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Blind woman forced from Hartlepool Wetherspoons over guide dog ID demand
A blind woman, Joanne Hewitson, 31, felt forced to leave a Wetherspoons pub in Hartlepool after staff demanded documentary proof that her guide dog, Rosie, was genuine. Under UK law, assistance dog owners are not required to carry or produce identification, so the incident highlights how disabled customers can face unnecessary barriers to access despite…
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new avatar era begins as Kelela and PinkPantheress reunite on the bridge
Kelela and PinkPantheress have released “the bridge”, their second collaboration, ahead of Kelela’s new album new avatar. The pairing is notable because both artists work in overlapping territory: PinkPantheress has become one of pop’s most influential figures with her intimate, retro-futuristic dance sound, while Kelela has long specialised in delicate vocals over precise, architectural club…
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England fans turn on team after subdued World Cup celebration
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Where to start? “Overturn this”? Romelu Lukaku dance-mocking Donald Trump? Civil war erupting between Fifa and Uefa? Maybe here: full-time in Seattle on Monday brought an end to the Geopolitics World Cup’s three-day hostmageddon. Saturday: Canada thunked 3-0 by Morocco. Sunday: Mexico Helm’s-Deeped 3-2…
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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson denied review of edited escape footage
Utah District Court Judge Tony Graf rejected the footage presented by the prosecution on Monday, which were intended to form a key part of the state’s evidence against Robinson, 23.
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Obsidian reportedly cutting quarter of its workforce amid Xbox layoffs
Obsidian, the legendary RPG studio behind The Outer Worlds, Avowed, Fallout New Vegas and other acclaimed games, is losing about a quarter of its workers. That is according to a new Kotaku report, citing sources familiar with the matter. Read more
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Bombillo Amarillo, producer on Annecy champion The Violinist, establishes Spanish animation base
Bombillo Amarillo, the Colombian co-producer of “The Violinist,” winner of Annecy’s top Cristal for best animated feature film, is launching an animation beachhead in Spain. BA Estudios, an animation studio, will be up and running from the week of July 13, based out of Bilbao, capital of Bizkaia, part of Spain’s Basque Country and home…
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Marvel’s Blade in limbo as Arkane Lyon faces uncertain future after Xbox reset
Yesterday, we officially heard what has been rumoured for the past few weeks: Microsoft is set to lay off thousands of people from its Xbox division, losing four game studios and making its remaining studios pivot to tried-and-tested franchises, all as part of a big ‘reset’ overseen by newly-appointed Xbox leader Asha Sharma. Read more
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Miliband narrowly favoured over Reeves as Labour members’ choice for Chancellor
The YouGov survey revealed 21 per cent want the current Energy Secretary – known as ‘Red Ed’ – to be promoted to lead the Treasury.
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Arkane staff face uncertain future as other Xbox studios gain independence
Yesterday, Xbox announced that they were spinning off five major studios in the course of the latest round of “historic” restructuring, with 1600 jobs instantly chopped and 1600 more layoffs to follow over the next financial year. It’s the latest in a string of failures on the part of Xbox leadership, who have repeatedly butchered…
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Charli xcx to host album listening parties across 25 global cities
U.S. Fans in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Santa Cruz, Phoenix, Seattle and Denver will have a chance to hear the singer’s upcoming seventh album first.