Phoebe Bridgers’ has announced the track list for her third studio album, Lost Weekend, which will be out on Aug. 14 via Dead Oceans. The singer-songwriter made the announcement after revealing that the album’s track list had leaked, pushing her to officially unveil it herself. The album will be divided into three sides, and features…
BBC 6 Music host Lauren Laverne has announced she has been diagnosed with a rare blood and bone marrow disorder that can be linked to blood cancer. The presenter and former Kenickie frontwoman, who also hosts Desert Island Discs and The One Show, took to Instagram to reveal the news but assured readers the diagnosis…
Published on 16/07/2026 – 6:30 GMT+2 Simonetta Vespucci, the face of the Italian Renaissance as Sandro Botticelli’s muse, may actually have died at just 23 from complications of a tumour rather than tuberculosis. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This is the conclusion of a recent study (source in Italian), which challenges the widespread view that the young woman,…
U.S. federal cybersecurity agency CISA said it did not have a prepared response plan for how it should handle a cybersecurity incident in May, after an investigative reporter notified the agency that a contractor had publicly exposed sensitive keys and credentials for accessing U.S. government systems. CISA, the Homeland Security unit tasked with defending federal…
Much like Taylor Swift in her snake-filled era, Mercury retrograde’s reputation has never been worse. “In fact,” astrologer Aliza Kelly cracked in an exclusive interview with E! News, “I can’t help but wonder who’s on its PR team.” While the expert acknowledges the 24-day optical illusion in which the planet Mercury appears to reverse course…
Trees planted along farmland to shield crops from strong winds are often viewed as a simple way to support biodiversity. But new research suggests the picture is more complicated, especially in agricultural wetlands where many bird species depend on open landscapes. A team of researchers studying farmland wetlands on the western coast of central Japan…
Published on 19/06/2026 – 16:10 GMT+2 Being a pop star must be pretty great for the most part – the travel, the money, the adoring fans screaming your lyrics back at you… But there’s a less glamorous reality that stardom doesn’t prepare you for, according to Olivia Rodrigo: the smells. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Specifically, the poopy,…
In Anish Kapoor’s 3,100 sq metre studio complex in south London, photographers, assistants and gallery representatives gather in an upstairs meeting room. The artist has a staff of 23 in London – 11 studio assistants, nine people in the offices, three stone masons at a yard in Battersea – and some have been with him…
The country singer calls his recovery a “miracle,” and credits his 5-year-old grandson with helping him through the scare Billy Ray Cyrus has a lot to celebrate with his new album, The Hill, arriving on June 16, but he had other hills to conquer, including a health crisis, before reaching this point. In a new…
Nasa has revealed the four men who will crew the next Artemis mission as part of its drive to put human beings back on the Moon by 2028. Mission specialists Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio will join pilot Luca Parmitano, of the Italian Space Agency, and commander Randy Bresnik for the planned 2027 launch. Though…
