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Cracker Barrel CEO to step down after overseeing logo backlash last year
Cracker Barrel’s chief executive, Julie Masino, is to step down, nearly a year after she oversaw a rebranding effort that provoked a fierce political backlash. The restaurant chain unveiled a modernised logo last August that dropped “Uncle Herschel”, the overalls-clad figure leaning on a barrel, prompting critics online to brand the update “woke” and “soulless”,…
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The 1963 song that taught Neil Young what artists are for: “That’s what we do”
The article argues that Bob Dylan’s 1963 protest song ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ helped Neil Young understand that artists can confront social and political questions through their work. It presents the song as a formative example of music carrying a message beyond entertainment, an approach that later informed Young’s own songwriting and public stance. Released…
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Bell stays cool as Brave win last-ball thriller
Lauren Bell kept her nerve to help Southern Brave beat MI London by a single run in a last-ball thriller in The Hundred, extending Brave’s unbeaten start to the tournament. The victory keeps Brave top of the women’s standings with three wins from three, while MI London remain winless after falling agonisingly short in their…
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What you need to know if you’re travelling to France or Spain
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in France and Spain as large wildfires affect both countries, prompting the BBC to issue travel guidance for those planning trips to the region. The scale of the evacuations underlines the severity of the fires and the disruption they are causing to residents and holidaymakers alike, making…
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Newport Folk Festival 2026: The Best Things We Saw
Rolling Stone rounds up the standout performances from Newport Folk Festival 2026, praising the event’s tradition of unscripted collaborations and cross-generational moments between veteran and emerging artists. Highlights included Mavis Staples and Joan Baez closing the festival with a shared rendition of “America the Beautiful”, an unannounced acoustic set from Dave Matthews, and pairings such…
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I’ve finally found an upscaler for my PS2 that kicks jitters to the curb, and it’s affordable compared to its enthusiast-grade counterparts
A GamesRadar+ writer reports finding an upscaler for the PlayStation 2 that eliminates the picture jitter often associated with converting the console’s analogue video signal to modern digital displays. The device is presented as a notably more affordable alternative to the pricier, enthusiast-grade upscalers that retro gaming fans typically rely on for cleaner, more stable…
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‘Bluey’ Fans Can Now Bring the Heeler Family Home With Tonies’ New Collection – Here’s Where to Shop
Tonies has partnered with BBC Studios to bring “Bluey” to its Toniebox screen-free audio platform for the first time, letting fans of the hit preschool series enjoy the Heeler family through physical figurines rather than screens. Each figure, when placed on the Toniebox player, unlocks stories, music and character moments, extending the show’s reach beyond…
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GTA 6 Region Locks Raise More Questions About PSN’s Flaky Infrastructure
The region-locking system tied to PSN accounts is once again under scrutiny, this time because physical copies of GTA 6 include a code that can only be redeemed on a PlayStation Network account registered in one of a limited set of supported countries. This has long been a known quirk of PSN, with players routinely…