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Civilization 7 Officially Gets a Major Sci-Fi Update for 2027
Firaxis Games and 2K used a PAX West panel to confirm a year-long roadmap for Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, running through 2027 and culminating in the strategy game’s first paid expansion, Earthrise. The plan is anchored by a free update called Arc of Tomorrow, which adds a new fourth “Atomic Age” to represent the modern…
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Michael Bay’s Sci-Fi Franchise-Starter Is Officially Taking Over Paramount+
Transformers, Michael Bay’s 2007 blockbuster, has re-emerged as one of the ten most-streamed films on Paramount+ in the US, coinciding with tributes to voice actor Peter Cullen, who died on 27 August aged 80. Cullen, who originated the role of Optimus Prime in 1984’s animated series and reprised it for the live-action films, was one…
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Hulu’s 98% RT Serial Killer Thriller Just Set Up an Even Darker Story for Season 2
Hulu’s serial killer thriller Furious was renewed for a second season before its first-season finale even aired, and that finale has set up a darker turn for its FBI agent protagonist. Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) spent the season pursuing serial killer Catherine Grace (Lola Petticrew) while grappling with her own trauma, but the finale reveals…
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GENE SIMMONS Says He Was ‘Very Liberal’ But He Wants ‘Nothing To Do With’ Democratic Party Now
KISS bassist Gene Simmons has said he wants “nothing to do with” the Democratic Party, describing himself as having been “very liberal” in his youth before shifting his political outlook over the decades. Speaking on Andrew Gold’s Heretics podcast, Simmons addressed earlier claims that he had lost solo band bookings for refusing to criticise President…
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Explore the globe in field recordings
A new web tool called Earth Garden lets users spin a virtual globe to listen to real-world field recordings from locations around the planet, from waves on remote Atlantic islands to crickets in Tanzania and rainfall in Manhattan. It is inspired by Radio Garden, which offers a similar globe-based interface for exploring live radio stations,…
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Brit, 23, who vanished in Lisbon three days ago is feared to have ‘fallen into river’ after boat party
A 23-year-old British man, Julian Amaral from High Wycombe, is feared to have fallen into Lisbon’s Tagus River after disappearing during a boat party, with Portuguese police now saying this is their leading theory. Amaral had been attending a music-and-boat event with his cousin when he went to the toilet just before midnight on 1…
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Anna Foster goes solo on Radio 4’s flagship Today programme as BBC spending cuts continue to bite
Radio 4’s Today programme was presented by a single host for the first time on Saturday, as the BBC continues efforts to cut costs. Anna Foster fronted the two-hour weekend edition alone under a new rota that will now assign just one presenter to weekend broadcasts, rather than the traditional pairing, reflecting the corporation’s wider…
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Historian corroborates Dorries allegations of Conservative fixer orchestrating leadership changes
Former culture secretary Nadine Dorries has claimed that a new book by historian Sir Anthony Seldon backs up allegations she made in 2023 that a Conservative Party fixer, Dougie Smith, secretly manoeuvred to install and then oust successive party leaders. Sir Anthony’s book on Rishi Sunak’s premiership reportedly details how Smith helped both Boris Johnson…
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‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ Review: The Legendary Rocker Gets a Lively Doc That Asks: Who Are You? And Doesn’t Fully Answer It
A new documentary, “Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes,” directed by Frank Marshall and Nigel Sinclair, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, offering a lively but somewhat unfocused portrait of the Who’s guitarist. Rather than dwelling on his famed on-stage ferocity, the film leans towards Townshend’s introspective and artistic side, tracing how his childhood trauma and…