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Lorde Speaks Out Against “Fucked Up” AI Glasses

While performing at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday 9 July 2026, the pop star Lorde used her time on stage to speak out against AI-enabled smart glasses. Telling the crowd that "increasingly in our world it gets harder and harder to know what is real",…

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HBO Max’s Forgotten 2-Part Mystery Thriller Is a Perfect Binge-Watch

  • HBO Max's *The Flight Attendant* is called an overlooked, perfect binge-watch.
  • Kaley Cuoco stars as a flight attendant caught in a murder mystery.
  • Two seasons, 16 episodes, blending suspense with dark comedy.

Collider highlights *The Flight Attendant*, an HBO Max mystery thriller that the writer argues has been unfairly forgotten despite sitting alongside acclaimed book adaptations such as *Sharp Objects*, *Presumed Innocent* and *His & Hers*. The piece makes the case that the darkly comic series, led by Kaley Cuoco,…

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4 Hit Singles That Demonstrated the Potency of Power Pop in 1979

American Songwriter revisits 1979 as a banner year for power pop, a genre already well established but often bundled together with the newer New Wave movement. The piece argues that despite fierce competition from a wide range of emerging styles, power pop asserted itself strongly, and it highlights…

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Talking Point: New Ocarina = New amiibo? Nintendo Needs To Make These Zelda Figurines

  • Ocarina of Time remake likely to bring new Zelda amiibo in the 40th anniversary year.
  • One Zelda amiibo, Mineru's Construct, is already confirmed for September.
  • Author lists wishlist figures like King Zora, Ruto and the Sages.

With a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time due later in the year, coinciding with the series' 40th anniversary, this Nintendo Life opinion piece speculates that Nintendo will release new Zelda amiibo to accompany it. The author draws a parallel with the recent Super Mario…

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Christopher Nolan gave John Leguizamo a legit warning before Odyssey started filming

  • Nolan personally warned Leguizamo that no phones are allowed on set.
  • The ban forced the cast to talk and bond in person.
  • The Odyssey reaches cinemas on 17 July.

John Leguizamo has spoken to Polygon ahead of the release of Christopher Nolan's new film, The Odyssey, describing what it was like joining the director's ensemble as a newcomer. The actor revealed that Nolan personally prepared him for the shoot, with the standout piece of advice being that…

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Obsidian game director reacts to people “spouting off” about the studio and how it’s not what it “used to be”

  • Obsidian Entertainment director dismissed public criticism of the studio's direction, arguing core leadership and talent remain unchanged despite industry perception
  • Microsoft's Xbox layoffs cut roughly 25% of Obsidian's workforce and shifted the studio toward Fallout projects, resulting in cancelled games including an Avowed sequel

A director at Obsidian Entertainment has shared their thoughts about the "extremely difficult week" at the studio, stressing how hard it's been to see "a bunch of cold take artists coming out of the woodwork" and "spouting off" about "what Obsidian is or what it isn't". Read more

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