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Elton John congratulates “game-changing” gay footballer Jake Daniels
The 17-year-old Blackpool player has become the first openly gay professional British footballer in over 30 years to come out while still playing
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Why our obsession with ‘good taste’ will only ever hold us back
In this extract from her new essay collection Poor Little Sick Girls, Polyester zine founder and editor Ione Gamble explains why the taste hierarchy in the arts is just another way for rich people to assert their dominance over the working classes
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UK’s first regular drug-testing service to open in Bristol this month
Users of the new service can confidentially test illegal substances free of charge
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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey begins statement on Elon Musk takeover with Radiohead song
The Twitter founder shared a link to the 2000 track ‘Everything In Its Right Place’
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Elon Musk launches audacious bid to buy Twitter for $41.4 billion
“Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it”
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Former ‘Festival of Brexit’ kicks off in Wales despite scathing Commons report
Unboxed opened in Wales despite select committee calling it an “irresponsible use of public money”
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Thomas Sabo unveils Rebel At Heart collection for Spring/Summer 2022
You can take a first look now
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‘Wordle’-inspired game ‘Framed’ challenges film buffs
One still, once a day, every day
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Kim Kardashian declared “legally single” after latest Kanye West divorce hearing
A Los Angeles court appears poised to rubber-stamp the split
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Andy Warhol to “read” own diaries through AI voice in new Netflix series
The pop-art icon will be profiled in six-part ‘The Andy Warhol Diaries’
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Have we lost the right to a private life in the UK?
One writer reflects on a workplace scenario she can’t forget. It opened her eyes to a gossiping society in which none of us is allowed the right to misbehave in secret
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Tributes pour in for satirist and journalist P.J. O’Rourke, who has died
“One of America’s smartest, funniest writers & the ultimate Gonzo journalist”
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Alexa Chung’s Twitter account hacked by NFT scammers
A representative for the model has confirmed the hack
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Cannabis campaigners in the UK have called for “sensible” government reforms
A charity has called on the UK government to make “sensible” reforms
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Queer Britain to open UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum in Kings Cross
It’s set to open its doors this spring
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Beyoncé and Diana Ross lead tributes to French fashion designer Thierry Mugler
The pioneer of power dressing’s death was announced yesterday (January 23)
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Tracey Emin asks Downing Street to remove her artwork amid “Partygate” scandal
Emin cited the “shameful” behaviour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government
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The Mystery of Judas Pig: Stranger-than-fiction story behind cult crime classic
It’s the turn of the millennium and one of East London’s greatest true crime stories, Judas Pig, is being written. Its anonymous author, a former gangster, has a bone to pick with the criminal underworld who want him dead. Years later, fanatic online sleuths are still piecing together the book’s tantalising clues about unsolved murders, and searching for the whereabouts of the elusive writer.
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Revealed: UK government plans publicity blitz to undermine privacy of your chats
The Home Office has hired a high-end ad agency to mobilise public opinion against encrypted communications — with plans that include some shockingly manipulative tactics
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The Brit Crew: What happened to Britain’s most recognisable YouTubers?
In the 2010s you couldn’t escape a certain friendship group of chirpy, cheeky British YouTubers dubbed the “Brit Crew”. But when their star faded, members stopped uploading and their household names were forgotten. With the help of Brit Crew members Jim Chapman and Marcus Butler, Rolling Stone investigates their story