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Jennifer Garner on Working With a Group of Women for the First Time on ‘The Five Star Weekend’ and Channeling Her Inner Food Influencer
Jennifer Garner has spoken to The Hollywood Reporter at the Los Angeles premiere of The Five Star Weekend, a new Peacock series adapting Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling novel. Garner, who also executive produces, plays food influencer turned celebrated chef Hollis Shaw, who reunites with friends from across her life for a weekend in Nantucket while grieving…
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Who’s Really ‘Not Country Enough’? The War and Treaty Have Some Ideas
Country and roots duo The War and Treaty, made up of married couple Michael and Tanya Trotter, have publicly criticised how the country music industry judges authenticity, arguing that they have repeatedly been told their music does not “sound country enough” while artists such as Morgan Wallen top the country charts with what Michael regards…
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Eating common dairy food every day may slow biological aging, study suggests
A new clinical trial published in the journal Aging suggests that eating plain yogurt daily, alongside modest dietary changes and light exercise, may slow the body’s biological rate of ageing. The findings matter because they point to a simple, accessible lifestyle routine that could yield anti-ageing benefits comparable to far more demanding interventions, such as…
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The Temper Trap – Sungazer
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Music Industry Moves: T.I. Strikes Publishing Deal With Reservoir, Primary Wave Partners With Foreigner’s Mick Jones
Reservoir has acquired veteran Atlanta rapper T.I.’s entire publishing catalogue, covering both his back catalogue and future works, including his new Top 10 album “Kill the King”. The deal underscores the continuing appetite among music companies for established artists’ catalogues, with T.I. bringing three Grammy Awards, an estimated 14 million albums sold and collaborations with…
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Ciara Revisits ‘Goodies,’ ‘Oh,’ ‘Ride,’ ‘Body Party’ & More | Chart History
In a video for Billboard’s Chart History series, singer Ciara looks back over the biggest songs of her career and the stories behind them. The piece matters as a retrospective on a two-decade run of R&B and pop hits, offering fans insight into her songwriting process, creative choices and the collaborations that shaped her rise…
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Forget ‘Chernobyl,’ Netflix’s 8-Part Thriller Is the Perfect Weekend Binge
Collider’s Shreejit Nair recommends The Days, an eight-part Netflix drama about the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, as a worthy successor to HBO’s acclaimed Chernobyl for viewers seeking a weekend binge. Like Chernobyl, the series frames a real-life catastrophe through weighty philosophical questions, dramatising the human cost and the courage of those who stayed behind…
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How to Play the Fallout Games in Chronological Order
IGN has published a guide explaining how to play the Fallout series in chronological order, timed to coincide with reports that a new Fallout game is in development at Obsidian. Written by Callum Williams and updated on 9 July 2026, the piece walks through the franchise’s internal timeline and offers newcomers advice on where to…
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iHeartMedia, FCC Enter Consent Decree Over Payola Claims
iHeartMedia has agreed to a consent decree with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), bringing to a close the regulator’s investigation into so-called “payola” and “showola” practices. The FCC announced the agreement on Thursday, resolving a probe it opened last year into claims that the radio conglomerate gave artists increased airplay in exchange for their…
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Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia
Gradium, a Paris-based startup building voice AI models, has reopened its seed round to new backers including Nvidia, bringing the round’s total to $100 million. The company said on Thursday that it will use the money to open an office in the San Francisco Bay Area and compete for talent, positioning itself closer to leading…