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‘I could get you so many gigs’: Female DJ, 21, exposes fellow DJ’s ‘disgusting and degrading’ voice note after she asked him for career help… and rejected his advances
A 21-year-old DJ from Noosa, Australia, has publicly accused a Melbourne-based DJ of sending her a "disgusting and degrading" voice message after she contacted him seeking career advice and gig opportunities. Tiarna Hanson said Ryan Mattiazzo, who performs as "Mattix", made it clear that access to his industry…
BlizzCon 2026: Blizzard Announces Diablo 5 and StarCraft Open-World Shooter for 2029–2030, PlayStation 6 Availability Unconfirmed
Blizzard has revealed further creative details about Diablo 5, confirming that former BioWare writer Jennifer Brandes Hepler, best known for her work on the Dragon Age trilogy, is serving as the game's narrative director. Speaking to Polygon at BlizzCon 2026, Hepler said her background in traditional RPG storytelling…
Carrie Underwood debuts rock rendition for 2026 NFL season
Carrie Underwood opened NBC's Sunday Night Football coverage for the 2026 season with a reworked, rock-heavier version of the broadcast's theme song, "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," ahead of the Dallas Cowboys' clash with the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. The performance is the latest chapter…
‘Lanterns’ Officially Destroys the Typical Superhero Formula With a Shocking Betrayal | Review
HBO's Lanterns continues its unconventional take on the Green Lantern mythos, using episode five to close out the show's 2016-set mystery involving the Manhunter while jumping between timelines. Rather than following a typical superhero structure, the episode functions as a turning point that deconstructs Hal Jordan and John…
‘Lanterns’ Star Explains Why She Was “Completely Shattered” by the HBO Sci-Fi’s Biggest Twist
HBO's *Lanterns* has moved into its final run of episodes, with Episode 5 delivering a major twist as Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) uncover the identity of the mysterious "Manhunter" behind the eerie calm in the town of Rushville. The reveal centres on Zoe…
Anime’s Biggest Mystery Hit Officially Gets a New Game
Koei Tecmo and Gust have officially announced The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother, the first console game adaptation of the hit anime and light novel series. The game will bring an original mystery story, conceived with input from original author Hyuganatsu, to players who follow protagonist Maomao…
‘Lanterns’ Star Poorna Jagannathan Breaks Down Zoe’s Brutal Episode 5: ‘It’s a Faustian Play She Makes’
Poorna Jagannathan, who plays Zoe Macon in HBO Max's "Lanterns," has told Variety she was kept in the dark about her character being the mysterious Manhunter until receiving the Episode 5 script, despite the twist being widely predicted by viewers. She said the surprise helped her performance, joking…
The two movie soundtrack albums that dominated the US album charts in the 1970s
The soundtracks to *Saturday Night Fever* and *Grease* were among the biggest-selling albums in the United States during the 1970s, with John Travolta serving as the link between both blockbuster films and their chart-topping accompanying records. The success highlights how film soundtracks and musical theatre, often overlooked compared…
2026’s Most-Watched Horror Film Surges as a Global Streaming Hit
The 2026 horror film "Obsession," directed by YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Curry Barker, has become a runaway streaming success, topping the Prime Video, Apple TV and Google VOD charts simultaneously after its home release. This marks the latest milestone in what has been one of horror's strongest years in recent memory,…
CBS Warns Humanity May Have a “Narrow Window” to Avoid AI Calamity, Right After ChatGPT Sponsors Its NFL Broadcast
CBS drew criticism for airing a stark warning about existential risks from artificial intelligence during its "60 Minutes" season premiere, hours after OpenAI's ChatGPT debuted as a new sponsor of the network's NFL sideline reports. The juxtaposition highlighted an awkward tension in media coverage of AI: the same…
Creepy ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend targets schools as costumed figure allegedly chases teen girl
A shadowy figure dressed as the Cat in the Hat allegedly chased a teenage girl through West Kelowna, British Columbia, in late August, as police in several US states separately investigate a disturbing online trend using the children's character to target schools. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say…
Turmoil at home and abroad as economy warning, submarine delay and Trump-Zelensky rift dominate
Business chiefs warn Britain's economy faces "five giants" holding it back, while Streeting delays UK submarine numbers; Trump rounds on Zelensky over Russian fuel strikes as Powell warns Europe to brace for a hard winter.
Forget ‘Heat,’ This Gritty Heist Thriller Is Officially Streaming for Free
A 2009 heist thriller starring Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne has quietly become available to stream for free, offering fans of Michael Mann's crime classic "Heat" an overlooked alternative in the same genre. The film, released a year after Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight", is being…
‘Young Guns’ Cast Reunites At Fan Event
Nearly the entire original cast of the 1988 Western "Young Guns" reunited at a Fan Expo event in Dallas over the weekend, marking a rare gathering for a group whose members largely went on to individual A-list careers. Lou Diamond Phillips shared a photo with castmates Casey Siemaszko,…
One Nation’s immigration plan would leave key industries ‘decimated’ and worsen shortages, Labor warns
Labor has strongly criticised One Nation's newly unveiled immigration policy, warning it would devastate industries reliant on migrant labour, as leader Pauline Hanson proposed cutting Australia's temporary migrant population by 750,000 over three years. Labor frontbencher Murray Watt said sectors such as abattoirs, hospitals and aged care would…
Jaxson Dart takes brutal hit early in Giants vs Cowboys opener but what happened next was kind of surprising
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart took a heavy hit from Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown while out of bounds during the first quarter of Sunday night's season-opening game, sparking a brief scuffle between players from both teams. Officials penalised Overshown and the Cowboys 15 yards for unnecessary…
5 Netflix Sci-Fi Shows Where Every Episode Is a Masterpiece
This Collider article is a listicle highlighting Netflix sci-fi series praised for having no "filler" episodes, where every instalment meaningfully advances plot, character or theme. The piece argues that the platform's strongest science fiction uses genre tropes like time travel, apocalypse and artificial life not just for spectacle,…
Big AI sets out its terms for regulatory capture and calls it ‘Pace the frontier’
The leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI/SpaceX have converged on a proposal dubbed "pacing the frontier", under which AI firms would submit to shared safety standards and slower capability rollouts in exchange for coordinated government backing. Anthropic's Dario Amodei launched the idea, citing a recent incident he called…
Taylor Sheridan’s 6/10 Military Thriller Officially Takes Over Prime Video as a #1 Hit
Taylor Sheridan's spy thriller Lioness has become the most-watched series on Prime Video's global VOD chart, despite carrying a modest 6/10 rating, as its third season nears its conclusion. The show, starring Zoe Saldaña as CIA operative Joe McNamara, has outperformed titles including Revealed Secrets, Big Brother and…
’60 Minutes’ Kicks Off Much-Scrutinized 59th Season With Old Ticks, Tricks
"60 Minutes" opened its 59th season on CBS with a broadcast that leaned heavily on the programme's traditional style, despite the network's stated aim of modernising the show following a major shake-up of its on-air and behind-the-scenes staff in May and June. Rather than showcasing new correspondents such…