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17 hours ago
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This Week's Best Internet Content Roundup
What you're about to read is an issue of the Only Good Internet newsletter, which brings you the funniest, weirdest, and most interesting content from around the internet, no doomscrolling required. Subscribe here and you'll get the web's best stuff in your inbox every week! Hello there! As you probably know, there's been a heck of a heat wave going on over the past week. How hot is it? Well, it's so hot that people's weed-eaters are going on strike: To beat the heat, I — much like the goats — have been trying to lie as still as possible with a fan pointed directly at my face at point-blank range. But, I did manage to move my arm just enough to pick up my phone and see this TikTok from @kaileeaaliyah about her experience in the NYC heat wave: Yeah, apparently that's the strap of her bag melting and sticking to her shirt in the heat. If it's too hot for a handbag to hold it together, what hope do I have? Anyway, the comments made me laugh a ton: If anyone needs me, I will be peeling myself off the fabric of my couch, much like the poor, disintegrating strap of that bag. Stay cool, y'all. Today I learned that monarch caterpillars do this, and that I, too, would almost definitely be more stupid than a bird: Like, I would cry? I would feel so bad, and then the caterpillar would be like, "SIKE!" And then I'd be like, "You got me this time, caterpillar!" Somebody call Sarah Connor, we have found our savior in the war against the machines: One thing about me is I love birds and think they're so stinkin' cute. Damn, bro is already 15 minutes in. RIP. I always like to finish every week by leaving you with a little something that doesn't necessarily have a home in a BuzzFeed post or anywhere else, but I feel like I MUST share with you, because I can't get it out of my head. This week, it's all about this person's dream bear: Imagine putting in all the effort to train your mind to lucid dream, and this is what you get out of it. Stressed-Out Bear Divorcé. — Heh. French.— Sure, this one's old, but it still makes me laugh every time.— These people are having a DAY.— How 'bout some wholesome stuff for a change?— "Not only did Vegas not stay in Vegas, it was on national TV." That's all for this week, see you later! And remember, if you want more like this, you can subscribe to the Only Good Internet newsletter (if you want, I mean, don't let me tell you what to do, ya know?).
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Ballet teacher hangs up her shoes aged 89 as students hail 'end of an era'
Sheena Gough is 89 years old but she can easily lift her leg on to a ballet barre to demonstrate elegant dance moves to her class. The ballet teacher, who trained in London and Paris, has pupils who travel hundreds of miles every week for her 90-minute lessons in Edinburgh. But now the grande dame has decided to hang up her ballet shoes after a 72 year career. BBC Scotland News joined her last class in the Stockbridge area of the city, where her students said it was the "end of an era". Sheena enrolled at the Scottish School of Ballet in Grosvenor Crescent in Edinburgh when she was 14 years the age of 17, her talent had caught the eye of English ballet dancer and choreographer Anton Dolin - who begged her parents to let her be taught by Bolshoi-trained Olga Preobrajenska in Paris."Fortunately my parents agreed," Sheena said. "I was really rather nervous, my parents took me over in the car and dropped me off at someone's flat in Paris and left me to get on with it."It wasn't even a school, she was just somebody that famous dancers from all over the world would go to to attend her classes, so it was a little bit daunting."Margot Fonteyn - the Royal Ballet prima ballerina - was among Sheena's fellow pupils in the classes, which were conducted in French."She was sweet, I remember her having difficulty with one of the steps. It was all quite an adventure," Sheena said. But it was when she moved to London that she badly injured her ankle while doing pointe work - where dancers perform on the tips of their toes - and her parents told her to travel back to Edinburgh while it she helped with the teaching at her former ballet school during her recovery."And lo and behold I discovered I was far happier teaching than performing - and I've never looked back. I've been teaching ever since," she Johnston, 60, regularly makes a 200-mile round trip from Carlisle to join Sheena's lessons. He first joined her class when he lived in Edinburgh in 1991. Now he brings his son, Sandy. "I travel this distance every week because Sheena is one of a kind, her classes are inspirational and her teaching style is very exciting," he contacted the BBC through Your Voice, Your BBC News to suggest we tell Sheena's story. "There is nobody else who teaches quite like her," Ian added. "Her classes are notoriously tough and rewarding."It's going to be quite a shock not to have her anymore but I will hear her corrections in my head and her saying, 'Where's your face? Where's the join? Where's the excitement?' every time I do other classes in the future."Ian's son, Sandy, added: "I can't tell you how much I will miss the classes, they are the best I have ever been to and unlike anything else."She doesn't let us away with anything, she notices everything, and she knows what you can aim for."I'm very sad she's retiring because you don't find many classes like these anymore." Sheena said she decided to retire after worrying she might not be able to remain at her she is not planning to have a rest."There is the garden and my house to tidy up," she said."I think I ought to make it easier for anybody who has to sort it out after I go."Another pupil, data scientist Ryan Mcmanus, said it was the end of an 34-year-old, who travels more than 100 miles every week for the class, said: "It's the highlight of my every week to come along and have a great time learning how to do things and getting corrections."I have been to other classes and what I like about Sheena is she is very insistent on the fundamentals: on correct placement, correct posture, on correct technique."I've seen a vast improvement in me and it's entirely down to her correctness, which I really appreciate coming from a scientific background myself."I had tears in my eyes when the class ended, I'm so sad and I sincerely doubt we will be able to find anyone like her again." Tracy Hawkes, a ballet dancer who owns the dance studio in St Stephen Street where Sheen's classes are held, said the teacher had left a wonderful legacy."She's certainly one of the grande dames in Scotland," she said."To have someone who has been through decades of change in style and methods of teaching but has continued to have been such a font of all knowledge and experience, to have someone who is nearly 90 still doing that is just amazing."I've been so proud to have her here at the studio and it's a very sad day now she's retiring." Some of Sheena's pupils have gone on to the Royal Ballet, International Ballet and the British Ballet."One of my former pupils is about to move to the Scottish Ballet and when he heard I was retiring he was on the phone saying he wants private lessons, I'll get you tickets to come see me dance if you just give me some private lessons," Sheena said."So, it's meant to be the end - but we'll see."
BBC News
21-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ireland 100% believe they can beat France
Forward Fiona Tuite says Ireland can "100%" defeat France in their Women's Six Nations opener in Belfast on have finished second to all-conquering England in the last five Six Nations and missed out on last year's title after a final game defeat by the Red who finished third last year, last defeated the French in 2017 championship."We 100% believe we can win this game," said Ulster second row Tuite."We'll focus on ourselves and we'll take a lot from it, it's not all about the result."We're really focused on this being a journey and on ourselves. If the result comes, then absolutely, it's class. But do we think we can punch? Absolutely."The 28-year-old has been named amongst the replacements alongside Cliodhna Moloney and squad captain Eden McMahon with head coach Scott Bemand opting for a 6:2 split on his Bemand, Ireland have qualified for this summer's World Cup and recorded famous victories over Australia and New Zealand last said the step up in "physicality and aggression" were the main differences in playing the best teams in the world, and that is where Ireland would look to take a further step. "We're not the biggest team but we're definitely aggressive. I think Hugh [Hogan, defence coach] calls us a middleweight team, where we have to punch hard and low. "That's something we have been focusing on, that Irish physical dominance is something we wanted to bring into the game. ."We're really looking forward to bringing that against the French."Tuite added France are a "tough team" and said Ireland had been building in training, becoming more "intense and competitive" as the weeks have progressed."They are fast, strong and quick. We've worked really hard but we will just focus on the game that we can bring, and we're looking forward to the challenge."We're looking forward to see how we go in the Six Nations and then on to the World Cup."
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Scrum V pundits on Wales' chances, disrupting Dupont and Lions
Venue: Stade de France Date: Friday, 31 January Kick-off: 20:15 GMTCoverage: Listen live on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC 5 Live; text commentary and highlights on BBC Sport website and app; watch on S4C. On the eve of Wales' Six Nations opener against France in Paris, Scrum V The Warm-Up chats to three former internationals who have been there, done it and got the Wyn Jones, Jamie Roberts and Tom Shanklin were on the sofa this week to discuss Wales' chances in this year's fans need little reminding that Wales have lost their past 12 Tests, but head coach Warren Gatland has welcomed back some experienced heads in Liam Williams and Josh faces have also come into the coaching set-up, notably Welsh cult hero Adam Jones as scrum says it is a great appointment."It's an aura thing. He's one generation away from these players," Roberts said."A lot of these young players would have grown up watching him, and watching how brilliant he was for Wales on the pitch. "Regardless of his scrummaging excellence and his coaching, his presence around this group will be invaluable." Paris over Principality The combination of 80,000 passionate fans and the sheer size of Stade de France makes it one of sport's most intimidating Wales can take confidence from their record there. They have won five of their past 12 matches away to Les Bleus, more than any of the other visiting Six Nations and Roberts have mixed feelings about the Paris stadium. "France on a Friday night, it's one of the best rugby experiences in the game," said Roberts."I get asked about my favourite stadium to play in the world, obviously Cardiff, the Principality Stadium is amazing. Top of the list for me, though, is the Stade de France."Jones said: "It's not my favourite stadium because it feels quite far away and when you look up it's so big."There's some young guys there who won't have experienced that." Catching France cold France, considered by many as tournament favourites, have been bolstered by the return of fit-again Romain Ntamack, while Antoine Dupont is back on Six Nations duty having missed the tournament in Shanklin thinks there is no better time to play the French."We're coming into this campaign off the back of some good regional performances which will help a little bit of confidence, a little bit of self-belief," he said."You've got to cling on to the positives because if you look at the two teams, France and Wales, they are just not comparable."Part of me thinks it's the best time to play France... Sometimes you want to get teams before they get too much momentum. But it's also a tough one because we're going in cold as well."An optimistic Jones predicts Wales to win by two points."We're unbeaten in 2025," he joked, with Wales yet to play in this calendar year."It's a positive thing, it's not meant to be tongue in cheek, because as players they will want to move on as well."But Jones warned this French side are different than many in the past, in that Wales will know which which opponent will turn up. "They've got a bit more structure, they don't seem as aloof. Once they've scored they want to score again, they don't sit back," he said."It's going to be a tough ask, but it's funny what can happen." Disrupt Dupont The pundits agree that cancelling out the threat of Dupont at scrum-half will be key to Welsh prospects."If we can get to Dupont, legally obviously, if we can try to affect his rhythm, that will be some way of doing it," said Jones."You've got to try to tackle him, get him on the deck, as soon as he passes there is no problem having a tackle committed," added Roberts."Make sure he's a second or two slower to the next ruck."I think Wales have just got to be brave."Shanklin believes Wales also have a good chance in the aerial battle."Josh Adams, Liam Williams and Tom Rogers are all amazing in the air," he said. "I think kicking to challenge will be huge." Never write Wales off It is a question that pops us before any campaign - what would success be?Wales are away to France, Italy and Scotland this year, with home games against England and that Wales are the current wooden spoon holders, Shanklin has set his sights low, targeting just the one win."If you look at last year, I think success in this campaign would be seeing a better style of attack, but the main one would be Italy away, winning one game, that's where we are."Jones, again, was more optimistic. "I think at least two or three [wins], that could be pie in the sky, but if it clicks..." he said. "It could be a difficult watch but there's players that are back and if we play the right way we could actually sneak a couple."Roberts says Wales have to target their home games. "Never write Wales off at home against England or Ireland," he said."[Cardiff] is a really tough place to come and win. I know last year Wales didn't show that, but a new year and a new opportunity." The year of the Lions Not that the Six Nations needs any sub-plots, but this being a British and Irish Lions year adds a little extra coach Andy Farrell and his backroom staff will be keeping a close eye on the home nations ahead of this summer's tour of Australia."Any player who tells you they're not thinking about it, they're lying," said Roberts, who toured with the Lions in 2009 and 2013."You start looking across your peers, and looking across to other countries and think 'right I've got to up my game here'. There's always that motivation."Former Lions captain and four-time tourist Jones said he tried not to think about selection until the year arrived."You take your eye off what it is you're actually doing day to day, week to week, you can put pressure on yourself," he said."Ultimately if you're good enough you're going to be on the radar anyways."
