Taylor SwiftReview(Republic) The latest of Swift’s re-recorded albums suffers from the loss of her youthful voice – as well as her decision to alter lyrics out of step with today’s sensibilities Originally released in 2010, Speak Now was the first Taylor Swift album to go studs up, foregrounding the combative spirit that would come to define her. It is to date her only entirely self-written record, her attempt to vanquish critics who had credited her co-writers with the success of her first two albums. [Read More]

The long history of protesting with pots and pans

 Posted on May 24, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  760 words  |  Aldo Pusey

FranceDemonstrations against Emmanuel Macron using items usually found in the kitchen are part of a proud tradition that stretches across the world “At my home, saucepans and eggs are for cooking,” Emmanuel Macron said after authorities in the village of Ganges announced a ban on “portable sound equipment” ahead of a speech the French president was due to make. The comment came amid increasingly vocal opposition to Macron’s controversial move to raise the pension age from 62 to 64, with protesters banging pots and pans to express their anger. [Read More]