From 16th-century playwrights to 1960s girl groups: the many influences behind Dire Straits' under-appreciated 1980 track, "Romeo and Juliet".

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Fresh off two successful Portland Book Festival events this weekend, Portland’s homegrown variety show Live Wire Radio has revealed that it is in dire financial straits. Live Wire has launched a new ...

Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021 with a previous history of personal analytical writing. Michael is a lifelong ...

You can stop looking for glitches in the Matrix—it’s finally been proven that our universe is not merely a simulation running on some powerful alien civilization’s supercomputer. An international team ...

Dire Straits‘ Mark Knopfler always had a deep affinity for country music, citing legends like Willie Nelson and the pedal steel guitar work of Jerry Byrd and Paul Franklin, who worked on the band’s ...

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Souhan: Vikings are in dire straits, and it’s not Carson Wentz’s fault The Vikings made two fateful decisions in the offseason that have them facing an early-October, must-win game next week in London ...

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 ...

Plans for how to close a $5.5 million budget hole at Multnomah County’s third-largest school district are up in the air after teachers and support staff overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to absorb 10 ...