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Protomartyr Announce New Album Hotel Usona: Hear “Sounds We Cannot Hear”

  • Protomartyr announce new album Hotel Usona, share lead single
  • Recorded with producer Dave Fridmann; praised by Iggy Pop
  • North American tour dates confirmed from October 2026

Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr have announced their sixth studio album, Hotel Usona, alongside the release of lead single "Sounds We Cannot Hear" and its accompanying music video. It is the follow-up to 2023's Formal Growth In The Desert and marks a return to new material after the band…

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Charles Gaines Dies: ‘Pumping Iron’ Author Who Helped Launch Arnold Schwarzenegger Was 84

  • Pumping Iron author Charles Gaines has died aged 84
  • His work helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger's Hollywood career
  • Gaines also co-invented the sport of paintball in 1981

Charles Gaines, the writer whose book and documentary Pumping Iron helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger to global fame, has died at the age of 84. Schwarzenegger paid tribute to him on social media as "a lifelong friend", crediting Gaines with introducing bodybuilding to mainstream audiences and giving him his…

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The Legend Who Helped Inspire the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Is Officially Part of Their Jam-Packed Anniversary Celebration

  • Frank Miller draws his first TMNT cover for issue #300
  • Miller's Daredevil work originally inspired the Turtles' concept
  • Issue also features new Stockman story and Renet history back-up

Frank Miller, the acclaimed comic book writer-artist whose work helped inspire the creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is contributing a cover to the franchise for the first time, as part of publisher IDW's celebration of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300. The milestone issue also features covers…

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Tommy WÁ Announces New EP ‘Hope Our Paths Cross’

  • Tommy WÁ announces third EP, out 21 August 2026
  • New single "Will You Wait?" released alongside the announcement
  • EP explores adulthood and identity, inspired by a Yoruba proverb

Nigerian-British artist Tommy WÁ has announced his third EP, "Hope Our Paths Cross," due for release on 21 August 2026. The record, his second for Dirty Hit, continues his folk-influenced sound while further exploring West African life and culture, and was written during what he describes as a…

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A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE Unveils New Matsuyama Collaboration

  • Issey Miyake and Tomokazu Matsuyama expand their art-fashion collaboration.
  • New coats transform Matsuyama’s artwork into textiles.
  • The project grew from a 2025 Tokyo exhibition.

A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE has unveiled new pieces made with New York-based contemporary artist Tomokazu Matsuyama under the TYPE-XII project. The collaboration matters because it extends the label’s “one piece of cloth” approach by turning Matsuyama’s layered visual artwork into wearable design, blurring the boundary between fashion and…

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‘EA Sports FC’ Sets World Cup Recordbreaker Kylian Mbappé as New Cover Athlete (Gaming News Roundup)

  • Mbappé returns as "EA Sports FC 27" cover star after four years away
  • Comes after he broke Messi's World Cup goal record
  • Game trailer due Thursday, 23 July at 9am PT

Electronic Arts has named French footballer Kylian Mbappé as the cover athlete for "EA Sports FC 27," marking his return to the franchise after a four-year absence. The choice follows a standout period for Mbappé, who joined Real Madrid in 2024 and recently broke Lionel Messi's all-time World…

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Commonwealth Games quiz: Name every host city

  • BBC Sport quiz asks readers to name every Commonwealth Games host city
  • Timed ahead of Glasgow 2026, running 23 July–2 August
  • 215 gold medals up for grabs at the 2026 Games

BBC Sport has published a quiz challenging readers to name every past host city of the Commonwealth Games, timed to coincide with the build-up to the 2026 Games in Glasgow. The quiz is aimed at testing sports fans' knowledge of the event's history ahead of the Scottish city's…

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How Pokémon Go encouraged me to find wonder in the world

  • Pokémon Go turns 10; downloaded 800m times, a trillion Pokémon caught
  • Writer says the game reshaped how they explore the real world
  • Now uses apps like Seek and Merlin Bird ID to "collect" nature

A Guardian writer marks Pokémon Go's tenth anniversary by reflecting on how the augmented-reality game, which has been downloaded 800 million times across 150 countries and has seen a trillion Pokémon caught, reshaped their relationship with the outside world. Released in 2016, the game turned ordinary walks around…

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How Luke and Anakin’s Missing Hands Reshaped Kylo Ren’s Lightsaber – Exclusive

  • Kylo Ren's crossguard was inspired by characters losing hands in lightsabre duels.
  • Design echoed medieval sword quillons, went through 13 versions.
  • Prop supervisor Jet Cooper reveals story exclusively to IGN.

Jet Cooper, the 3D modelling supervisor on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has revealed the previously untold origin story behind Kylo Ren's crossguard lightsaber, one of the most talked-about designs to emerge from the sequel trilogy. Speaking exclusively to IGN, Cooper explained that the crossguard was inspired by…

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Xbox Paid More Than It Cost to Make STALKER 2 to Keep It Off PS5 for a Year

  • Xbox paid more than STALKER 2's dev cost for exclusivity
  • Deal made before game's release, per GSC founder
  • Game hit Xbox first, PS5 followed one year later

GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych has revealed that Microsoft paid more to secure a 12-month Xbox console exclusivity deal for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl than the game actually cost to develop, meaning the studio turned a profit before a single copy was sold. The disclosure, made…

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