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  1. Blackleaf

    pope croaked

    Who knows? But what I was pointing out is that he met Vance and then, just like that, he was dead.
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    petrus romanus the last pope?

    And yet what will stop the Vatican electing another Pope this time around just as it has done for centuries?
  3. Blackleaf

    pope croaked

    Well the Pope is God's representative on Earth, according to Catholics, so he has time for everyone. God loves us all, remember. The last known photo of Pope Francis is of him meeting JD Vance.
  4. Blackleaf

    pope croaked

    He was also the first non-European Pope since Gregory III (731-741).
  5. Blackleaf

    pope croaked

    https://x.com/JDVance/status/1914239114406191255?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
  6. Blackleaf

    pope croaked

    Crazy how the Pope has died on Easter Monday. And only hours ago he met the US Vice President and did the usually Easter blessing of the crowd.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Seona Dancing - "Bitter Heart" (1983) The London electropop duo reached No79 in the UK with this in 1983. Whilst the song and video were very contemporary, they somehow didn't make it to the big time. Not long after, the band split and lead singer Ricky Gervais ended up becoming a successful...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Spandau Ballet - "Lifeline" (1982) The London New Wave band reached No7 in the UK with this. Bassist Martin Kemp - brother of guitarist Gary - went on to become an actor and played Steve Owen in BBC soap opera EastEnders for many years. He is married to Shirlie Kemp who was a member of Wham...
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    Space Thread

    Strongest evidence yet found of life on another planet
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Depeche Mode - "People Are People" (1984) 39 years after World War II, the mighty Essex synthesiser geniuses who have sold over 100 million albums globally reached No4 in the UK with this anti-war song
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Lana Del Rey: "Henry, Come On" (2025) The new single from the 39-year old New York City songstress
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Sash! ft Rodriguez - "Ecuador" (1998) The two Germans - Rodriguez being adept at singing in Spanish - teamed up to have a global hit with this in the year France won its first World Cup by beating Brazil 3-0; Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his family are buried in St Petersburg 80 years after...
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    Women and work

    British YouTuber Sargon of Akkad: Women today have a childish attitude at work - yet are more likely to get jobs than men due to anti-male discrimination. Remember all the singing and dancing nurses back in 2020? We are favouring the less productive members of society (women) over the more...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Bluebells - "Young at Heart" (1984) The Scottish band has a No8 UK hit with this in the year that Brunei gained its independence from Britain; Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso; Indira Gandhi is assassinated; a Russian cosmonaut is the first woman to do a spacewalk; and a transit...
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    King and Queen hear their wedding anniversary music

    The King and Queen today arrived at church to hear music written for their 20th wedding anniversary. The then Prince of Wales married Camilla Parker Bowles on 9th April 2005. Camilla, of course, is Charles's second wife after Princess Diana. Camilla was quite unpopular with the British public...
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    Newcastle United win first major trophy in 70 years

    Premier League Newcastle United 4-1 Manchester United Fresh from winning their first major trophy since 1969, and still on a high, Newcastle United today beat the once-mighty Manchester United in the Premier League to go fourth. Incredibly, Manchester United - record Premier League winners...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    The Divine Comedy: "Achilles" (2025) Formed in 1989 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, The Divine Comedy are a Britpop/Baroque pop band fronted by Neil Hannon. Their brand new single "Achilles", which sounds more like it's from 1965 than 2025, is taken from their 13th studio...
  18. Blackleaf

    What are you listening to right now?

    Ghost - "Lachryma" (2025) The new single from the Swedish heavy-metallers - fronted by 44-year-old Tobias Forge - from their upcoming new studio album "Skeletá". From the band, as posted in the comments in the YouTube video... [MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY] We wish to inform you Ghost's new...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Skunk Anansie - "Lost and Found" (2025) Formed in 1994, the London Britrockers (not to be confused with Britpoppers) - still with their original lineup of Skin, Ace, Cass and Mark - are back with a new single, the video of which was filmed in Munich. Their seventh studio album - "The Painful...
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Linkin Park - "Up From The Bottom" (2025) The new single from the Californian nu-metallers