As monobob made its Olympic debut on the Yanqing National Sliding Centre‘s notoriously serpentine Xiaohaituo Bobsled and Luge Track — often referred to as “The Dragon” — it quickly became clear: Precision is key. During Heat 1, pilot after pilot pinballed from side to side, runners rode up the wall, and finish times bled precious … Read more
Female Ukrainian soldiers are taking to the video-sharing app TikTok to post glam pictures and videos of themselves in their bid to win the soft power propaganda war with Russia. Clips of glamorous women in Ukrainian military uniforms dancing, fooling around in barracks, and even holding bullets have gone viral on social media. As tensions … Read more
Georgia police rushed to a forest south of Atlanta on Friday following reports a “deceased female” was found face down on a hiking trail. But the team of officers was left stunned when they arrived at the scene to discover that the “corpse” was actually a life-sized doll dumped by an unknown litterbug. The Jones … Read more
She was born 150 years ago and is a name you’ve probably never heard before — but the remarkable likeness between Prince Charles and his great-grandmother has been highlighted. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, who went on to become The Marchioness of Milford Haven, was born at Windsor Castle in 1863 and was … Read more
A doctor made a woman strip to her underwear before repeatedly groping and sexually assaulting her while performing acupuncture on her, a court heard today. Dr Hongwei Dong exclaimed ‘woo-hoo!’ when his patient re-entered the room to see her semi-naked, it is alleged. The customer suffered from joint and muscular pain. Dong, 60, allegedly touched … Read more
Issei Sagawa managed to escape trial for the murder of Renee Hartevelt and even became a celebrity in his native Japan – where he sold paintings and starred in a porn film Caniba trailer exploring the life of the cannibal Issei Sagawa A cannibal killer who murdered and ate a classmate never served a prison … Read more
Image source: Getty/NY Daily News Archive The concept of a posthumous album has always felt somewhat exploitative to me – it’s beyond the artist’s conceptual and creative control. On the other hand, a posthumous body of work bridges the gap between nostalgic listening to older music and longing for new music reminiscent of the good … Read more