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The Gate theatre’s creative daring gave a tiny stage international scope | Michael Billington
London’s Gate theatre, a small but influential venue not to be confused with Dublin’s Gate, is closing next month after five decades, undone by rising costs, falling funding and disruption from its 2022 move away from its original Notting Hill Gate home. Despite its tiny size, the theatre earned a reputation as a nursery for…
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Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time
Besxar, a start-up founded by former OpenAI staffer Ashley Pilipiszyn, is developing a way to manufacture advanced semiconductor precursors in orbit, using the vacuum of space to avoid the costly clean-room infrastructure required by terrestrial chip fabs. Crucially, the company has secured a deal with SpaceX to test its technology aboard reused Falcon 9 rocket…
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Evanescence review – devastating power and range from one of rock’s great vocal talents
The Guardian’s review of Evanescence’s concert at Leeds’ First Direct Arena praises frontwoman Amy Lee’s exceptional vocal range, describing her mezzo-soprano voice as capable of shifting from “skyscraping and spectacular to haunting and devastating.” The show leans heavily on the band’s new sixth album, Sanctuary, produced largely by Jordan Fish of Bring Me the Horizon,…
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‘They handpick the most beautiful kids, the brightest and bravest. They want to create total fear in Iran’: The heartbreaking story of the 19-year-old sentenced to hang while her twin sister faces 25 years in prison… just for wanting a better life
Twin sisters Tareneh and Romina Rahimi, both 19, were sentenced by an Iranian revolutionary court in Isfahan after taking part in anti-government protests on 8 January this year. Tareneh was sentenced to death by hanging, while Romina received 25 years in prison, in a case that highlights the Iranian regime’s use of harsh punishment to…
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White House pulls Tetris-style ‘Build The Wall’ game after copyright concern
The White House has removed a Tetris-style browser game called “Build The Wall” from its website, after The Tetris Company objected to the unauthorised use of its game’s likeness. In the game, players stacked falling blocks to construct a border wall to “protect the border”; the firm said on 4 September it was “not involved…
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Toby Kebbell Joins Prime Video’s U.K. Crime Thriller Series ‘Dirty’ Alongside Samantha Morton and Phoebe Dynevor (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor Toby Kebbell has joined the cast of Prime Video’s upcoming U.K. crime thriller series “Dirty,” created by “Bridge of Spies” writer Matt Charman. He joins previously announced stars Phoebe Dynevor and Samantha Morton in the series, which is set to begin production later this year and is produced by Binocular Productions in association with…
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Call My Agent! The Movie review – the gang get back together and c’est formidable
The Guardian gives a positive review to Call My Agent! The Movie, the film spin-off of the acclaimed French TV series about a Parisian talent agency, praising it as a rare example of a small-screen-to-film adaptation that succeeds. Originally launched in 2015, the show found international success via Netflix and inspired remakes across Europe and…
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PS6 Could Be the Last PlayStation Console Designed by Iconic Architect
Mark Cerny, the veteran system architect behind the PS4 and PS5, has suggested he is nearing the end of his career, raising the prospect that the PS6 could be the last PlayStation console he leads. This matters to PlayStation fans because Cerny has become synonymous with Sony’s console reveals, typically fronting detailed technical presentations that…
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Why One of Eric Clapton’s Most Famous Supergroups Fell Apart in the Late 1960s
Eric Clapton’s late-1960s supergroup Cream disbanded in 1968 after just two years together, undone by a bitter, longstanding feud between bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker. The band, also featuring Clapton, was celebrated as one of the era’s most influential trios, effectively pioneering the “power trio” format and leaving a significant mark on rock…
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You’re So Special review – painfully funny tragedy of a stardom seeker
Julia Grogan’s one-woman show You’re So Special, at Soho theatre in London, is reviewed as a painfully funny yet tragic portrait of a woman consumed by the desire for fame. Written and performed by Grogan, the show follows Miss June, a toddlers’ dance teacher who dreams of stardom, exploring the darker, more manic side of…