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Actor Kevin Bacon has led tributes to the Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, whose death at the age of 75 was announced on Thursday 9 July, describing her as "one of the great voices of rock". Bacon, who starred in the 1984 film Footloose, credited Tyler's track "Holding Out…
Joanna Pettet, the London-born actress best known for Sidney Lumet's ensemble drama The Group and the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale, has died at the age of 83. She died on Tuesday at Temecula Valley Hospital in California, according to her friend and former manager Pam DuBois.…
▶Microsoft's latest round of Xbox workforce reductions has reached Bethesda Game Studios, with multiple staff members confirming that key personnel were terminated in the cuts. The layoffs have intensified concerns about
A new trailer has been released for "Dune: Part Three", the film intended to close director Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's science-fiction saga, and it is reported to have generated considerable excitement among fans ahead of the film's scheduled December 2026 release. The instalment continues the story…
Persona 4 Revival, the remake of Atlus's role-playing game, will make small adjustments to the behaviour of party member Yosuke Hanamura to better suit contemporary sensibilities. Producer Kazuhisa Wada confirmed in an interview with Anime Corner that while the remake will not significantly alter the story or the…
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research branch of the New York Public Library based in Harlem, is marking its 100th anniversary in 2026. Founded on the personal collection of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, an Afro-Puerto Rican archivist who devoted his life to documenting the achievements…
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer celebrated for her gravelly voice and the 1983 power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart," has died at the age of 75. Her death marks the loss of one of the defining vocalists of 1980s pop and a figure of particular note in…
The Daily Mail's "Poll of the Day" invites readers to vote on whether Nigel Farage will beat the novelty candidate Count Binface in a forthcoming Clacton by-election, framing the contest as a light-hearted test of the Reform UK leader's standing in his own constituency. The article suggests the…
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer best known for the 1980s hits "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and "Holding Out for a Hero", has died at the age of 75. Her family said she died "unexpectedly" on Wednesday night in a Portuguese hospital as a result of an illness…