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3 Famous Songs That Sound Nothing Like the Rest of the Artist’s Catalog
This article highlights three well-known songs that stand out as unusual departures from their artists’ typical musical styles. It celebrates moments when established musicians stepped outside their signature sound to experiment with different genres, showing creative range beyond the styles that made them famous. The examples include U2’s “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill…
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AI poses risks to national security, Burnham says after Anthropic expert says tech ‘could kill all humans’
Andy Burnham has acknowledged that artificial intelligence poses risks to UK national security, responding to Commons questions after an Anthropic safety researcher warned the technology could pose an existential threat to humanity. The exchange came after reports that Anthropic had withheld its newest AI model from the UK’s AI Safety Institute, prompting concern from MPs…
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Will DAVID ELLEFSON Stick Around To Watch MEGADETH Play At Next Week’s LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival? ‘I Don’t Mind’, He Says
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has said he doesn’t mind whether he sticks around to watch his old band perform at next week’s Louder Than Life festival, where his current outfit Metal Church and Megadeth are both playing the main stage on 17 September, roughly five hours apart. Speaking to Detroit radio station WRIF, Ellefson…
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Beauty school moms caught in accreditation crossfire as Trump administration weighs consequential decision
The Trump administration is deciding whether to strip federal recognition from the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS), the accreditor overseeing roughly 1,300 beauty and cosmetology schools attended by more than 120,000 students in the US. The case is notable because it tests how far the president’s broader campaign against “radical left”…
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The 10 Greatest Romance Books of the 21st Century, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list of the ten greatest romance novels of the 21st century, spanning paranormal romance, time-travel fiction, young adult vampire fantasy and literary drama. The selection reflects how the romance genre has evolved over the past 25 years, increasingly blending with fantasy, historical fiction and mythology while still dominating bestseller charts.…
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Imax Tops $600M In Q3 Box Office So Far On ‘The Odyssey’; CEO Shrugs Off Industry M&A – “Our Primary Relationships Are With Filmmakers”
Imax has surpassed $600 million in global box office receipts so far in its third quarter, boosted heavily by Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” according to chief executive Rich Gelfond. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia media conference, Gelfond said the figure already dwarfs the company’s previous best quarter of around $350 million, and he described…
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announces distribution of more than 7 million free eggs statewide
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that more than 7 million free eggs will be distributed to food banks across the state, with over 1.7 million already delivered and a further 5.3 million expected in the coming weeks. The eggs stem from antitrust settlements reached in June with three major producers—Cal-Maine Foods, Centrum/Versova and…
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Director Mary Mazzio On Capturing The “Audacious” Tale Of 1995 All-Women Sailing Crew With Backing Of Paramount & AMC
Filmmaker Mary Mazzio has released “Mighty Mary”, a documentary about the 1995 all-women sailing crew who competed in the America’s Cup selection trials, opening in 15 US theatres. Mazzio, a former Olympic rower, said she had wanted to tell the story for decades, having first tried to include it in an earlier ESPN project before…
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Your Favorite Hollywood Hotspot? Guess Who Owns It.
Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has, through investment vehicles tied to his conglomerate, quietly become the controlling force behind several of Los Angeles’s and London’s most celebrity-favoured nightlife venues, including Annabel’s, Sexy Fish, Delilah and the Bird Streets Club. The buying spree, conducted via the hospitality firm DIAFA, matters because it…
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Jet plunges 27,000 feet in 10 minutes as oxygen masks suddenly drop aboard flight
A Delta Air Lines flight suddenly deployed oxygen masks and plunged around 27,000 feet in roughly 10 minutes after a mid-air pressurisation fault, forcing the crew to divert to Las Vegas. Delta Flight 2311, travelling from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City on 6 September, was carrying 174 passengers and six crew members when the…