TV on the Radio This article is more than 12 years oldGerard Smith – TV on the Radio bassist – dies aged 34This article is more than 12 years oldGroup cancels tour dates after announcement of death of 'beloved friend and bandmate' Smith from lung cancerTV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith has died of lung cancer, only a month after announcing that he was taking time off from the US art rock band to get treatment.
Through the roofPovertyThe use of the term unhoused has grown exponentially in the last few years, and those who have adopted it say it emphasizes a lack of affordable housing
Beverly Graham was sitting in an executive leadership class in Seattle in 2006 when she first recalls using the word “unhoused”.
The director of OSL, a non-profit that provides meals to food-insecure Seattle residents, Graham hadn’t planned on speaking up. But her classmates – two dozen regional business leaders – were discussing the number of homeless people in the area, and their perspective felt very different from the one she had gained after years of helping vulnerable Seattleites.
MusicBest known for his film scores, Jóhannsson’s earlier electronic and classical work confronted existential horror
Despite its regular use during inspiring moments on nature documentaries, Jóhann Jóhannsson never made music that’s particularly easy listening on its own – and Lord, it’s tough listening to him now.
After hearing of his death, I found my notes from when I saw him in London at the Barbican in 2012: “He makes music for endings, shut-down mines, obsolete mainframe computers and failed utopias .
Anthony Daniel Rajek was this week found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a homeless man in the neck in Brisbane in 2022. Photograph: Joe Castro/AAPAnthony Daniel Rajek was this week found guilty of attempted murder after stabbing a homeless man in the neck in Brisbane in 2022. Photograph: Joe Castro/AAPQueensland This article is more than 1 month oldJudge considers whether 22-year-old who stabbed sleeping homeless man in Brisbane should ever be releasedThis article is more than 1 month oldYoung man guilty of attempted murder to undergo psychiatric assessment as judge seeks explanation for crimes
DevonSeven Aldabra giant tortoises found dead in woodland near ExeterPolice appeal for witnesses after tortoises’ bodies discovered last week in Devon
Warning: this article contains pictures of dead animalsThe bodies of seven giant tortoises have been discovered in a forest in Devon, triggering a police investigation.
The Aldabra giant tortoises, one of the largest tortoise species in the world, were found dead in the National Trust’s Ashclyst Forest. Devon and Cornwall police are appealing for witnesses.