Topic: Culture

Sheffield's ex-partner killed in a knife and baseball bat attack, sparks fly over a controversial Israel-Gaza film, and a teacher at an elite boarding school loses her job over an undisclosed link to a convicted partner. Culture at the site stretches well beyond arts and entertainment, taking in the crimes, controversies and human stories that reveal something about how people live now, alongside the films, television and public figures that shape everyday conversation.

Here you'll also find the lighter and more reflective side of the news cycle: verdicts on the latest streaming hits and box-office flops, profiles of tech figures pursuing unusual ventures, and the odd stroke of luck or fate that turns an ordinary person's story into something worth telling. It sits alongside coverage of institutions under strain, from schools and legal bodies to the people who move between government and industry.

Taken together, this topic offers a broad, everyday view of society: what people are watching, what they're arguing about, and where individual choices collide with public consequences.

  • SOB x RBE Share First New Song In Seven Years “Ten Summers”

    SOB x RBE have released “Ten Summers”, their first new song in seven years, marking a reunion for remaining members Yhung T.O., DaBoii and Slimmy B. The track signals a return for the Vallejo rap group after its turbulent split following 2019’s Strictly Only Brothers, revisiting their energetic Bay Area sound with a more focused,…

  • Vehicle – “Escalators”

    Leeds quartet Vehicle have released a new single, “Escalators”, a fuzzy garage-rock track drawing on 1960s acts such as ? and the Mysterians and the 13th Floor Elevators. The release further develops the band’s retro-minded sound and arrives ahead of a Manchester support slot for fellow nostalgia-pop group Sharp Pins next month. Frontman and guitarist…

  • A $2 sticker let me bypass the Meta Glasses’ anti-creep feature

    Engadget found that inexpensive stickers and clip-on covers can obscure the recording LED on Meta smart glasses without triggering the company’s new anti-tampering safeguards. This matters because the LED is intended to alert nearby people that they are being recorded, and the workaround could enable covert filming despite Meta’s efforts to reassure users and bystanders.…

  • Irish Indie Film ‘Lemonade,’ Starring Barry Keoghan, Reveals First Images and Plot Details (EXCLUSIVE)

    Irish independent film “Lemonade”, starring Barry Keoghan, has released its first images and revealed plot details. The Dublin-shot drama marks documentary filmmaker Kim Bartley’s narrative feature debut and explores care, belonging and personal redemption, themes that closely reflect Keoghan’s own experience of growing up in foster care. The film follows Danny, played by Lewis Brophy,…

  • ‘We Are Not Seeing Any Impact on Our Business’: Sony Says Physical Disc Backlash Is Having Zero Effect

    Sony says the backlash over its decision to stop manufacturing physical game discs has had no measurable effect on its business so far. The company’s position matters because it indicates Sony is unlikely to reverse course despite protests, boycott calls and concern among players about ownership and physical media. CFO Lin Tao said a large…

  • The Iran war provides an opportunity to rebuild the US industrial base for defense

    The article’s full text was unavailable because access to the webpage was denied, so its specific arguments and evidence cannot be verified. Based on the title, it appears to argue that the Iran war could prompt investment in rebuilding the United States’ defence industrial base. This would likely concern expanding domestic capacity to produce weapons,…

  • Man’s Not Obsolete: Fear Factory At The Dawn Of The AI Resistance

    The article argues that Fear Factory’s 1998 album Obsolete anticipated contemporary anxieties about artificial intelligence, surveillance and automation. Its author connects the album’s human-versus-machine themes to the growing use of AI in everyday life and creative industries, presenting the record as an especially relevant example of industrial metal’s longstanding distrust of technological power. The piece…

  • Filming has wrapped on Garland’s Elden Ring movie just 6 months after it started, according to a now deleted instagram post

    Filming on Alex Garland’s Elden Ring film adaptation has reportedly finished only six months after production began, according to an Instagram post that was later deleted. If confirmed, the rapid completion of principal photography would mark a significant step for the adaptation of FromSoftware’s hugely successful fantasy game. The report is based on an apparent…

  • Tom Holland Reveals His Favorite Video Game And Why He Cannot Play Fortnite

    Tom Holland said his favourite video game is Uncharted, the adventure series he later helped bring to the screen as Nathan Drake. The remark underlines Holland’s personal connection to the franchise and explains why the role was especially meaningful to him. He said he first discovered the games while filming Spider-Man: Homecoming and became so…

  • PS5’s Monthly Active Users Increased Again, PS Plus Making More Money Than Ever

    Sony reported 125 million monthly active PlayStation users at the end of June 2026, up 2% from a year earlier despite a small seasonal decline from the previous quarter. The figures matter because Sony sees player engagement as closely linked to spending, and it expects a record-breaking financial year, potentially boosted by major releases during…