Half Mag / Half Zine
A former housewife and mum-of-four has found an unlikely new roommate in the form of a convicted drug smuggler who served 14 years in a Thai prison. Victoria Oak, 62, started writing to “soul mate” Andy Hawke, 63, after her Read more
Broncos quarterback Drew Lock was uninjured when a lug nut flew across the median and plugged in his car’s windshield as he was driving through Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol posted photos of Lock’s windshield: “Safe travels the rest of Read more
Hambledon Classic Cuvée, Hampshire, England NV (from £28.03, laywheeler.com; Waitrose; majestic.co.uk) When I started writing about wine around the turn of the millennium, most coverage of English wine portrayed an industry that was lacking in confidence. English winemakers seemed embarrassed, Read more
European shares ended higher on Tuesday after data showed economic sentiment improved sharply in June, while Adidas (ADSGn.DE) lifted the German index with a share buyback plan. The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) closed 0.3% higher at 456.37 points, after data Read more
Twitter has outlined how it intends to “fully comply” with India’s new social media rules after the government said its lack of compliance meant it could be held legally liable for its user’s posts, Bloomberg reports. In response to the Read more
Influencers on sites like TikTok and Instagram are known for taking brand deals in which they advertise a product sent to them by a company – but some cheeky people take things a step too far when they contact brands Read more
The Bills will get a long-term extension completed with Josh Allen at some point in the next two years. The only question is: When? The Bills exercised Allen’s fifth-year option, which guaranteed him a $23.106 million salary for the 2022 Read more
Six months after designing the “new wave” coat Kamala Harris wore during inauguration week, Pyer Moss made history again on Saturday when creative director Kerby Jean-Raymond became the first black designer to show at Paris couture week. Forty-eight hours after Read more
The European Union is considering a wide range of measures to bring the bloc’s financial sector into line with its climate plans, sources who have seen a European Commission strategy paper said. The document outlines several actions including combating so-called Read more
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler spent years illegally colluding to slow the deployment of cleaner emissions technology, says the European Union, which is dishing out fines as a result. The EU’s executive branch hit the Volkswagen Read more