A barrister hired a digger and physically restored a dead river, brought back fish, herons and dragonflies, and the Environment Agency response is to threaten him with two years in prison for not having a permit.
Elvis Costello calls out “arrogant” artists who take credit for other people’s work while defending Olivia Rodrigo against plagiarism accusations over “Brutal”:
“How could I be arrogant enough to sue on the basis of originality when my song is based on ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’? Did Bob Dylan sue me?”
karen carpenter also said she « never felt healthier and happier in her life » just before she died from heart failure provoked by her long term self starvation from her anorexia by the way
the phrase "lipstick on a pig" has always inspired a deep sadness in me. I think of the pig, looking forward to her big night out, and I bring myself to the verge of tears.