38 h. ago A mourning father thought he was collecting his son’s clothes from the mortuary. The bag actually contained a human brain, lawsuit says

“Discovering one’s own child’s brain matter in a washing machine and then having to scoop it out...is a horror no family should ever endure,” a lawsuit claims

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38 h. ago Man forced to scoop son's liquefied brain out of washing machine after funeral home error

The family of Alexander Pinon, 27, were left horrified after they were handed a bag of his clothing - but it was quickly apparent that it contained something else

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39 h. ago Parents mistakenly given dead son’s liquefied brain following funeral home mix

A grisly error at a California funeral home led to a young man's grieving parents being handed a bag containing their loved one's brain matter

Society

4 d. ago What rhymes with la la la, la la la la la? Kevin Killian, the poet obsessed with Kylie Minogue

He wrote poems named after Kylie songs and named his collection of erotic fiction after her indie album. He even loved the B-sides. So what did the avant garde writer find so inspiring about the mini Melbourne marvel? Kevin Killian was obsessed with stars. Not in a metaphysical sense, like the grand lineage of poets that went before him, but the celebrity kind. Some were A-listers – he kept a vast database on Julia Roberts – and some more obscure. In 2000, taken by the work of cult literary sensation JT LeRoy, and confusion about their identity, Killian gave public readings of their work in San Francisco, where he had lived for 20 years after moving from New York. He would also turn unknown poets into local celebrities, hosting poetry events and making rapturous introductions to crowds that were occasionally outnumbered by the people on stage. “Anyone he admired was an A-lister,” says poet and friend, Evan Kennedy, “especially unknown poets. He’d enthuse about someone, and I’d say ‘...

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6 d. ago Eamonn Holmes claims 'wokeism' is ruining TV and bosses are 'scared' of hiring controversial presenters

The GB News presenter, 66, made the comment as he appeared on his son Declan's new podcast Founder&Family Collective on Friday.

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8 d. ago All is forgiven! Bridgerton star who complained the Royal balcony was 'terribly white' during the coronation of King Charles collects MBE from his son Prince William

Adjoa Andoh previously sparked controversy after she referred to the Buckingham Palace balcony during King Charles III's coronation as 'terribly white' during live coverage on ITV .

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1 week ago Mum cancels Christmas so teach son, 11, him a lesson he'll never forget

A mother has sparked debate after cancelling Christmas for her 11-year-old son following allegations he took £20 from his school's fundraising collection

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1 week ago Playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling

The writer of the Tony award-nominated Slave Play remains in custody after authorities say they found MDMA in his bagAmerican actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris, known for the Tony-nominated Slave Play, was arrested last month at an airport in Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, local authorities said late on Thursday.Harris, 36, was stopped on 16 November at Naha airport on Okinawa island after a customs officer discovered 0.78 grams of crystal containing the synthetic drug MDMA in his tote bag, an Okinawa regional customs spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Distraught widow handed bag containing dead husband's feet after post

Annette Federspiel, from Dunoon in Scotland, said she put her hand into a pair of socks belonging to her late husband, which had been returned after his death, and made a shocking discovery

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3 w. ago New York Knicks star has nearly $200,000 worth of watches and jewelry stolen from upmarket hotel, police say

The New York Knicks shooting guard dropped off a duffel bag containing the expensive items in the The Dominick Hotel in the SoHo area of Manhattan on September 5

Economics

3 w. ago Science says our brain has five ‘eras’, which explains why I didn’t feel like a real grown

Millennials have long been painted as the generation who won’t grow up. But as a new study suggests the human brain has five distinct eras, with adulthood only kicking in at age 32, it might turn out we’re all stuck in arrested development for longer than we thought, writes Helen Coffey

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3 w. ago Celtic fan group fire 10 stinging questions at board as Desmond row escalates after AGM chaos

The Celtic Fan Collective have questioned the roles of Dermot Desmond and his son Ross at Parkhead after the meeting

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3 w. ago Adolescence lasts into your 30s, major new study on brain development finds

New analysis has found that the human brain goes through five ‘major epochs’ ages during lifetime

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3 w. ago Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s

Study suggests human brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.The study, based on the brain scans of nearly 4,000 people aged under one to 90, mapped neural connections and how they evolve during our lives. This revealed five broad phases, split up by four pivotal “turning points” in which brain organisation moves on to a different trajectory, at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83 years. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Unemployed son dressed as dead mother to collect her pension in astonishing ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ scam

The 56-year-old Italian had been masquerading as his dead mother to collect on her pension for years

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