Farage reclaims Clacton as Alabama executes child killer
Nigel Farage hails a by-election win, while Alabama executes Jeremy Tremaine Williams. Sydney teenager Lily Hooper’s family appeal for answers; Busan honours Kim Dong-ho and major new music releases arrive.
Bomb threats and cyberstalking: Wife and children of healthcare CEO killed by Luigi Mangione threatened and forced to keep a low profile after shooting
In the time since Thompson was shot dead outside a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024, his widow Paulette and two sons have been hit with several terrifying threats.
Your car’s dash cam might be illegal in some states — Here’s how to check
Dash cam laws vary from one state to the next. Check the laws of states you'll be driving through.
Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze
Unforgetful is a new iOS and Mac reminders app from Marco Arment, creator of Overcast and Instapaper, aimed at people who routinely snooze or dismiss tasks. It uses Apple’s existing Reminders database but changes the notification experience so tasks are harder to overlook or accidentally lose, offering an…
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
Google will let users remove the visible watermark from AI-generated images, videos and songs made with certain Google models. The change aims to give creators more control over material used professionally or creatively, while retaining mechanisms intended to identify AI-generated media. The optional setting will apply to Nano…
Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?
Ars Technica hosted a live discussion with Stop Killing Games organiser Ross Scott about how to keep online games playable after publishers close their servers. Scott argued that publishers should plan for a game’s end of life from the outset, rather than removing access with little notice, saying…
Arsenal v Manchester City in Community Shield and athletics gold – follow with us
The article outlines The Guardian’s planned live sports coverage across the weekend. – Saturday: Football League coverage, including Championship, League One and League Two fixtures. – Saturday evening: European Athletics Championships finals in Birmingham, featuring British medal hopefuls. – Sunday: Build-up and live coverage of Arsenal v Manchester…
Paul Pelosi’s shocking driving rap sheet revealed: Nancy’s husband racked up nearly $9k in fines for speeding, running red lights, DUI, before latest hit-and-run charge
The article reports that Paul Pelosi, husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has accumulated a history of driving-related offences and fines, alongside a more recent hit-and-run charge. It presents the record as raising renewed scrutiny of his conduct behind the wheel. According to the article, the…
Scottish police expect ‘great deal of public opposition’ to planned Larbert datacentre
Scottish police have warned that a proposed datacentre in Larbert is likely to face significant public opposition and may need strong security measures to prevent disruptive incursions. The warning is an early official sign of wider unease over the rapid growth of datacentre proposals in Scotland, which could…
Investigation into Farage’s £5m ‘gift’ reopened as he wins Clacton by-election
Nigel Farage has been re-elected as MP for Clacton in a by-election, prompting the resumption of a parliamentary standards investigation into an alleged failure to register a £5m gift from a crypto-billionaire. The inquiry had been paused when Farage resigned, but could now lead to another by-election if…
4 Songs From 1960 Every 60s Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
The article nostalgically highlights four chart hits from 1960 that it says many children of the era would have heard on family car radios on the way to school. – “Wild One” by Bobby Rydell: spent 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number two.…
RetcH Talks ‘Point Guard’ Video, ‘FTW 2’ & Four-Year Hiatus: ‘I Have a Totally New Perspective on This Whole Thing’
RetcH has returned with his first album in four years, FTW 2, and a new video for “Point Guard”, after a period shaped by legal difficulties and time spent away from music. The New Jersey rapper says the break gave him a renewed appreciation for making a living…
‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ Season 3 Is Delightfully Unhinged When It Lets Conan Be Conan | Review
Collider’s review finds the third series of Conan O’Brien Must Go most effective when it allows O’Brien’s familiar, unpredictable comic persona to drive the travel format. Across four HBO episodes, he visits India, the Netherlands, Morocco and the Philippines, meeting listeners of his podcast while turning cultural encounters…
‘Lanterns’ Review: ‘Watchmen’ Meets ‘Yellowstone’ in HBO’s Brilliant New Sci-Fi Show
HBO’s Lanterns is presented as an ambitious eight-episode superhero detective drama that combines Green Lantern mythology with a rural crime mystery. The review praises its focus on the contrasting fears and traumas of Hal Jordan and John Stewart, whose uneasy partnership drives an investigation into a mass shooting…
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Neal Stephenson, Mira Lane, Rod Roddenberry to Judge XPRIZE Sci-Fi Film Competition
XPRIZE has named astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, novelist Neal Stephenson, Google executive Mira Lane and Roddenberry Entertainment chief Rod Roddenberry as judges for its Future Vision sci-fi film competition. The initiative seeks short films presenting optimistic, technology-enabled futures, with the winning concept receiving funding to develop it further.…
Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre Are Great ‘Lanterns’, But HBO’s DC Drama Is Overshadowed by Its Influences: TV Review
HBO’s “Lanterns” is praised for the performances of Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, but the review argues that the DC drama is too visibly shaped by earlier HBO series to establish a strong identity of its own. Its attempt to apply gritty realism to the fantastical Green Lantern…
Chinese Drama ‘Take Off’ Set for U.S. Release Via Orchid Tree Media
Chinese drama Take Off will be released in US cinemas on 17 September by specialist distributor Orchid Tree Media. Directed by Pengfei, the film follows a factory worker pursuing his late father’s dream of building a homemade jetpack, and its release extends the film’s international reach after a…
Wilmer Valderrama to Be Honored at This Is About Humanity Annual Soirée
Wilmer Valderrama will receive This Is About Humanity’s Humanitarian Award at the organisation’s eighth annual summer soirée in Los Angeles on 29 August. The award recognises his advocacy for families separated and reunited at the US–Mexico border, highlighting celebrity support for immigration and family-reunification causes. The event will…
Megan Thee Stallion Signs Distribution Partnership With Interscope, Will Remain Independent
Megan Thee Stallion has formed a distribution partnership with Interscope Records for her label, Hot Girl Productions, while remaining an independent artist. The arrangement is significant because it gives her the global reach and services of a major label without surrendering ownership of her master recordings or publishing…
‘The Wrong Girls’ Writer/Director & Cast On Stoner Comedy’s “L.A. Accent,” Potential For Sequel: “There’s So Much Left There”
Writer-director Dylan Meyer and stars Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat say Los Angeles was essential to the identity of their forthcoming stoner comedy, The Wrong Girls. The film nearly moved to Vancouver, New Orleans or New Jersey, but California’s film and television tax credit enabled production to remain…