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A Salford-based gangster, who enjoyed a life of extravagance funded by criminal activity, has been handed a lengthy prison sentence. Craig Makinson, 50, lived the high life, complete with expensive cars, luxury holidays to Dubai and Thailand, and a £500,000 house with a swimming pool, all fuelled by his involvement in drug dealing. Makinson’s downfall […]

Texas A&M Athletic Director Trev Alberts has been at the forefront of adjusting to every recent change that has affected the college football landscape, especially concerning the House vs. NCAA settlement. After replacing former AD Ross Bjork, who departed to take the same position with Ohio State in the spring of 2024, Alberts immediately executed […]

Pacific Grove residents Gina and Paul Hein walked to the inaugural Woodies in the Woods event Thursday afternoon at Asilomar and were met with a collection of 50 classic Woodies in their own backyard. The Asilomar Conference Grounds, located steps away from Asilomar State Beach, tested the waters of Classic Car Week festivities for the […]

A noticeable change in atmosphere is brewing. Celebrities, once paragons of wellness and clean living, are now seemingly embracing a more laissez-faire lifestyle, raising eyebrows and sparking debate about whether the era of perfectly curated online personas is finally coming to an end. Celebrities Embracing Indulgence Kylie Jenner’s been regularly photographed with a glass of […]

It is one of the largest research collections dedicated to Black history in the world. Adorning its walls are artwork and films telling the stories of the African diaspora. The ashes of the poet Langton Hughes lay buried beneath the lobby floor. The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture memorialized […]

From Fashion Faux Pas to Frontrunner: Chloe Malle’s Rise at Vogue Chloe Malle, now 39, has become a prominent figure at Vogue, but her initial foray into the fashion world wasn’t exactly seamless. Reflecting on her 2011 interview with Anna Wintour for a social editor position, Malle recalls a sartorial misstep that would likely make […]

When fashion model Isabelle Boemeke started posting TikToks about nuclear power in 2020, her friends were baffled. One of her booking agents said she would wreck her career by touting something so controversial. “This is how it all goes down,” Boemeke says as she takes on the alienesque persona “Isodope” and explains how a reactor […]

Nintendo’s Game Development Strategy Under Scrutiny A reader expresses disappointment with the recent Metacritic scores of Drag x Drive and Switch 2 Welcome Tour, two titles for Nintendo’s new console. With scores of 62 and 54 respectively, these games fall short of expectations, especially considering they are among the few releases for the console. The […]

One thing about me is that I get very invested in true crime books, podcasts, documentaries…you name it, I’ve consumed it. And oftentimes, it gets me thinking, what if somebody I know is capable of these horrific crimes and I just didn’t even know it? A while back, Reddit user, peasantchoker asked, “People who knew […]