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One mark of whether someone has the boldness to be a good pop star is how they respond to overhearing someone slagging them off. A few weeks ago, the Icelandic-Chinese jazz-pop phenomenon Laufey was at a coffee shop close to her Los Angeles home when her ears pricked up at the mention of her name (it’s pronounced “Lay-vay”, by the way). “I used to love her,” a young woman told her friends. “I’ve met her and she’s so sweet, but her music is unlistenable now.”In that split-second, Laufey realised that she could do the Normal Person Thing (slink away unnoticed and furiously text…

The latest iteration of Elon Musk’s gargantuan Starship space rocket is poised to launch into the skies above Texas on Sunday for the first time in three months, with the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars hinging on the success of the pivotal mission.Skywatchers are eager to see which version of the world’s most powerful rocket will be produced for its 10th launch attempt. Of its nine previous uncrewed outings, dating to April 2023, failures have outnumbered the successes. All three test flights this year ended in huge explosions and debris raining down on Caribbean…

Numerous officials within the Roman Catholic religious order known as the Jesuits struggled in the 1970s and 1980s over how to deal with a man whom they knew molested children – but nonetheless was ordained a priest, according to a review of internal correspondence concerning his career.The correspondence about the late Donald B Dickerson stems from a pending Louisiana state court lawsuit filed in June 2024 that alleges he raped a 17-year-old student at the order-run Loyola University New Orleans in 1984. It provides a rare, complex, behind-the-scenes look at how local leaders during a much earlier phase of the…

Cartman in “South Park.”Comedy Central/Paramount+ More delays are planned for Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s South Park Season 27 after two breaks in the first three weeks. Parker and Stone’s $1.5 billion deal with Paramount Global to produce 50 new episodes of South Park and to make Paramount+ its new streaming home was announced on July 23, just in time for the new season’s cable premiere on Comedy Central later in the evening. ForbesRecap: ‘South Park’ Season 27, Episode 3 – ‘Sickofancy’ And How To WatchBy Tim Lammers Season 27, Episode 1 — the President Donald Trump-skewering Sermon on the…

I’ve long dreamed of doing all my gaming on PC — a single platform that’s easily upgradeable and lets me play my overstuffed Steam library wherever and however I like. The Steam Deck is a fantastic handheld, but for my living room, I want something more powerful that works as well on my TV as it does at a desk. Believe me, I’ve tried. Gaming laptops are noisy and awkward, desktops are too chunky, and Windows is annoying to navigate without a keyboard and mouse. I had hoped that Valve’s Steam Machine experiment was my ticket, but it crashed and…

Midway through his set at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, on Saturday night, Neil Young sat at the piano and performed his Reagan-era protest song “Long Walk Home” for the first time since 1989. The lyrics were largely faithful to the original version on Young’s 1987 LP Life with one crucial difference. “From Vietnam to old Beirut/If we are searching for the truth/Why do we feel that double-edged blade/Cutting through our hand” from the album was changed to “From Canada to Old Ukraine/We broke our word and left the pain/Why do we feel that double-edged blade/Cutting through our…

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirto Santo says there “will be a resolution” when asked about his future at the club, but adds that they need three new players, following their draw against Crystal Palace. READ MORE: Crystal Palace 1-1 Nottingham ForestWatch Premier League highlights on BBC iPlayerAvailable to UK users only.

August 24, 20254 min readTruth, Romance and the Divine: How AI Chatbots May Fuel Psychotic ThinkingA new wave of delusional thinking fueled by artificial intelligence has researchers investigating the dark side of AI companionshipBy Conor Feehly edited by Allison Parshall Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty ImagesYou are consulting with an artificial intelligence chatbot to help plan your holiday. Gradually, you provide it with personal information so it will have a better idea of who you are. Intrigued by how it might respond, you begin to consult the AI on its spiritual leanings, its philosophy and even its stance on love.During these conversations, the…

Sure, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and Acadia are all fantastic destinations to visit in the U.S., but why let national parks have all the fun? There are more than 6,000 state parks sprinkled around the nation, all of which are worthy of your time. However, as Google uncovered, some state parks are better than others for specific traveler needs.In August, Google Maps shared its data after analyzing state parks around the nation to find and rank them on various factors, including a list that caught our eye: the top 10 calming state parks in the U.S. (According to Google Maps the…

Nigeria’s military has killed 35 jihadists in a series of air strikes near its north-eastern border with Cameroon, it said in a statement. The strikes were carried out in four areas to thwart an attempt by the jihadists to attack ground troops, the military added. Nigeria has been battling jihadist groups for more than a decade, as well as violent criminal gangs, sectarian conflict and widespread kidnappings for ransom. On Saturday, a group of prominent Nigerians, including ex-government ministers, business persons and civil society activists, issued a statement, raising concern that parts of Nigeria were enduring “war-time levels of slaughter”,…