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‘Severance’ Meets ‘Fallout’ in Apple TV’s 3-Part Sci-Fi Series
Apple TV’s dystopian drama Silo is being highlighted as a must-watch series that combines the underground survival setting of Amazon’s Fallout with the mystery-driven storytelling of Severance. Based on Hugh Howey’s novel trilogy of the same name, the show has been running since its 2023 premiere and stands out amid a crowded field of acclaimed…
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1999 That Became Instant Classics
American Songwriter has published a list highlighting three songs from 1999 that became enduring “one-hit wonders” – tracks that reached significant chart success but whose artists never matched that achievement again. The feature revisits the songs’ origins and songwriting credits, noting how each act followed up their breakout hit with music that failed to replicate…
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In-N-Out president says ‘heart is broken’ after employee, customers killed in Idaho shooting
In-N-Out Burger’s president, Lynsi Snyder, said her “heart is broken” after a gunman opened fire at one of the chain’s newest restaurants in Twin Falls, Idaho, killing an employee and customers. The Saturday afternoon shooting has shaken the fast-food company, which operates the location as one of its newer outlets, and has prompted a wider…
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It’s up to Congress to save the Smithsonian from the anti-American left
A Fox News opinion piece criticises the Smithsonian Institution, particularly the National Museum of American History, for what the author claims is a politically biased and anti-American slant in its exhibits. The writer argues the museum, which draws millions of visitors annually, lacks any permanent exhibit on the Founding Fathers or the Declaration of Independence,…
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Inside M&S’s Oxford Street swanky revamp, the blueprint for its £700m growth strategy
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a lavish revamp of its flagship Pantheon store on London’s Oxford Street, presenting it as the template for modernising over 200 large stores as part of a £700m growth strategy. Chief executive Stuart Machin, who has led M&S for four years, is pushing an ambitious turnaround following a difficult year…
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Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?
The article, written by a novelist and BBC broadcaster, argues that smartphones have eroded the sustained attention needed for reading books, even among people who once read voraciously. Prompted by a conversation with a doctor friend who wished for a “couch to 5k”-style programme to rebuild the habit, the author explores why this decline matters:…
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Paul McCartney Explains the Sad Paradox of Listening to This Fellow Rockstar’s 1971 Hit
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white) Paul McCartney attends the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) In a 2026…
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‘People are unrelentingly supportive’ – Artistic director of Sheffield Theatres on working in the city – Yorkshire Post
The article features Rob Hastie, artistic director of Sheffield Theatres, reflecting on his experience of working in Sheffield. He says the city’s audiences and communities are consistently supportive, an attitude he presents as important to the theatres’ ability to make ambitious work and retain a strong local identity. Sheffield Theatres operates the Crucible, Lyceum and…
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Boy George Fires Label Manager Who Refused To Release His AI Pro-Israel Song, Drops Diss Track About Soup Dragons Singer
Boy George has caused controversy after releasing an AI-generated pro-Israel track titled “We Will Dance Again,” leading him to withdraw from a production of Jesus Christ Superstar and fire Tony Pontius, the manager of his indie label Boy George Presents, after Pontius refused to release the song. The singer framed the split as a consequence…
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4 Rock Bands That Built Their Careers on One Clear Idea
American Songwriter has picked out four rock acts whose careers were defined by sticking rigidly to a single, instantly recognisable musical or visual formula rather than reinventing themselves over time. – The White Stripes: the Michigan duo paired bombastic blues-rock with a striking red, white and black visual identity, later earning a Rock and Roll…