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Bonnie Tyler obituary
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer best known for her 1983 power ballad Total Eclipse of the Heart, has died aged 75 after a period of ill-health. The song, written by Jim Steinman and paired with a gothic MTV-era video, became her signature hit and endured for decades, returning to the top of the Apple music…
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Bendita Film Sales Boards Ann Oren’s Locarno Competition Title ‘Objet A’
Bendita Film Sales has acquired the international rights to “Objet a”, the second feature from writer-director-artist Ann Oren, ahead of its world premiere in the main International Competition at the Locarno Film Festival in August. The deal builds on Oren’s international profile following her 2022 debut “Piaffe”, which also premiered in competition at Locarno and…
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Female players 69% more likely to suffer online abuse
World Rugby has published findings showing that female rugby players are 69% more likely to experience abuse on social media than their male counterparts, with misogyny, gender identity, sexuality and body-shaming among the most common forms. The governing body has referred eight cases to law enforcement and platforms for action, framing the research as part…
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10 Psychological Thrillers That Will Keep You Hooked From Start to Finish
This Collider article by William Smith, published on 9 July 2026, presents a ranked list of ten psychological thrillers that the writer argues grip viewers from beginning to end. Framing the piece around the idea that audiences are drawn to watching characters lose their sanity, it spans the genre’s history and offers a curated viewing…
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Manchester’s Scene Festival To Feature Russell T. Davies, ‘Heartstopper’ Creator Alice Oseman & ‘Bitter Christmas’ Screening
The third edition of Scene: Manchester, an LGBTQIA+ film and television festival, has unveiled its full programme, headlined by acclaimed screenwriter Russell T. Davies and Heartstopper creator Alice Oseman. Running in Manchester from 20 to 27 August 2026, the event will combine screenings, panels, comedy, parties and premieres, positioning itself as a major celebration of…
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‘Dune 3’: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Denis Villeneuve Return to Abu Dhabi Desert That Doubles as Planet Arrakis in Behind-the-Scenes Images
The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has released new behind-the-scenes images from the shoot of “Dune: Part Three”, the concluding chapter of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi trilogy, filmed in the emirate’s Liwa Desert. The images confirm the return of stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, alongside Villeneuve, to the location that has doubled as the desert planet Arrakis…
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Bonnie Tyler, the gravel-voiced star who sang her way into music history
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer famous for her husky voice and the 1980s hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, has died aged 75. She died after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal earlier this year, having been placed into an induced coma in May and remaining seriously ill in intensive care. Her death marks the…
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This gaming chair has RGB lighting and while it didn’t make me better at WoW, it did cure my back pain
A GamesRadar+ writer reviewed the Asus ROG Courser gaming chair, concluding that while its RGB lighting and gaming-branded styling made no difference to their performance in World of Warcraft, the chair delivered a genuine benefit by relieving their back pain. The piece matters mainly as a consumer-focused hardware review, weighing whether a premium “gamer” chair…
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“MCR do more with fans’ ticket money than any other band of their generation”: My Chemical Romance put on the biggest spectacle in stadium rock as they start trilogy of Wembley shows
My Chemical Romance opened the first of three shows at London’s Wembley Stadium to mark the platinum anniversary of their landmark 2006 album The Black Parade, and the review hails the concert as one of the most ambitious spectacles in stadium rock. The band framed the night around a new rock-opera narrative in which their…