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Roku debuts OLED TVs from $999 on Amazon
Roku has launched its first OLED televisions, the Pro Series OLED and Pro Series LX OLED, marking a shift beyond its traditional affordable QLED lineup into higher-end display technology. Sold exclusively through Amazon, the sets bring OLED’s deeper blacks to Roku’s hardware for the first time while retaining the premium software features first introduced on…
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‘Not just Hollywood crap’: Mike Leigh on the distributor who brought world cinema to the UK
A new BFI season marks the 75th anniversary of Contemporary Films, the pioneering British distributor that brought foreign-language auteur cinema – from Ingmar Bergman to Satyajit Ray – to UK audiences from 1951 onwards. Founded by Charles Cooper, a committed communist and son of a Ukrainian butcher, the company played a formative role in exposing…
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Big & Rich say Dolly Parton put fame aside to help neighbors after 2016 Tennessee wildfires
Country duo Big & Rich have shared personal memories of Dolly Parton’s community spirit during the devastating November 2016 wildfires that swept through Gatlinburg and Sevier County, Tennessee. In an interview with Fox News Digital, John Rich and Big Kenny said Parton set aside her superstar status to focus entirely on helping her neighbours, describing…
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‘She inspired my proposal’: Readers on Yayoi Kusama
Following the death of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, Guardian readers shared personal reflections on how her work touched their lives, from marriage proposals to moments of quiet peace. The tributes highlight the breadth of Kusama’s cultural reach, showing how her polka dots, pumpkins and infinity mirror rooms resonated far beyond the traditional art world,…
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Dem AG urges Jewish voters to put humanity above ‘safety and security’ of own people
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, has told a private gathering of Jewish Democrats that they have a “moral imperative” to prioritise the needs of the wider world over their own community’s “safety and security” and “future”. Her remarks, made at a closed-door event hosted by the Michigan Democratic Party’s Jewish Caucus and reported…
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Mastodon fans! Get a t-shirt unavailable in the shops and an exclusive Metal Hammer cover, only through Louder
Metal Hammer has launched an exclusive bundle with Mastodon to mark the release of their new album, Marrow Deep, offering fans a special magazine cover and t-shirt combo that cannot be bought in shops. The bundle, available only through the Louder webstore, celebrates a pivotal year for the Atlanta band, who have rebuilt their line-up…
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Review: Big Walk (PS5) – An Ingenious Co-Op Experience Unlike Anything Else on PS5
Push Square’s review of Big Walk, House House’s new PS5 title, praises it as one of the most inventive multiplayer experiences the platform has seen this year. The strictly co-operative game supports two to twelve players and centres on proximity chat, dropping groups into an Australian outback-inspired open world with no set objectives, letting exploration…
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Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen Launches Out of Pocket Studios
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has launched Out of Pocket Studios, a new media company through which he will back entertainment, commercial and experiential projects as CEO and executive producer. The venture expands on a partnership Allen formed with Skydance Sports, part of Paramount Skydance, in January last year, and marks the latest example of…
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Ex-Dem fundraiser traces socialist surge to Biden-era leadership vacuum: ‘There’s no one there’
Lindy Li, a former Democratic fundraiser who left the party after her concerns about Joe Biden’s decline were ignored during the 2024 campaign, argues that a leadership vacuum within the Democratic Party has allowed the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to rack up electoral wins in 2026. She told Fox News Digital that the DSA…