‘If I get covered in urine, that means I’ve arrived’: the birth of Monsters of Rock festival | Music – Culture | The Guardian

‘We ended up with just under 36,000 people’ … the crowd at Castle Donington.

Shared from www.theguardian.com Rob Halford (vocals, Judas Priest): That first Monsters of Rock [in 1980] was an extraordinary day. It was the first metal festival. And it kicked off a whole experience, not just in […]

Where to stream the best picture Oscar-nominated movies – CNN.com – RSS Channel – Entertainment

Shared from www.cnn.com Streaming services backed a number of movies that secured key nominations on Feb. 8, in advance of the 94th annual Oscars, which will be televised March 27 on ABC. This means many […]

Remembering John Madden, the video game character – Technology

Shared from www.latimes.com Football wasn’t the sport I gravitated toward as a kid. But John Madden certainly made the argument that it should be. Madden, the coach and broadcaster who died Tuesday at age 85, […]

Michigan’s Juwan Howard Kicks Off Brawl Against Wisconsin, Throws Hands – TMZ.com

Michigan's Juwan Howard Kicks Off Brawl Against Wisconsin, Throws Hands

Shared from www.tmz.com 12:51 PM PT — Howard has an explanation for why things escalated the way they did, telling the media … the fault lies with Greg Gard putting hands on him first. Here’s […]

Bitcoin paradise? Briton creates ‘crypto utopia’ in South Pacific | Cryptocurrencies – Lifestyle | The Guardian

Bitcoin paradise? Briton creates ‘crypto utopia’ in South Pacific | Cryptocurrencies

Shared from www.theguardian.com For the past 12 years Anthony Welch and his partner Theresa have been living a Robinson Crusoe life alone on a South Pacific island mostly untouched by humanity. Welch, a retired British […]

Macy Gray’s NBA All-Star National Anthem Gets Grin from LeBron James – TMZ.com

Macy Gray's NBA All-Star National Anthem Gets Grin from LeBron James

Shared from www.tmz.com Macy Gray’s the latest to try something different with the National Anthem during the NBA All-Star weekend … and yet again, it evoked some would-be chuckles from the players. The Grammy-winning singer […]

‘Every move scrutinized’: Facebook’s rocky road to the metaverse | Meta – Lifestyle | The Guardian

Phone screen displaying Facebook, TikTok and Twitter apps.

Shared from www.theguardian.com It would hardly be hyperbole to say that since its founding in 2004, Facebook has taken over the world – counting more than 50% of the global population as its user base. […]

Director James Gunn Engaged to ‘Peacemaker’ Star Jennifer Holland – TMZ.com

Director James Gunn Engaged to 'Peacemaker' Star Jennifer Holland

Shared from www.tmz.com James Gunn is ready to give marriage another go — ‘cause he just popped the question to his longtime partner, Jennifer Holland … and she said yes. The go-to superhero movie director […]

Analysis: ‘Bel-Air’ gives us a new Will Smith, thanks to Will Smith – CNN.com – RSS Channel – Entertainment

Shared from www.cnn.com And I’d like to take a minute just to write right here, and tell you about how we ended up with a reboot called “Bel-Air.” No, the lyrics don’t exactly match, but […]

A local’s guide to Tallinn: the best fishburgers, speakeasies and Soviet-era art | Travel – Lifestyle | The Guardian

tallin SPOT

Shared from www.theguardian.com Food Don’t miss Anno, near the cruise terminal, where a husband-and-wife team serves creative dishes made with Baltic ingredients. The tasting menu isn’t too expensive and Erno (the husband) suggests inventive wine […]

‘Pokémon Legends: Arceus’: — Nintendo’s most spiritual game? – Technology

Shared from www.latimes.com A more agile, spiritual “Pokémon”? That’s what “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” delivers. It’s a game for Nintendo Switch that treats a mania with cutesy-odd creatures as the religion that it is — fitting […]