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‘Down the Arm of God’: Caleb Landry Jones Project, Created With People Without Housing, Is a “Conversation Starter, Not an Advocacy Film”
The film “Down the Arm of God”, starring Caleb Landry Jones and directed by Peter Brunner, is set to premiere at the Locarno Film Festival on 11 August as part of the Piazza Grande programme. The story follows a young pastor in a small Texas town who tries to help people experiencing homelessness through a…
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The pros and cons of the switch to digital games
Sony’s plan to phase out PlayStation discs by 2028 marks the latest step in gaming’s broader shift towards all-digital consoles, following moves such as the PS5 Pro’s optional disc drive, the disc-free Xbox Series S, and Nintendo Switch 2 “game-key cards” that hold no actual game data. The trend, already the norm on PC, matters…
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Ocasio-Cortez posts videos confirming she’s freezing her eggs
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has posted videos confirming that she is freezing her eggs, publicly sharing a personal fertility decision. The announcement highlights the practical and emotional considerations surrounding fertility preservation, particularly for people balancing family planning with demanding careers. The available article text contains no further reporting because access to the page was denied, so…
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Locarno Sufi Trance Doc ‘As Light as Air’ Director Umair Bilal on Surrendering to a Pakistani Shrine Town: ‘I Became Part of Its Rhythm’
Pakistani filmmaker Umair Bilal’s debut feature documentary, “As Light as Air,” premieres in the Semaine de la Critique section at the 79th Locarno Film Festival. The 65-minute film abandons conventional narrative structure entirely, instead immersing viewers in the atmosphere of Sehwan, a Sufi shrine town, focusing on pilgrims, wandering ascetics known as malangs, and the…
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Depraved Citibank executive who drugged and raped young women in his swanky NYC apartment seen with scruffy beard and shackles as he now faces GUN charges
A former Citibank executive accused of drugging and raping young women at his New York apartment has now been hit with additional gun charges, with new images showing him in custody sporting a scruffy beard and shackles. The case highlights the alleged predatory conduct of a once high-flying finance professional and adds a weapons dimension…
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Round Up: The Reviews For Pokémon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin Are In
Reviews and first impressions have arrived for “Bubbly Basin”, the first part of the Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, which launched this week as an underwater-themed paid DLC. Reception across outlets has been broadly positive, adding to the momentum of Pokopia, which the roundup describes as one of 2026’s more well-received games, with critics praising its…
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PS5’s Fastest Growing Open World Adds Beach Volleyball, Jet Skis, and Construction Work
Chinese developer Hotta Studio is rolling out another substantial content update to its open-world PS5 title NTE on 19th August, adding activities including beach volleyball, jet ski races, and construction-based minigames. The update continues the game’s unusually rapid pace of expansion, following a previous update that introduced an entire fantasy RPG mode, and reflects the…
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‘Our Time Will Come’ Review: Two Orphans Journey to Accra to Find Their Kin in an Emotionally Absorbing Ghanaian Drama
Amartei Armar’s debut feature “Our Time Will Come” is an emotionally resonant Ghanaian drama that follows two orphaned children as they journey to Accra in search of family, drawing loose inspiration from “Oliver Twist” while avoiding excessive misery. The film premiered at Locarno after being developed through Marrakech’s 2025 Atlas Workshops under the working title…
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On the Charts 53 Years Ago, Burt Reynolds’ Frequent Co-Star Scored His Second No. 1 Hit With This Scorching Social Satire
On 9 August 1973, country singer and guitarist Jerry Reed scored his second US country No. 1 with “Lord, Mr. Ford”, a satirical song poking fun at the automobile industry and its unintended consequences. Reed, best known to wider audiences for co-starring alongside Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit, built his music career on…