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Luxury travel, shopping, six-figure income: Battleground Dems ripped for ‘phony’ working-class narrative
Several Democratic candidates running in competitive US House races have built their campaigns around working-class, blue-collar backgrounds to appeal to economically anxious voters. However, financial disclosures and other records reviewed by Fox News Digital reportedly show discrepancies between these portrayed images and the candidates’ actual wealth, including luxury travel, upmarket shopping habits and six-figure household…
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Retro Pizza Hut draws customers from hours away as 1980s nostalgia sends sales soaring
A Pizza Hut Classic restaurant in Homosassa Springs, Florida, has become a viral attraction thanks to its 1980s-style decor, with customers reportedly travelling hours to visit. The location, decked out with red plastic cups, vinyl booths, Tiffany-style lamps and checkerboard tablecloths, has proven so popular that staff from other branches have had to be drafted…
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Prime Video To Tell Gary Lineker’s Life Story In Docu-Series
Prime Video is producing a four-part documentary miniseries about Gary Lineker, tracing the former England striker’s 50-year career from footballing icon to broadcaster and media entrepreneur. Titled “Lineker”, the series will examine his transformation from a beloved “Mr Nice Guy” on the pitch to a polarising figure in British public life, reflecting the country’s wider…
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The Memo: Angie Nixon’s shock Florida win gives fresh boost — and a new test — for the left
The left of the Democratic Party scored its biggest upset of the year on Tuesday — and it did so in Florida, a state that is usually inhospitable territory for anything adjacent to socialism. State Rep. Angie Nixon (D) beat Alexander Vindman handily in the Democrats’ U.S. Senate primary. Nixon, a progressive lawmaker and organizer…
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Young Democrats eye Congress with affordability at the top of their agenda
A new generation of young progressive Democrats could enter Congress next year with a deeply personal connection to the economic issues at the center of their campaigns — and a desire to make those policy items a bigger part of the party’s agenda. For many of these potential lawmakers, the inability to afford a house…
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How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager
Jack Schwartz, a 21-year-old former Los Angeles teenager, has turned high-school “after-prom” parties into a lucrative business through MyPlots, a party promotion and ticketing app he founded after gaining a reputation for throwing elaborate ragers from the age of 14. Launched in January 2025, the app has become the dominant platform for under-21s organising and…
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Remembering When America and George Martin Began a Long Partnership With a Hit-Laden Album in 1974
America enjoyed early chart success with three Top 10 hits from their first two albums, but their third record, Hat Trick, faltered after the band tried self-producing and lost control of costs and schedule. Their label pushed for outside help, and the band boldly requested a meeting with George Martin, the famed Beatles producer who…
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EA’s Saudi takeover wouldn’t have happened if the company’s culture “had any semblance of a moral backbone”, say staff fearing layoffs and ownership meddling
Employees at Electronic Arts are voicing fears over layoffs and creative interference following the completion of the company’s leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, which has taken EA private. According to a Game Developer report based on interviews with anonymous staff, workers feel EA’s culture lacks the moral…
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Phoebe Bridgers performs acoustic Lithium cover for Radio 1
Phoebe Bridgers performed a stripped-back acoustic cover of Nirvana’s ‘Lithium’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, broadcast on 19 August 2026, alongside two songs from her new album ‘Lost Weekend’. The appearance capped a high-profile few days for the singer following the album’s release, which drew strong reviews and praise from fellow artists including Taylor…
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Lanterns season 2 will be told in a “slightly different way” but seemingly won’t be a True Detective-style anthology
DC television series Lanterns is set to return for a second season with a storytelling approach described as “slightly different” from its first outing, though it appears the show will not adopt a full anthology format in the style of HBO’s True Detective, which reinvents its cast and setting each season. The distinction matters for…