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Amazon Leo satellite internet takes on Starlink
Amazon is edging closer to launching its Leo satellite internet service, positioning it as a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink. The company confirmed it has now deployed enough satellites to begin an initial rollout to customers later this year, marking a significant milestone in its bid to enter the satellite broadband market. Amazon launched a further…
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The Cure and Dogstar close out a weekend of magic and mayhem at Electric Castle 2026
The Cure headlined the final night of Electric Castle 2026 in Romania, capping a four-day festival that also featured sets from Twenty One Pilots, Sleaford Mods, Teddy Swims and Yung Lean. Organisers offered attendees a choice between the band’s set and the World Cup final, screened elsewhere at the site, but frontman Robert Smith showed…
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Oni Press and The Nacelle Company Join Forces for The Art of The Toys That Made Us
Oni Press and The Nacelle Company have launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Art of The Toys That Made Us, a companion book series to Netflix’s nostalgia documentary The Toys That Made Us. The collection lets fans explore the artwork, advertising and concept designs behind classic toy lines featured in the show, such as Masters…
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“This One Was A Little More Calm!” CLASH Meets Hohnen Ford
Singer-songwriter Hohnen Ford, a former Clash Next Wave artist, has released her new four-track EP ‘Only A Memory Away’ and spoke to Clash about the more relaxed process behind it. She said this release felt calmer than previous ones, partly because the tracks were live-recorded and she had spent more time living with the accompanying…
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ESPN Plunges Back Into Shohei Ohtani Money Transfer Scandal With New Tisha Thompson Podcast
ESPN reporter Tisha Thompson, who first broke the story of Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stealing money from the baseball star to cover illegal gambling debts, is returning to the subject with a new six-part podcast series, “The Betrayal of Shohei Ohtani.” Produced under ESPN’s “30 for 30” banner, it revisits one of the…
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Megan Rapinoe Is Launching Her Own Interview Podcast, ‘Why Are You Like This?’
Megan Rapinoe, the US football star and activist, is launching a new weekly interview podcast called “Why Are You Like This?”, produced and distributed by Vox Media. The show will see Rapinoe in conversation with artists, athletes, activists and other cultural figures, exploring what drives them both personally and professionally. It marks a new venture…
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Fox’s Red Seat Ventures, Amazon Strike Programmatic Advertising Partnership
Fox Corp.’s Red Seat Ventures has struck a programmatic advertising partnership with Amazon, allowing marketers to buy commercial inventory from Red Seat’s podcast portfolio through Amazon’s demand-side platform. The deal is the latest in a wave of similar tie-ups Amazon has formed with major media companies over the past year, reflecting a broader industry shift…
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‘We didn’t want him to be punchable!’: Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Actors Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck have spoken about making John Hughes’s 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, reflecting on how they shaped two of the era’s most beloved teen characters. Broderick recalled deliberately playing Ferris as cool and effortless rather than smug, worried that a character who “gets away with everything” could easily become…
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Andy Burnham says cost of living plan starts tomorrow in first speech as UK PM – video
Andy Burnham has delivered his first speech as UK prime minister after accepting the King’s invitation to form a government, pledging to tackle the cost of living crisis and outlining plans for a 10-year strategy for Britain. He said he wanted to give people “breathing space” quickly, with further details to be announced the following…
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Jerusalem Film Festival Founder Urges Palestinian Filmmakers to Take Part: ‘The Cinemas Are Filled With Diverse Crowds — Jews and Arabs, Secular and Religious Citizens’
Roni Mahadav-Levin, executive director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Jerusalem Film Festival, has published an open letter urging Palestinian filmmakers to take part in next year’s edition of the festival. He argued that boycotts of Israeli cultural institutions do not punish hardliners but empower them, and that withdrawing art from Israeli audiences effectively does the…