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Editor's note
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Forty years ago today the music world was stunned at the news that the “King of Rock'n'Roll” had been found dead at his Graceland mansion. To mark the anniversary, we’ve been looking at all things Elvis. David Anderson chronicles his rise from shy teenager to international superstar, while Brian Ward explains
his ambiguous relationship with black America. David Leaver charts the rise of “Elvis tourism” and Adrian York – along with a host of opera singers –
pay tribute to his unmistakable singing voice and explains why it was so remarkable.
Streaming website SoundCloud was recently saved by a big injection of investment. Many music lovers will breathe a sigh of relief; after all the platform incubated and encouraged a wide array of new music. But composer and academic Leah Kardos fears that the website’s survival will come at the cost of the community of musicians at its core.
Red squirrels have long since been wiped out of most British towns and cities by their invasive grey relatives. But one town in Merseyside has bucked the trend. Kat Fingland reports from Formby, home of England’s only population of urban red squirrels.
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Jonathan Este
Associate Editor
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Top story
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Adrian York, University of Westminster
Elvis's impressive vocal range and his technical ability made his voice an instrument that even opera singers have lined up to pay tribute to.
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Andrew Johnston, Sheffield Hallam University
His films made more than US$2 billion, but did they do him justice?
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David Anderson, Swansea University
From shy young boy to international superstar, Elvis became an unstoppable force.
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Brian Ward, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Was Elvis the 'king of cultural appropriation' or a tireless promoter of African-American music and culture?
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David Leaver, Manchester Metropolitan University
Music tourism is becoming an increasingly big business. As you'd expect, Elvis is at the forefront of that industry.
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Business + Economy
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Leah Kardos, Kingston University
SoundCloud has been saved by its biggest injection of cash yet.
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John William Devine, Swansea University
The US sprinter, twice banned after failed drug tests, felt the force of public opinion as he won the 100 metres final at the World Athletics Championship. But is it time to start trusting athletes?
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Environment + Energy
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Kathryn Fingland, Nottingham Trent University
Formby is one of the only remaining urban areas in England where red squirrels can be found at all.
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John Richard Underhill, Heriot-Watt University
Why protesters should think about putting their feet up.
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Mark Brown, Royal Holloway
Exposure to neonicotinoids could lead to fewer bumblebee colonies, less pollination, and ultimately to population extinctions.
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Education
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Shelley McKeown Jones, University of Bristol; Janet Orchard, University of Bristol; Julia Paulson, University of Bristol
We need to learn the skills of living together.
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Politics + Society
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Gajendra Singh, University of Exeter
After well over half a century of Independence, the ghosts of colonialism still haunt India's national psyche.
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Jenny Woodley, Nottingham Trent University
Robert E. Lee is one of the most memorialised figures of the American civil war. Here's why that causes so much anger.
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Georg Löfflmann, University of Warwick
What should America's role in the world be? A lot of people have an answer, but few of them agree.
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Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University
There is much debate over how to react to North Korean missile threats. What can we learn from Israel’s responses to actual rocket attacks?
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Gary Bratchford, University of Central Lancashire
It is only when disaster strikes that a community and its problems are truly rendered visible.
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Carlo Aldrovandi, Trinity College Dublin
What caused the latest crisis at the world's most explosive piece of real estate, and could it happen again?
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Julia Moses, University of Sheffield
Two new laws have grappled with ideas of diversity and the traditional family in Germany.
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Clare McGlynn, Durham University; Erika Rackley, University of Birmingham
Highly distressing and intrusive, but not illegal.
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Andy Harvey, Swansea University
In 25 years of the Premier League, things have changed, but it's an ongoing battle.
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Science + Technology
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Amy Binns, University of Central Lancashire
Apps inviting anonymous comments play upon our desire to know our social standing, but are an open goal for bullies.
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Magdalena Zawisza, Anglia Ruskin University
Even short-term exposure to negative stereotypes has detrimental effects on cognitive functioning.
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Health + Medicine
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Janet Krska, University of Kent
It depends where you live whether pharmacies can offer services like emergency contraception and health checks.
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Aymen Idris, University of Sheffield
Harnessing the medicinal benefit of the body’s own cannabis-like substances may provide an alternative to medicinal marijuana.
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Greg Moorlock, University of Warwick
Transplant experts have serious concerns over a new organ donation website.
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