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Independent Film Company Acquires Comedy ‘The Stunt Driver’ Starring Jay Baruchel As Canadian Daredevil Ken Carter Ahead Of TIFF Premiere
Independent Film Company has acquired The Stunt Driver, a comedy starring Jay Baruchel as Canadian daredevil Ken Carter, ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The deal secures US theatrical distribution for the film, which is set for release on 25 September, and reunites Baruchel with writer-director Michael Dowse following their…
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Jon Stewart Cringes At Trump’s World Cup Photobomb: “What The F*ck Are You Doing On The Stage?”
Comedian Jon Stewart mocked Donald Trump on The Daily Show for lingering on stage during Spain’s trophy celebration after the team won the 2026 World Cup final. Stewart questioned why the president inserted himself into a moment meant for the players, reflecting broader mockery from comedians of Trump’s on-camera presence at the event, which comes…
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Xbox Game Pass July 2026 lineup revealed with Halo remake
Xbox has revealed the second wave of Game Pass additions for July, headlined by the day-one release of Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the 2001 original that kickstarted the franchise. The announcement matters for subscribers because it offsets a heavy month of removals, with the new titles arriving just as nearly 20 games leave…
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Fallout: New Vegas director says RPGs should be messy and force players to make hard decisions: “No person can fix everything”
The director of Fallout: New Vegas has argued that well-designed role-playing games should embrace messiness, presenting players with difficult choices that carry genuine trade-offs rather than clean, universally satisfying resolutions. The comments touch on a recurring debate in RPG design about whether games should offer players a way to “fix” every problem or should instead…
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Windows 11 Start menu changes trickle into Beta, movable taskbar still MIA
Microsoft is rolling out further redesigned Start menu features to Windows 11 Beta channel Insiders, though a much-requested movable taskbar remains restricted to experimental builds only. The update suggests Microsoft is responding to user feedback, but critics argue that restoring interface options removed years ago matters less than addressing the operating system’s rising hardware demands…
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Fitness influencer Clavicular says he started taking testosterone at 14, calls natural training ‘a waste’
Fitness influencer Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, has said on Sean Hannity’s podcast that he began taking testosterone at 14 and gave up natural weightlifting, describing training without performance-enhancing drugs as “a complete waste of time.” His comments have drawn attention because they promote steroid use to a young, impressionable online following,…
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House Republican calls for yanking student visas of Chinese nationals
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida has urged the US State Department to suspend and cancel all F-1 and J-1 student visas held by Chinese nationals studying at American colleges and universities. She says the move is warranted by recently declassified intelligence, framing it as a national security measure amid wider Republican concerns about…
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BBC Introducing stage axed from Reading Festival
Reading Festival has scrapped its BBC Introducing stage, which for years gave emerging musicians a platform before they found fame. The change matters because the scheme had supported around 70% of UK artists on this year’s line-up, and figures in the music industry warn the loss removes a valuable opportunity for new acts at a…
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Self Defense Family return with tense new single Reclusion
Self Defense Family have released their first new music in six years, a track titled ‘Reclusion’, marking the band’s first release since a run of singles put out in 2020. The song finds vocalist Patrick Kindlon channelling personal tension into a raw, intense performance, giving long-time fans of the group a notable return after a…
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Chelsea Wolfe talks new album ‘The Dark’: “I needed to go through some difficult times to stop self-abandoning”
Chelsea Wolfe has announced her ninth studio album, ‘The Dark’, speaking to NME about the personal upheaval that shaped it, including going through sobriety and learning to stop what she calls “self-abandoning”. The Californian artist, known for blending folk, rock and doom metal, said the record marks a shift towards a sparser, more delicate alt-rock…