All posts tagged: deeply

Paul Di’Anno: Iron Maiden ‘deeply saddened’ after death of former singer | Ents & Arts News

Paul Di’Anno: Iron Maiden ‘deeply saddened’ after death of former singer | Ents & Arts News

Published by skeptic

Members of heavy metal band Iron Maiden have said they are “deeply saddened” following the death of former bandmate Paul Di’Anno. Di’Anno sang with the British band between 1978 and 1981 and featured on their self-titled debut album and its follow-up Killers – singing songs such as Running Free, Sanctuary and Remember Tomorrow. His death was announced by record label Conquest Records on behalf of his family on Monday. He died at his home in Salisbury at the age of 66, it added. A statement posted on the Iron Maiden official X account said: “We are all deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Paul Di’Anno earlier today. “Paul’s contribution to Iron Maiden was immense and helped set us on the path we have been travelling as a band for almost five decades. “His pioneering presence as a frontman and vocalist, both on stage and on our first two albums, will be very fondly remembered not just by us, but by fans around the world. “On behalf of the band, Rod and Andy, and …

Elephants Are Doing Something Deeply Human

Elephants Are Doing Something Deeply Human

Published by skeptic

The best thing language has ever done for us, as far as I’m concerned, is give us the ability to talk with and about one another. Why bother with words if you can’t get your friend’s attention on a crowded street and pull them aside to complain about your nemesis? Language, that is to say, would be largely useless without names. As soon as a group is bigger than a handful of people, names become essential: Referring to someone who shares your cave or campfire as “that guy” goes only so far. Perhaps because names are so crucial and personal, naming things can feel uniquely human. And until a little over a decade ago, scientists predominantly thought that was true. Then, in 2013, a study suggested that bottlenose dolphins use namelike calls. Scientists have since found evidence that parrots, and perhaps whales and bats, use calls that identify them as individuals too. In June, a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution showed that elephants do the same. Among humans, at least, names are inextricably …

The election is farcical and frustrating, but deeply significant – under Labour things really could get better | John Harris

The election is farcical and frustrating, but deeply significant – under Labour things really could get better | John Harris

Published by skeptic

In the midst of dizzying opinion polls and a seemingly unprecedented Tory collapse, it is worth remembering a basic political fact: Labour governments do not get elected very often, and it is a feat that is chronically difficult to pull off. Some of this is down to the UK’s creaking electoral system, and the awkward coalition of voters Labour must build to surmount it, from pensioners in post-industrial towns to urban twentysomethings. But some of the party’s eternal challenge is also down to a set of deeply sceptical attitudes, in England in particular. Younger voters seem to be largely free of such ideas, but in other parts of the electorate, Labour is for ever suspected of being profligate and wasteful, while the wider political left – not entirely unreasonably – is seen as pious, privileged and unbearably bossy. On top of all that, there is a deep national queasiness about change that becomes even clearer at times of national crisis. Two centuries ago, it was summed up by that great English agitator William Cobbett: “We …

‘He was a deeply unembarrassed racist’: Nigel Farage, by those who have known him | General election 2024

‘He was a deeply unembarrassed racist’: Nigel Farage, by those who have known him | General election 2024

Published by skeptic

Farage Composite: Guardian Design/Shutterstock At the point Nigel Farage announced his intention to stand for parliament “my heart sank”, admitted Trixy Sanderson, 42, formerly known as Annabelle Fuller. “It’s very triggering,” said Farage’s former lover and press aide. The overriding emotion of Doug Denny, 76, a former member of Ukip’s ruling body, was frustration. “I don’t like frauds,” he said, with a shake of the head. As for Nikki Sinclaire, 55, one of Farage’s former MEPs, she said she felt cold anger. It was inexplicable to her that this particular political bandwagon was still rolling on. “I get very frustrated because the media have had the tools for many years to down Farage.” That collective sense of foreboding deepened on Thursday night as Farage’s Reform UK party summoned up Rishi Sunak’s worst nightmare, nudging ahead of the Conservatives in a YouGov poll for the first time, with its support reaching 19% to the Tories 18%, while Labour powered on at 37%. “This is the inflection point,” said Farage, 60, in a hastily shot video for …

‘We deeply regret the distress’: cinema apologises for Richard Dreyfuss comments at Jaws screening | Film

‘We deeply regret the distress’: cinema apologises for Richard Dreyfuss comments at Jaws screening | Film

Published by skeptic

A cinema in Massachusetts has apologised to the audience at a special screening of Jaws and a Q&A with its star, Richard Dreyfuss, who reportedly made a number of sexist and transphobic comments. Appearing at the Cabot theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts on 25 May, Dreyfuss took to the stage in a house dress to a background track of Taylor Swift’s Love Story, shaking his hips suggestively and brandishing his walking stick like a baseball bat. He then reportedly took on targets including Barbra Streisand, the parents of trans teenagers and the Academy’s new inclusivity rules. No transcript of the event has been released, but social media posts suggest that he called Streisand a “genius” but that he didn’t listen to her as she was “a woman, and woman shouldn’t have that power”. Deadline reports that he also said “you shouldn’t be listening to some 10-year-old who says they want to be a boy instead of a girl”. The Boston Globe reports that he continued by saying that allowing such young people to transition “was bad …

Rishi Sunak ‘deeply concerned’ about potential Israeli offensive in Rafah after Palestinians told to evacuate | Politics News

Rishi Sunak ‘deeply concerned’ about potential Israeli offensive in Rafah after Palestinians told to evacuate | Politics News

Published by skeptic

Rishi Sunak is “deeply concerned” about a potential Israeli offensive in the city of Rafah in the south of Gaza. It comes after Israel’s military told Palestinians to leave parts of the city, with the announcement appearing to signal a long-threatened Israeli ground invasion is imminent. Hamas accepts ceasefire deal proposed by mediators – follow live Speaking on Monday, Mr Sunak said: “I’ve been very consistent that we are deeply concerned about the prospect of a military incursion into Rafah, given the number of civilians that are sheltering there and the importance of that crossing for aid. “I’ve made those points repeatedly to Prime Minister Netanyahu. “The priority right now should be on all parties, but particularly Hamas, to agree to a deal to release hostages and allow more aid to go in as part of a temporary pause, which will allow us to build a sustainable ceasefire. “That’s the best way to end the suffering. And that’s what I continue to call on all parties to do.” Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said …

How To Unleash The One Thing That Will Always Make Men Fall Deeply In Love | Clayton Olson

How To Unleash The One Thing That Will Always Make Men Fall Deeply In Love | Clayton Olson

Published by skeptic

Yetis, Stonehenge, shoe horns — life is full of mysteries, and up there with all this wonderment: what men want in a relationship and how to make a guy fall in love with you. This question has left women scratching their heads and writing furiously in their diaries for centuries. Falling in love is definitely a mystery and cracking the male code is not for the faint of heart (or the woman short on ink). Do you find yourself asking, “Does he love me? What can I do to get him to fall in love with me?” Does he want you to be laid back? Does he want you to be bossy? Does he want you to be funny? Does he want you to let him be funny? Does he want you to be a challenge? Does he want you to be submissive? What is it, exactly, that makes a man fall in love? The simple answer: Your essence. What a man wants and what makes him fall in love largely has to do with …

A deeply personal narrative wins NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

A deeply personal narrative wins NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

Published by skeptic

Professor Emily Sendin of Miami Dade College (L) presents Michael Vargas Arango (R) with the winner certificate from the NPR Podcast Challenge. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption toggle caption Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR Professor Emily Sendin of Miami Dade College (L) presents Michael Vargas Arango (R) with the winner certificate from the NPR Podcast Challenge. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR It’s rare to get a first-person perspective on living with a condition called schizoaffective disorder. But Michael Vargas Arango, who was diagnosed as a teenager, wanted the world to know that it’s not something to be afraid of. “I’m not dangerous. I’m not crazy. And I’m not delusional,” he says in his podcast, The Monsters We Create. “I’m just one more guy, with a mental health condition, living with it.” His emotional and deeply personal entry was chosen by our judges, from among 10 finalists. As the grand prize winner of this year’s NPR College Podcast Challenge, he’ll receive a $5,000 scholarship. The idea for his podcast came after Vargas Arango told …

A deeply personal narrative wins NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

A deeply personal narrative wins NPR’s College Podcast Challenge

Published by skeptic

Professor Emily Sendin of Miami Dade College (L) presents Michael Vargas Arango (R) with the winner certificate from the NPR Podcast Challenge. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption toggle caption Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR Professor Emily Sendin of Miami Dade College (L) presents Michael Vargas Arango (R) with the winner certificate from the NPR Podcast Challenge. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR It’s rare to get a first-person perspective on living with a condition called schizoaffective disorder. But Michael Vargas Arango, who was diagnosed as a teenager, wanted the world to know that it’s not something to be afraid of. “I’m not dangerous. I’m not crazy. And I’m not delusional,” he says in his podcast, The Monsters We Create. “I’m just one more guy, with a mental health condition, living with it.” His emotional and deeply personal entry was chosen by our judges, from among 10 finalists. As the grand prize winner of this year’s NPR College Podcast Challenge, he’ll receive a $5,000 scholarship. The idea for his podcast came after Vargas Arango told …

Humza Yousaf inherited a deeply fractured SNP – as will his successor | Scottish National party (SNP)

Humza Yousaf inherited a deeply fractured SNP – as will his successor | Scottish National party (SNP)

Published by skeptic

When Humza Yousaf was narrowly elected leader of the SNP last March, it was after a bruising leadership contest that exposed profound divisions in the party over LGBTQ+ rights, Westminster’s veto of Holyrood law, and environmental and economic policy. Indeed, it could be said the end of the SNP’s partnership with the Greens, and the downward spiral of chaos that ended with Yousaf’s resignation little over a year later, was telegraphed by the fault lines that emerged back then, setting the scene for the myriad conflicts that Yousaf was forced to manage – and ultimately failed to resolve – as leader. Those fault lines remain just as stark and will demand the new leader’s immediate attention. Just as crucial, in an election year when the SNP is forecast to take heavy losses at the hands of a resurgent Scottish Labour party, is how to communicate that the party is genuinely focused on voters’ concerns as well as rebuilding cross-party trust at Holyrood in minority government. Scottish opinion polls chart since the last general election shows …