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Despite being acknowledged as the “Godmother of Grunge”, Tina Bell is rarely included in the history of grunge music. Women in general are hardly ever mentioned in music history unless they’re close to famous male musicians. Looking back at Tina Bell, music journalists often leave her out of Bam Bam, the band that she fronted, wrote music for, and co-founded with her husband. When she is mentioned, it’s in relation to Kurt Cobain, who was said to have been a fan of Bell and her band before founding Nirvana. Read full article here

A skull for a space plane: Is that a fair trade? Ptichka, the last spacecraft from the Soviet Buran project, was supposed to inspire generations of Russians. However, it now lies dilapidated in the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which now belongs to Kazakh billionaire Dauren Musa after he bought the company that owned it. He’s willing to trade Ptichka back… for a skull. But not just any skull; he wants the skull of Kenesary Kasymov, the last Khan of Kazakhstan, which was given to Russia by a rival khanate in the 1800s. Read full article here