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[seagull] review – silence proves golden in innovative if puzzling shot at Chekhov
This inventive Edinburgh festival adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull uses Flemish and British Sign Language to make familiar material feel immediate and physically charged. Its near-silence, broken by breath, anguish, gunshots and occasional speech or music, gives the production unusual force and highlights the expressive power of its mixed D/deaf and hearing cast. Directed by…
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RONNIE ROMERO Says A.I. Is ‘An Incredible Tool’ But ‘Technology Will Never Be Able To Completely Replace The Human Element’
Ronnie Romero has said artificial intelligence is a valuable creative tool for music, but cannot fully replace human performance and expression. The singer, known for work with Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and Michael Schenker, argued that AI-generated material can sound impressive yet often lacks the natural qualities, emotion and individuality of a human voice. Romero said…
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The Apple Watch heart rate feature you probably didn’t realize existed
Apple Watch owners may be able to use a dedicated ECG app to obtain a more detailed picture of their heart rhythm than the watch’s standard heart-rate tracking provides. The feature records electrical signals from the heart and can flag certain irregular rhythms, but it is not intended to diagnose heart attacks or replace urgent…
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The Melbourne party boy who became an addiction coach… and is now accused of running an Amazon-style drug operation
Adam Avignone-Green, a Melbourne fitness personality who marketed himself as an “addiction recovery coach”, has appeared in Melbourne County Court charged with drug trafficking after an alleged operation that prosecutors compared to an Amazon-style delivery service, with drugs advertised on a website and dispatched from a St Kilda warehouse. The 75 Hard challenge enthusiast and…
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My brothers ignored our dying mum for years. When she entered palliative care, they started asking about her money
An Australian woman, writing anonymously as “Rose” to money educator Vanessa Stoykov, describes how she has spent two years as her cancer-stricken mother’s primary carer, handling appointments, medication, groceries and finances, while her two brothers remained largely uninvolved. Since their mother entered palliative care three weeks ago, both brothers have suddenly reappeared and begun questioning…
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What time does Mastery Monday start in Fortnite?
Fortnite’s Mastery Monday is a weekly 24-hour event intended to help players complete their sprite collections before Chapter 7 Season 3 ends. It increases opportunities to find rare sprites and speeds up progression, making it particularly useful for players still seeking difficult unlocks such as Ironmouse. The event begins every Monday at 2 p.m. BST…
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Bar fight: Hugo cocktail takes aim at Aperol in UK summer of spritz
The Hugo, an elderflower-based spritz, is rapidly gaining popularity in Britain and is challenging Aperol’s dominance during the summer cocktail season. Its rise reflects a broader shift towards lighter, longer drinks consumed in the late afternoon, particularly among younger drinkers, and has expanded the market for colourful, social-media-friendly spritzes. Orders for Hugo spritzes in bars…
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Doom developer slams Xbox after layoffs hit id Software: “They fundamentally don’t understand art. They don’t understand games”
A Doom developer has criticised Xbox’s approach to game development after layoffs reportedly affected id Software, accusing the company of failing to understand games as an art form. The remarks add to wider concern over job cuts within Microsoft’s games business and the potential impact on creative studios it owns. The criticism followed Xbox’s recent…
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The 10 Most Ambitious Video Games Ever Made
Polygon’s ranking examines video games whose developers pursued unusually bold ideas, even when technical limits, delays or commercial pressures prevented their full ambitions being realised. – Shenmue (1999): sought a detailed world of independently living NPCs and a multi-game story. – Fable (2004): promised a deeply reactive life simulation but delivered a more limited action-RPG.…
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The “beautiful” 1977 song that kickstarted Peter Gabriel’s solo career in the nick of tim
The article highlights Peter Gabriel’s 1977 single ‘Solsbury Hill’ as the song that launched his solo career after leaving Genesis. It mattered because it gave Gabriel an immediate artistic identity beyond the band and reassured audiences that he could succeed independently. Released as his debut solo single, ‘Solsbury Hill’ drew on Gabriel’s decision to leave…