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In Pictures: Birmingham honours Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne

ADVERTISEMENT The "home of metal" is honouring its cherished and fallen son. Thousands of Black Sabbath and music fans paid their respects today to Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse made its way through the streets of Birmingham, the English city where The Prince of Darkness grew up and where the band was formed in 1968.

Messi and his wife steal the show on Coldplay’s notorious kiss cam

ADVERTISEMENT Lionel Messi made a surprise appearance at Coldplay’s final US tour stop and found himself in the crosshairs of the now-infamous Kiss Cam. But unlike that other notorious recent couple, there was no dodging, ducking, or scandal here. Just pure, wholesome vibes with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and their three kids. The family attended

Art Wars: Everything you need to know about George Lucas’ new museum

ADVERTISEMENT After decades of shaping galaxies far, far away, George Lucas finally made his debut at San Diego Comic-Con - the annual pop culture mega-event. It was Sunday afternoon when the 81-year-old veteran filmmaker, dressed, in his usual flannel shirt and jeans, stepped on stage at the convention to thunderous applause, with John Williams’ iconic

Why is Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ shoot accused of colonialism?

ADVERTISEMENT Oscar-winning British-American director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception, Oppenheimer) has been accused of “violating ethical standards” by the organisers of the Western Sahara International Film Festival (FiSahara).   Nolan has been shooting part of his upcoming film The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem starring Matt Damon, Charlize Theron and Zendaya

Artists revolt against Spotify over CEO’s investment in AI warfare

ADVERTISEMENT The prolific Australian psych-rock group King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard is the latest band to cut ties with Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek's increasing ties with the arms industry - specifically his investment in a controversial AI-driven military tech firm. Ek co-founded the investment firm Prima Materia, which has invested heavily

Sydney Sweeney jeans ad backlash intensifies with viral takedown

ADVERTISEMENT American actress Sydney Sweeney has come under fire for a controversial ad campaign with fashion retailer American Eagle, which has divided opinions due to its wordplay in the slogan “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.”  Now, Doja Cat has joined in on the backlash surrounding the ads, posting a now-viral video on TikTok that sees

Palestinian who worked on Oscar-winning ‘No Other Land’ killed

ADVERTISEMENT A Palestinian activist, journalist and community leader has been shot and killed in front of a community centre in a village near Hebron, in occupied West Bank - a village which was documented in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.  Local officials have said that an Israeli settler killed Awdah Hathaleen, who helped make

Explained: Why is Sydney Sweeney’s fashion ad being called ‘Nazi’?

ADVERTISEMENT A new ad campaign featuring Euphoria and White Lotus star Sydney Sweeney has sparked fierce backlash over racial undertones, leading some to label it as “tone-deaf” and even “Nazi”. Another case of Godwin’s law – which states that any online discussion that goes on for long enough will increase the probability of a comparison

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Meet the Austrian carpenter safeguarding precious flutes

ADVERTISEMENT In his workshop overlooking the Austrian town of Dornbirn, Elmar Kalb usually designs and creates objects that many other carpenters also make: benches, tables, chairs, wooden trays and bookshelves. But in 2018, the carpenter started working on a very different project: reinventing instrument cases for flutes. Kalb had been approached by Korean-born flutist Jasmine
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Life-sized animal puppets complete 20,000km climate crisis journey

ADVERTISEMENT Back in April, a herd of towering, life-sized animal puppets - from elephants, giraffes, to antelopes and lions - set out from Kinshasa, in the Congo rainforest, on a hugely ambitious journey that would take them across two continents and 20,000km. Their migration - fictional but steeped in reality - was designed to mirror

Fire in the Mosque of Cordoba extinguished

ADVERTISEMENT A fire, reported shortly after 9 pm on Friday, affected the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba. The blaze began in the Patio de los Naranjos, near the Puerta de San José, prompting the evacuation of the area around Magistral González Francés Street to allow fire crews to carry out their work. According to the town's mayor

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Meet the Austrian carpenter safeguarding precious flutes

ADVERTISEMENT In his workshop overlooking the Austrian town of Dornbirn, Elmar Kalb usually designs and creates objects that many other carpenters also make: benches, tables, chairs, wooden trays and bookshelves. But in 2018, the carpenter started working on a very different project: reinventing instrument cases for flutes. Kalb had been approached by Korean-born flutist Jasmine

Life-sized animal puppets complete 20,000km climate crisis journey

ADVERTISEMENT Back in April, a herd of towering, life-sized animal puppets - from elephants, giraffes, to antelopes and lions - set out from Kinshasa, in the Congo rainforest, on a hugely ambitious journey that would take them across two continents and 20,000km. Their migration - fictional but steeped in reality - was designed to mirror
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ADVERTISEMENTA 25-kilogram rock is being auctioned off at Sotheby’s New York on Wednesday. It’s being listed for a price of $2 million (€1.71 million) to $4 million (€3.42 million). Why so expensive? Well, it's not just any rock. It's the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, will

Exit light, enter gripe: Metallica forces US government to drop video

ADVERTISEMENTHeavy metal legends Metallica have forced the the US government to withdraw a social media video that used their song ‘Enter Sandman’ without authorisation. The Department of Defense sent out a post on X on Friday (11 July) that featured Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promoting the country’s military drone capabilities.  The original version of the video

Fire completely destroys main stage at Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival

ADVERTISEMENTA massive fire has completely destroyed the main stage at Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival, casting doubt on whether the event can go ahead.Festival sources say the cause of the fire, which broke out on Wednesday evening, is still unclear."We can confirm that no one was injured during the incident," the festival said in a statement on