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Paul McCartney reportedly performed the Beatles' 1963 hit "I Want To Hold Your Hand" at the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, held on 3 July 2026 at Madison Square Garden. According to People, it was the first time McCartney had sung the song, the Beatles' first…
Seven well-known hospitality venues in Hobart, Tasmania, have closed abruptly after their operating companies, the Pub Banc Group and Hotel Banc Group, entered voluntary administration under the weight of rising costs. The collapse leaves more than 80 staff facing an uncertain future and removes several long-standing fixtures from…
A graffiti artist has climbed one of the 140-metre-high pillars of Melbourne's Bolte Bridge, sparking a police standoff and partially shutting the busy inner-city crossing. Emergency services were called around 3am on Tuesday, and one lane was closed as police negotiated with the man, who was refusing to…
The US State Department has updated its travel advisory for Venezuela, urging Americans to reconsider visiting the South American country following a major earthquake. In an update dated 27 June, officials added recent seismic activity to a list of existing dangers, keeping Venezuela at a Level 3 "Reconsider…
Indie horror label Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios have announced "V/H/S: SCP", a new feature-length instalment in the long-running "V/H/S" found-footage horror franchise. The film is the first feature-length adaptation of the SCP Foundation, a large online collaborative fiction project, marking a notable crossover between an established…
▶Xbox Game Pass has underperformed significantly against Microsoft's expectations, with the service reaching only approximately 30 million subscribers—a substantial gap below the company's targets. The gap has prompted co
British tennis enjoyed a landmark day at Wimbledon, headlined by Arthur Fery, who became the first British wildcard to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final. Fery secured the milestone with a dramatic five-set victory over Grigor Dimitrov, an upset that stood out as the defining result of an otherwise…
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EXCLUSIVE: Vera Drew’s Trandemic is the first recipient of the Transgender Film Center Found Footage Feature Fund award. Drew’s project was selected from an applicant pool following a multi-stage review process. Applications were first evaluated by the Transgender Film Center and partner representatives, with finalists then presented to…