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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…
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MAURIZIO IACONO Talks KATAKLYSM’s Evolution After 35 Years In Death Metal: ‘We Always Thought Outside The Box’
Maurizio Iacono, frontman and bassist of Canadian death metal band Kataklysm, has spoken to Blabbermouth about the group’s evolution over 35 years, ahead of a North American tour supporting Six Feet Under. He reflected on taking over vocal duties in 1998 from original singer Sylvain Houde, whose chaotic, unconventional style on early albums such as…
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Can you tell if someone is filming you with Meta glasses? – video
A Guardian Australia video discusses whether it’s possible to tell when someone is filming or photographing you using Meta’s smart glasses, amid growing public concern about the devices’ covert recording capabilities. Presenter Rafqa Touma speaks with technology reporter Josh Taylor, lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman, and Lauren Perry, a responsible technology policy specialist at the Human…