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Young Miko Names Bad Bunny, Tego Calderon to Her Reggaeton Mount Rushmore
Reggaeton star Young Miko struggled to whittle down her personal “Mount Rushmore” of the genre to just four artists in an interview with Complex Music. The Puerto Rican rapper, known for her genre-blending sound, cited a long list of influences from across the island’s music scene, ultimately refusing to settle on a definitive top four.…
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Eric Heisserer joins Dungeon Crawler Carl as co-showrunner
Eric Heisserer, creator and showrunner of Netflix’s “Shadow and Bone”, has been named co-showrunner of Peacock’s upcoming live-action “Dungeon Crawler Carl” TV series, joining previously announced writer Chris Yost. The adaptation, based on Matt Dinniman’s bestselling LitRPG novels, is a significant television project given the book series’ large existing fanbase, and pairing two experienced genre…
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Stream On This Week: An Instantly Iconic Dad Movie, and Lady Whistledown Is Watching The Sopranos
Consequence’s “Stream On” newsletter for the weekend of 21 August 2026 offers viewing recommendations across major streaming platforms, spotlighting two headline picks alongside a guest selection from Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan. The feature is framed as a weekly guide to help readers decide what to watch, drawing from new and recent releases on services including…
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Wladimir Klitschko pays tribute to Hayden Panettiere on birthday
Wladimir Klitschko, the former fiancé of actress Hayden Panettiere, posted an emotional tribute on Instagram on what would have been her 37th birthday, thanking fans and friends for their support since her death. He wrote that rather than celebrating as planned, he was honouring “her life, her spirit, and the love she brought into this…
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Labour holds Penistone East, Swalwell probed as Leavitt exits Trump team
Reform loses a Yorkshire by-election to Labour, federal agents raid ex-congressman Eric Swalwell’s home amid misconduct claims, and Karoline Leavitt announces her White House exit; also Pauline Hanson threat charge, Alaska plane crash and Villa’s title-winners broken up.
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Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend
The latest episode of The Verge’s Vergecast podcast dives into Google’s Pixel 11 Pro, focusing on a new suite of computational photography features called Camera Looks, which lets users tweak their photo processing to move away from the smartphone industry’s typically over-sharpened, over-processed image style and towards a softer, more film-like “digicam” aesthetic. Host Jacob…
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Steve Way Wanted To Throw the Script Out the Window for ‘Furious’
Actor Steve Way has spoken about starring in Hulu’s crime thriller Furious, revealing that his role of Alden was written specifically for him after he met creator Elizabeth Meriwether on a panel discussion about caregiving in the media. In a Collider interview following the broadcast of Episode 6, “They Make a Noise Like Feathers,” Way…
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Massie, Greene slam Trump’s move to lower beef prices
Two Republicans pushed back on the Trump administration’s Friday decision to temporarily lift certain tariffs on imported ground beef in an effort to bring down prices for American consumers ahead of the midterm elections. President Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Friday morning that he had finalized “a deal to substantially lower the…
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Spotify’s Stock Up 5.5% on Fresh $1.5B Stock Buyback Program
Spotify’s share price jumped nearly 5.5% on Friday 21 August after the company disclosed that its board had approved a further $1.5 billion (£1.18 billion) in stock buybacks. Combined with $723 million (£569 million) still available from an earlier repurchase plan, the streaming giant’s total buyback firepower now stands at roughly $2.223 billion (£1.75 billion).…
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David Harbour has blown Tony Stark’s cover in Avengers: Doomsday. It might just be what Marvel needs
David Harbour, who plays Red Guardian in Avengers: Doomsday, appears to have let slip a major spoiler about Robert Downey Jr’s role in the upcoming Marvel film. Asked by Variety to deliver a line from the movie “out of context”, Harbour adopted his character’s Russian accent and said “You… are Tony Stark” – seemingly contradicting…