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Most Dyla­nol­o­gists dis­agree about which is the sin­gle great­est song in Bob Dylan’s cat­a­log, but few would deny “Blind Willie McTell” a place high in the run­ning. It may come as a sur­prise — or, to those with a cer­tain idea of Dylan and his fan base, the exact oppo­site of a sur­prise — to learn that that song is an out­take, record­ed but nev­er quite com­plet­ed in the stu­dio and avail­able for years only in boot­leg form. “Blind Willie McTell” was a prod­uct of the ses­sions for what would become Infi­dels. Released in 1983, that album was received as…

Taylor Swift has given a surprise performance in Nashville, singing an acoustic version of one of her biggest hits.Swift took to the stage at Brooklyn Bowl for the Tight Ends and Friends benefit concert on Tuesday night (Wednesday AEST), marking her first performance in six months following the end of The Eras Tour.The intimate gig was for 1200 lucky people on the opening night of the NFL’s Tight End University, which Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce has helped run for the past five years.READ MORE: Orlando Bloom’s posts from Aussie spot amid two major rumoursTaylor Swift gave a surprise performance at…

Back in 2019, video game auteur Hideo Kojima and his studio, Kojima Productions, released their highly anticipated game, “Death Stranding.” It was a highly divisive game, with some critics praising its sci-fi universe while others lambasted its glorified “delivery simulator” gameplay. Its story concepts were completely out of the box, and arguably only Kojima would have the guts to create such laborious gameplay mechanics to challenge players. Its sequel, “Death Stranding 2: On the Beach,” is pretty much the same tune. It expands on the post-apocalyptic setting and tells a touching story about the protagonist, Sam Porter Bridges (Norman Reedus),…

I have been doing a Kiss Bootleg Series for years. You get a review every time I add a new one to the collection. Well, after buying 38 Bootleg CDs from John Humphrey’s personal collection, I figured let’s jump right back in and do a whole lot of reviews on the Bootlegs. Oh, if you don’t know who John Humphrey is, you need to know he is a massive Kiss collector. And he is the drummer of the band Seether. John decided to sell off his entire collection…sort of…he kept all the vinyl (like 4,000 of them). He did it…

The late Peter Drucker is considered the father of modern management theory. Born in Vienna, he was a young lecturer at Frankfurt University early in Hitler’s regime. In his book Adventures of a Bystander (retold in Life in the Third Reich), Drucker recounts the initial Nazi-controlled faculty meeting at Frankfurt University, which occurred shortly after Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. Drucker sets the stage: “Frankfurt had a science faculty distinguished both by its scholarship and by its liberal convictions; and outstanding among the Frankfurt scientists was a biochemist–physiologist of Nobel-Prize calibre and impeccable liberal credentials.” The Nazi commissar wasted…

Australia and West Indies will launch their ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 campaigns with a three-match Test series in the Caribbean, starting June 25.After a disappointing loss to South Africa in the WTC 2023-25 final, Australia will aim to bounce back, albeit without key batter Steve Smith, who is sidelined with injury. Meanwhile, West Indies begin a new era under freshly appointed captain Roston Chase. Having finished 8th in the previous WTC cycle with only three wins, the hosts will be eager to make a stronger statement this time, especially in familiar home conditions. The series opener is set to…

Calgary Flames Preparing For Rasmus Andersson To Leave TSN’s Calgary Bureau Chief Salim Valji joined Jay Onrait on SportsCenter and was asked about the Calgary Flames and whether Rasmus Andersson will be extending his stay in Calgary or if his time with the Flames is up. NHLRumors.com Transcriptions NHL Rumors: The Calgary Flames Don’t Need to Rush a Rasmus Andersson Decision Jay Onrait: “Joined now by our Calgary Flames bureau chief extraordinaire, he can wear a terrific suit at home if he wants to. It’s Salim Valji. It’s great to see you. It’s been too long since I’ve chatted with…

Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe government has taken “insufficient action” to ensure people entitled to compensation as a result of the Post Office scandal have applied for it, a report has found.The Public Accounts Committee of MPs, which has scrutinised payouts, noted that many of the wrongly-accused or convicted sub-postmasters were yet to receive “fair and timely” redress.The committee revealed the government had no current plans to follow up with people eligible for compensation, after just one in five letters sent to sub-postmasters about compensation received a response.The Department for Business and Trade said it had paid out more…

Today, the U.S. Senate Banking’s Subcommittee on Digital Assets hosted a hearing entitled  “Exploring Bipartisan Legislative Framework for Digital Assets Market Structure” in which the panelists implored Congress to pass digital asset legislation soon. (Spoiler alert: The word “Bitcoin” didn’t come up once in the hearing. With that said, Bitcoin would be subject to some of the crypto regulation discussed in the hearing. Hence, it’s important as a Bitcoin enthusiast to understand what was said.) The hearing took place in the wake of Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC)…

‘Panchayat’ Season 4 arrived on Amazon Prime Video on 24 June 2025, with high hopes and sky-high expectations. The show, known for its charming simplicity and slice-of-village-life humour, brought back beloved characters like Abhishek Tripathi (Jitendra Kumar), Manju Devi (Neena Gupta), and Brij Bhushan Dubey a.k.a. Pradhan Ji (Raghubir Yadav). The village of Phulera was once again buzzing with politics, humour, and a touch of romance.But this time, not everyone was happy. While some viewers appreciated that the core flavour of the show remained intact, others felt that the heartwarming emotions and bonds that made ‘Panchayat’ special took a backseat…