Fans are invited to relive a legendary era of music through the eyes and stories of a man who lived it as James Illsley of ...

SINGAPORE – The latest recordings of The Straits Times’ Music Lab podcast saw two rising names in the Singapore music scene take centre stage. Local rapper Abangsapau and indie-pop singer-songwriter ...

There’s no question that The Police and Dire Straits are the two commercial contenders for the most successful UK act of the Second British Invasion. Phil Collins beats them both by a country mile, ...

The MLB playoffs are just a week away, and teams are still fighting for the Wild Card spot. The Cleveland Guardians have shaken things up in the American League and are pushing to take the AL Central.

Malls, HDB shops and neighbourhood retail hubs are stitched into Singapore’s cityscape. Yet footfall is shifting, rents are biting, and even once-beloved F&B names are shuttering. Online shopping has ...

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Saturday, September 20, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Dire straits.” The ...

HUNTINGTON — For the kids of the 1970s and after, the animated series of short vignettes seen on TV called “Schoolhouse Rock” was a part of their youth. Using cartoons combined with songs, the ...

If anyone had doubts that innocent people in China are killed for their organs, a recent hot-mic conversation by Chinese president Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin should put those doubts to rest, as the ...

Author Michael Farris Smith will sign his latest book at the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson. Smith helped publish the posthumous novel of his friend Jack Sonni, a former guitarist for the band ...

At a time when cannabis concentrates are flooding Michigan’s cannabis market, few producers are delivering the kind of consistent, flavorful, and clean hash rosin that Eastside Alchemy puts out with ...

If Congress this month approves the White House’s request to cancel $1 billion in federal funding for the United Nations system, experts say it will further exacerbate an already crisis-level ...

Continuing our spotlight on the epic worldwide concert event that was 1985’s Live Aid, for today’s Tuesday’s Gone, we’re showcasing this fantastic performance of “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits ...