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Mads Mikkelsen’s three-part psychological thriller is a spine-chilling masterpiece you’ll watch in 1 week
Bryan Fuller’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels redefines horror and obsession.
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Gunther von Hagens, creator of Body Worlds and plastination, dies aged 81
Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who invented plastination and created the Body Worlds exhibitions, has died aged 81. He died in a hospital in Heidelberg on 24 July, a day after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage, having lived with Parkinson’s disease since his diagnosis in 2008. His death brings him closer to fulfilling a long-held…
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Charli XCX Shares More Music, Film
Charli XCX has followed up last Friday’s release of her album Music, Fashion, Film with further material, including previously unreleased songs and a self-directed short film, keeping up her pattern of engaging across the music, fashion and film worlds referenced in the album’s title. The additional output arrives just days after the record’s launch on…
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Animaginary Partners With Gersh To Rep Worldwide Rights On Michael Mankowski’s ‘Getting Lost’ Animated Series
Canadian animation studio Animaginary has partnered with talent agency Gersh to represent worldwide rights to a slate of projects created by Michael Mankowski, centred on the adult animated feature film “Getting Lost”. The deal signals an effort to expand the property into a broader franchise, bringing in agency backing and a new executive producer to…
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint leaves some Linux boxes defenseless after update
Microsoft has disclosed two bugs affecting Defender for Endpoint on Linux, its endpoint security tool for on-premises and cloud server workloads. The more serious issue could leave the security service disabled after a reboot following an upgrade or reinstall, potentially exposing affected devices to threats until administrators take remedial action. This is particularly concerning given…
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Joy Oladokun Plans New Album ‘Hope Is A Heavy Thing’
American singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun has announced her new album ‘Hope Is A Heavy Thing’, due for release on 25th September 2026. The record follows the acclaim she received for her 2024 album ‘Observations From A Crowded Room’ and a recent collaboration with Nigerian artist Adekunle Gold on the single ‘Zombie’, marking another step forward in…
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Harvard tops nation in foreign cash haul as Cotton demands probe into China funding
Harvard University has received more money from foreign sources, including China, than any other American university, according to federal data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education. The disclosure has prompted Republican Senator Tom Cotton to call for a formal investigation into the elite institution’s financial ties to China, amid wider concerns in Washington about…
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“I dunno why they chose Crashphalt”: forgotten Steam game suddenly becomes a hit after players start using it for Undertale online multiplayer
A free 2018 platform-fighter game called Crashphalt has unexpectedly surged in popularity after players discovered it was needed to run an online multiplayer workaround for an Undertale co-op mod. The game’s creator, RetroSpecter, noticed a wave of new Steam reviews years after release and traced the phenomenon back to Undertale Together, a local co-op mod…
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Rumour: ‘Really Ambitious’ Open World Far Cry Game Enters Development as Ubisoft Kills Series’ Extraction Shooter
Ubisoft appears to be moving forward with the long-delayed future of Far Cry, according to a fresh rumour. A report from Insider Gaming claims a new, “really ambitious” open-world Far Cry title, codenamed Kodiak, has entered development after completing its conceptualisation phase, while the next mainline entry, codenamed Blackbird, is being developed alongside it. This…
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Proud uncle welcomes NASA astronaut Chris Williams’ safe journey home