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The Best ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Backpacks for the School Year Ahead, Featuring 3D and Glow-In-The-Dark Designs
Billboard has published a roundup of merchandise tied to the Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”, spotlighting backpacks aimed at fans preparing for the new school year. Despite the film’s release over a year ago, its merchandising has continued unabated, with related products such as ramen noodle cups and light sticks also proving popular with…
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Netflix’s 4-Part Cyberpunk Masterpiece Is Setting the Bar for Apple TV’s ‘Neuromancer’
Netflix’s 2019 anthology series *Love, Death & Robots* is being held up as a benchmark for Apple TV’s forthcoming adaptation of *Neuromancer*, William Gibson’s landmark cyberpunk novel, which is due to launch on 22 January 2027. The comparison matters because cyberpunk has proved a difficult genre for studios to translate successfully to screen in recent…
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How Did Charli xcx’s First-Week ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Performance Meet Our Expectations?
Charli xcx’s new album Music, Fashion, Film has debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, matching the chart peak achieved by her 2024 album Brat. The result matters because it confirms Charli xcx’s continued commercial strength following Brat’s cultural dominance, even as her latest record marks a deliberate shift towards an experimental rock sound…
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Charli xcx Scores First No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With ‘Music, Fashion, Film’
Charli xcx has notched her first ever No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with her new record “Music, Fashion, Film”, marking a career milestone for the singer-songwriter after previously peaking at No. 2 with both “BRAT” (2024) and “Crash” (2022). The achievement also represents her best sales week to date, underlining the commercial…
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Fashion Keeps Debating John Galliano. It’s Ignoring Its Jewish History.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s decision to stage a major exhibition celebrating designer John Galliano has reignited debate over redemption and accountability in fashion, given his 2011 antisemitic outburst in which he expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler and made offensive remarks to café patrons about their heritage. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to author and Sunday…
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Grouper Side Project Helen Return With New Album Linda’s Head: Hear Two Songs
Grouper’s Liz Harris is reviving Helen, her indie pop side project with Scott Simmons (Eat Skull) and Jed Bindeman (Eternal Tapestry), which has been dormant since its 2015 debut. The trio has announced a new album, Linda’s Head, marking their return after more than a decade of silence and giving fans a fresh dose of…
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Tyriq Withers Takes Off: The ‘Reminders of Him’ Breakout on Swapping Football for Acting and Overcoming the Loss of His Brother
Actor Tyriq Withers is emerging as one of Hollywood’s rising leading men, moving from horror and romance blockbusters into the romantic comedy “Love Love”, where he stars opposite Isabel May as a US Open ball boy who falls for a tennis star. The 28-year-old former Florida State American football player prepared for the role by…
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Netflix extends Spanish film’s cinema run ahead of Oscars push
Netflix has given its Spanish-language Oscar contender “La Bola Negra” the longest theatrical window in the streamer’s history, part of a more aggressive push to court cinema exhibitors for its prestige titles. The queer historical epic from Spanish directing duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (Los Javis) will open in cinemas on 16 October before…
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The official X-Files Lego set has been 12 years in the making: ‘It was deemed too mature’
Lego has released an X-Files set. Designer Brent Waller takes us behind the scenes of the making of the set
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Court of appeal clears way for Gatwick’s second runway
Gatwick airport has cleared its final legal hurdle to build a second runway, after the court of appeal dismissed a challenge from local campaigners against an earlier high court ruling backing the scheme. The £2.2bn project, approved by transport secretary Heidi Alexander in September 2025, brings to an end an eight-year planning and legal process…