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The Sunday Papers
This is Rock Paper Shotgun’s regular “Sunday Papers” column, a humorous, satirical roundup that frames links to other games journalism as a rambling pub conversation full of laddish, cockney-style banter. Rather than reporting a single news event, it curates several unrelated pieces from across the gaming press, wrapped in a comic narrative involving flat caps,…
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Riot police forced to break up out-of-control party when 80 teenagers trashed a newly-renovated Melbourne Airbnb leaving desperate neighbours to plead for help
Riot police were called to break up an out-of-control party after nearly 100 teenagers descended on a rented Airbnb in Cranbourne, east Melbourne, causing extensive damage to a recently renovated home. It is understood the property had been booked by teenagers using a fake ID before the address was shared online, prompting waves of gatecrashers…
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Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has claimed a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Jazan, southern Saudi Arabia, saying it was retaliation for Saudi violations of Yemeni airspace. Saudi officials confirmed a fire broke out at the facility but reported no casualties and gave no cause, while the Houthis also said they targeted…
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These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes
David Silver, a former Google DeepMind researcher who led the development of AlphaGo, has pledged to donate all proceeds from any future sale of his AI startup, Ineffable Intelligence, to charity. He is among a growing number of AI entrepreneurs, including Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman and Lovable founder Anton Osika, committing their equity gains…
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SARAH VINE: Why, after ten years of Harry and Meghan, these TWO little-known incidents stay with me. Her mask slipped. But for all her mistakes, she’s not solely responsible for the shambles that followed
Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine reflects on the ten years since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first became a couple, revisiting two little-known incidents from that period that she says have stayed with her because they revealed a moment where Meghan’s public “mask” slipped. The piece is a personal opinion column marking the anniversary of…
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It’s the beating heart of the West End, home to luxury boutiques and the Royal Opera House… but now workers forced to carry knives call Covent Garden the ‘Zombie Zone’ plagued by homelessness, drug-dealing and crime
Workers in Covent Garden, one of London’s most famous shopping and cultural districts, say they now feel compelled to carry knives for personal safety, describing the area as a “Zombie Zone” overrun by homelessness, open drug-dealing and crime. The area is home to upmarket boutiques and the Royal Opera House, and the reported decline highlights…
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‘Even the good guys were doing bad things’: the wild, twisted story behind the new Tiger King
HBO Max has premiered Monsters of God, a five-part documentary series from Eric Goode and Jeremy McBride, the team behind Netflix’s Tiger King, this time turning its focus to the murky, multibillion-dollar world of exotic reptile smuggling. The series explores how the trade in rare reptiles evolved from niche enthusiasm into a sprawling criminal ecosystem…
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Foriegner review – will drinking your own urine get you a US visa?
The Guardian reviews Foriegner, a deliberately misspelled “anti-comedy clown show” by US-based Iranian performer Sohrab Haghverdi, running at Summerhall as part of the 2026 Edinburgh festival. The show is described as punk theatre that sets out to unsettle its audience through coughing fits, shouting, wandering off stage and provocative political riffing, including a mock-serious claim…
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Metroid 40th Anniversary Special
Nintendo Life’s Box Art Brawl feature marked Metroid’s 40th anniversary by pitting the box art of all five mainline games against each other in a fan vote. Rather than comparing regional variants as usual, the special edition asked readers to pick their favourite design across the entire main series, using the previously-crowned regional winner for…
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SWFC News: Why Louie Barry didn’t start Owls win – and what’s next for Harry Gray – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen has explained why new signing Louie Barry was left out of the starting line-up for the Owls’ 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Bolton Wanderers, saying simply that Barry had not trained in the days beforehand. His absence opened the door for 17-year-old Leeds United loanee Harry Gray, who impressed after…