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Recording Academy reviews Asian pop Grammy after BTS boycott
The Recording Academy is reconsidering its new Best Asian Pop award at the Grammys after BTS announced they would not submit their music for the 2027 ceremony, saying they hoped their work could be “heard and loved for itself, beyond regions or languages”. Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr has acknowledged the category may not…
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Test your pop culture: From Hollywood to the Heartland
Fox News published a five-question weekly pop-culture quiz on 15 August 2026, inviting readers to test their knowledge of entertainment subjects that had recently attracted attention online and in the media. The article, by Danielle Minnetian, was presented as an interactive entertainment feature rather than a reported news story, and asked readers whether they could…
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Anya Taylor-Joy’s Luck Refuses to Run Out on the Streaming Charts
Anya Taylor-Joy’s new Apple TV limited series, *Lucky*, is performing strongly on streaming charts, marking another notable success for the actor following her breakout in Netflix’s *The Queen’s Gambit*. Its performance matters because Apple TV titles appear relatively infrequently in Nielsen’s rankings, making the series a rare chart success for the service. Taylor-Joy’s recent live-action…
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Disney’s 8-Part 10/10 Epic Sci-fi Series Has Officially Resurrected a Dying Franchise
Disney Plus’s eight-part anime series Star Wars: Visions Presents — The Ninth Jedi has received strong early reviews, which Polygon presents as a potential model for reviving the wider Star Wars franchise. Its success matters because it arrives after the reported underperformance of The Mandalorian and Grogu in cinemas, at a time when Lucasfilm is…
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Mary McAleese reveals what Queen Elizabeth really thought of GAA – and one Gaelic sport in particular – as she explains in great detail the MANY reasons why the late monarch ‘abhorred’ hardline unionist Ian Paisley
Former Irish president Mary McAleese has said Queen Elizabeth II “abhorred” hardline unionist Ian Paisley and had “no time for him whatsoever”, in remarks made on The Ireland Podcast. McAleese, who was president from 1997 to 2011 and hosted the Queen’s historic 2011 State visit to Ireland, said the comments arose while discussing the late…
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Star Wars: The Old Republic hopes to recapture the ‘classic’ experience with difficulty options and a new way to start from scratch
Star Wars: The Old Republic is preparing Game Update 8.0, titled Masters of the Force, which will add adjustable overworld difficulty and new “Ventures” characters intended to recreate a more demanding, classic-style levelling experience. The changes matter because they give both returning and new players more control over how challenging the long-running MMO feels, while…
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Former Bernie Sanders operative warns radical left has ‘overtaken’ the Democratic Party from within
Former Democratic campaign operative Evan Barker argued that the party’s far-left wing has increasingly shaped its direction, using Bernie Sanders and online commentator Hasan Piker as examples. The comments matter because they reflect an internal Democratic debate over whether embracing more radical progressive voices could weaken the party’s appeal to moderate and working-class voters. Barker…
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The “poor” 1963 Beatles song John Lennon and Paul McCartney hated
A filling moment of regret. The post The “poor” 1963 Beatles song John Lennon and Paul McCartney hated first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Jason Statham’s ‘Mad Max’ Replacement Is Officially Back on Streaming Charts
Jason Statham’s 2008 action film Death Race has returned to streaming charts ahead of his upcoming cinema release, Mutiny. Its renewed visibility highlights how older films can find fresh audiences through digital platforms, even when newer releases have struggled at the box office. According to FlixPatrol, Death Race has entered the US iTunes top 10,…
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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Classic Pop Jams From 1976
The article highlights four pop hits from 1976 that it says remain especially familiar to baby boomers: ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”, Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”, Elton John and Kiki Dee’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”, and Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight”. It presents the songs as examples of the decade’s broad pop…