A sneak peek inside Mexico’s iconic Azteca Stadium before World Cup kickoff
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bbcnewsworld_feedThe BBC's Will Grant got access inside the renovated venue ahead of the first game of the tournament.
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Jun. 11th, 2026 08:00 amnotalwaysright_feedTwenty years ago, one of my wife’s sisters and her freshly-married husband, both fully Polish, did what many people from central Europe did back then: go to the US for several months to work and earn some extra money (at the time, doing a mundane job could earn one five times what one could make […]
What we learned from Bill Gates' deposition on Epstein
Jun. 11th, 2026 12:07 ambbcnewsworld_feedThe billionaire testified to Congress about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender.
Critical Miss
Jun. 11th, 2026 07:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead Critical Miss
Caller: "Yeah, well... did you know the lady sitting next to me? During round two?"
Me: "Uh... no, I'm not sure I do?"
Caller: "She had a really nice a**!
Me: "Uh..."
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Fireworks illuminate Barcelona's Sagrada Família during Pope visit
Jun. 10th, 2026 09:52 pmbbcnewsworld_feedPope Leo XIV says Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Família is a masterpiece of "stones, colours and light" during his visit to Spain.
Just three co-jerks together in an awkward situation
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sovayI spent far too much of my day engaged in the further pursuit of bureaucracy. Ironically I feel that I may be coming out of the tunnel vision of the last few years when I was focused almost exclusively on not dying because I seem to be seized with chronic low-grade grief. I was able to present spatch with his CD of Harpo Speaks! The Riverside Symphony Concert (1964/2026) which I had ordered for him the second I knew of its existence. Yesterday I did actually run screaming into the afternoon and took a couple of pictures to prove it.
( Thankfully, summer's here. )
WERS played the Last Dinner Party's "Big Dog" (2026) and I have been playing it ever since. I haven't heard someone wail that hard into a chorus since '90's PJ Harvey.
spatch with his CD of Harpo Speaks! The Riverside Symphony Concert (1964/2026) which I had ordered for him the second I knew of its existence. Yesterday I did actually run screaming into the afternoon and took a couple of pictures to prove it.( Thankfully, summer's here. )
WERS played the Last Dinner Party's "Big Dog" (2026) and I have been playing it ever since. I haven't heard someone wail that hard into a chorus since '90's PJ Harvey.
Community Thursday
Jun. 11th, 2026 05:41 amvriddyCommunity Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.
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dw_community_promo - Folks are looking to start doing The Artist's Way together over at theartistsway, hop over and comment if you'd be interested in joining! Expected start on June 28th.
Citation Needed
Jun. 11th, 2026 03:00 amnotalwaysright_feedRead Citation Needed
Customer: "But I wasn't charged extra last week."
Me: "The system doesn't allow us to ring it in cheaper."
Customer: "Well, they did it for me last week."
Me: "Oh, I'm so sorry that they did. Do you remember who it was so that I can look into that?"
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Big Bang Chat #3
Jun. 10th, 2026 09:27 pmthisaintbc posting in ds_c6d_bigbangSorry for the late announcement - June crept up on us!
The third live chat for the 2026 Big Bang will take place on Friday/Saturday, June 12/13. We are offering two different chat times:
Chat 3A will start at 8pm Chicago time on June 12 (What time is that for me?)
Chat 3B will start at 2pm Chicago time on June 13 (What time is that for me?)
Chats and check-ins take place on our discord server. We encourage you to check out the server in advance of the chat - and, if you'd like, to use it to hang out and support each other even outside of the officially scheduled chats! Everyone is welcome, whether you're a participant, beta, cheerleader or just want to chat about due South and other C6D fandoms.
The third live chat for the 2026 Big Bang will take place on Friday/Saturday, June 12/13. We are offering two different chat times:
Chat 3A will start at 8pm Chicago time on June 12 (What time is that for me?)
Chat 3B will start at 2pm Chicago time on June 13 (What time is that for me?)
Chats and check-ins take place on our discord server. We encourage you to check out the server in advance of the chat - and, if you'd like, to use it to hang out and support each other even outside of the officially scheduled chats! Everyone is welcome, whether you're a participant, beta, cheerleader or just want to chat about due South and other C6D fandoms.
Sign ups for the Big Bang remain open! For primary sign ups you can make 20k fics or equivalent art/craft/vids/podfic.