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English punk-rap duo Bob Vylan appeared to celebrate the assassination of Charlie Kirk during their Amsterdam performance at Club Paradiso on Saturday. In videos captured by concertgoers and shared across social media, the group’s frontman Bobby Vylan (a stage name for Pascal Robinson-Foster; drummer Bobbie Vylan is the other half of the group) told a cheering crowd, “I want to dedicate this next one to an absolute piece of shit of a human being. The pronouns was/were. [Because] if you talk shit, you will get banged. Rest in piss Charlie Kirk, you piece of shit.” Their comments in Amsterdam came…

When people say “rocket science,” they usually mean something impossibly complex. In reality, rocket science — or more precisely, system engineering — is about designing systems where failure is not an option, but to be precise: not the unexpected option, but identified and planned. Every subsystem, from propulsion to communication, must work together with near-zero tolerance for design errors. If one small assumption fails, an entire mission can be lost. This discipline of planning, foresight, and risk mitigation is what allows humanity to launch satellites, build spacecraft, and explore the solar system. Now, Ivan Makarov believes the same principles can…

The series-deciding third T20 between England and South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.After the Proteas won a rain-shortened series opener last week, Harry Brook’s side levelled it up with their record-breaking victory at Old Trafford, but the weather has ensured the series has finished all square.The game at Trent Bridge was due to start at 14:30 BST on Sunday, but rain arrived before the toss and continued to fall until the umpires made the decision to call off the game at about 16:20.”It was an amazing game the other night so it’s a shame…

At the center of every empire is an ideology, a belief system that propels the system forward and justifies expansion – even if the cost of that expansion directly defies the ideology’s stated mission. For European colonial powers, it was Christianity and the promise of saving souls while extracting resources. For today’s AI empire, it’s artificial general intelligence to “benefit all humanity.” And OpenAI is its chief evangelist, spreading zeal across the industry in a way that has reframed how AI is built.  “I was interviewing people whose voices were shaking from the fervor of their beliefs in AGI,” Karen…

As a music journalist of a certain age, people often ask about my all-time favorite interview. And there’s no question what it is: the three-decade-old Spinal Tap interview that follows below. We’re going to assume that anyone clicking on this article knows that “This Is Spinal Tap” is the greatest rock ‘n’ roll film of all time, that its long-awaited sequel “The End Continues” was just released Friday, and, in a telling statement of the group’s vast influence, features appearances from Paul McCartney, Elton John (who even performs “Stonehenge” with the group), Garth Brooks, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and more. (Click…

There is a secret industry that generates billions of dollars a year. Its workers are bright, industrious and completely anonymous. Their job is writing essays to order for students – in the UK and elsewhere – to help them get good degrees.These are “shadow scholars”, highly educated Kenyans who earn a living by working for essay mills. They are contracted to ghostwrite essays, PhD dissertations and other academic papers for students across the world, who pay a fee then pass off the work as their own.The role is not unique to Kenya. There are similar writers in India, Pakistan and…

The Government of Liberia is expected to raise an estimated US$17 million annually through new petroleum levies, following a presidential directive to the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) to adjust the petroleum pricing structure. The move is intended to fund social programs and provide critical equipment support to counties across the country. The directive comes after a joint Senate committee, comprising members of the Committees on Ways, Means, Finance & Budget; Judiciary; Public Corporations; Commerce; Hydrocarbon; and Public Accounts on State-Owned Enterprises, held public hearings to assess the fairness of Liberia’s existing petroleum pricing system. Stakeholders in the downstream petroleum…

US political analyst John Mearsheimer argues that Israel attacked Qatar to preclude any closure to the war on Gaza.In the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Qatar targeting the leadership of Hamas, American political scientist John Mearsheimer argues, “The Israelis are interested in making sure there are no negotiations that settle the conflict in Gaza.”Mearsheimer tells host Steve Clemons that the United States and Israel “basically act as a tag team”, and despite a mild rebuke by President Donald Trump, “the US supports Israel unconditionally”.He adds that Israel has three main strategic goals: expand territory, move the Palestinians out of…

Antifascist campaign group Hope Not Hate condemns speeches at Saturday’s rally in London as ‘extremely disturbing’.Britain will “never surrender” to far-right protesters who use the national flag as cover for violence and intimidation, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer says after violent scenes at one of the country’s largest far-right demonstrations in decades.More than 110,000 people marched through central London on Saturday in a protest against immigration led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Some attending the Unite the Kingdom rally clashed with police. Twenty-six officers were injured, and at least 24 people were arrested,…

For almost two years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone out of his way to avoid agreeing to a Gaza ceasefire.In November 2023, a deal saw the release of 110 captives taken during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.But a week later, Netanyahu refused to extend the ceasefire, leaving the rest of the captives behind.Since then, whenever a ceasefire has seemed to be within reach, Netanyahu has shifted the goalposts. In May 2024, Hamas accepted a proposed deal, but Israel denied agreeing and invaded Rafah instead. By September, Netanyahu had introduced a new condition: permanent Israeli control of the…