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Benjamin Nygren edges Celtic past Dundee for winning start to title defence
Celtic began the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Dundee, Benjamin Nygren’s second-half header proving decisive. The victory continues Celtic’s dominance of Scottish football, having now won the title 14 times in 15 seasons, with captain Callum McGregor unfurling the championship flag before kick-off at Parkhead. Nygren, who…
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Snap CEO Sees New Wearable Glasses as “Largest Long-Term Opportunity”
Snap’s shares jumped 12% in after-hours trading on Monday after the social media company beat second-quarter revenue expectations, with CEO Evan Spiegel pointing to a new line of wearable AI glasses, called SPECS, as the company’s “largest long-term opportunity”. Spiegel framed the $2,195 glasses, which launch on 16 September, as central to Snap’s future as…
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Sony Pictures Taps Jill Blankenship To Pen Medieval Actioner ‘Castle’ Off Idea From Chris Bremner’s Unknown Quantity
Sony Pictures has hired television writer Jill Blankenship to write “Castle,” a medieval action film based on an original idea from Chris Bremner’s Unknown Quantity production company. The project marks Blankenship’s first foray into feature film writing after building her career in television, and positions her among a small number of female writers tapped for…
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3 Artists You’ve Heard Hundreds of Times—but Probably Couldn’t Pick Out of a Lineup
An American Songwriter feature highlights musicians whose songs became huge radio hits without their faces becoming familiar to the public. The piece argues that some of the most successful artists of their era remain visually anonymous despite decades of airplay, illustrating how music fame doesn’t always translate into recognisable public identity. The article names three…
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Buffalo Traffic Jam Talks Capturing a Transformative Year on Its ‘Audible Photo Catalog’ of a Debut Album, ‘Pictures of You’
Folk-rock duo Buffalo Traffic Jam have released their debut album, “Pictures of You,” out July 31 on Arista Records, drawing on a pivotal year that included the death of Frankie Cassidy’s grandmother, the pair’s college graduation and their transition into full-time touring musicians. Cassidy, who forms the duo alongside Nathan Ross, said the concept stemmed…
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Notre Dame caves, lives up to Marcus Freeman’s promise as USC rivalry game is officially back
Notre Dame and USC have resolved a scheduling dispute that threatened one of college football’s oldest rivalries, with Notre Dame reportedly agreeing to USC’s terms to keep the annual fixture alive. The game, often billed as the “Greatest Intersectional Rivalry”, was due to move back to Los Angeles in 2026 after being played in South…
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LAFC co-managing owner Larry Berg voted as next MLS commissioner
The Major League Soccer board of governors has voted to appoint LAFC co-managing owner Larry Berg as the league’s next commissioner, succeeding Don Garber, who has held the role since 1999. Berg will become only the third commissioner in MLS history, taking over once Garber formally steps down; the timing remains unclear, as it could…
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Why Parents Are Still Afraid of Video Games After 50 Years and How a Gaming Nonprofit’s New Workshops Are Trying to Help
New research from the nonprofit Games for Change finds that parents in 2026 hold the same worries about video games — screen time, addiction and inappropriate content — that parents have voiced for the past 50 years, despite these concerns often being at odds with what the research actually shows. The findings matter because they…
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Tributes pour in for The Crown and Barbie movie make-up artist, 26, killed in two-car crash
Tributes have been paid to a 26-year-old make-up artist who worked on the hit productions The Crown and Barbie, following her death in a two-car collision. Colleagues and friends from the film and television industry have been sharing memories of her work and character since news of the crash emerged. Further specific details of the…