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The Rush song Alex Lifeson struggled to play live: “It is a favourite of ours”

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Mon 22 December 2025 10:49, UK Since day one, Rush were never satisfied taking the easy road in rock and roll. Throughout every iteration of the band, the Canadian power trio looked to shatter the common perception of what rock was supposed to be, moving into different areas that no […]

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The two albums that Tom Petty hated making: “A tread-water album”

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Sun 21 December 2025 11:30, UK No artist can claim to have every single album etched in history as an all-time classic. For every great record, there are always a few that don’t quite hit the mark, and some of the greatest artists of all time find themselves slipping […]

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The world’s top five strangely popular dark tourism destinations

Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland In a quiet corner of the Polish landscape sits Auschwitz-Birkenau, the centre of the Holocaust, which in 2024, a staggering 1.83million people visited, making it without a doubt the world’s most well-known dark tourist destination. Opening in 1940, before a 1941 expansion, this features the administrative centre of Auschwitz I and then Auschwitz […]

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Bowen Yang to make mid-season exit from ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast

Credit: PhilipRomanoPhoto Sat 20 December 2025 11:06, UK Though usually a staple member of the Saturday Night Live cast, it has now been announced that Bowen Yang will be exiting the late-night show in the middle of his eighth season. His last appearance as a cast member will take place on December 20th. Fittingly, the […]

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Chongqing: China’s cyberpunk city

(Credits: Far Out / Buglord / Juukeihc / Jay Huang) Sat 20 December 2025 11:00, UK There’s been a boom in tourism to China with huge numbers looking to experience the country and enjoy its truly unique culture, one which is arguably very different to how it has been portrayed. When a country is the […]

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Turnstile reveal their album of the year: “A warm, nostalgic hug”

(Credits: Far Out / Brendan Yates) Sat 20 December 2025 10:25, UK Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates has revealed his favourite full-length release of 2025, and it’s none other than the new Blood Orange record, Essex Honey. Speaking to The Independent, the musician looked back on all the new releases of the year, and was asked […]

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‘Paddington’ and ‘Wonka’ director to make Labubu movie

(Credits: Pop Mart) Fri 19 December 2025 11:14, UK Paul King, the director of Paddington and the Timothee Chalamet-fronted Wonka, has set his sights on a new venture: A Labubu movie. The furry, wide-eyed toy has become a viral phenomenon in the last year and is now set to get its own live-action feature, as […]

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Grateful Dead fans help fund cancer treatment for former member Tom Constanten

(Credits: Tom Constanten) Fri 19 December 2025 11:10, UK Fans of the Grateful Dead are rallying around their former member, Tom Constanten, to help fund his cancer treatment. Constanten was only a member of the legendary group for a very brief period between 1968 and 1970, but his role in Grateful Dead history has never […]

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The 19 greatest Rush songs, according to Geddy Lee

(Credits: Far Out / Matt Becker) Fri 19 December 2025 11:00, UK Rush is a band now so intrinsically linked with the idea of creative evolution that to ask any member to pick their favourite songs seems a little frivolous, if not entirely trite. Thankfully, Geddy Lee doesn’t mind. While Rush never stood still for […]