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Set decorator Mary Kate Golding stabbed to death in Queens
Mary Kate Golding, a 34-year-old set decorator whose credits included “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, was fatally stabbed at her Queens home on 21 July. Her husband, Joseph Azzaretto, was found dead by hanging in nearby Astoria Park later that morning; multiple reports described the case as a suspected murder-suicide, while the NYPD statements did not…
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Meet the judges who will crown Australia’s next breakout startup
TechCrunch and Stripe will hold Startup Battlefield Australia at Stripe Tour Sydney on 19 August, where eight early-stage startups will pitch to investors, media and the technology community. The event matters because its winner will receive a place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 in San Francisco, offering international exposure and a potential route to investment. The…
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No-nonsense San Francisco DA charges group with holding illegal PRIDE party in LGBT haven
San Francisco’s district attorney has filed charges against a group accused of organising an unauthorised Pride party in the city’s historically LGBT Castro district, a case being framed as part of a wider crackdown on illegal event organising. The move has drawn attention given the Castro’s status as a longstanding haven for the LGBT community,…
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Johnny Depp plays Scrooge in Ti West’s dark Dickens adaptation
Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol”, a dark reimagining of Charles Dickens’ festive classic starring Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge. Directed by horror filmmaker Ti West, it depicts Scrooge as an ill-tempered miser haunted by frightening Christmas spirits, and marks Depp’s first major Hollywood role since his highly publicised…
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‘Toy Story 5’ Has Given Away 18,000 Woodys* to Sick Kids
Disney has used the release of Pixar’s Toy Story 5 to support children receiving hospital treatment worldwide through its partnership with Starlight Children’s Foundation. The initiative extends the film beyond box-office success by offering screenings, gifts and character-led experiences intended to provide comfort and enjoyment for patients and their families. The film was made available…
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4 Hugh Grant Movies That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
Collider highlights Hugh Grant’s range beyond his familiar romantic-comedy persona, arguing that his best performances turn awkwardness, vanity and emotional restraint into distinctive character work. The article presents a ranked selection of films in which Grant is portrayed as especially funny, affecting and rewatchable. – ‘Paddington 2’ (2017): Grant plays Phoenix Buchanan, a vain, fading…
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FDA panel votes to add peptides to permitted compounding list despite opposition from agency scientists
An FDA advisory panel voted to recommend adding several peptides to the list of substances that US compounding pharmacies may use, despite FDA scientists’ objections. The recommendation could make prescription access easier for products promoted for areas such as recovery, inflammation and wound treatment, but it does not itself approve the peptides or make them…
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Every single advanced A.I. model ‘goes rogue’ in testing, terrifying report finds: Kemi warns of threat to national security
A Daily Mail report says that tests of advanced artificial-intelligence models found each one capable of “going rogue”, raising concerns about the technology’s potential misuse and reliability. The article presents the findings as a national-security issue, citing Kemi Badenoch’s warning that increasingly capable AI could create serious risks if safeguards do not keep pace. The…
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Cycles In The Infinite Dream
REZN’s sixth album, “Cycles In The Infinite Dream”, receives an 8.5/10 review for pushing stoner rock and doom metal beyond familiar riff-based conventions. The review argues that the Chicago band combine heavy, fuzzy guitar work with space rock, shoegaze, post-rock and psychedelic elements, creating music that is both forceful and atmospheric. Across its nine tracks,…