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I’m completely charmed as
— after pointing to the band and saying,
“I don’t know who these people are,
but I hope they know the same songs I do”
— they launch into a solid rendition of
“Dream When You’re Feeling Blue,”
with Reilly singing a strong lead and launching into even stronger comedic dance and pantomime during the instrumental sections. 

Review | ‘Mister Romantic’ Delivers in Laughs
While love may continue to elude John C. Reilly’s character, entertainment does not.

German farmers warn drought will spell heavy crop losses.
The head of the German Farmers Association: "We farmers have have been feeling the effects of climate change for a long time now."
He also has a recommendation for government: make diesel cheaper.
https://www.

Für 60 Dollar pro Laib sorgt #Roggenbrot in New York für Aufmerksamkeit.
Eine österreichische Bäckerfamilie verkauft in Soho 1,5 Kilogramm schwere Roggen-Sauerteigbrote aus importierten Rohstoffen. Trotz Kritik am hohen Preis stehen Kunden Schlange.
Kräftiges Roggenbrot ist in den #USA w…

Butterstulle wird Luxus: Deutsches Roggenbrot erobert New York
60 Dollar für ein Roggenbrot: In New York stehen Menschen dafür Schlange. Ein österreichischer Bäcker bringt deutsches Butterbrot-Feeling nach Soho - und entfacht damit eine Debatte über Luxus und Heimatgeschmack.

Rapid wetland loss and ‘real estate boom’ increasing flood risk in Lagos https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/rapid-wetland-loss-and-real-estate-boom-increasing-flood-risk-in-lagos/

Rapid wetland loss and ‘real estate boom’ increasing flood risk in Lagos
In July, following relentless bursts of rainfall, flash floods covered pockets of Lagos, disrupting commerce and traffic in Nigeria’s commercial capital. Experts have found that the city now faces increased flood risk due to human-induced climate change. Other recent studies have identified another common factor exacerbating flooding risk in Lagos: rapid urbanization. In a study […]

A new study by #FlindersUniversity estimates a #population of ~2.2 million #IndigenousAustralians prior to 1788. Some 93% of the pre-

Indigenous Australian population was much larger than previously thought and decimated after First Fleet's arrival
Australia had a much larger Indigenous population before the arrival of Europeans than previously thought, according to new research. The research also demonstrates much larger population losses resulting from colonization than previously believed, with an estimated 93% of the pre-European population lost in less than 80 years following the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet.

A campaign using manipulated videos of US celebrities, falsely branded with CNN logos, is targeting Democratic candidates and seems to be backed by the Kremlin (Brandy Zadrozny/MS NOW)
https://www.ms.now/news/russia-election-influencing-campaign-targeting-dem…

A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms
The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.

BonkDAO, which oversees the Bonk memecoin, says it was the target of a "malicious governance proposal" that resulted in a loss of $20M worth of Bonk tokens (Daniel Kuhn/The Block)
https://www.theblock.co/post/407343/bonkda…

A look at AI's potential for animation as Hollywood stays cautious; some animators expect better, not cheaper, films, while others see costs falling 30% to 90% (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters

Sources detail how Meta's $17.1B settlement with state AGs came together as Meta wanted to avoid going to trial following losses in cases in LA and New Mexico (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/techn…

How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

Filing: Paramount again seeks a $1.88B bond from state AGs and WGA in its fight to acquire WBD; the judge in the case set a September 24 hearing on the request (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount…

Paramount Repeats Demand That States, WGA Post Bond Over Warner Bros. Merger Delay
Paramount Skydance reiterated its demand that the 12 states and the WGA -- whose antitrust lawsuits seeking to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery -- post $1.88 billion in bond as security for the losses Paramount would incur if the deal doesn't close until after the trial concludes.