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Ron DeSantis Statue Melts in Florida Heat, Revealing a Skull as Climate Activists Target His Legacy

A life-size statue of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lasted barely an hour in the Tallahassee heat before his face melted away, exposing a skull underneath. The unusual spectacle was no accident. It was designed to deliver a political message just weeks before Florida voters choose his successor.

Latin Times · Oct 20

Mere Mortals review – a dazzling, maddening ballet for the AI age

San Francisco Ballet brings a spectacular collision of dance, music and digital wizardry to the Edinburgh international festival in this bold reimagining of Pandora’s box

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

‘Ab-sol-utely incredible!’ The blockbuster ballet that says Pandora’s box unleashed AI

She was the first woman, according to myth, and she let loose all the evils and sorrows of humanity. But Aszure Barton thinks Pandora’s had a bad rap – and she’s using dance to reimagine her tale

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

You can purchase a lactate test to complete at home nowadays - should we be abandoning FTP tests in favour of a more scientific approach?

Is the classic 'FTP test' still the best way to set your training zones?

Cycling Weekly · Jan 30, 2025

Floating Points review – an unclassifiable triumph

On the first of a three-night London residency, British dance producer Sam Shepherd conjures up a transcendent set that’s equal parts body-jacking rave and harp-laced, retina-melting art show

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

Floating Points at Outernet review: big swings from one of techno's most interesting names

3/5 The artist brought a harp and a visual artist to his latest gig. Did it pay off? Mostly

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Floating Points: Cascade review – an enthralling record of out-and-out bangers

The eclectic British producer returns with a more dance-focused album laden with giddy modular synths

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024

Floating Points drops 5-hour Boiler Room set

Sam Shepherd performed the marathon set at New York's H0L0 to promote his new album Cascade

MusicRadar · Sep 5, 2024

Disco, jazz and frogs doing techno: Cosmic Slop, the Leeds club night resisting gentrification

Four Tet and Floating Points are among the star DJs obsessed with this west Yorkshire party which raises funds for local kids – and has kept the developers at bay

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

Floating Points and Shabaka Hutchings at The Hollywood Bowl review: A beautiful tribute to Pharoah Sanders

A near perfect body of music paired with a beautiful tribute as Floating Points, Shabaka Hutchings, Four Tet and more bring the album ‘Promises’ to life to honour the late Pharoah Sanders

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023