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Taylor Swift is set to begin at the University of Texas (UTA) in Austin.The new course, which begins this autumn and is titled The Taylor Swift Songbook, will see her read alongside the likes of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Keats and Sylvia Plath.Preliminary texts for the course include her 2020 lockdown albums ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’, 2019’s ‘Lover’ and the new ‘Taylor’s Version’ reissue of ‘Red’.According to a description on the UTA website, the course will use “the songwriting of pop music icon Taylor Swift to introduce literary critical reading and research methods-basic skills for work in English literature and other humanities disciplines.It adds: “Focusing on Swift’s music and the cultural contexts in which it and her career are situated, we’ll consider frameworks for understanding her work, such as poetic form, style, and history among various matters and theoretical issues important to contextualisation as we practice close and in-depth reading, evaluating secondary sources, and building strong arguments.”Earlier this year, New York University’s Clive Davis Institute launched a new course on Swift. The course began at the Davis Institute, which is part of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, on January 26 ran through to March 9.In May, Swift then delivered a commencement address for New York University’s class of 2022.

Blizzard has announced what season 2 of Hearthstone Battlegrounds will include when it launches at the end of the month – and some players aren’t happy.READ MORE: What the hell has happened at Activision and why should you care?Alongside quest mechanics and two new heroes, the planned update to Hearthstone’s auto-battler mode will bring with it a new paid season pass that will give buyers access to a premium tier of its reward track.The first reward of the track is two additional hero slots, which will not be obtainable any other way. This means players who don’t pay will be stuck choosing from two random heroes, while those on the premium tier will have the choice of four.

Who is the woman behind those bandages? Twin brothers confront a frightening possibility in “Goodnight Mommy.” The thriller, set in a remote country house, revolves around brothers challenging the only adult in their lives. What results is a disturbing thriller that keeps viewers guessing until the last reveal.

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is releasing a new series about illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London starring Stephen Graham, called A Thousand Blows.The show is due to be released on Disney+, and will star Graham as Sugar Goodson, a London boxer. The actor will also executive produce, alongside Knight who also wrote and created the show.A synopsis for A Thousand Blows says the show “follows Hezekiah and Alec, two best friends from Jamaica who find themselves thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End.“Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, Hezekiah meets Mary Carr, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets.“As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, a seasoned and dangerous boxer played by Stephen Graham, and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.”Knight, who was the executive producer and creator of Peaky Blinders, said: “I always love to delve into untold history, and this is a story that really deserves to be told.”Graham starred in the final season of Peaky Blinders, and praised Matriarch Productions for joining up on the release of A Thousand Blows.He added in a statement: “Aside from having the privilege of bringing the role of Sugar Goodson to life, I am also extremely proud that Matriarch is co-producing this show whilst helping to create opportunities for people in front of and behind the camera, instilling the ethos of providing training within production that otherwise would be difficult for some to pursue as a career.

K.J. Yossman ITVX, the upcoming streaming platform from U.K. broadcaster ITV, will launch in November. ITV managing director for media and entertainment Kevin Lygo confirmed the launch date during a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday afternoon. It will replace ITV’s current streaming platform ITV Hub. “The content that will be commissioned specifically for this, and [bought] in from America for this” will be “edgier” and viewed as an accompaniment to the traditional linear channel said Lygo.

Alex Turner has shared the first details on Arctic Monkeys‘ forthcoming seventh album ‘The Car’, revealing that the band have adopted a “louder” sound this time around.As announced today (August 24), the Sheffield group will release the 10-track record on Friday, October 21 via Domino (pre-order here). It was produced by James Ford and recorded at Butley Priory in Suffolk, La Frette in Paris, and RAK Studios in London.The eagerly-awaited full-length project follows on from 2018’s divisive ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’, which featured space-age-inspired lyrics over avant-garde and largely piano-led instrumentals.Speaking in a new interview with the Big Issue, frontman Turner explained: “On this record [‘The Car’], sci-fi is off the table.

Tame Impala are hosting an exclusive pop-up in London this afternoon (August 24) ahead of their huge All Points East show tomorrow.On Thursday (August 25), Kevin Parker and co. will head to Victoria Park for a massive headline gig.

In 2019 E-ACT Blackley Academy introduced a charity project for the academic year, to enable its children to work together to raise money for causes close to the academy's heart.

Millions of householders will know the fate of their energy bills this week as Ofgem will officially announce the price of the October energy price cap. Fixed tariff options may work out cheaper overall if customers are able to get one with their provider.

Tyson Fury has set a deadline for a fight with Oleksandr Usyk and has asked for proof of funds of an offer for £500 million from Saudi Arabia for him to fight the Ukrainian.

Greggs is kicking off its summer celebration by bringing its Pumpkin Spice Latte to the menu a little early this year.

Pouring his heart out. Ben Affleck gave an ardent address to Jennifer Lopez and her children during their wedding celebration with family and friends at his Riceboro, Georgia, estate on Saturday, August 20.

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sex education teacher is facing the sack after asking her male students to bring a condom to class – filled with their own semen. Parents in Bolivia saw red at the lesson, which was supposed to be part of a sex education class on the male reproductive system, and now the unusual lesson could cost the female teacher her job.The rather unique approach to lesson time was due to take place at the Juana Azurduy de Padilla school in the municipality of Minero by teacher María Inés Peredowho . READ MORE: Sex offender 'hopped over school fence and ran into restroom to sexually assault girl' Although it has been stressed the students were not obliged to do the 'homework', Peredowho has apologised for the 'misunderstanding', which is alleged to have led to accusations of corruption of minors.“I am a mother of a family with four small children and I am not a pervert,” she told Duty newspaper.Peredowho went on to explain it was to see how long sperm can live in a humid place or environment.“That was my goal as a teacher and not, as some media say, to pervert the students and have them masturbate and bring it in a jar, at no time was that my intention," she added.The lesson was to also warn girls to avoid this substance if they wanted to prevent pregnancies.However, it seems not everyone agrees with her decision with one parent denouncing the teacher in the Public Ministry for “corruption of minors”. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here . Carlos Oporto, director of the Santa Cruz Special Force to Fight Violence, told reporters: “At the moment we are seeing the psychological interviews of Minero high school students.”"Depending on the outcome of those will decide if 'we

killer snake has been sparked after furious locals want to track down the reptile that strangled a cat to death.Local Julie Chong says that a feeder had found the poor kitten dead on Sunday (August 21) in Jurong West, Singapore, with the beloved community cat killed by a snake.Chong previously made a public announcement to find the cat and called for the community to come together if it showed up at a veterinarian clinic.READ MORE: Ukraine praise Russian speedo grandad for accidentally revealing Putin's weapon locationThis is not, unfortunately, the first snake on cat attack Jurong West has seen, with another identical incident reported in 2018.The latest reports of the feline's fatal encounter were brought up on Facebook by Chong, who wrote: "I am looking out for one community cat that got bitten by the snake. Please reach out to me if the cat (is) at the vet."She added that those who spotted the snake should inform animal welfare group ACRES.But commenters took the opportunity to wish death upon the killer snake, with one person saying they would "chop" the head off of the snake's head should he ever encounter it.

boxers in the history of the sport, the same names come to mind - Ali, Mayweather, Lewis, Louis and of course, Tyson.Mike Tyson, the tiger-owning, ear-biting world-beater with 50 wins and 44 knockouts to his name, is now a star of the screen, podcasts and global pop culture.His fame spans multiple generations, with younger fans likely first seeing him feature in film and TV, including hit movies like The Hangover and Rocky Balboa.One of the most famous sporting figures in history, Tyson has lived some very high highs and very public lows.Read on for everything you need to know about Iron Mike.Mike Tyson’s career took place between 1985 and 2005, when he fought and won a huge number of high-profile fights against some of the sport’s most respected names.When he was starting out in his career he went by the names of "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite", but this changed as he developed into one of the greatest fighters the world has ever seen, becoming “the most dangerous man on the planet”.He was the heavyweight division’s undisputed champion between 1987 and 1990 and claimed the first 19 wins of his professional career through knockout - 12 came in the first round.He is the youngest boxer to claim a heavyweight title, winning it just 22 days after his 20th birthday, and he was the first to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.Tyson’s life hasn’t always been straightforward.

Ryan Reynolds has revealed his wife Blake Lively is now "obsessed" with Wrexham AFC after her initial doubts about his investment.Deadpool actor Reynolds, 45, bought the National League club with fellow Hollywood star Rob McElhenney, also 45, last year. When he revealed the surprise news to Lively, he was met with a frosty reception from his other half.But Reynolds has managed to bring the 34-year-old around in the months since.

Harry Potter, now experiments as an actor, taking on smaller, more intimate roles in films such as Swiss Army Man, Escape From Pretoria and the upcoming Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.Hermione’s Emma Watson is similar, fronting projects from 2019’s Little Women to appearing in This Is The End as herself.Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, has also been starring in new roles, such as M Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV series Servant.He also took on a side project that no one saw coming: buying an ice cream van with his staggering Wizarding World fortune.It’s not too surprising when you consider his first dream was to be an ice cream driver long before he ever stepped into Hogwarts.In celebration of the franchise coming to an end, he fulfilled his dream, rocking up on the last day filming with his long sought-after vehicle.The final film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II premiered in cinemas an unbelievable 11 years ago in 2011.For the final day of shooting, Rupert rocked up on set in his very own ice cream van, handing out lollies and 99s to the cast and crew.He spoke about his ice cream van in an interview with the Daily Mail in 2014, admitting that had an awkward encounter the first time he took the vehicle for a spin.Rupert said: "My first ambition was to become an ice-cream man, which is why I bought the Bedford van."Not long after I first got it, I pulled into a pub to do a U-turn and there were eight kids with their pocket money out, hoping to buy a 99 or whatever."But I had nothing to give them. I've learnt my lesson since then.”He made sure to keep it stocked ever since, though he isn’t actually allowed to sell anything from the van.He continued: “I keep my van well stocked.

Four years ago, Academy Award-nominated writer/director Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clayton,” “The Bourne Legacy”) had an idea. It was two years after the release of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”—a film Gilroy joined in the middle of making to assist and then came on board to write and direct major reshoots and then oversee the post-production process.

“I knew something freaky was going to happen tonight,” Kate Hudson says in the new trailer for “Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon.” “With a full moon, I feel it in my ovaries, I swear to god.” The film is the latest hallucinogenic nightmare from Ana Lily Amirpour, known for the celebrated indies “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” and “The Bad Batch.”  Starring Kate Hudson, Jun Jong Seo, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, and Craig Robinson, ‘Blood Moon’ has been described as a “mind-bending adventure set in the humid, neon-lit streets of New Orleans.

LOVE Island star Luca Bish has refused to appear in his girlfriend Gemma Owen's videos - issuing a stinging put-down of the show. The dating competition runner-up could be seen avoiding the camera as Gemma, 19, filmed them making dinner last night.