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Erin Brokovich – turning her sights on AI
The indefatigable Erin Brokovich having spent the past three decades fighting massive corporations for environmental pollution which damaged residents’ health has turned her sights on AI data centres. She has started this spring monitoring the aggressive push for AI data centers and increasing nationwide opposition on various grounds, linked to high electricity usage and the … Read more
Kiefer Sutherland – singing away his blues
Kiefer Sutherland best known as Jack Bauer in the long running TV series 24, and Flatliners, Stand by Me and Designated Survivor, has his fourth album out of mostly self-penned country songs and has just finished a UK and European tour. His efforts have been better reviewed than those of other Hollywood stars – … Read more
Dua and Callum – onto the golden staircase
Singer Dua Lipa an English singer and songwriter with a Kosovo Albanian background yesterday married actor Callum Turner in London as a prelude to three day Italian celebrations. She was born 22 August 1995 11.45am London with a musician father and the family returned to Kosovo in 2008 when it became independent. Since launching … Read more
Jeff Bezos – Neptunian hazards in space travel
A Jeff Bezos Blue Origin rocket undergoing pre-flight testing exploded during a ground test on May 28th causing extensive damage to the launchpad and putting another dent in NASA’s lunar timetable. This incident will cause a significant delay of at least six months for rebuilding. Amazon’s satellite deployment schedule faces jeopardy and Musk’s SpaceX dominance … Read more
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Spain and Germany – political fortunes spinning
Pedro Sanchez, prime minister of Spain since 2018, is sinking under a sea of corruption charges implicating family members and allies. His brother is on trial accused of influence peddling. His wife has also been accused of misuse of funds and influence peddling. A former close ally José Zapatero has been named in an investigation … Read more
Paul McCartney – on his Uranus Return
Paul McCartney shows no sign of slowing down in his early 80s with a new album out – The Boys of Dungeon Lane – of “memory songs” that reflect on his childhood in Liverpool, birdwatching on the banks of the Mersey and knocking about with his Beatles bandmates John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. … Read more
Kim Kardashian – attracted to super charged men
Kim Kardashian is apparently stepping out with Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton. Her track record is not great in the relationship stakes with a brief first marriage which ended acrimoniously with hints of an abusive husband, a second that may or not have been a publicity stunt to boost the family brand, and … Read more
Nick Cage – keen to stand out from his family
Wild and wayout actor Nick Cage is back in a well-reviewed (mainly) “Spider-Noir,” his first TV leading role, about a Depression-era private investigator pulled back into his crime-fighting Spider-Man alter ego. Cage’s surrealistic method of acting attracts divided opinion. Film director David Lynch described him as “the jazz musician of American acting”; others say … Read more
Planetary Dialogues – understanding the other
Thespians rule the day with a delightful new astrology book which dramatizes the archetypes behind each planet, involving different pairs in a creative discussion with each other – in verse. The authors, John Wadsworth and Andreea Bradu, were working with astrology and in theatre in Glastonbury when inspiration struck about the benefits of having the … Read more