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In its earliest decades, the United States was celebrated for its citizens’ extroversion. Americans weren’t just setting out to build new churches and new cities. Their associations were, as Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “of a thousand different types … religious, moral, serious, futile, very general and very limited, immensely large and very minute.” Americans seemed adept at forming
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this story contains the name and image of a deceased Indigenous person.
The national rugby league and the South Sydney Rabbitohs are mourning the loss of a grand final winning player after his sudden death this week.
Kyle Turner has died at age 31 in his home town of Coonabarabran after a stellar NRL career.
The country rugby league player shot to sporting stardom when he played for the Rabbitohs
Online influencer and rapper Lil Tay has died at the age of 14 – five years after the controversial social media star – whose real name was Claire Hope – shot to online fame.
The news of her ‘sudden and tragic’ passing was confirmed by an unnamed family member in a statement shared on the teen’s Instagram account today – when it was revealed that her 21-year-old brother, Jason Tian, had also died.
Lil Tay became embroiled in furious controversy
Larry Lamb revealed he gave up drinking alcohol as his hangovers got worse with age.
The former EastEnders actor opened up about his past habits in a new interview as the on-screen star admitted he had to “knock it on the head”.
“I gave it up because the hangovers started to get so intense. I thought, ‘I’m not doing this any more.’ That was it. I just knocked it on the head,” he told Radio Times. “It was no big
Russia’s famously outspoken pro-war bloggers have begun turning on one another.
Since the onset of the war, the bloggers’ close ties to the military have allowed them to become invaluable sources of information. Their widely followed posts — some scathingly critical of the Russian government — often provide more details about army movements than the Russian authorities do.
But in recent days, the military blogosphere has erupted into a conflict of its own, with some analysts accusing one another of
The shock death of Australian professional wrestling superfan Kyle Eade has rocked the sporting community.
The 23-year-old passed away suddenly earlier this week and was a constant feature on the NSW professional wrestling scene.
The
Steph McGovern, now known for her Channel 4 show Steph’s Packed Lunch, has revealed she felt pressure to be “someone else” during her first day at the BBC.
However, the 41-year-old received a message from her editor telling her to be herself – and she now sees being “normal” as one of the secrets to her success.
Talking in an interview with Prima magazine, the TV host elaborated: “I remember when I was first about to go on air at
To efficiently stop the spread of mpox, public health officials need to strike a delicate balance between destigmatizing the disease by dispelling the idea that it affects only gay men and prioritizing the MSM communities that are most vulnerable to it.
“Working with the people that are affected, helping to have non-stigmatizing language and communication, has been hugely effective in helping to curb the outbreak” in the West, Kuppalli says.
So far, some local LGBTQ communities in China feel they’re
Arriving at my destination on a wet Wednesday morning, I am greeted by a gentleman with a large umbrella who shields me from the rain as I make my way from the cab to the high-ceilinged lobby.
Inside, a smiling concierge takes my suitcase and I am immediately aware that a valise from Louis Vuitton would be altogether more appropriate than my slightly scuffed John Lewis luggage. The feeling of disorientation is acute. I have come for a recce and
Dr Trishala Lakhani has a wide smile and beautiful teeth. Beauty queen teeth, you could say, with some accuracy. Because as well as being an NHS dentist, the 26-year-old is a bona fide beauty queen.
She started entering pageants while studying in London, and was a finalist in Miss Universe GB this year.
Her teeth reflect both her job and her hobby. They are gleaming white, straight and very even. Could they be improved, though?
Well, for a BBC documentary
