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Another AAA game just leaked: Marvel and EA are cooking something big
Work-in-progress footage from Electronic Arts and Motive Studio’s upcoming Iron Man game has leaked online, showing early gameplay and cinematic material. The leak matters because it offers the clearest public glimpse yet of a major Marvel game announced in 2022, while also exposing unfinished work before the developers were ready to present it. The silent…
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Dolly Parton’s Charity Knew No Bounds
Dolly Parton is remembered not only as a country music icon but as a wide-ranging philanthropist and ally of marginalised communities. The article argues that her lasting significance lies in the practical, often private help she gave to individuals and communities, particularly in her native East Tennessee. Her initiatives included scholarships through Sevier County’s Buddy…
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Food delivery robots removed from Sheffield streets after end of trial – BBC
Food delivery robots have been removed from Sheffield’s streets after their trial period ended. The move matters because it pauses a local test of autonomous deliveries and raises questions about whether the service will return or be expanded. The available article information does not state how many robots operated, how long the trial ran, or…
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Reading and Leeds have dropped BBC Introducing for a new ‘nepo baby stage’. Where does it leave DIY artists?
Reading and Leeds Festival has ended its near-20-year partnership with BBC Introducing, replacing its unsigned-artists stage with the new Canopy stage. The change matters because BBC Introducing has long offered grassroots musicians a relatively accessible route to major festival audiences, helping early careers including those of Ed Sheeran, Charli xcx, The 1975 and Sam Fender.…
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Li Jin Hao: Falling from a Moon review – Mr Nostalgia is now the man of the moment
Li Jin Hao’s award-nominated Edinburgh show, *Falling from a Moon*, is praised as a confident and inventive exploration of nostalgia, memory and the challenge of living in the present. Moving between his current life in London, his childhood in China and youth in Singapore, and an unresolved past romance, the stand-up uses myths and sharply…
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Nicolas Jackson nears £65m Aston Villa move as Emery clears air with departing Watkins
Aston Villa are set to overhaul their forward line after accepting Al-Hilal’s £50m offer for Ollie Watkins, with Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson expected to replace him and PSG winger Ibrahim Mbaye also close to joining. Manager Unai Emery described the changes as a “new chapter”, while saying Watkins’s brief refusal to play had been resolved and…
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Gang admits setting fire to Jewish ambulances causing £1million damage as part of ‘Iran-backed’ attack
Four men have pleaded guilty to setting fire to four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola in Golders Green, north London. The attack caused more than £1 million in damage and is being investigated by Counter-Terrorism Policing; prosecutors say they will argue at sentencing that it had a terrorist connection. The arson…
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A gallery glow up, spooky sculpture and a magical modern – the week in art
This week’s art round-up highlights major new exhibitions across the UK, alongside obituaries and notable developments from the wider art world. – Durham’s new gallery opens with Victory Over the Sun, a light-art survey featuring Olafur Eliasson and Ceal Floyer. – Tate Modern presents a major Ana Mendieta exhibition, while Jupiter Artland shows Sgàire Wood’s…
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71-Year-Old Rock Legend “Went Down Like a Ton of Bricks,” Faces Surgery After Painful Accident
Dee Snider, the 71-year-old former Twisted Sister frontman, has broken his right shoulder after being knocked over while playing basketball with his sons. He said he will need a shoulder replacement operation after a period in a sling and physiotherapy, but maintained a positive, humorous outlook on the accident. Snider said the fall left him…