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Led Zeppelin come out on top of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ lawsuit

October 6, 2020

The “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism saga has ended after six years of litigation and appeals, with the United States Supreme Court declining to hear the case. Featured on Led Zeppelin’s untitled fourth albu...

Kanye West reveals personal finances as part of ill-fated presidential run

Ronnie Tremble

October 6, 2020

Culture, Features, Main, Music, News

Since Kanye West is still running for president of the United States for some reason, he was obliged to disclose his financial assets to the Office of Government Ethics. He did this the other day. West has ...

Boris Johnson: Will he stay or will he go?

Ronnie Tremble

August 25, 2020

Culture, Main, News

British PM Boris Johnson is attempting to squash rumors that he intends to quit his position as the country’s leader early next year due to residual problems caused by his struggle with covid-19 this past spri...

COVID and child sex abuse—what’s the connection?

Ronnie Tremble

July 22, 2020

Main, News, Uncategorized

Add child sex abuse to the list of terrible things caused (or worsened) by the coronavirus. Australian police have issued a grim warning that online predators have been particularly active throughout the pande...

Mickey Rourke goes after Robert De Niro again

Ronnie Tremble

July 22, 2020

Comebacks, Culture, Film, Main, News

Mickey Rourke was once a promising actor, showcasing his ability in ‘80s films like Rumble Fish, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Year of the Dragon, and Angel Heart. More recently he has spent his time praising...

Will Australia release prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic?

Ronnie Tremble

March 22, 2020

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Background screening in Australia may soon become even more critical than usual. That’s because, as the coronavirus continues to spread unabated, the Australian government is facing calls to reduce the country...

Crazed toilet paper shoppers trample young girl

Ronnie Tremble

March 18, 2020

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We live in a “smart” world: smartphones, smart cars, smart watches, smart TVs, smartnumbers … But that doesn’t mean people are any more intelligent now than they were in the past. In fact, they appear to ...

Coronavirus shows no signs of slowing down

Ronnie Tremble

March 18, 2020

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Apart from a select few businesses—grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, manufacturers of surgical masks, hand sanitizer and latex gloves, and, with all the talk of social distancing, perhaps chatbot agenc...

Coronavirus pandemic means we’ll all have to live like gamers for a while

Ronnie Tremble

March 12, 2020

Comebacks, Culture, Events, Features, Games, Main, News, Uncategorized

Something tells me that, in general, gamers are not very dismayed at the extreme measures likely to be taken around the world in order to contain the rampaging coronavirus. Whereas most people no doubt shudder...

Federal jury sides with Motorola in lawsuit against Chinese competitor

Ronnie Tremble

March 10, 2020

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Motorola Solutions has won its federal case against Chinese rival Hytera Communications, with a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois concluding that Hytera was guilty of trade ...