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Though he died too young, Carl Sagan left behind an impres­sive­ly large body of work, includ­ing more than 600 sci­en­tif­ic papers and more than 20 books. Of those books, none is more wide­ly known to the pub­lic — or, still, more wide­ly read by the pub­lic — than Cos­mos, accom­pa­nied as it was by Cos­mos: A Per­son­al Voy­age, a com­pan­ion tele­vi­sion series on PBS. Sagan’s oth­er pop­u­lar books, like Shad­ows of For­got­ten Ances­tors or Con­tact (the basis of the 1997 Hol­ly­wood movie) are also well worth read­ing, but we per­haps ignore at our great­est per­il The Demon-Haunt­ed World: Sci­ence as a Can­dle in…

Florence Welch has opened up about how an ectopic pregnancy left her with internal bleeding while she performed on stage in front of thousands.In a raw and emotional interview, the 39-year-old revealed how she had conceived immediately with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, a British guitarist in an indie band whom she prefers not to name, in 2023.But what was meant to be a wonderful experience soon turned into a devastating medical emergency, one which will nearly cost Welch her life.”It was my first experience of even trying to get pregnant, and I thought, ‘There’s no way, because I’m ancient,'” she told…

Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here,” which won the Best International Feature Film Oscar earlier this year, calmly but powerfully observes a real-life personal struggle under a dictatorship in Brazil during the early 1970s. While never overlooking the grim and horrific aspects of that time, the movie stays focused on small but resonant human moments, and these intimate interactions become all the more poignant to us as the story eventually arrives at its two-part epilogue. The movie begins with how things were mostly fine and pleasant for Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) and his wife Eunice (Fernanda Torres) and their five children…

September draws to a close, so it is time for the monthly wrap-up so lets see what 2 Loud 2 Old Music added to the collection this month. This is the September 2025 Wrap-Up and we have a little vinyl, a whole lot of CDs and even a book. Plus, I visited a record store…twice, ordered from Discogs, ordered from another record store online and went thrifting. So much to go through including a couple new Rock Candy CDs in the collection, Kiss and a Box Set. Lots of great new and old stuff to go through and show for…

On September 9, France lost its second government in a year. The story behind the fall of François Bayrou’s government is largely the same as that behind the fall of Michel Barnier’s last December. The French government ran a budget deficit of 5.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024, the largest since World War II and well above the three-percent limit required from members of the eurozone. The budget Bayrou proposed to deal with this included a number of fiscal measures, such as a freeze on increases in welfare benefits and government spending, €10 billion ($12 billion) of…

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The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, promises to be one of the most competitive editions yet. With Australia entering as defending champions, India enjoying home advantage, and England and South Africa poised to challenge, the tournament is expected to deliver high-quality cricket and potential upsets.Australia, the clear favouritesSeven-time champions Australia are widely considered the team to beat. Led by Alyssa Healy, the squad boasts a stacked batting lineup featuring Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry, alongside a wealth of all-rounders who give them balance. Their recent series win in India…

Liverpool suffered a late-minute disappointment in their weekend Premier League clash as they were beaten by Crystal Palace in added time. Meanwhile, Manchester United failed to continue their previous positive result after picking a 3-1 loss against Brentford. Last Minute Goal Stunned Liverpool The Reds were hunting for their sixth consecutive league win as they travel to face Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Both teams met earlier this season in the Community Shield, which saw the Eagles winning the pre-season trophy via penalty shoot-out. Things seem to be heading towards Palace’s favor once again, as they managed to get…

NHL Rumour Report: David Pegnotta on the Hello Hockey podcast on the Toronto Maple Leafs talking to teams about their bottom-six: “I believe they’ve started reaching out to some teams about their bottom six; so guys like Jarnkrok, Kampf, Robertson; their names are starting to pop up slowly again.” The Maple Leafs and Panthers interested in Evgeny Kuznetsov? Daria Tuboltseva of RG Media: Evgeny Kuznetsov is still hoping to make an NHL return, with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers interested. The Panthers just lost center Aleksander Barkov for 7 to 9 months after knee surgery. According to a…

Becky MortonPolitical reporterPA MediaYoung people who have been out of a job or education for 18 months will be offered a guaranteed paid work placement, Rachel Reeves is set to announce.Those who do not to take up the offer could face being stripped of their benefits.In her speech to Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, the chancellor will promise “nothing less than the abolition of long-term youth unemployment”. Reeves is also expected to make the case for a society founded on “contribution”, where “hard work is matched by fair reward”.In an interview with the BBC on Monday, Reeves defended Labour’s record…