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There’s something eerie about returning to Korn‘s 1999 album, Issues. In one sense, the album represents the apex of an era and the beginning of its end, both in terms of heavy music, and in popular culture in general — as both reside downstream from the general historical environment of the time. Listening to it […]
President-elect Donald Trump‘s incoming “border czar” issued a stark warning to criminal gangs on Friday. “As far as Tren de Aragua and MS-13 … my gang’s bigger than your gang, and we’re going to take you out, too,” said Tom Homan, who led U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s first term and will now […]
Tens of thousands of Netflix users reported issues accessing the streaming service prior to the long-awaited showdown between boxing legend Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Customers began reporting issues at around 7 p.m., according to the website Down Detector, which tracks online service outages. Reports of problems skyrocketed at around 9:46 p.m., when roughly […]
The Met Office has this morning issued an urgent snow alert for parts of England and Scotland. The string of yellow weather warnings for snow and ice cover 42 hours and span a three-day period. The first comes into effect at 4pm on Sunday and covers the very far north of Scotland. However, further alerts […]
On November 9, 2024, the government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP on the management, provision, and use of internet services and online information (“Decree 147”). This decree supersedes the previous Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated July 15, 2013, on the same topic (“Decree 72”) and its amending regulations, and will take effect on December 25, […]
Hong Kong has raised its T8 typhoon signal as Tropical Cyclone Toraji neared, bringing squally showers and strong winds to the city. The Gale or Strom Signal, No. 8 was issued at 11.10 pm on Wednesday, with the Hong Kong Observatory saying it would remain in force until at least 10 am on Thursday. The […]
A few days ago, an old friend reached out to me about a project he was working on. At first glance, it seemed exciting, so, I took the bait. We talked, and he asked if I’d be interested in helping out. I thought, “Why not?” The idea had potential, and I was curious to see […]
Article content The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The notice is for both the union’s urban and rural and suburban bargaining units. In a release early Tuesday morning, the union says workers will be in a legal strike position as of Friday if negotiated settlements have not […]
HYBE-owned Weverse Magazine has confirmed that its former editor-in-chief was responsible for creating HYBE’s controversial leaked “music industry report,” but the magazine says those reports were not connected to the magazine, and the controversial report was “worked on separately.” The revelation comes amid growing scrutiny of the entertainment giant’s internal practices. The controversy emerged on […]
Coles chair says cost-of-living issues have been ‘politicised’ Jonathan Barrett The Coles chair, James Graham, has opened the supermarket’s annual general meeting by defending the company’s profit levels and criticising “politicised” attacks. Graham told shareholders in Melbourne today that: In this context, it has been disappointing to see how cost-of-living issues have been politicised and […]