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Brutally Honest Emmy Ballot: “‘DTF St. Louis’ Should’ve Been Called ‘WTF St. Louis,’” ‘Widow’s Bay’ Is “Far and Away the Best” Comedy on TV
The Hollywood Reporter published its annual “Brutally Honest Ballot” feature, in which an anonymous male Emmy-winning member of the TV Academy’s producers peer group candidly explains his voting choices ahead of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. The voter praised medical drama The Pitt as the best show on television, citing its consistently high standard of…
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Coca-Cola family feud explodes: Battle with priest over secret island paradise beloved by the Kennedys… and uncle’s twisted threat to tear down their home
A dispute has broken out among descendants of the Coca-Cola-linked Candler family over control of High Point, a secluded seven-house retreat on Cumberland Island off the Georgia coast that has served as a family holiday haven since the 1920s. One branch of the family, led by Episcopal priest Sam Candler through an entity called Lumar…
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Scottie Scheffler turns hot-mic F-bomb into motivation, rallies for Tour Championship win
Scottie Scheffler overcame a frustrating third round, in which a hot-mic outburst about the greens was caught on camera, to win the Tour Championship for a second time. The world number one closed with a bogey-free 4-under 66 on Sunday to finish at 16 under, overturning a three-shot deficit to Viktor Hovland and reasserting his…
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Before ‘Peaky Blinders,’ Steven Knight Teamed With Jason Statham for This Action Gem Coming to Free Streaming
Jason Statham’s 2013 action drama Redemption (also known as Hummingbird), written and directed by Peaky Blinders creator and James Bond screenwriter Steven Knight, will become available to stream free on Plex from 1 September 2026. The film’s return to prominence comes as Statham enjoys a busy period, with several new projects in the pipeline, while…
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80 After Brief Cancer Battle
Country music icon Dolly Parton passed away peacefully this week at age 80 following a short battle with cancer. She was laid to rest in Nashville, Tennessee, where family members gathered to honour her memory. Her niece
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Passengers on ferry that sank off Cyprus ‘told crew it was taking on water but were ignored before it capsized when windows blew out’: Survivors of disaster that killed at least eight describe panic as pensioners became trapped as it went down
A ferry carrying around 270 passengers capsized and sank off the coast of northern Cyprus after leaving Kyrenia for the Turkish port of Tasucu, killing at least eight people and leaving around 18 missing. Survivors said they had warned the captain and crew that the vessel was taking on water, but the ferry continued into…
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“Our fans agree with Yngwie Malmsteen – more is more!”: What Leprous learned when they wrote a song with their audience
Norwegian progressive metal band Leprous have discussed how a fan collaboration on their earlier album Aphelion shaped their subsequent work, though not in the way that might have been expected. Rather than repeating the maximalist approach fans favoured, the band opted to strip back their sound on eighth studio album Melodies Of Atonement, focusing on…
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Pokémon Worlds Abruplty Shuts Down Its Most Popular Pin Rally Event
The Pokémon Company International abruptly ended its Pin Rally activity at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships and Pokémon XP in San Francisco a day earlier than scheduled, cutting off the popular collectible hunt on the final morning of the event. The rally, one of the weekend’s most sought-after attractions, invited attendees to collect twelve exclusive…