Stranger Things 4: Part Two has dropped on Netflix - featuring one of the series' breakout stars, Joseph Quinn. Joseph burst onto our screens as high school student Eddie Munson, who took Dustin and Mike under his wing, as they joined the Dungeons and Dragons Hell Fire Club. However, his Hawkins friends and new acquaintances had to band together, after he was accused of a crime he did not comitt. READ NEXT: Millie Bobby Brown begged Netflix bosses for her Stranger Things character to be killed With Eddie and his new friends on the trail of Vecna, fans are eagerly awaiting to see what will happen to them - with many hoping that Eddie survives the upside down. As Part Two drops on Netflix, Daily Star has taken a closer look at the life of Eddie star Joseph Quinn. Joseph Quinn has links to Liverpool Joseph Quinn has nailed his performance as Eddie, the boss of Hawkins High School Dungeons and Dragons Hellfire Club, since joining the cast of the popular Netflix series … [Read more...] about Stranger Things Eddie star Joseph Quinn’s life – Game of Thrones to rock star donation
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‘Music Is Beyond Politics’: When U2 Went to Bosnia in 1997
Fifteen years ago, U2 brought music and a message to post-war Sarajevo. Reuters Fifteen years ago this weekend, on Sept. 23, 1997, pop music changed the world. Well, briefly at least. On a Tuesday night in a bomb-scarred Olympic stadium, Irish rock band U2 played the first major pop concert to take place in the recuperating city of Sarajevo since the end of the Bosnian war, in hopes of erasing the ethnic tensions that had overwhelmed Yugoslavia, if only for the duration of a two-act set. "If there's any message, it's a simple one, a banal one," frontman Bono explained to CNN. "It's that music is beyond politics." Famously, Bono's ballooning humanitarian efforts would later earn him a reputation—not a good one—as a "messianic do-gooder" and an overambitious, globe-trotting collector of vanity projects. In 2002, the cover of Time would ask cheekily, "Can Bono Save the World?," and in 2009, the Daily Mail complained that while Bono was certainly passionate about relieving … [Read more...] about ‘Music Is Beyond Politics’: When U2 Went to Bosnia in 1997
The Ensemble Edit: Eight cool things to do during your weekend
Each week, the team behind fashion, beauty and culture website Ensemble share a few stylish and interesting recommendations. For more fashion, beauty and women-centric conversations from the intelligent to the whimsical, check out Ensemble here and sign up to the weekly newsletter here . Look good, do good It’s very much sweater weather, and we are all for groovy vintage or hand-knit options. Fashion designer Karen Walker gets it too: from Friday until Sunday July 3 (or while stock lasts), she is hosting a mini pop-up in her Newmarket store, offering an eclectic edit of one-of-a-kind, pre-loved hand knits to fundraise for Dove Hospice & Wellness . Now in its fourth year, the popular pop-up is stocked with a hand chosen selection of hand-knitted wool sweaters, cardigans, blankets and accessories for adults and kids. The knits will retail for $80 (for grow up sweaters), $35 (kids), $35 (blankets) and $20 (accessories), and all the money raised from sales will … [Read more...] about The Ensemble Edit: Eight cool things to do during your weekend
Colin Hay talks new solo record and Men at Work’s legacy
To any music fan, the mention of Colin Hay's name automatically conjures up memories of Men at Work, the popular 1980s Australian rock band for which he was the lead singer and chief songwriter. In fact, 2022 marks a special milestone for Hay and the group: It was 40 years ago that Men at Work released their debut, Business as Usual , in the United States. Not only did it yield two of the band's biggest smash hits, "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under," but the album spent an astounding 15 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and has since sold 6 million copies in the United States. Long after Men at Work's initial breakup in 1986, Hay has since transitioned from being the frontman of the New Wave rock group to a solo artist whose music is rooted in the classic singer-songwriter tradition. An example of the latter can be found on Hay's latest album, Now and the Evermore, which was released in March. Filled with melodic pop hooks and sophisticated arrangements, the new album … [Read more...] about Colin Hay talks new solo record and Men at Work’s legacy
The Lawless Frontier
This past April in Quetta, the bleached-gray, drought-stricken capital of the Pakistani border province of Baluchistan, I awoke to explosions and gunfire. In search of the violence, my translator, Jamil, and I jumped into a four-wheel-drive Toyota and raced through the section of town inhabited by Pashtoon tribesmen. Suddenly we were surrounded by Pakistani soldiers, who forced us out of the car and pointed assault rifles in our faces. While they searched us, I saw two other soldiers with automatic weapons run along a high wall a few feet from where we stood. Shots rang out from inside the adjacent compound. By 11:00 a.m. five people had been killed and twenty wounded, and a large cache of weapons had been confiscated in a raid on the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami (Pashtoon National People's Party), a group supporting an independent "Pashtoonistan" created out of Pakistani territory. The party stood accused of murders and kidnapping. Security forces claimed victory, but reports later … [Read more...] about The Lawless Frontier
How Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Became Everybody’s ‘Hallelujah’
A new book traces the the song's strange rise to pop-cultural ubiquity. Columbia/Passport; DreamWorks; ITV Pop standards don't really get written anymore. Most of the best-known standards were composed before the arrival of rock and roll; perhaps something about the new brand of mass-marketed, Ed Sullivan-fueled stardom just didn't quite jive with the generous old-world tradition of passing songs around the circuit, offering to share. Related Story If You Listen Closely, Taylor Swift Is Kind of Like Leonard Cohen So when an obscure Leonard Cohen song from 1984 was resurrected in the '90s, then repurposed and reinvented by other artists so many times it became a latter-day secular hymn—well, that was kind of like a pop-music unicorn sighting. Alan Light's new book The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah" traces the bizarre cultural history of that very unicorn: "Hallelujah," a song that lay dormant in … [Read more...] about How Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ Became Everybody’s ‘Hallelujah’
Coronation Street’s Tony Maudsley issues angry update after lorry smashes into his car
Claire Sweeney recalls Tony Maudsley feeding her son Yum Yums Don't miss the best new TV releases for 2022 and behind the scenes news SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Coronation Street star Tony Maudsley has updated his fans after a lorry hit his parked car. The George Shuttleworth actor thanked two strangers who helped him out. Related articles Ulrika Jonsson, 54, recreates Kendall Jenner's completely NAKED snap 'Queen!' Beyonce strips naked and rides horse for 'Renaissance' He revealed the “dynamic duo” followed the culprit and took down his registration in their bid to help. Taking to Twitter in view of his 80.2k followers, Tony posed a photo of his bashed up car, with metalwork hanging … [Read more...] about Coronation Street’s Tony Maudsley issues angry update after lorry smashes into his car
Kate Middleton’s ‘ambitious mother’ encouraged her tennis skills – but plays ‘less so now’
Kate Middleton stuns as she joins Emma Raducanu for doubles Don't miss the best new TV releases for 2022 and behind the scenes news SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Kate Middleton, 40, is expected to turn up to Wimbledon in the coming days as Patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. A massive fan of tennis, the Duchess of Cambridge is well-known for her love of sports and exercise . She serves as the patron for a number of essential sporting organisations. Related articles Fergie weight loss: How Duchess of York 'lost close to 50 pounds' Why Meghan and Harry were banned from sitting together at wedding This includes the Rugby Football Union and the All England Lawn Tennis … [Read more...] about Kate Middleton’s ‘ambitious mother’ encouraged her tennis skills – but plays ‘less so now’