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NBC’s 4-Part Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Ready To Become a Weekend Binge
NBC’s Heroes, created by Tim Kring, is being highlighted as a worthwhile weekend binge following its arrival on Netflix. The 2006 series helped bring live-action superhero drama to mainstream television before Marvel and DC became dominant in prestige TV, using comic-book-style storytelling around ordinary people developing extraordinary abilities. Its first season is particularly celebrated, centred…
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3 Times Legendary Artists Almost Joined the Lineup for Your Favorite Rock Bands
American Songwriter highlights three occasions when major guitarists were considered for places in already famous rock bands, illustrating how small personnel changes might have altered the course of popular music. The article argues that the eventual line-ups were well suited to their bands, while the near-misses reveal contrasting musical styles and career paths. Eric Clapton…
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FEAR FACTORY’s First Single Featuring New Singer MILO SILVESTRO, ‘Roboticist’, To Arrive Next Week
Fear Factory will release “Roboticist” on 29 August, its first single featuring singer Milo Silvestro and drummer Pete Webber. The release is significant because it introduces the band’s current touring line-up on record and previews its next album, which guitarist Dino Cazares says retains the group’s established heavy, melodic industrial-metal sound while moving its concept…
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Martinelli deserves better from Arsenal – Wright
Ian Wright has criticised Arsenal’s handling of Gabriel Martinelli’s possible departure, saying the winger deserves greater respect and clarity about his future. The comments matter because Martinelli has been a regular and popular player during Arsenal’s recent success, yet has been left out of key matchday squads as the club considers selling him. The 25-year-old…
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3 Incredible One-Hit Wonders From 1972 That Are Still Worth Listening to Today
Three one-hit wonders from 1972 remain notable for their enduring melodies and unusual routes to success. – “Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass became the band’s only US number-one hit after a Washington, DC DJ promoted what had originally been issued as a B-side. – Sailcat’s “Motorcycle Mama”, written by John Wyler, was…
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Kingdom Hearts modder turns an indie love letter to the JRPG series into an even more blatant Kingdom Hearts-like
A Kingdom Hearts modder has altered the upcoming indie action RPG Luminous Nights to make it resemble Square Enix and Disney’s series even more closely. The modification underlines how strongly the game already evokes Kingdom Hearts, while also drawing attention to the fine line between an affectionate homage and a work whose similarities may dominate…
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Emily Watson Says ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Season 2 Will Have ‘Lots of New Elements,’ Led Her on ‘A Quest in a Way Actors Always Get to Do and Actresses Don’t’
Emily Watson has said the second season of HBO Max’s “Dune: Prophecy” will introduce “lots of new elements”, although she declined to reveal specifics because of the show’s secrecy. Reprising her role as Valya Harkonnen has given her a rare sense of being on a quest, which she said actresses do not always get to…
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30 Years Ago, One Console and Two Games Changed My Life
Without Nintendo’s SNES, and Super Mario World and Super Mario Kart, I would never have fully understood the potential of video games
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Jon Bernthal’s 6-Part Crime Masterpiece Is Officially Streaming on HBO Max
Jon Bernthal’s six-episode HBO miniseries with shades of The Wire and Spotlight is the perfect weekend binge on HBO Max.
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The film Apollo 13 taught me how to survive heartbreak
The writer reflects on how Apollo 13 became a source of comfort after their engagement ended abruptly in 2025, shortly before a performance in Sydney. Rather than offering romantic catharsis, the film’s depiction of astronauts and engineers responding calmly to disaster helped them view survival itself as an achievement: sometimes success simply means getting home.…