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Jake Shears was born Jason Sellards in Arizona in 1978 and grew up in Washington before moving to New York, where he studied fiction writing at the New School. He’s best known as the co-lead singer of Scissor Sisters, with whom he released four albums between 2004 and 2012. His second solo album, Last Man Dancing, came out last year. Since September, Shears has been performing as the Emcee in Cabaret at the Playhouse in London (until 9 March). His debut podcast Queer the Music, in which he explores gamechanging queer…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The ability to grab listeners with a compelling story, complete with heroes, villains and victims, is not only a must for great literature, it is increasingly a tool for changing policy. A new paper published last month in Policy Studies Journal examines how disseminating largely false narratives around the issue of…

Country singer-songwriter Margo Price was born in Illinois in 1983 and studied dance and theatre at Northern Illinois University. For years, she was a fixture of the Nashville music scene, waiting tables and doing odd jobs while playing in various bands, before releasing her debut album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, in 2016. In 2018, she was nominated for a best new artist Grammy and in 2022 published the memoir Maybe We’ll Make It. Her fourth album, Strays, was released last year and she tours the UK and Ireland from 26…

In global markets, effective SEO extends beyond keywords and backlinks. It must consider cultural nuances to resonate with diverse audiences with different languages and needs. This article explores the dos and don’ts of SEO localization, guiding you through creating visible, culturally appropriate content that engages diverse audiences.Understanding cultural sensitivity Cultural sensitivity in SEO means recognizing and respecting the unique cultural, social and linguistic elements that define a local audience.…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of psychologists, social scientists, philosophers and evolutionary researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has found evidence suggesting that the slight advantage males have in navigation ability is likely due to differences in the ways male and female children are raised. In their paper published in…

On the Shelf Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science By Benjamin BreenGrand Central: 384 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Benjamin Breen, a young historian at UC Santa Cruz, has written a gripping new book that tells a remarkable story. “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science” tracks the…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Large construction projects in old cities often involve major interventions in the urban environment. In a new thesis from the University of Gothenburg, two strategies are analyzed for managing the cultural heritage when the excavators roll in: Preserve as much of the environment as possible or add new cultural values as compensation. …

Network structure of psychological reactions during an extreme ritual. Overall network structure based on Extended Bayesian Information Criterion Gaussian Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (EBICglasso; Foygel & Drton, Citation2010) network analysis and bootstrapped Exploratory Graph Analysis (EGA) (Epskamp & Fried, Citation2018) using a walktrap algorithm (Yang et al., Citation2016) with 1,000 bootstrap samples. Node colors…

I knew that I would love Thirsty Suitors from the moment it was first unveiled. If I had to pick a moment where it clicked into place, it'd have to be when the protagonist, Jala, summoned her mother in battle. Early in the game, you encounter Sergio, Jala's third-grade ex, who has been working deceptively hard in her absence to ingratiate himself in her family and life. As you battle in a diner, Sergio becomes invulnerable to your "thirsty" skills, backing Jala into a corner. With no moves left, she…

The actor Samantha Morton was born in Nottingham in 1977 and had a turbulent childhood, spending nine years in and out of foster care. At 13, she joined the Central Junior Television Workshop and in the late 90s broke through in the TV series Band of Gold and a searing performance in Under the Skin. She’s been nominated for an Oscar twice, for Sweet and Lowdown and In America, and won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Myra Hindley in Longford. For her directorial debut, The Unloved (2009), she won a Bafta. Morton lives…