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Beyoncé’s Dad Confirms a Bunch of Destiny’s Child Remixes Are Coming
Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé’s father and former manager of Destiny’s Child, has revealed that a batch of previously unreleased remixes by the group is set to be released within the next 30 days. Speaking to SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio on 22 July, Knowles said the tracks include guest rapper features, dance mixes and “regular urban mixes”,…
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‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Creator Says ‘Big Bang’ Character Was “Worst Choice” To Lead Spin-Off, “Which Made Him The Perfect Choice”
Chuck Lorre, co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, has explained why he chose comic book store owner Stuart Bloom, played by Kevin Sussman, to headline the franchise’s newest spin-off, “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe.” Lorre said Stuart was deliberately “the absolute worst choice” to be a hero, arguing that this unlikely premise is precisely…
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“A confident, certainty-filled album about an uncertain, unconfident world.” Robyn Hitchcock’s enigmatic The Confuser is the best album he’s released this century
Music writers at Louder have reviewed Robyn Hitchcock’s new album The Confuser, calling it the best record he has released this century. The review situates the album within Hitchcock’s long and singular career, tracing his path from a teenage devotee of 1960s psychedelia through punk, when he formed The Soft Boys with a sound rooted…
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Pentagon briefs House lawmakers on Iran war
The article’s content is unavailable because access to the page was denied. As a result, the reported Pentagon briefing of House lawmakers on the Iran war cannot be summarised reliably or neutrally from the material provided. The only available information is the title, which indicates that Pentagon officials briefed House lawmakers about the Iran war.…
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Jon Stewart presses Mamdani on where he breaks with fellow democratic socialists on prisons and borders
Comedian and talk show host Jon Stewart questioned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani about where his views diverge from other prominent democratic socialists, focusing on contentious issues such as prisons and border policy. The exchange highlighted Stewart’s own scepticism towards certain far-left positions, prompting Mamdani to clarify his stance on immigration enforcement. During the…
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Pictured: ‘Love rival’, 70, charged over ‘brutal knife killing’ of Brit expat – who was found dead in French Dordogne village more than a year ago
A 70-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of British expat Karen Carter, who was found stabbed to death at her home in a village in the Dordogne region of France more than a year ago. Investigators have described the suspect as a “love rival” of the victim, suggesting the killing may have stemmed…
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Gustavo Dudamel Takes You Inside How He Created His World Cup Halftime Show | All Access
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel discusses creating his segment of the first-ever World Cup halftime show in a Billboard All Access video feature. The interview offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the acclaimed musician approached staging such a high-profile, large-scale production, giving insight into the creative process behind a landmark cultural moment for both football and music.…
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Paramount Seeks Three-Day Evidentiary Hearing As Judge Considers Preliminary Injunction To Halt Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Paramount has asked a US federal judge to hold a three-day evidentiary hearing in mid-to-late August before deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction blocking its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The request comes after District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, pausing the deal for two weeks in response to…
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After shocking quarter, IBM insists that AI isn’t killing the mainframe
IBM reported disappointing quarterly earnings, with results falling well short of Wall Street’s expectations and prompting the company’s biggest ever single-day share price drop of 25%. Chief executive Arvind Krishna had already pre-warned investors of the poor showing, blaming a sharp slump in mainframe hardware sales, and the firm has now also cut its full-year…
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Connecticut Democrats warn Yale risks tax status if it makes DOJ deal
Connecticut Democratic lawmakers have warned Yale University that its state tax privileges could be reconsidered if it reaches a voluntary settlement with the US Department of Justice over admissions investigations. They argue that an agreement would fail to defend the legal and academic freedoms Yale’s special status is intended to support, increasing political pressure on…