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Chris Pratt’s 7-Part Military Thriller Is Officially Dominating Prime Video
Chris Pratt’s military drama The Terminal List has seen its prequel spin-off, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, surge back into Prime Video’s top 10 most-watched shows across several countries, including the United States. The renewed interest comes ahead of the long-awaited second season of The Terminal List, which returns on Prime Video this autumn after…
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49 Years Ago Today, Crystal Gayle Set Herself Apart From Her Famous Sibling With One of the Decade’s Greatest Country Songs
On 31 August 1977, Crystal Gayle topped the US country songs chart with “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”, a milestone that helped her step out from the shadow of her older sister, country legend Loretta Lynn. The song also reached number two on the pop chart, cementing Gayle as a crossover star and…
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Dolly Parton buried beside husband Carl Dean in Nashville
Dolly Parton has been buried beside her late husband, Carl Dean, at Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Nashville, following a private family funeral on Friday. The country music icon died earlier in the week aged 80, and her burial was confirmed by her great-niece Lainey Parton, who shared an emotional tribute describing her as…
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The data center fight could decide the next president and cost America the AI race
This opinion piece argues that a growing backlash against data centres, driven largely by rising electricity bills, is prompting US governors from both parties to restrict or pause new builds, a shift the author warns could hand China the advantage in the global AI race. It highlights how politicians face little political cost in opposing…
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Helch artist behind Windsor Castle graffiti which upset the late Queen dies aged 34
Tributes have poured in for graffiti artist Michael Purdy, known as Helch, who has died aged 34. His giant roller-painted pieces appeared on walls, rooftops and motorway bridges across dozens of countries, and he had previously drawn attention after 60ft letters bearing his tag near Windsor Castle reportedly upset the late Queen Elizabeth II, prompting…
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British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
The British Museum privately hosted tech billionaire Peter Thiel for a VIP viewing of the Bayeux tapestry on 18 August, before the exhibition has opened to the public, the Guardian understands. The visit, arranged by the museum’s director of development, Charlotte Appleyard, has caused concern among staff given Thiel’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and his…
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Dolly Parton’s family confirms private funeral was held
The family of Dolly Parton has confirmed that a private funeral for the country music icon has taken place, three days after her death on 25 August at the age of 80. Parton’s representatives said she died following a “brief battle with cancer”, and her nephew Bryan Seaver had earlier announced that a private service…
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Bank of England governor: AI risks forcing global economic downturn
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned G20 finance ministers, meeting in North Carolina, that a collapse of the artificial intelligence investment boom could trigger a disorderly market correction spreading across global borders. Writing as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, he said markets remain vulnerable given fragilities in sovereign debt markets, with rising…
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New Pokémon Movie Announced After 7 years, and It Will Be the First of Its Kind
Pokémon has announced its first theatrical film in seven years, “Pokémon: Wild Card,” set for release “in 2027 and beyond.” Revealed at the Pokémon XP convention, the animated feature marks a significant departure for the franchise: it will be the first Pokémon movie not to feature long-running anime protagonist Ash, and the first to centre…
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Daine appears on The Cover, shares exclusive playlist ‘I Believe In You’
Filipino-Australian electronic pop artist Daine has been profiled by NME as this week’s subject of The Cover, sharing an exclusive playlist titled ‘I Believe In You’ to accompany the feature. The interview, published ahead of the November release of their debut album ‘In Endless Awe And Agony’, arrives five years after Daine was tipped in…