It is one of the nation’s favorite jokes – with an entire state as the punchline. And at its center stands Florida Man, the mythical yet mercurial figure whose bizarre real-world antics have come to personify the perceived craziness of life in the Sunshine State. Briefly, back in the spring, Florida Man became a global…
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Austin Eubanks, Columbine victim who worked against painkillers, dies at 37
Austin Eubanks, a victim of the 1999 Columbine school massacre who became a prominent campaigner on the danger of opioids after he developed an addiction to painkillers, has died. He was 37. Eubanks was found in his home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and his death confirmed by a coroner on Saturday. Though the cause of…
Why the Spice Girls inviting Theresa May to their reunion show is not girl power
Back in the 90s, we had girl power. In 2019, according to Emma Bunton, we have “people power”. So she told The Sun earlier this year, when the Spice Girls announced their long-anticipated reunion tour: “We’re about equality and bringing everyone together.” In the same interview, Geri Horner heaped praise on Theresa May, insisting: “We…
From bleak to bustling: how one French town solved its high street crisis
On a lane in what was once considered eastern France’s grimmest town, a street artist is up a ladder finishing a mural, the independent bookshop has a queue at the till, the organic cooperative is full of customers and Séverine Liebold’s arty independent tea shop is doing a brisk trade. When Liebold opened Tilvist in…
No holds Barred: Trump and his troops push for imperial presidency
William Barr, the attorney general, came face to face this week with Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington. Shaking her hand, Barr was said to have joked: “Madam Speaker, did you bring your handcuffs?” The remark, at a ceremony honouring fallen law enforcement officers, was a riposte to Pelosi’s…
Blue Note boss Don Was: ‘Jazz can’t become synonymous with pop again’
‘Journeyman” is a term often used to describe Don Was. At 66, the Detroit-born bassist and producer charted in the 1980s with his funk-fusion duo Was (Not Was), DJ’d at the legendary New York disco club Paradise Garage, and produced for Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy-winning Nick of Time in 1989, Bob Dylan’s Under the Red Sky…
Buttigieg slams Trump on Fox News, likens his tweets to ‘grotesque things’
Pete Buttigieg jabbed at Donald Trump during a Fox News town hall on Sunday, saying he understands why people and the media are “mesmerized” by the president’s tweets because “it is the nature of grotesque things that you can’t look away”. Asked how he responds to Trump’s tweets and name-calling – including referring to Buttigieg…
Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘not pressing charges’ after drop-kick attack
Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed he will not be taking legal action after he was attacked at a sports event in South Africa. Schwarzenegger, 71, responded to concerns for his wellbeing by posting a message on social media: “A lot of you have asked, but I’m not pressing charges. I hope this was a wake-up call,…
Ukraine’s leader takes office and calls snap election
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, took the oath of office on Monday and immediately announced plans to dissolve parliament, setting up a clash between the country’s entrenched political class and its new leader. Zelenskiy, a comedian with no prior political experience, won a landslide victory in elections last month, amid anger over corruption and a grinding…
Eiffel Tower closed after man tries to climb Paris landmark
The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated after a man tried to scale it. The man could be seen dangling just below the third and highest level of the structure. A rescuer dressed in red could be seen above him. It was not immediately clear how the trespasser managed to get past the tower’s stringent security…