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    Culture

    Culture covers the stories that shape how we express ourselves and connect with one another. From film festivals and entertainment to social movements and artistic endeavour, these stories reflect the values, conversations and creativity that define our communities. Whether it's a new film project breaking ground, a performer taking their work to new audiences, or society grappling with important questions about identity and behaviour, culture encompasses the ways we live and the narratives we tell.

    This topic matters because culture is often where change begins. The entertainment industry responds to shifting tastes whilst simultaneously influencing them. Artists and creators challenge conventions, spark conversations, and hold up mirrors to society. Social and cultural movements highlight the issues that resonate with people's lives and futures.

    Culture also reflects broader trends in how we consume and engage with content and ideas. From streaming platforms to live performance, from traditional institutions to emerging voices online, the stories documented here chronicle the evolving landscape of how we entertain, educate and challenge ourselves.

    • Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents

      Particle, the AI newsreader startup founded by former Twitter engineers, has launched Radar, a search engine that transcribes and semantically indexes podcast conversations, making spoken audio content discoverable and usable by AI agents. Chief executive Sara Beykpour said the pivot addresses a gap in the market, since most AI crawlers and agents focus on text…

    • Appeals court halts FCC expansion of discounted political TV ads

      A federal appeals court has blocked a Federal Communications Commission order that would have let political parties and joint fundraising committees access the same rock-bottom broadcast advertising rates reserved for individual election candidates. The 4th Circuit’s 2-1 ruling, issued in response to a legal challenge from four Democratic candidates, prevents what could have been a…

    • Saul Adamczewski dropped after abuse allegations from two women

      Saul Adamczewski, formerly of Fat White Family and current frontman of Insecure Men, has been dropped by his record label and had multiple tour dates cancelled after two women publicly accused him of physical and emotional abuse. The allegations, shared on social media, have prompted his band’s management and UK publicist to cut ties, and…

    • GitHub back up after roughly 2 hours 34 minutes

      GitHub is reporting a service incident: Partial System Outage

    • At least 47 Americans missing after Nepal earthquake floods

      At least 47 Americans are among more than 400 tourists unaccounted for after devastating flash floods struck Nepal in the wake of a catastrophic earthquake on Wednesday. Nepal’s Tourism Board said the missing include nearly 50 US nationals and 33 Britons, with rescue operations continuing as officials warn the death toll is likely to rise.…

    • Carhartt breach exposed data of about 12.9 million people

      Security researcher Troy Hunt found that Carhartt’s data breach, claimed by the extortion group ShinyHunters, affected roughly 12.9 million people—about half the number the criminals originally claimed. After Carhartt reportedly hired a negotiator to talk down the group’s $3.3 million extortion demand, ShinyHunters released around 50GB of data on 13 August, but Hunt’s analysis, feeding…

    • Podcast Network Daylight Extends Deal With The Shawn Ryan Show Through 2028

      Podcast network Daylight has extended its distribution and monetisation partnership with The Shawn Ryan Show by two years, running through the end of 2028. The deal builds on their original agreement signed in 2025 and reflects the continued strength of Ryan’s show, one of the most popular podcasts on Spotify, as Daylight expands its roster…

    • The Rosenzweig Group Signs Actor & Voice Artist Jason Alan Carvell

      The Rosenzweig Group has signed actor and voice artist Jason Alan Carvell for management across all areas of his career. Carvell is best known for playing Malcolm X opposite Forest Whitaker in MGM+’s Godfather of Harlem, joining as a series regular in Season 3 and continuing through Seasons 4 and 5. The signing reflects his…

    • ‘Are you going to call your daughter Dolly?’

      Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday aged 80, visited Rotherham in South Yorkshire in 2007 to launch the UK edition of her Imagination Library, a scheme sending free books to under-fives to encourage reading. The first recipient was two-day-old Emma Jarman, whom Parton met and cradled in hospital, jokingly asking her parents Shane and Claire…

    • ‘Conan the Barbarian’ Meets ‘The Muppets’ in First Official Look at Wild New Fantasy Horror Movie [Exclusive]

      A first-look reveal has been shared exclusively with Collider for “Kylgor in the Grisly Abyss”, a puppet-based grimdark fantasy horror film ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest 2026. Written and directed by Mason Newton-DeRushie, the project pairs a “Conan the Barbarian”-style adventure with a Muppets-esque puppet aesthetic, but leans heavily into gore and…