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Christmas Rappin’: Billboard Crossword (Dec. 19, 2025)

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Queen to unveil lost Christmas song recorded in 1974 that “no one has ever heard”

(Credits: Raph Pour-Hashemi) Mon 22 December 2025 11:04, UK Brian May has confirmed that Queen are set to unveil a lost Christmas song that the band originally recorded in 1974. The track, ‘Not for Sale (Polar Bear)’, was originally recorded during the making of the band’s second album Queen II, but was ultimately not selected […]

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Did Enya really refuse to write the ‘Titanic’ score?

(Credits: Far Out / Album Cover / Paramount Pictures) Mon 22 December 2025 11:00, UK The chance of missing out on something great is exactly what can make a big decision so paralysing. Even if our gut is screaming no, the mere daydream of a shining gateway into a better future can make even the […]

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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 […]