The Latest Breaking News from Jim Smith

Colorado mail-in ballot voter ID initiative becomes seventh voter ID measure certified for 2026 — the most in a single year

Welcome to the Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Sep 1

The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift

World’s worst nuclear disaster leaves mixed legacy of nature’s resilience amid serious contamination, as wars increase lobbying for energy supply

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23

“I think we met with his approval. If I find him haunting me, I’ll know I did something wrong”: Tim Smith left an unfinished Cardiacs album when he died. Five years on, his bandmates released the finished version of LSD

A brother who took over the band, a singer who struggled to keep the secret and a determination to do exactly what their late leader would have wanted led to the end of an 18-year journey

Louder · Feb 11

AI chatbots can be manipulated into breaking their own rules with simple debate tactics like telling them that an authority figure made the request

LLMs once again prove too pliable.

PC Gamer · Sep 1, 2025

Cardiacs announce that their final album, LSD, will be released in September

The late Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith's final album has been completed by his brother Jim, Kavus Torabi, Mike Vennart and more...

Louder · Aug 1, 2025

Maryland Turns to MLB Ranks for Its Next Athletic Director

The Terrapins are reportedly thinking outside the box.

Sports Illustrated · May 15, 2025

Chernobyl farmland found fit for farming decades after nuclear disaster

Study confirms effective radiation dose to agricultural workers well below Ukraine’s national safety threshold

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

“All the time he was ill, he had it in his head that he was going to finish it when he got home. He never made it home. I guess we owed it to him”: Tim Smith’s Cardiacs story will end with final album LSD

Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered

Louder · May 5, 2025

Urban fire risk for climates like LA as planet warms

Australian cities with similar climates to Los Angeles are experiencing the same drying conditions and erratic rainfall, which does not bode well for fire risk.

AAP · Jan 16, 2025

Have any father-son combos scored against other father-son combos?

Plus: dramatic downturns in form, non-football athletes wearing crests on their kit (2) and much more

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025