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Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over ‘Tank Day’ fiasco
South Korean police have raided Starbucks Korea’s national headquarters as part of a defamation investigation into a botched marketing campaign known as “Tank Day,” launched in May to mark the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising. The tumbler promotion drew widespread anger because it appeared to reference tanks used to crush pro-democracy protesters, an event…
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Netflix’s ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Delivers an Epic Conclusion for Its Most Ambitious Adaptation | Review
Netflix has released the second part of its adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, continuing the story of the Buendía family and the fictional town of Macondo. Where the first instalment, which premiered in 2024, focused on the hope and promise surrounding Macondo’s founding, this second chapter confirms the family’s inescapable,…
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Jedi anime revival offers hope for troubled Star Wars franchise
Polygon’s review of The Ninth Jedi, a Star Wars anime series from Production I.G., presents it as a much-needed creative highlight for a franchise currently under strain, following the box-office failure of The Mandalorian and Grogu, the postponement of Ahsoka season two to 2027, and the cancellation of The Acolyte. Expanding on the original Star…
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Ted Lasso returns for season 4, focused on women’s football
A review of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” confirms the sitcom has returned for a full 10-episode fourth season, more than three years after Jason Sudeikis’ relentlessly upbeat coach appeared to walk away from AFC Richmond. The revival shifts its central focus onto the club’s women’s football team, reframing the show’s usual message about self-belief into…
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Héctor Bellerín: ‘When you leave a club like Arsenal, it’s scary. It hurts’
Héctor Bellerín, now 31 and playing for Real Betis, has spoken warmly about his decade at Arsenal ahead of facing his former club for the first time, in a pre-season friendly at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. The Spanish full-back described leaving the club as painful but said his affection for Arsenal remains undimmed, crediting manager Mikel…
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Which footballer made the biggest leap in competitive levels between games? | The Knowledge
This instalment of the Guardian’s long-running Knowledge column answers a reader’s question about which footballer has made the biggest jump in competitive standard between two consecutive club matches, prompted by Malachi Fagan-Walcott’s move from National League football to Champions League qualifying action within days. Readers respond with the story of Gary Plumley, a retired goalkeeper…
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The Shards review – murder, 80s mayhem and the Ryan Murphy comeback we’ve been waiting for
The Guardian’s TV critic reviews The Shards, Ryan Murphy’s new FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s autobiographical novel, praising it as a marked improvement after a run of weaker Murphy output. The critic contrasts it favourably with the poorly received legal drama All’s Fair, and with the mixed-but-enjoyable The Beauty and the well-regarded Love Story,…
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Asian shares jump on AI trade revival despite SpaceX, AMD setbacks, as oil prices dip – business live
Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday as investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence stocks returned, even as SpaceX shares fell following its first earnings report since going public and AMD faced its own setbacks. The rally came alongside a dip in oil prices, with Brent crude trading below $80 a barrel amid hopes for an interim…
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Disposable BBQs pulled from shelves amid wildfire risk
“We need to adapt quickly to our changing climate and start planning for next summer now”
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Video game maker EA bought by Saudi-led group for $55bn
Electronic Arts, the maker of The Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield, has been bought by a Saudi-led investor group for $55bn (£41bn), one of the largest buyouts on record. The deal, completed on Tuesday evening after the EU granted final regulatory approval, takes EA private and ends its 36-year run as a publicly listed company.…