STEVE McQUEEN called his Jaguar XKSS — one of only 16 built — ‘The Green Rat’. He bought it in ‘58, painted it green, and drove it hard around the hills of Los Angeles. (He eventually sold it to collector Bill Harrah, regretted it, and bought it back years later)

"Sunny Dancer" writer-director George Jaques knew he wanted to make a cancer film for his second feature, but "make it funny and outrageous" avoiding cliches and stereotypes. Actor Bella Ramsey said an abundance of humor balanced out the project's heavier material.

Congratulations to our Academy Driver, Will Green on a mega season to take home the 2026 FIA Karting European Junior Championship crown 🙌🤩

Last night, was the first time I listened to Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" on vinyl. (Wearing headphones) That was like a religious experience.

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Holland & Haaland, the duo we didn't know we needed.

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt is celebrating a birthday today! I still love this version of the Roy Orbison/Joe Melson track. What a voice! #LindaRonstadt #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #MusicCover #RoyOrbison #BlueBayou youtu.be/Kp9G0zkorio?...

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou (Official Music Video)

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The Ferrari numerology today is INSANE 🤯 • Charles Leclerc got Ferrari's 16th Silverstone win • Lewis Hamilton got his 16th Silverstone podium • Charles Leclerc & Lewis Hamilton shared their 16th podium • Ferrari got their 844th podium from driver #44 chasing his 8th title

It’s great to see #F1 back on page 1 of a national newspaper today! What a difference a Lewis win makes! ❤️

Utterly superb drive #OnThisDay in ’82 in Detroit by one of the best overtakers of his era, John Watson, who hurled his McLaren MP4B from a P17 grid slot to a brilliant victory.

Wish Fred a speedy recovery #F1 #F1News #MonacoGP

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur absent at Monaco on medical grounds

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur will not be trackside in Monaco on Saturday.

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Great to see University of Manchester leading on giving all undergraduates the opportunity of work experience as part of their degree studies. 👏👏👏

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University of Manchester to investigate sexual harassment of female medical students

🚨 Alpine has announced the arrival of Gucci as its title sponsor from next season.

Feel-good #BankHoliday story by @danielmoxon.bsky.social, celebrating a double Hamilton podium, #F1 by Lewis in Montreal & #BTCC by Nic at Snetterton. I worked with Lewis for 5 years at McLaren &, via my comms agency @diagonalcomms.bsky.social, I work with Nic now. www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-aut...

Lewis Hamilton's brother Nic left in tears after career-first achievement

Both Hamilton brothers stood on a podium on Sunday!

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Lewis 🗣️ "Today is a testament to the work that’s been put in, both here at the track and back at the factory, so a huge ‘Grazie’ to everyone involved. I’m really grateful for the way the team has supported me and welcomed me from day one." A positive Sunday in Montreal 🇨🇦

Double points finish in the Sprint ✅ Now we focus on Quali 👉

IT'S A MCLAREN 1-2 FOR THE MIAMI SPRINT! | #F1 #McLaren

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Remembering Ayrton Senna #OnThisDay 1st May. One of the darkest weekends in F1 history culminated in the death of Ayrton at the 1994 Imola Grand Prix. A weekend that would profoundly impact Formula 1, sparking significant safety reforms. #f1 #formula1

Today, 1 May, will always be a day on which we #F1 devotees mourn & honour Ayrton Senna, & rightly so. But he wasn’t the only racer to lose his life #OnThisDay. In a @motor-sport.bsky.social column I looked back at 4 other sad 1 May stories. Click below. www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...

Senna and the other racing heroes lost on May 1

Motor sport fans will always remember Ayrton Senna on May 1, but he wasn't the only racer to lose his life on that date. Matt Bishop looks back at four more remarkable stories

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Forever in our thoughts Remembering Ayrton Senna today, and every day 💛💚

69 Candles 🎂 today for the 3-time Oscar winner and one of the finest Actors of his or any other generation DANIEL DAY-LEWIS

Syd Barrett’s letters are being offered for sale from girlfriend Jenny Spires Both have original drawings documenting the band’s name and touring van and their first time in a recording studio. Bid online now until April 30 at Propstore.com #sydbarrett #pinkfloyd #sydbarrettletters

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Two letters from Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett are soon to come under auction. They were written in 1965 to his then-girlfriend, Jenny Spires. The first letter references writing what would become the song "Bike" from their debut LP "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn."

“Ella Fitzgerald is the only performer with whom I've ever worked who made me nervous, because I try to work up to what she does. I believe she is the greatest popular singer in the world. Barring none - male or female.” — Frank Sinatra ELLA FITZGERALD — born 109yrs ago today.

Bowie: You’re not alone opened at Lightroom, London this week. 59 Studios have beautifully woven together Bowie’s art, archives and performances narrated by David himself through interviews over his career. A much missed multi-media talented superstar.

If you’ve never heard of THE FUNK BROTHERS do watch this excellent documentary on one of the greatest collections of musicians in the history of Music. STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN (2002) In short, the MOTOWN sound? THAT is The Funk Brothers.

Remembering Jochen Rindt, #F1’s only posthumous world champion (in ’70), born #OnThisDay in ’42. Pic (taken by Rainer Schlegelmilch): Rindt with Lotus boss Colin Chapman: the more you look, the more you see.

Story of Black British music writ large in first exhibition at V&A East

Story of Black British music writ large in first exhibition at V&A East

Museum says The Music is Black is part of a push to reposition scene as central to UK’s cultural history Jacqueline Springer is standing in the middle of the V&A’s new exhibition space looking wistfully at a pair of drainpipe trousers, a tailored suit jacket and a porkpie hat, which create the unmistakable silhouette of Pauline Black, lead singer of the 2 Tone group the Selector. Springer is the curator of the V&A East’s inaugural exhibition, The Music is Black, a landmark survey of Black British music, which opens this weekend. It starts with the early drumbeats in Africa and takes us right up to the latest innovations in pop and drill via jungle, grime, garage and two-tone. Continue reading...

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#OnThisDay 55 years ago Jackie Stewart won the #SpanishGP, at mighty Montjuïc, the Tyrrell team’s first #F1 GP win in a car entirely of its own manufacture (the Tyrrell 003). #AnorakFact: the race was the first F1 GP in which slick tyres were used.

Wonderful to celebrate the exhibition of Polly's photographs with friends and family at the Leica Gallery in London last night. The exhibition runs until 7th of May and I can't recommend it highly enough. 📹 Gavin Elder #betweenthisbreathandthen