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US, which some scientists claim shows dinosaurs were killed and entombed on the day a giant asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. BBC I UK
It does leave one very tired and exhausted, doesn’t it?
“Post the lockdown, I’m seeing people become bolder about freely expressing themselves. I think that a lot of people have always had thoughts of wanting it, but have not gone out there to explore it, maybe because of the fear or the taboo attached to it.” J’son D’souza, aka Mr Piercer, on the boom in intimate piercings: he used to get eight to 10 requests in a month, now he’s getting almost that many requests every week. VICE I US
The Queen on contracting COVID in February at the age of 96. THE AUSTRALIAN I AU
“Ain’t nobody in it – this is crazy.” San Francisco police apprehend a self-driving vehicle cruising the streets without headlights – only to find there was no-one inside.
food trucks, wellness days and private gigs from Lizzo (hello Google) can’t ameliorate the average one-hour daily commute.
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“Employees aren’t going to come in regularly just for the frills. What are you going to do next? Get Justin Bieber and then Katy Perry?” Nick Bloom, economic professor at Stanford University, on tech companies’ efforts to entice employees back to the office. But even perks like
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“I get so, so sad about it. Like, what happens if she doesn’t walk down the aisle and I’m standing there? [That’s] like, my biggest fear.” Brooklyn Beckham, son of millionaires, on his unfounded fears ahead of his extravagant wedding to Nicola Peltz, daughter of billionaires.
“I mean, if there’s kitchen rage in an organisation, I think it tells us something, which is not just about the kitchen.” Professor Katherine Reynolds, from Australian National University, on breaches in work etiquette – along with the return of the passive‑aggressive sign in the office kitchen.
“It has to be with salt and only with salt, because in Barbados we take our fruits to the ocean and soak them. Trust me, it really is a thing.” Rihanna on her pregnancy cravings for tangerines sprinkled with salt. VOGUE I US
“This looks like an animal whose leg has simply been ripped off really quickly. There’s no evidence on the leg of disease, there are no obvious pathologies, there’s no trace of the leg being scavenged, such as bite marks or bits of it that are missing.” Professor Paul Barrett, from London’s Natural History Museum, on a preserved prehistoric leg, found in the
“The Saints were Australia’s greatest band, and Chris Bailey was my favourite singer.” Nick Cave, paying tribute to the man who inspired him, Chris Bailey, who has died, aged 65. THE RED HAND FILES I UK
“It took two to three hours to get ready every day. I would shave my head myself to make the prosthetics for my hacked-off ears easier to glue down.” Actor Eric Bana looking back on the making of the film Chopper. Notorious criminal Mark “Chopper” Read, who Bana portrayed 22 years ago, had a fellow cellmate cut off part of his ears, supposedly to win a bet. THE GUARDIAN I AU
