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On This Day, Nov. 5, 1971: Elton John released ‘Madman Across the Water’

On This Day, Nov. 5, 1971 ...Elton John released his fourth studio album, Madman Across the Water, featuring nine tracks composed and performed by Elton, with lyrics written by his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin.The album featured two future Elton classics, “Tiny Dancer” and “Levon,” although neither were huge hits at the time they were released. In fact, while “Levon” peaked at #24, “Tiny Dancer” failed to make the top 40, only making it to #41.Madman Across the Water charted at […]

November 5, 2025

Health

Medical Notes: Why Asthma Differs Between Genders, In-Flight Medical Emergencies, And How Daydreaming Could Get You A Promotion

Why does asthma differ between genders? Research shows that the condition starts at different times, presents with different symptoms, and responds differently to treatment between men and women. A new study examined this divergence at a genetic level and identified 61 genes that have significantly different expressions related to asthma. Surprisingly, this research also revealed that the condition changes depending on age and tissue type, too. The research is published in the American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology. […]

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Viewpoints

Culture Crash: Why “Deadbeat” Marks A New Era For Musician Tame Impala

Welcome to Culture Crash, where we examine American culture – what’s new and old in entertainment… Kevin Parker, the Australian hitmaker better known by his moniker Tame Impala, is a do-it-all musical guru who has found a way to blend the pop sensibilities of Paul McCartney, a John Lennon vocal falsetto, and the psychedelic spark of Pink Floyd into a cocktail that fit in but stood out among the indie-rock and electro-pop scenes of the 2010s. His 2015 album “Currents” […]

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Viewpoints

Viewpoints Explained: Artificial Intelligence’s Energy Problem: Why More Consumers Are Footing The Bill

This is Viewpoints Explained… Have you noticed the cost of your electricity creeping up this year? You might not realize it but this increase could be from artificial intelligence. Behind every chat bot, image generator, and smart search tool is a huge network of data centers. All of this continuous computing requires enormous amounts of electricity to process data and keep these machines from overheating. While electricity costs are up across the board, towns near these big data centers are […]

November 5, 2025 1

Entertainment

In brief: ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ season 15 trailer and more

A star-studded cast has joined the upcoming film Ibelin. Variety reports that Charlie Plummer, Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Isabela Merced, Maisy Stella and Sir Anthony Hopkins are set to star in the film based on the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. It tells the story of a man with a degenerative muscular disease who enjoyed a rich online life through the video game World of Warcraft ...The trailer and premiere date for season 15 of The Real Housewives of Beverly […]

November 5, 2025

Entertainment

Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz in talks for new ‘The Mummy’ sequel

Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser in the 1999 film 'The Mummy' from Universal Studios. (Getty Images)Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reportedly coming back to The Mummy franchise.ABC Audio has learned that the stars of one of Universal Pictures' most-beloved action-adventure franchises are in talks to return for another film in The Mummy universe.Fraser and Weisz would presumably reprise their roles of Rick O'Connell and Evelyn Carnahan from the films of the late '90s and early 2000s in this new […]

November 5, 2025

Music

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025: Spotlight on Joe Cocker

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joe Cocker (Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)British singer Joe Cocker, who passed away in 2014, is set to be posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday.Known for his soulful voice, Cocker rose to fame starting in the late '60s and is remembered for his iconic performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969.Some of his biggest hits were covers of songs made famous by other […]

November 5, 2025

Music

Patti Smith details discovery of biological father in new ’Bread of Angels’ memoir

'Bread of Angels' book cover. (Courtesy of Random House)Patti Smith details discovering the identity of her biological father in her new memoir, Bread of Angels.According to People, Smith writes that she "wept" after learning that she and her sister were actually half sisters upon taking a DNA test in 2012."The results of our test put a great strain on my thought processes and for some time, I was unable to write," Smith says. "Every morning, without fail, I had sat in a […]

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Entertainment

‘Nobody Wants This’ renewed for season 3 at Netflix

Adam Brody as Noah and Kristen Bell as Joanne in 'Nobody Wants This' season 2. (Netflix)Everybody wants this.Netflix has officially renewed Nobody Wants This for season 3.The third season of the comedy series will premiere in 2026. It will continue to film in Los Angeles.Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star as the agnostic podcaster Joanne and unconventional rabbi Noah who navigate their romantic relationship despite the challenges that get thrown their way.Netflix shared a video to social media of Bell […]

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