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Is heel John Cena finally starting to work? WWE Backlash undid some of the WrestleMania damage

5 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Robert Jackman

Have I been too quick to write off the John Cena heel turn? Given how quickly things can move in professional wrestling, I wouldn't want to U-turn just yet. But there's no denying that, for at least 30 minutes Saturday night at WWE Backlash 2025, the whole "evil Cena" concept actually clicked in a way that it hasn’t done so far. Cena vs. Orton wasn't the perfect match, admittedly — we could have done without stacking up refs like cannon fodder — but it was a massive improvement on Cena vs.
WWE's heel problem is real and it's everywhere

1 week ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Robert Jackman

Does it matter that WWE fans keep cheering the heels? TNA supremo Scott D’Amore made a persuasive case in his Uncrowned column this past week that we shouldn’t get hung up on it. But is the guy who brought us the brilliance of the X Division really correct on this one? I agree with Scott that fans cheering on nWO-style rebels is no bad thing.
How tourism destinations prepare for natural disasters

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Robert Jackman

Keeping a 1,486-year-old building in good nick is no mean feat. So hats off to the architects and researchers in Istanbul who will soon begin the mammoth task of renovating the Hagia Sophia with the aim of protecting the Turkish national treasure against earthquakes. Local authorities in the Turkish city have already run computerised simulations of a large earthquake in order to identify potential weak points within the building.
How tourism destinations prepare for natural disasters

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Robert Jackman

Using the right materials can be important too. In the Caribbean, which was struck by two large hurricanes in 2017, hotels have been built using hurricane-resistant materials (like reinforced and insulated concrete), which will reduce the chance of structural damage in the event of strong winds. Islands are also investing in back-up energy systems - like solar generators - to prevent power outages. Having foresight is clearly useful.
I tried to be a ‘perfect’ plane passenger. I even gave the crew a gift

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Robert Jackman

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I tried to be a ‘perfect’ plane passenger. I even gave the crew a gift

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Robert Jackman

By Robert Jackman May 2, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If you search online, you’ll find dozens of suggestions and guides from flight attendants about how to be the perfect passenger, with plenty of replies from members of the public. All of which gave me an idea: what would happen if I put those tips into practice on my next flight?
I tried to be a ‘perfect’ plane passenger. I even gave the crew a gift

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Robert Jackman

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Saudi Arabia is building the world’s largest hotel - but it may never open

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Robert Jackman

A rendering of the Abraj Kudai hotel, a £2.3 billion project - Dar Al-HandasahIt was meant to be the world’s biggest hotel. But for all the staggering statistics – 10,000 rooms, 45 storeys, 70 restaurants and four separate helipads – one question still looms large for Saudi Arabia’s would-be record-breaking hotel: will it ever even happen?
Saudi Arabia is building the world's largest hotel

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Robert Jackman

It was meant to be the world's biggest hotel. But for all the staggering statistics - 10,000 rooms, 45 storeys, 70 restaurants and four separate helipads - one question still looms large for Saudi Arabia's would-be record-breaking hotel: will it ever even happen? It was almost exactly ten years ago that the desert kingdom first unveiled its ambition to build the world's largest hotel, a £2.3 billion project known as the Abraj Kudai - at the heart of Mecca, the holiest city in Islam.
How the fun police came for your holiday

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Robert Jackman

Aren’t holidays supposed to be about having fun? If that question seems too obvious for a serious travel article, you’ve clearly missed the barrage of spirit-crushing rules emanating from some of the world’s most successful tourism spots in recent years, as destinations across the world turn their backs on the good-time crowd.