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'It was grungy, gritty, rough': the 11-year-old who fronted an 80s post-punk band | Music

Chandra Oppenheim was a completely unique star of New Yorks avant-garde scene before reaching her teens. Three decades on, shes reviving the career that slipped from her grasp Unlike many who claim they saw the New York Dolls play Maxs Kansas City in 70s New York, Chandra Oppenheim was actually there although she was

Extinction Rebellion: the arrestables a photo essay | Extinction Rebellion

UK-based activists from the climate campaign group explain why they are prepared to be arrested for the cause Hallam was arrested in 2017 for criminal damage when he and another person spray-painted Divest from oil and gas, Now and Out of time on walls at Kings College London, using water-soluble chalk-based paint.

Its a glorified backpack of tubes and turbines: Dave Eggers on jetpacks and the enigma of s

When inventor David Mayman took to the skies, it seemed hed answered an age-old longing. So why did no one seem to care? We have jetpacks and we do not care. An Australian named David Mayman has invented a functioning jetpack and has flown it all over the world once in the shadow of

Lin-Manuel Miranda's ancestry is as multifaceted as Hamilton | Hamilton

A leading genealogist has traced the family tree of the creator and star of Hamilton, discovering a forbidden interracial relationship and flight to Mexico He has dazzled audiences with his vision of Americas founding fathers brought back to life by a racially diverse cast in the idiom of hip-hop.

Who is Graham Phillips, the YouTuber accused of war crimes?

How a former civil servant from Nottingham became pro-Kremlin voice in Ukraine When Graham Phillips first moved from London to Ukraine, the civil servant set up a personal blog that mixed reviews of brothels with observations about everyday life in Kyiv. A decade later, the pro-Kremlin YouTuber finds himself accused in parliament of potential war