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‘Nimrods’ movie review: A familiar, but tender-hearted high school road film
It’s a heartfelt and funny tribute to ‘Green Day’. The post ‘Nimrods’ movie review: A familiar, but tender-hearted high school road film first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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National CineMedia To Acquire Captivate For $275M, Expands From Movie Theater Ads To Offices & Apartment Buildings
National CineMedia has agreed to acquire Captivate Holdings, a leading provider of digital video advertising screens in lifts and building lobbies, from private equity firm Generation Partners for $275 million. The deal marks a major expansion for NCM, which has traditionally focused on cinema advertising, pushing it into office and residential properties and positioning it…
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UK to get best eclipse since 1999 as Moon blocks out Sun across Europe
The UK will witness its fullest solar eclipse since 1999 on Wednesday evening, with the whole country experiencing the event and up to 96% of the Sun’s disc obscured by the Moon in some areas. Experts describe it as the best eclipse the UK will see for the next 50 years, while parts of Europe…
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Heatwave disorder prompts tighter security at London lidos
London’s outdoor swimming pools have tightened security after a summer of disorder linked to Britain’s record-breaking 2026 heatwave, with lifeguards reportedly pushed into the water, drunken teenagers brawling, and lidos hit by thefts and break-ins. Operators ramped up controls as crowds flocked to the open-air pools to escape the heat during the school summer holidays,…
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NBC’s Cancelled ‘True Blood’ Replacement Officially Returns From the Dead
Midnight, Texas, a supernatural drama NBC cancelled in December 2018 after two seasons, has found a new lease of life on AMC+ nearly eight years later, climbing into the platform’s US top 10 following its addition on 19 July 2026. The show followed the pattern of several 2000s-2010s supernatural teen dramas, many of which were…
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Jamie Oliver beats the hosepipe ban to keep his garden lush and green in record-breaking drought – by using water from his own personal lake
Chef Jamie Oliver has found a legal way around the hosepipe restrictions imposed during Britain’s record-breaking 2026 drought, using water drawn from a private lake on his own land to keep his garden green while much of the country’s grass turns brown. The story highlights how wealthier landowners with private water sources can sidestep restrictions…
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Zoe Saldaña Says It’s ‘Frustrating’ When Political Questions Only Get Asked to Actors of Color and Women: ‘That’s Incredibly Limiting’
Zoe Saldaña has spoken out about what she sees as an imbalanced pattern in press interviews, saying political questions are disproportionately directed at women and people of colour rather than being asked of the wider, more diverse group on stage. Speaking at the Locarno Film Festival, the Oscar winner said she often does Q&As hoping…
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Lawless lidos: Lifeguards pushed in the water, brawling drunk teenagers, thefts and break-ins force London’s pools to ramp up security during summer holiday heatwave
London’s outdoor swimming pools, or lidos, have been forced to increase security this summer amid a rise in disorder during the school holiday heatwave. Reports describe lifeguards being pushed into the water, drunk teenagers brawling, and incidents of theft and break-ins at some sites, prompting operators to tighten measures to protect staff and visitors. The…
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Cohabiting couples could enter marriage-style arrangements ‘without knowing’ amid new proposals
The Government has proposed changes to the law around break-ups to create a framework for what happens when unmarried couples go their separate ways