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The role of recall elections in our political system

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'Women in the West Are So Demanding': The British Passport Bros Abandoning the UK for Traditional Wives Abroad

The 'Passport Bros' movement sees Western men seeking traditional relationships abroad, driven by dissatisfaction with local dating norms and economic factors.

International Business Times UK

‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

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Wisconsin Reined in Public Sector Unions. Now Those Reforms Are in Jeopardy.

Act 10 saved taxpayers billions and helped government run more efficiently. Fifteen years later, a questionable legal challenge may doom it.

Reason

Wisconsin elects liberal judge to Supreme Court in major win for abortion rights

Chris Taylor’s win guarantees a liberal majority on the court until at least 2030

The Independent UK

Teenager died after asking ChatGPT for ‘most successful’ way to take his life, inquest told

Luca Cella Walker asked chatbot for best way for someone to kill themself on railway line before his death

The Guardian - UK

Last surviving member of the Walker Brothers dies aged 83

Bringing to an end the life of the American drummer and vocalist who helped shape one of the most successful pop groups of the 1960s, Gary Leeds – the last surviving member of the Walker Brothers – has died aged 83.

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Savannah Guthrie's mother may have been kidnapped. How does law enforcement handle negotiations?

Experts say abductions for ransom are rare, despite dramatic portrayals on TV

The Independent UK

“If anything makes me regret not pursuing more of an artistic career, it’s looking at Brian Eno”: Still, BJ Cole didn’t do too badly with David Gilmour, The Orb, Bill Nelson, Scott Walker and others

He set out to confound expectations of pedal steel with post-country band Cochise. Thanks to Captain Beefheart, Love and Hank Marvin, the session hero is pleased to reflect that he got away with it

Louder

2023 Criminal Trial Where Witnesses Wore Surgical Masks Violated Confrontation Clause

From last week's Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision in Smith v. State, written by Judge Scott Walker; the Court… The post 2023 Criminal Trial Where Witnesses Wore Surgical Masks Violated Confrontation Clause appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

"That song is actually the answer to the big question - it's got real power": The story of the post-punk classic that defined a band and inspired a Hollywood movie

Its lyrics evoked vintage Scott Walker and posed the question of destiny vs. free will. More importantly, it didn't sound like U2

Louder

Education Secretary Linda McMahon derailed by hacker’s clown music at conservative student event

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, president of the Young America's Foundation, blamed the Chinese Communist Party and liberals for the interruptions

The Independent UK

Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings

Anxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country

The Independent UK

Fistfights with John Lydon, sword fights with the Sisters of Mercy, gangsters, goth and Ferris Bueller: The epic story of Flesh For Lulu

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"I can allow myself to be a bit sexier and say what’s on my mind": How Taylor Hawkins and a nameless girl inspired The Struts frontman Luke Spiller to make his brilliant and beguiling solo album

Struts frontman Luke Spiller mixes velvet-lined pop and old European flair with a modern Hollywood love story on Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes And Wine

The Independent UK

On ‘More’, Pulp pick up precisely where their imperial phase left off

4/5 Band’s first album in 24 years accomplishes the transition between fan-settling familiarity and creative advancement

The Guardian - UK

Pulp: More review – anthems and rage for the next life stage

Jarvis Cocker and the band’s first album in 24 years delivers a refreshing take on middle age, with all the the skewed observation and joyful melodic flourishes of old

Louder

“It remained in the domain of teenyboppers, but prog elements are within its grooves”: What if I told you A-ha’s Hunting High And Low is really a prog album?

Believe it or not, the 1985 pop record emerged from a background of Uriah Heep, Deep Purple, and Morten Harket singing along to Queen songs

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Growers criticise UK supermarkets for heavy Easter discounts on vegetables

Fears produce could be permanently devalued by price war, as it ‘creates unrealistic expectations about costs’

The Guardian - UK

Hamish Hawk review – Jarvis Cocker-esque Scot shows why he’s at the edge of the big time

Also channelling Elvis and Scott Walker, the charismatic singer’s character softens as he moves from bold songs from latest album A Firmer Hand to older tracks

Louder

"I’d listen to that song and dream about my future": The Struts' Luke Spiller picks the soundtrack of his life

Luke Spiller picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the classic album he might record new vocals for

The Guardian - US

‘We were demonized’: labor unions win big in ruling on Wisconsin’s Act 10

Judge overturned ex-governor Scott Walker’s notorious law that stripped employees’ collective bargaining rights

Guitar World

“Robert Plant said, ‘We’re going to do Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin.’ I said, ‘I’m not doing it – I don’t want to be in Jimmy Page’s graveyard!’” UK songwriting icon Richard Hawley talks big name jams, guitar shopping –and restoring Scott Walker's Tele

Hawley doesn't hide his influences but instead synthesizes them into a sound that is all his own. And on new album, In This City They Call You Love, he might just have ascended into the ranks of the legends

Guitar World

“It was in quite a parlous state… Scott’s blood was on there – his physical remnants were on the guitar”: Richard Hawley on how he came to own Scott Walker’s Fender Telecaster

Hawley recalls the Pulp recording session that served as the catalyst to him and Walker's friendship

Capital & Main

Republican Convention Puts Spotlight on Wisconsin GOP’s Anti-Union Agenda

State Republicans devastated unions, but union electoral power remains crucial to defeating Donald Trump.

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