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MUNA Make It Too Hot To Think Straight

MUNA are certainly no strangers to extreme heat. The Los Angeles-based trio – made up of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson – travel the world playing to festival crowds in peak summer temperatures and deal in SoCal sun on a daily basis. Their latest album, Dancing on the Wall, opens with ‘It Gets So Hot’, a slow-burn dance track about, well, being hot.


“It gets so hot I can’t think straight,” vocalist Gavin sings above thumping synths, speaking directly to the souls of everyone...
Development Finance Today •

‘This isn’t about doing someone a favour’ – how employing displaced workers can help mitigate the construction industry skill shortage

During a panel discussion at this year’s London Build Expo on how social mobility can help close the construction industry talent gap, Abdul Mozzamdar, group social value director at construction recruitment agency PSR Group and Nariman Alkaddour, displaced talent ambassador at Build a Career — which sits within PSR Group — shared their views on how employing displaced workers can help construction companies meet their goals.

Build A Career was founded in 2019 by PSR Group in a bid to address...
The Global Legal Post •

Women made up 49% of Fortune 500 general counsel appointments in 2021

The gender balance of general counsel appointments at US Fortune 500 companies reached near parity for the first time last year when 49% of the 59 new GCs unveiled were women.That near 50/50 balance compared to 42% of the 2020 appointments being female, up from just 28% in 2019, according to the Annual Fortune 500 General Counsel Report by leadership advisory and search firm Russell Reynolds. The study also highlighted increased churn among top GCs – caused in part by Covid-19 generated pressure...
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Greentea Peng Live At O2 Academy Brixton

Greentea Peng has a lot of love for Brixton. As she plays her headline show at the O2 Brixton Academy on Friday 9 May, she checks in regularly, echoing her appreciation for the hometown crowd. “I love you, Brixton,” she says in between songs. “I feel overwhelmed right now.”


Located just off the hustle and bustle of Brixton Road, the iconic venue isn’t too far from Greentea’s doorstep. The artist – real name Aria Wells – is from Bermondsey, though neither locale is among those namechecked in h...
The Global Legal Post •

LawtechUK 'created a sense of urgency' around tech adoption in legal sector, impact assessment says

The government-backed LawtechUK initiative launched in collaboration with tech industry body Tech Nation has created a ‘sense of urgency’ around the development of legaltech, according to an external impact report. The assessment, conducted by microeconomics consultancy Frontier Economics, focused on how LawtechUK has delivered against its grant objectives and the wider impacts of its different initiatives. The programme's high level of engagement had much to do with its neutrality as a governme...
noctismag.com •

Noctis’ Primavera Sound 2026 Playlist

The countdown is on to Primavera Sound 2026, which returns to Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona on 4 June. After leaning heavily into pop in 2025, when headliners included Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, and Chappell Roan, the festival is returning to its roots with an eclectic mix of alternative royalty and fresh faces dotted across the bill. Headliners range from pop ingénue Addison Rae and Barcelona’s own Bad Gyal to legacy heavyweights Massive Attack and The Cure, the former making a highly anticip...
The Global Legal Post •

Contract review startup Della raises $2.5m in first seed funding round

Della, an Anglo-French contract review legal technology startup has raised $2.5m in its first seed funding round. The firm said the cash injection from new investor Pragmatech Ventures and existing investors will be used to build the London-based startup’s presence in Europe and the US and enhance its AI-powered contract review offering.It cites Mishcon de Reya, Eversheds Sutherland, Fidal, and ‘several large multinational, enterprise organisations’ as customers.Founded in 2018, Della, which has...
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LUEDER ‘CONVIVIUM’ | SS26

Marie Lueder presented her eponymous label’s SS26 collection on Saturday, September 20, bringing her blend of past and present back to London Fashion Week after debuting in 2024. The collection, titled Convivium, marked a welcome return for the Hamburg-born, London-based designer, who has cultivated a cult following for reinterpreting medieval motifs into futuristic silhouettes — what she calls “mental armour.”


Guests entered the runway set to find chairs scattered, shattered glass on the flo...
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An Electrifying Evening: Moonchild Sanelly Live at Village Underground

It’s difficult to know where to begin when describing Moonchild Sanelly’s headline show at the Village Underground in London on 26 March. The evening had everything you could want in a live performance, it almost felt more akin to a fine-tuned variety show. Moonchild overflows with talent, and has the repertoire to match, bolstered by her most recent LP Full Moon, which dropped in January. The multihyphenate South African artist sings, raps, and speaks in a mix of English and her native Xhosa ov...
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Frozemode Live At O2 Academy Brixton

Denzel Curry’s headline show at the O2 Academy Brixton on 18 June is a 4D experience, and Curry looks right at home. “It’s hot in here,” he says. “It feels like Florida.” 


It’s utterly sweltering in the room – there’s barely any air to breathe on the balcony, much less down in the pit, where hundreds of fans are gathered to watch the Carol City rap pioneer play his latest record, King of the Mischievous South Volume 2. Close your eyes, and you’re in Florida, minus the easy beach access and ai...
The Global Legal Post •

Top UK law firms launch industry 'collective' to boost race and ethnic diversity

The UK's five Magic Circle law firms have joined forces with three other leading practices to launch an initiative to tackle the underrepresentation of black, Asian and minority ethnic groups in the UK legal profession. The group of eight firms launched Legal CORE – with CORE standing for collaboration on race and ethnicity –  last Wednesday (27 October) having teamed up last year to discuss ways to address diversity issues within the legal sector. The founding members comprise Magic Circle quint...