Chris

Condé Nast just fired all the Teen Vogue political reporters.

the purpose of capital is to silence dissent.

Ah yes, Bonmatí who famously won the Champions League and the Euros in 2025 and didn't lose both finals

Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana ­Bonmatí land Ballon d’Or awards as England duo honoured * Bonmatí scoops top honour for third successive year * Sarina Wiegman and Hannah Hampton win awards On a breathlessly glitzy night in Paris, Ousmane Dembélé won the men’s Ballon d’Or award for the first time. It was a victory that brought the audience in a fever‑pitch – Théâtre du Châtelet to their feet, reward both for Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League triumph and Dembélé’s own stellar form since Christmas. Otherwise it was a night of flowers and gongs for English football in Paris as the women’s game swept the opening half of the ceremony. There were awards for the England head coach, Sarina Wiegman, the England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton and Arsenal, the Champions League winners, as club of the year. Such was the degree of Anglo-dominance in the opening hour there were even scattered boos from the Parisian crowd as Arsenal’s – players went up to receive their gong. Continue reading...

Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana ­Bonmatí land Ballon d’Or awards as England duo honoured

Israeli politicians react bitterly to international recognitions of Palestinian state Experts say move by nations including UK and Australia won’t change government policy and could strengthen its grip on power

Awwww, did it make them sad?
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Why in the name of almighty fuck would the New Yorker even publish this?

Tory MP and shadow minister Danny Kruger defects to Reform - BBC News The East Wiltshire MP said the Conservatives were no longer the main party of opposition.

Ah Prue Leith on Bake Off! All twinkly and cakey with her eccentric style etc! What a delight!
She also raised this fuckface.

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I saw Oblique Seville at the Astoria back in '98

Political violence – it's not what they do in America. I can name you seven high-profile American leaders who were assassinated, without stopping to think, and... slightly fewer from the entire rest of the world?

In one episode his more hirsute brother visited, and Screech saw them and said "There's two Beldings in the building, and one of them's balding!"

Is it unfortunate? Yes. Should she have done it? No. Should she have resigned? I don’t know. Is it corruption? Absolutely not. Does it pale in comparison with the financial scandals of the previous government, many of which were the definition of corruption? Hmm times infinity.

CMAT: Euro-Country review – deeply relatable, gloriously catchy Celtic pop from a true one-off Who else could combine soul, yodelling, Jamie Oliver and Calpol into such charming songs about the messy modern psyche? Only Europe’s best new breakout star

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‘We’re drawn to complicated people, not heroes’: Ashley Zukerman on Succession, Silo and playing ‘punchable men’ The 41-year-old Australian actor cringes when talking about success but admits he’s ‘proud of my work in the last few years in a way that I wasn’t before’

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One of my favourite actors, this guy – always worth watching and elevates everything he's in

and I always thought he was such a straight-up guy. what are we doing here.

yep, say what you will about Donald Trump, you have to admit he has great taste

Trump may harm a lot of people, but Trump also agrees with me on one specific arbitrary thing, so, it;s impossible to say if Trumps bad or not,

Jfc has any joke ever been beaten to death faster than this kisscam thing. Stop.

CMAT at Glastonbury review – a preposterously fun pop star who’ll surely be massive The Irish singer-songwriter draws a vast, devoted crowd for an endlessly engaging, energetic set

Yep.

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What's wrong with being sexy?

I just finished it Rob and I'll tell you what, jolly well done to everyone involved because it's terrific

Chelsea can get away with selling assets to themselves, while both they and Man City are yet to face any action over financial irregularities. Meanwhile, Palace could be denied the fruits of the greatest moment in their history. That's modern football, I guess.

Screenshot of a daily Mail Headline

What do we think?🤔

Hmm…. A Daily Mail headline so clearly designed to make you furious.

Being shared by salivating Tory MPs who love a good rage farming story!

So, what’s going on here?

Let’s take a look!👀

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The thing you've got to remember about Lamine Yamal is that he chooses to have his hair like that.

CMAT, pop’s gobbiest, gaudiest star: ‘Everyone else in music needs a kick up the hole!’ Playing stadiums and causing dance crazes, the Irish singer-songwriter is going supernova – and whether opining on trans rights, body shaming or capitalism, she’s more forthright than ever

God I absolutely LOVE her so fucking much. Great interview by Alexis Petridis

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Martyn Cornell, 1952-2025 — Beervana The wonderful brewing historian Martyn Cornell died suddenly yesterday at 72. He was a wonderful man, kind and gentle, and his writing transformed the way we understand beer and the people who made it...

RIP Martyn Cornell, aka Zythophile @thezythophile.bsky.social, whose beer writing I have been reading for some years (and who was a valued contributor to a subeditors' FB group I'm in). He'll be missed. Tribute by Beervana.

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I think RTD managed a bit more coherence the first time around than he has with these two seasons. If I'm spending a good chunk of my mental energy trying to understand why anything is happening, the emotions don't land as hard.

In case you missed it in The Other Place, Liz Truss has gone properly fucking nuts.

Impossibly frustrating: why Mission: Impossible 8 was a major letdown Audiences may have flocked to the Final Reckoning but Tom Cruise’s latest mission ends up being incredibly underwhelming

Everyone is entitled to an opinion of course, but I'm afraid this one can get to absolute fuck

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And more than one fan praised referees who gave admittedly bad decisions in their teams' favour is chef's kiss. Tongue in cheek, sure, but just goes to show they don't actually want competent or consistent refs – they want refs who are biased towards them

Premier League 2024-25 fans’ verdicts: stars, flops, and the most loved referees Our fans network reviews the season with one game to play: the highs, the lows and the moments that made them smile

I thought asking fans who the best/worst referees were was a terrible idea. As if they don't get enough grief. But most chose different ones in both categories, proving how one-eyed it is. Shock, fans are guilty of far worse bias than they accuse refs of www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer Israeli leader’s antisemitism claim labelled defamatory as he is warned against pursuing a war without end

*gasps*
Not slander?!?!

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