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Irish Examiner
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Podcast Corner: Angela Scanlon's new show aims for the 'Therapist Ghosted Me' market
Angela Scanlon is one of those multi-hyphenated stars we've become used to in the 2020s - she's in ads, she's acting, she's presenting on TV and radio, she's co-founder of a buildable, customisable jewellery company, and yes, she's a podcast host. Angela Scanlon's Thanks A Million came to an end in 2022, but she's back this month with Get a Grip, co-hosting with Vicky Pattison, a fellow multi-hyphen. The bio: 'From navigating motherhood and newlywed life, to dissecting culture, internet drama, and the ridiculous expectations placed on women, this is an unapologetic podcast where no topic is off-limits." So basically, a bantercast, so beloved of the podcast ecosystem in 2025 - and yes, it is available in video form. 'I like an overshare,' says Scanlon early on in the first episode. Soon, Pattison is talking about wearing spanx, sharing some, ahem, toilet humour, about people who wear such to the Met Gala, and gossiping about Rihanna's third pregnancy ('When did the second one come?'). Come the second episode, Scanlon says she knows when her eggs are dropping; Pattison replies: 'Like a chicken!?' It's funny, a little TMI, and very much focused on the market cornered by My Therapist Ghosted Me. The co-host of that show, Joanne McNally, is the first guest on Katherine Ryan's new show What's My Age Again?, wherein she asks her celebrity guests how they feel about ageing and then has them take a biological age test to find out how their bodies' age compares to their chronological age. It's science… we think. Like Scanlon and Pattison, Ryan is also many different things to different people, perhaps most notably a standup and panellist on various UK shows. 'Why aren't you in the cryochamber,' she jokingly asks McNally - though it's something she returns to with her fifth guest Olivia Attwood, who came to fame on Love Island season three and hosts her own podcast, So Wrong, It's Right. Indeed, Ryan admits to an interest in cryotherapy, Attwood telling her: 'I was doing that HBOT (hyperbaric oxygen therapy) over Christmas. So I had a couple of little procedures. And it's great for healing. And I was recommended into it. So I went down a hole of reading about the benefits of HBOT. And unfortunately, it's not available on the NHS, apart from very, very specific diseases. But the healing and your brain, your cells, that is incredible. The science is there. It's just not widely backed.' You may want to do your own research first. As for the age test (there is a disclaimer that it's not a medical-grade device and the biological age is not a predictor of life expectancy), McNally is told she's an outlier, in the top 1%, while Attwood gets the lowest age possible. Perhaps What's My Age Again? Is best taken with a pinch of salt.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Douglas County Past: Superior, Gordon men die in war; actress launches ship
May 12—May 9, 1925 Students wage close battle Deadlocked for first place, Hazel Nelson of the Black River school and Irene Lemponen, Bryant school representative, fought out the Douglas county student spelling championship honors yesterday afternoon in the Blaine school building. Miss Lemponen finally emerging the victor only after Rotary club contest officials went outside of the state fair spelling list to find words for them to spell. Other contestants were: Anthony Mizinski, St. Stanislaus school; John Smith, Franklin school; Mavell Taylor, East High school; Walter Frank, Pattison school; Elaine Scott, Blaine school; Leo Vogl, Cedar Grove school; Catherine Bonner, Sacred Heart school; Veronica Shears, St. Francis school; Helen Bock, Brule; Ester Etele, Maple school; Flora Hedblad, Cooper school and Evelyn Melster, Itasca school. May 9, 1945 Christmas spirit busy at Cathedral Christmas may seem far away, but for the newly-organized Junior Red Cross chapter at Cathedral high school, it's just around the corner. The members are making 500 folding Christmas cards with envelopes, 500 nut and candy cups, 500 card and envelope folder combinations, 500 postcards decorated on one side, 500 tray favors to be used as place cards and 500 napkin and ring combinations. These will be used as Christmas decoration units for overseas hospitals and bases. Declared dead Sgt. Harold J. Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Patterson, 2027 Banks avenue, has been declared dead by the war department. He has been missing in action since May 1, 1944, while a ball turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. On that day he left for Iceland and failed to reach there. Sergeant Pattison was born July 1, 1921 in Superior and was graduated from Central high school. Surviving besides his parents are three brothers, Earl, in the South Pacific, Roy and Robert, Superior, four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Rygg, Beverly, Donna and Margie, Superior. Victim of Reich War GORDON — Pfc. Marvin Jensen, 29, of Gordon was killed in action in Germany on April 14 according to information received by his father, Christian Jensen, of Gordon. Private Jensen was born in Crawford, Neb. Feb. 4, 1916 and lived in Omaha prior to coming to Gordon in 1927. He entered the army two and a half years ago. He is survived by his father and a twin brother, Melving, of Gordon; three other brothers, Hans and Soren of Omaha and Carl Raymond, who is with the merchant marine; two sisters, Mrs. George Hoyt of Iron River and Mrs. Rosie Fletcher of Omaha. May 10, 1945 Capt. William Fritz completes 50th mission Capt. William R. Fritz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Fritz, 1119 1/2 Seventeenth street, recently flew his 50th combat mission with the 485th Bomb group of the 15th air force. Captain Fritz, a pilot flight commander, went to Italy last summer and took part in the fall and winter campaigns that destroyed a large part of German industry. In October, Fritz's group was attacking a rail yard in Germany when flak knocked out an engine and destroyed the hydraulic lines. He feathered the engine and continued down the bomb run only to have more flak cut the elevator controls and damage the power controls. The entire bomber was filled with flak holes as he came off the target. Fritz stayed with the formation after leaving the target but his power settings were frozen and he was unable to alter the speed of the propellers. This forced him to leave the group after a few minutes and proceed home alone with his damaged aircraft over enemy fighter territory. Arriving at the home field, Fritz gave his crew a choice of bailing out as there would be no brake power for landing and the power settings were still frozen. The crew elected to stay with Fritz and he displayed great flying skill in putting the bomber on the ground without injury to crew or airplane. Capt. Fritz was graduated from Central high school and was attending Superior State when he entered the air force in 1943. Three juvenile girls admit extensive shoplifting tours A pile of coats, sweaters, purses, shoes, slacks, trousers and assorted items ranging from adhesive tape to needles and thread were which covered Assistant Police Chief George Davis' desk earlier this week was gradually being reduced to order and retired to the owners Thursday. Davis and Detective William Lund continued to check on the stories of one 12 year old and two 15 year old Superior girls who have admitted the theft of clothing valued at more than $150 from Superior stores and garments worth $67.83 from Duluth firms. Articles the three girls admit taking from S and L department store, Millers, the Eastern shop, the Fashion shop, Gately's and Stack's have already been valued by the stores at a total of $150.52, Davis said. In addition, the girls confessed the theft of several items, some valuable, from Kinney's shoe store, Ford Hopkins drug store, the Coop store, Newberry's, Roth's, Tradehome shoe store and Kresge's. May 11, 1925 Cigaret dropped on floor causes blaze A cigaret, dropped carelessly beneath a card table at 723 Tower avenue store, owned by A.E. Hillgrove, while two men, whose names were not learned were engaging in a game of cards, originated a minor fire there Saturday afternoon. The fire was discovered when the trousers of one of the men became uncomfortably warm. A hole was burned in the floor. The alarm came to headquarters at 3:42 p.m. and it was the work of but a few moments to put the blaze out. Damage to the floor was not above $5. Resume work at dock today Work of clearing away the debris caused by the toppling of the superstructure of a Barnett and Record concrete mixer scow at work at Great Northern ore dock No. 1 Saturday afternoon, resulting in the drowning of Oscar Berg, 26-year-old laborer residing at 1216 Sixth street, had been virtually completed today and officials of the company plan to resume the laying of concrete mattresses at the dock within a day or so. Berg was brushed into the water from the deck of the scow when the tower fell over the side into the water, it was stated. The tower fell toward the west. The cause is unknown, it was said. It did not strike the ore dock and no damage was done to the dock, according to J.E. McKenna, district engineer of the Great Northern. Berg came to the United States from Norbooten, Sweden two years ago and made his home in Superior. May 12, 1945 Actress Anne Baxter visits Head of Lakes, sponsors ship Vowing that Roddy MacDowell and Monty Woolley are her favorite leading men, Anne Baxter, charming young Twentieth Century-Fox actress who visited the Head of the Lakes Saturday, skillfully avoided linking her name with John Hodiak, who played opposite her in "Sunday Dinner for a Soldier." "I'm not married and I'm not going to be — not that I know of," Miss Baxter smiled. Here to sponsor the USS Lever's Bend, launched Saturday noon at the Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc. Riverside yards, Miss Baxter took time out from a vigorous round of activities to talk with an Evening Telegram reporter. She began studying to be an actress at the age of 11. Music is Miss Baxter's greatest interest aside from acting, she said. Her record collection ranges from "Bach to boogie-woogie." Articles and pictures courtesy of retired librarian Judy Aunet with Superior Public Library.
Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Silence in the office! Bosses redesign workplaces in desperate effort to tempt staff back - because they can't cope with noise after so long WFH
Britain's biggest firms are overhauling their offices in order to make them quieter - so that they better suit employees used to working from home. A parliamentary committee today heard how companies are designing workplaces with 'specific acoustics' in an appreciation that staff are now more familiar with quiet. The House of Lords' home-based working committee was told of firms' ongoing efforts to tempt workers back to the office after the Covid pandemic. In their evidence to peers, senior business figures outlined their attempts to make the office a 'destination' and to explain to staff the 'purpose' of attending workplaces. They admitted this included offering free lunches on Fridays, when firms have noticed a particular decline in staff productivity. Lindsay Pattison, chief people officer at WPP, told the committee how the advertising giant was now asking staff to attend the office an average of four days a week. 'We've also asked for colleagues to try and do two Fridays a month as one of their four days - and that feels like a real sticking point,' she said. 'We've encouraged this with free lunches on Friday, for example, but it feels mentally that still is a slight barrier for people.' Ms Pattison said WPP had seen productivity increase when the firm initially went to full-time remote working at the start of the Covid pandemic. 'People worked incredibly long hours, it was so new - and there was nothing else to do!,' she told peers. 'But then, after a while, we realised that being on a Zoom call... is different to real discussion and collaboration, which we believe is important to our work. 'So actually we began to see productivity decline and particularly on a Friday. 'Even just looking at email traffic or use of our tools, our AI platforms... they all start to decline on a Friday. 'We're broadly a time-based industry, we charge our clients by hours and we need people to work their hours so we can deliver for our clients.' Ms Pattison outlined how WPP had kept in mind employees' experience of working from home in the set up of its new London office. She said: 'We have a new building, the old FT building by Southwark Bridge, we've just redesigned. 'And it's got specific acoustics to make it quieter as you walk through. It's super accessible as you move through. 'So we're trying to be attendant to the fact people did get used to working in a quieter place. 'But the productivtity is based on net sales, because being together does seem to generate better and more creative ideas. 'And, at the end of the day, that's really what we're paid for.' Philippa O'Connor, chief people officer at PwC, said her firm had moved in January to a stricter policy on staff attending the office for three days a week. 'A huge amount of how we go to clients and deliver is about collaboration - collaboration with each other and collaboration with our clients,' she said. 'Therefore, doing that in person has been really, really important in terms of our purpose and why we think that majority - being three days - is the right answer in that context.' She added: 'We've also tried to be very thoughtful about the office as a destination, what is the purpose of coming here. 'So some similar things around adjustments, definitely a piece around how do we provide quiet spaces for people. 'Because they have definitely got used to that in a more home-based working context. 'But also, how do we have events, how do we bring people together; be that training and skills... we have networks for all of our diversity groups... lunch and learns. 'Really having purpose to why people come in. Because the feedback we get is, if you come in to just sit at your desk, and you aren't speaking to anybody else, people don't see that purpose and don't see the benefit, therefore, of that co-location.'
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rivals Penrith and Carlisle City set for county cup final tonight
Penrith and Carlisle City tonight go head to head in the Fred Conway Cumberland Cup final at Brunton Park. The Northern League Division One rivals meet in the county senior cup showpiece at Carlisle United's ground (kick-off 7.30pm). Darren Edmondson's side are hoping to get their hands on the trophy for the first time since 2010, while Dan Kirkup's City are hoping to emulate their 2022 success. Penrith had the better of their respective meetings in the league, enjoying 2-1 wins in both encounters. Don't forget to secure your tickets at our 2024-25 #FredConwayCumberlandCup Final! 🏆 ⚽ @penrith_afc 🆚 @CarlisleCityFC 📍 Brunton Park, #CUFC 📆 Tues 22 April, 7:30pm ✅ Purchase DISCOUNTED tickets online here ⬇️ — Cumberland FA ⚽️ (@CumberlandFA) April 19, 2025 Edmondson's 17th-placed side finished one place above City in the table, an impressive 2-1 win at second-placed Shildon ending their league fixtures on Saturday. City ended 18th after a 4-1 last-day home defeat to Northallerton Town. Cumberland FA chair Adam Pattison set the scene for the final in tonight's digital programme published by the county association. He noted that this will be the last season where the competition is named after the late former chair Fred Conway, who died in November 2022. "We all know just how much the Cumberland Cup meant to Fred, having dedicated a large part of his life to the various aspects of the grassroots game," Mr Pattison said. "This will be the last season that the competition is named after Fred, as we always stated that we would revert to the Cumberland Cup after three finals, as we believe that this is what he would have insisted upon, and we therefore plan to honour his legacy through different means. "Congratulations to Penrith AFC and Carlisle City FC on reaching this evening's final. "This evening will be the third time the teams have met this season, with Penrith having edged the two league encounters between the sides. The tight meetings between the teams during the league campaign reflect the aforementioned league standings. "With this in mind, I'm sure we're in for an exciting final this evening between two well matched teams, who will both be eyeing silverware tonight as the perfect way to sign off on already successful seasons." Mr Pattison also thanked hosts Carlisle United for allowing Brunton Park to offer their "first-class" facilities for the final, and acknowledged the match officials - Callum Black, Ryan Woods, Aaron Roberts and Matthew Rogerson. The final was initially scheduled to be played at Workington Reds' Borough Park but a clash with Uppies and Downies saw it switched to Carlisle. "I would also like to thank Workington AFC and particularly their Vice Chair Richard Lewthwaite, for their help and support in initial plans for the final to take place at Borough Park for a second consecutive season," added Mr Pattison. Entry in Brunton Park's B and C Stands tonight is £5 for adults, £3 concessions, while tickets bought online are discounted to £3/£2 - see above or click HERE
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
All the Death in Paradise hints about Selwyn Pattinson's future
Death in Paradise fans all want to know: what is Selwyn Pattison's future on the BBC show? Is actor Don Warrington leaving? Commissioner Selwyn Pattison (Warrington) is the heart of Death in Paradise and he is one of the two original BBC stars still on the show since it first aired in 2011; the other is Catherine Bordey (Élizabeth Bourgine) who runs the beachside bar and in recent series she's the mayor too. Although Pattison doesn't feature in the Death in Paradise books, he has proved to be an irreplaceable character in the long-running BBC show. Pattison is in turmoil as he has been made redundant because of the cuts rolled out in Saint Marie's police force, in the Caribbean. Sterling Fox (Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge) was introduced as his younger, arrogant replacement and the former Commissioner was left with no choice but to break the news to his team. There is certainly a power struggle between Fox and Pattison set to grip Death in Paradise's audience. In the teaser for Friday's episode, Fox tries to put a stop to DI Mervin Wilson's investigation into his mum Donna's death. "We need to close it down," he tells a disappointed DI Wilson in the preview. Bordey makes a special trip to see Pattison where she urges him to take action to help his lead detective. "Mervin came to Sainte Marine looking for answers, if he has to leave without finding them, then this island has let him down!" She tells him. It's hinted at that Pattison will take on the fight to help DI Wilson learn the truth about his late mum. It's not the first time that Pattison has faced great drama on the Caribbean island as he was shot and injured in the 100th episode of the show; yet at the time of reading the script, the real-life actor Warrington had no fears that Pattison would be killed off. Similarly, Warrington has said his character has to "work through a crisis" when it comes to being made redundant in the latest series. The actor didn't give away the secret to how Pattison manages to resolve the dilemma he is facing but he teases the outcome. He told Radio Times magazine: "It's very distressing. His life is being turned upside down, but he has to deal with the reality, it's beyond his control." Previously, he told Radio Times: "He's shocked by it, it's not what he expected. It comes as a bolt from the blue. It means that he has to deal with a situation that he hadn't expected at all and it's going to mean a big change in his life, in his status. It's monumental. "He has to work through a crisis, really, and he resolves it in one way or another." Don Gilet, who took over as the new detective DI Mervin Wilson, hailed the commissioner as "instrumental" in Death in Paradise. He told Digital Spy in February: "I really can't give too much about Selwyn, because that's for Selwyn to say. In terms of his role there, [for the] audience and his role there as a character, profoundly, [it's asking] what would it mean for him to not be there anymore as an influence?" He added: "His part on Saint Marie is as instrumental as any new detective or any detective leading something. They need to have that extra energy, that 'all knowing' energy, and I really don't want to say too much about that because it's not for me to answer, but his presence is very much needed, otherwise he wouldn't still be there, in whatever capacity." As humorous in real life as he is in the show as Sebastian Rose, actor Shaquille Ali-Yebuah quipped Death in Paradise is really Don in Paradise — again highlighting his importance to the show. "He's been on the show from the beginning, like it's called Death in Paradise but really it's Don in Paradise because Don Warrington is the epitome of the show," the Sebastian Rose actor told Yahoo UK. "He's just an icon in himself, in general, so I feel like it would be sad. The more I think about it I just think 'man, I just hope that he continues because his character's iconic.' "He's the captain of this ship that we all sail in, the captain that orchestrates and allows us to feel safe and keep doing what we're doing. He's the OG Don, like on set I call him OG Don because you have Don Gilet and Don Warrington so I said [to Gilet] 'hey, this is OG Don, this is the big man.' "So it feels great with Seb and Catherine [Bordey] coming together to start the petition, Seb starts the petition online and gets a lot of people to sign it to keep his job. Everyone's trying their best to allow him to stay on the island and stay with us because it is very sad to everyone." Death in Paradise continues at 9pm on BBC One on Friday.
