‘I was in one of the biggest 90s boybands but this is when it stopped being fun’

The boyband star reveals when the cracks began to show (Picture: Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images) Boybands Forever is the new documentary from Louis Theroux starring members of the biggest boybands of the 90s and 00s who realised their dream of pop stardom was actually a nightmare. Ritchie Neville is among the heartthrobs to feature as member … Read more

‘Liam Payne was more to us than just a singer, don’t shame us for grieving’

It’s been one month since One Direction star Liam Payne died at the tender age of 31 (Picture: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) Amy Winehouse, Prince, George Michael, Michael Jackson… all celebrities whose deaths undeniably shook fans to the core before millions descended into weeks-long periods of mourning. However, the death of Liam Payne sparked … Read more

Girls Aloud fans ‘bawling’ over Children in Need tribute to Sarah Harding

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next BBC aired their annual fundraiser Children in Need on Friday evening, and one particular part had viewers feeling emotional. Girls Aloud have re-released their single, Stand By You but this time it’s ‘Sarah’s Version’ in … Read more

Letters to the Editor: I was a teacher when Prop. 187 was on the ballot. Here’s what my students did to show their patriotism

People gather for a rally and concert to protest Proposition 187 at East Los Angeles College on Oct. 30, 1994. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Reading Gustavo Arellano’s column on living in a “Prop. 187 America” and seeing the photograph of protesters in 1994 reminded me of my life at … Read more

Letters to the Editor: What do Senate Republicans have to say about Matt Gaetz and RFK Jr. in the Trump Cabinet?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., seen at a campaign rally on Oct. 27, was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Health and Human Services Department. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press) To the editor: For those who voted against their own self-interest this election, thinking that a second Donald Trump presidency would not be as … Read more

How Haruki Murakami and other writers are grappling with our surreal post-pandemic reality

Commuters make their way outside Tokyo Station in Japan’s capital last year. Haruki Murakami’s latest novel is among several recent works marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Associated Press) Since 1979, Haruki Murakami has written more than a dozen imaginative novels concerned with the nature of reality. He says he tends to incorporate weird events that … Read more

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