It seems almost impossible to imagine, but centuries ago, elephants flourished in Asia, their trumpet blasts echoing through jungles far and wide. Even at the turn of the 20th century, there were some 200,000 Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in the wild. Today, with only some 35,000 to 40,000 remaining, the elephants' natural range has diminished to only a few places on the continent. Fortunately, the elephant has managed to persist in Anamalai.

Parents shepherding swimsuit clad tots toward a backyard birthday party. Peals of laughter from kids running past an open window, wreathed by blowup floaties and wrapped in dripping towels. The splash of a cannonball in the deep end. The sounds of summer fun ripple up from ads for Swimply, an app that allows homeowners to rent out private pools to strangers looking to enjoy cool water under the hot sun. But that seasonal chorus has sharply divided suburban residents of Montgomery County as the local government considers formally regulating the short-term amenity rentals — potentially becoming the first in the nation to do so.

By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter Getty ImagesKasabian musician and songwriter Serge Pizzorno has replaced Tom Meighan as the band's lead singerAfter England's Lionesses won the Women's Euros last month, in front of a TV audience of more than 17 million, rock band and football fans Kasabian found themselves sharing the spotlight. A performance of their new single The Wall, skilfully spliced with action from the tournament, brought the BBC's coverage to a close.

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In 2021, you can see why the expectations for a documentary about long-past celebrity scandals might be so astronomically high. Earlier this year, legendary filmmaker Woody Allen’s entire oeuvre faced a public reevaluation after the bombshell HBO documentary series “Allen v. Farrow” revisited allegations that he had sexually abused his daughter Dylan Farrow. This fall, Robert Durst — the Donald Trump-like heir and real estate mogul at the center of HBO’s 2015 documentary series “The Jinx” — was convicted of a murder he admitted to committing on-screen.