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How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
Technology workers in Silicon Valley, long resistant to unionisation thanks to generous pay and perks, are increasingly turning to collective bargaining as artificial intelligence reshapes their industry. Months of AI-linked mass layoffs have left many employees facing heavier workloads and job insecurity from the very products they build, while staff at firms including Google DeepMind…
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Midnight at the Never Get review – Ben Platt soars in honey-hearted cabaret-musical of 60s sweethearts
A new stage production, Midnight at the Never Get, has opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, starring Ben Platt as Trevor Copeland, a bar-singer looking back on his relationship with songwriter Arthur Brightman, played by Gregor Milne. The show, created by Mark Sonnenblick and directed by David Cromer, is reviewed favourably as a…
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Anya Taylor-Joy’s 92-Minute Creepy Horror Debut Is Perfect From Start to Finish
This piece revisits Robert Eggers’ 2015 debut *The Witch*, arguing that Anya Taylor-Joy’s performance as Thomasin remains a near-perfect showcase for both the actor and the film. Though Taylor-Joy had prior credits, including a role trimmed from 2014’s *Vampire Academy*, *The Witch* effectively served as her breakthrough, establishing the blend of guilelessness and inward intensity…
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Judge condemns calls to decriminalise cannabis after the drug ’caused and exacerbated’ mental health issues of man who killed his own mother, 73
A judge has criticised calls to decriminalise cannabis after ruling that the drug caused and worsened the mental health problems of a man who went on to kill his 73-year-old mother. The case is being cited as evidence against relaxing UK drug laws, with the judge’s remarks framed as a direct rebuttal to campaigners who…
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John Glacier Thrills On Slick New Single ‘Bond Girl’
Hackney-born artist John Glacier has released her first single of 2026, ‘Bond Girl’, marking a new chapter following her acclaimed 2025 debut album. The track sees her adopt the persona of a renegade, “license to kill” figure, paired with a video in which she plays a secret agent outwitting adversaries in explosive fashion. Produced by…
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10 Comic Books Deaths That Changed the Medium Forever
This Collider feature rounds up ten comic book deaths that the writer argues genuinely reshaped the medium, rather than being reversed or used purely for shock value. It distinguishes these from widely known deaths like Uncle Ben’s, focusing instead on moments that altered a character’s world or the industry’s approach to storytelling and violence. Highlighted…
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Prince Harry concedes that Harry Styles is the UK’s most famous Harry
Prince Harry has publicly acknowledged that pop star Harry Styles is Britain’s most famous Harry, ranking himself only third behind Styles and England footballer Harry Kane. The admission came during an appearance on James Corden’s US chat show After Hours, where the royal was pressed by Corden and co-host Rio Ferdinand to give a “bold”…
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“The most impressive Motionless In White album so far”: Pennsylvania’s metalcore stars finally find their identity on Decades
Motionless In White have released their seventh studio album, Decades, which reviewer Louder describes as the Pennsylvania metalcore band’s most accomplished work to date, finally forging a distinct sonic identity after two decades of drawing heavily on influences such as Korn, Slipknot and Rob Zombie. Since forming in 2004, the band’s gothic, nu-metal and industrial…
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Social Darwinists to tech bros: tracing the long fight against equality in US
Historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s new book, Country of Lords, traces a long lineage of American thinkers and figures who have resisted the ideal of equality, from founding father John Adams to modern tech figures such as Peter Thiel and Elon Musk. Published amid celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the book arrives…
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‘His chords are like sheets of diamond ice’: the beguiling psych-folk of late cult songwriter Ed Askew
The cult US songwriter, poet and artist Ed Askew has died aged 84, a year before the posthumous release of his final album, The Final Painting, out this month. Over roughly six decades on the fringes of folk music, Askew built a devoted following among fellow musicians for his singular, baroque style, blending gay love…