43 h. ago Does everything feel broken but weirdly normal? There’s a word for that

Large-scale systems are crumbling, yet daily life continues. The Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help when dysfunction is the status quoIn January, the comedian Ashley Bez posted an Instagram video of herself, trying to describe a heavy mood in the air. “How come everything feels all ?” she says, trailing off and grimacing exaggeratedly into the camera.Digital anthropologist Rahaf Harfoush saw the video, and got it immediately. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real

If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can helpIn January, the comedian Ashley Bez posted an Instagram video of herself, trying to describe a heavy mood in the air. “How come everything feels all ?” she says, trailing off and grimacing exaggeratedly into the camera.Digital anthropologist Rahaf Harfoush saw the video, and got it immediately. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago No change to term times in North Lanarkshire schools after consultation

The council gathered opinions on two proposals for school calendars, with the first option being similar to the status quo including the September weekend, one week in October, and a Monday and Tuesday holiday for the February mid-term break.

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3 d. ago Neighbours legend Ian Smith admits 'I was supposed to die in March' in candid health update

The Harold Bishop icon has revealed how experimental treatment has changed his life after being diagnosed with a rare, aggressive type of cancer

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3 d. ago Birds of a Feather legend Lesley Joseph admits iconic sitcom ending 'came as a relief'

The series concluded with a Christmas special back in 2020

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6 d. ago LORD ASHCROFT: Both swept to victory as unfettered mavericks. But Trump may end up in the same trap as Boris

LORD ASHCROFT: Last year Donald Trump was swept to victory on a wave of dissatisfaction with the status quo.

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8 d. ago Everton legend admits one regret ahead of Goodison Park farewell

This weekend's clash with Southampton will be the final men's match at the stadium before they move to their new ground

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8 d. ago Status Quo legend admits 'I'm scared s***less' as he shares 'constant' money concerns

Francis Rossi has been making hit records with his band Status Quo for almost 60 years, but despite half a dozen gold albums and countless hits, he still fears not "having enough money" as he ages

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9 d. ago Warren Buffett reveals the heartbreaking real reason he's stepping down from Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Buffett admitted the real reason that led to the Wall Street legend finally stepping down from Berkshire Hathaway at 94.

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1 week ago ‘I terribly wanted to be liked. Still do’: Status Quo’s Francis Rossi on money worries, his deepest neuroses – and sounding like Nellie the Elephant

Lampooned by critics but loved by fans, Quo turned boogie into blockbuster rock. As a live album captures their 70s peak, their frontman remembers late friend Rick Parfitt – and reconsiders his whole sense of selfIf you want to contemplate quite how far back Status Quo’s roots go, consider this: the band’s founders came together before the Beatles had released their first single, before the idea of “the band” was even a thing in pop music. They’re often dismissed as one-song wonders, or as proponents of brutally simplistic music – but as much as the Stones or the Who, Status Quo are carved into British rock.Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster formed the Spectres in 1962, when the guitarist and bassist were still at school. Drummer John Coghlan signed up a year later and Rick Parfitt completed the “Frantic Four” when he joined after sharing a bill with the Spectres at Minehead Butlin’s in 1966. The Beatles showed Rossi not just what he could do with his life, but touched something very ...

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1 week ago Bradley Wiggins admits son feared his cocaine addiction would kill cycling legend

Cycling legend Sir Bradley Wiggins was addicted to cocaine for many years following his retirement from the sport in 2016 and has sought help from infamous cheat Lance Armstrong

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2 w. ago Whiplash reversals mean Trump’s erratic trade policy is as clear as mud

The specifics of the administration’s economic masterplan – from strollers to movies to China – change by the dayDecades of economic orthodoxy failed millions of Americans, according to Donald Trump, who marched back into the White House promising to shred the status quo. But the specifics of his alternative – exactly how his administration claims it will make America great again – change by the day.The US president declared this week to be a key milestone of his second term, as he unveiled his first major trade deal since returning to office following accelerated talks with the UK. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mother’s Day in Germany is a reminder that motherhood is a battle that’s not for me | Carolin Würfel

Growing up in east Germany I saw how women around me struggled – and not enough has changed to make me alter my course To be honest, mothers make me sad. Especially working mothers with small children. Sometimes, when I see a woman in the late afternoon – pushing a buggy, a sniffling toddler in tow, tote bags swinging from her shoulder and two dark circles around her eyes – I want to cross the street. Not out of judgment, but because I can’t bear how exhausted she looks. The quiet despair etched into her face. I feel sorry for her. It’s so damn unfair. Studies and statistics back this up: the status quo for working mothers is dismal.For years, I’ve witnessed it up close, too – in friends, work colleagues, relatives and neighbours. Their inner conflict. The overload. The heartbreak of falling short of whatever illusions they had. The anger at their limits, their circumstances. Because it really is insanely hard to work and, at the same time, keep up an orderly life, with a stocked fr...

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2 w. ago Coronation Street legend rushed back to hospital as he admits something's 'gone seriously wrong'

Charlie Lawson, who is best known for his role as Jim McDonald in the ITV soap, offered an update after first sharing he was in hospital earlier this week

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2 w. ago Coronation Street legend in hospital as they admit they 'can't walk properly'

Charlie Lawson, who played Jim McDonald in Coronation Street for 11 years, has shared an update from his hospital bed and is in "great pain" after falling at home

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2 w. ago Nicola Peltz's major feuds from Beckham family brothers to housekeeping staff claims

Nicola Peltz is being blamed by some insiders for the rift between Brooklyn Beckham and the rest of his family, but it's not the only time she's upset the status quo

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2 w. ago Welsh Labour leader launches broadside at Starmer demanding he rethinks winter fuel and benefits cuts amid panic over Reform threat

Baroness Morgan used a speech marking a year until Senedd elections to insist she 'will not stay silent' when the PM makes 'decisions that we think will harm Welsh communities'.

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2 w. ago Welsh Labour leader launches broadside at Starmer amid panic over Reform threat in Senedd elections

Baroness Morgan will use a speech marking a year until Senedd elections that she 'will not stay silent' when the PM makes 'decisions that we think will harm Welsh communities'.

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2 w. ago Married LA Lakers legend 'sexually assaulted schoolgirl, 15, in locked janitor's closet'

LA Lakers legend Byron Scott has admitted to a sexual encounter with a teenage girl at school four decades ago, Daily Mail can reveal.

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2 w. ago Rangers legend Duncan Ferguson admits being £4m in debt was lowest moment

Duncan Ferguson tells how he went from riches to rags, finding himself trapped in millions of pounds of debt like many other football legends.

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