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For My Sunday Song #445, this week we tackle the hit song “America’s Sweetheart” by Elle King. Released February 8, 2016 off her album ‘Love Stuff’ and written by her with Martin Johnson. The song did really well charting on 5 different US charts and two in Canada where it went Platinum. At the end of the year it was #30 on the US Hot Rock Songs of the year. A cool bit of trivia about Elle is she is the daughter of actor/comedian Rob Schneider although I don’t know if they have much of a relationship, but that is…

In November 1974, New York Times film critic Vincent Canby wrote that the city had become “a metaphor for what looks like the last days of American civilization.”  “It is run by fools,” he wrote. “Its citizens are at the mercy of its criminals who, often as not, are protected by an unholy alliance of civil libertarians and crooked cops. The air is foul. The traffic is impossible. Services are diminishing and the morale is such that ordering a cup of coffee in a diner can turn into a request for a fat lip.”   The following year, New York City…

Pakistan will face the West Indies in the second of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about the West Indies’ Playing 11 vs Pakistan for the second match of the series. West Indies Playing 11 vs Pakistan- 2nd ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025: Openers: Brandon King, Evin Lewis West Indies would like to take full advantage of the home conditions and register a win in the upcoming second ODI against Pakistan. The Men in Maroon have shown glimpses of good form in white ball cricket in the T20I series that they played against Australia and Pakistan,…

Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola, revealed that his star midfielder, Rodri, won’t be at his best, at least until mid-September, as he is still recovering from his injury.  However, Guardiola is still hoping that the Spanish international can play some minutes in some of City’s early fixtures. Rodri Still Not Fully Fit to Start Man City Season The Spaniard barely got any minutes last season because of a long injury, but there was optimism that he would finally be fully back this upcoming season. However, that positive vibe needs a slight correction at least for the first few matches of…

It is genuinely the lull of the NHL Offseason. There are no arbitration hearings, as all the players have new contracts. There are only a handful of RFAs, including Mason McTavish, Marco Rossi, and Luke Hughes, looking for new deals. However, there is some speculation about the fate of Erik Karlsson with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Dating back to last season, there has been talk about the Penguins potentially moving on from Karlsson. He has never really fit into the Penguins’ system. Though his numbers are not terrible, Karlsson is not the 100-point player he was with the San Jose Sharks.…

Getty ImagesThe banning of high street fashion adverts which featured models who looked “unhealthily thin” has led industry experts to warn of a return to the super skinny trend.The aesthetic characterised by models with hollow faces and protruding bones was seen in the 1990s and early 2000s but in more recent years been pushed aside to allow space for the body positive movement which embraced curves.However Zara, Next and Marks & Spencer have all had adverts banned in recent months over models who “appeared unhealthily thin”. The advertising watchdog has told the BBC it has seen a “definite uptick” in…

The know-your-customer (KYC) threat isn’t coming. It’s already here, and it didn’t arrive through a nationwide ban or an emergency executive order. It quietly showed up with a checkbox and a Terms of Service agreement. While the influencers make noise about CBDCs and paper bitcoin, the real control system has already been deployed: Know Your Customer. Not dramatic. Not dystopian. Just regulated, normalized and accepted. But compliance isn’t neutral. It’s the infrastructure of financial control, and if you’re still handing over your ID to stack sats, you’re not buying freedom. You’re financing your own cage. The Real Attack Vector from…

BBCHe sang wistfully of the English town that shaped his life. “Found my heart and broke it here. Made friends and lost them through the years. And I’ve not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I’ve grown. But I can’t wait to go home.”Ed Sheeran grew up in Framlingham in Suffolk and its rolling hills and magnificent castle inspired his hit single, Castle on the Hill. It was the homeplace he pined for.So when he recently described himself as “culturally Irish,” the singer faced social media criticism on both sides of the Irish Sea.Sheeran replied that he…

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David Warner demonstrates how he plays shots similar to that of Rishabh Pant (Images via X/@bbctms & Getty Images) Australian batter David Warner and former England captain Alastair Cook recently shared a light-hearted moment discussing one of Rishabh Pant’s trademark shots, which is the audacious stroke that has become a hallmark of the Indian wicketkeeper-batter’s game. During a conversation on BBC Test Match Special, Cook teased Warner about whether he could replicate Pant’s style, admitting that he himself was “too old” to pull it off. “Actually, you could do it,” Cook said, prompting Warner to demonstrate.Getting into position, Warner explained,…