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The Bee Gees’ 40 greatest songs – ranked! | Bee Gees

40. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1993)The Bee Gees’ biggest 90s hit sums up the pros and cons of their output during the decade. On the one hand, it’s an exceptionally high-quality song, the product of master craftsmen at work. On the other, the production is slick to the point of seeming faintly anodyne.39. Wildflower (1981)The sound of a band still reeling from the 1979 disco backlash – one variant on the Disco Sucks T-shirt also featured the phrase “Kill the Bee Gees” – the album Living Eyes is all over the place. But…

Lou Fine’s Classic Red Bee Cover on Hit Comics #5, Up for Auction

The creation of Toni Blum and Charles Nicholas for Quality Comics title Hit Comics, the Red Bee is the subject of an iconic Lou Fine cover. | Despite working on and co-creating numerous characters now considered obscure, Lou Fine was considered one of the best artists of the Golden Age.  He was an artist that even other comic book greats admired, and his cover work for publishers Fox Feature Syndicate, Fiction House, and Quality Comics is still highly regarded by collectors to this day. Will Eisner would once say about…

Amazons Attack, No Bee Weapon Needed

| Welcome to another installment of the Bleeding Cool comic book preview of the week. This week, we're taking a look at the upcoming Dark Knights of Steel #9. Superman and Wonder Woman have some serious mommy issues to deal with in this preview of Dark Knights of Steel #9. Joining me for this preview is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron. I'll be grudgingly allowing it to provide its thoughts on the preview, but I'm warning it not to try to take over the world this time. Let's take a look at what's in store…

Chris Pratt Gets Stung In The Eye By A Bee: “F*** That Bee Lady”

Superheroes don’t impress bees: Chris Pratt stung in the eye(Pic Credit: Instagram) ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ star Chris Pratt has been stung in the eye by a bee. The actor admitted he had a “false sense of security” after watching videos of Texas-based beekeeper Erika Thompson, who regularly handles the creatures and their hives without protective gear. But, his idea that he thought he could “control” the stinging insects quickly backfired, reports Female First UK. Wearing sunglasses, Chris Pratt said in a video…

Chris Pratt Reveals He Was Stung By A Bee In His Eye

Chris Pratt revealed that he was stung by a bee in the eye. The Guardian Of The Galaxy recently took to his social media and shared a brief video. Pratt explained how he’s been inspired by Texas Bee Works beekeeper Erika Thompson’s videos. The video begins with him donning black sunglasses later he explained how he’s been inspired by Thompson’s videos. Apparently, the Guardians of the Galaxy star took that inspiration a bit too far, which lead to a gruesome sting in his left eye, which lead Thompson to leave a hilarious…

Bumble Bee Flights to Set Up Air Taxi Plant in Odisha, Raises Rs 300 Crore

Bumble Bee Flights Pvt Ltd said on Tuesday it has raised Rs 300 crore (USD 37 million) from the UK-based SRAM & MRAM Technologies and Resources to set up a self-driven air taxi assembly plant in Odisha.Founded by air mobility solutions expert Arjun Das early this year, the Bangalore-based startup plans to launch the first human-carrying prototype by April next year, Bumble Bee Flights said in a statement.It will manufacture certified air taxis under the Bee Flights brand and be available for production by 2024, it…

Bumble Bee Flights raises Rs 300 crore to set up air taxi assembly plant in Odisha

Bumble Bee Flights Pvt Ltd said it has raised Rs 300 crore (USD 37 million) from the UK-based SRAM & MRAM Technologies and Resources to set up a self-driven air taxi assembly plant in Odisha. Founded by air mobility solutions expert Arjun Das early this year, the Bangalore-based startup plans to launch the first human-carrying prototype by April next year, Bumble Bee Flights said in a statement. It will manufacture certified air taxis under the Bee Flights brand and be available for production by 2024, it stated. The…

Angela Bassett Recalls How A 12-Year-Old Keke Palmer Actually Got Her The Role As Her Mother In Akeelah And The Bee

Keke Palmer and Angela Bassett have been compared for some time now. From their physical resemblance to Palmer’s spot-on impression of the Oscar-nominated actress, fans can’t help but see some of Bassett in the Nope star. Of course, the connection goes beyond the similarities, as the Black Panther actress once played Palmer's on-screen, supportive and stern mother in the spelling bee drama Akeelah and the Bee. Both were great in the movie and, as it turns out, Palmer may have played an instrumental role in Bassett…

Honey Bees Are Only Living Half as Long as They Did in the 1970s

Members of a honey bee colony in Cuba.Photo: YAMIL LAGE/AFP (Getty Images)In the 1970s, laboratory honey bees generally lived for over a month. But now, according to new research published in Scientific Reports, lab-kept bees only live about two weeks.The halving of the insects’ lifespan (from 34.3 days in the 1970s to 17.7 days in the 2010s) is just the latest worrying sign for a species that plays a crucial role in our environment. Honey bees have suffered huge population losses in recent years.The recent findings came

Puzzling study finds bee lifespans are now 50% shorter than 50 years ago

Striking research from a pair of entomologists at the University of Maryland suggests the lifespan of honey bees kept in controlled laboratory conditions is 50% shorter than what was seen in the 1970s. The researchers hypothesize genetic changes in bees may be responsible for the shorter lifespans.Studying the lifespan of honey bees can be challenging. In real-world conditions the lifespan of a worker bee can vary depending on the dynamics of its specific colony. Our general understanding of bee longevity stem from…