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Joseph Morpurgo: Highlander 70 review – a dork’s last day at school is one to remember
Joseph Morpurgo’s *Highlander 70* is a fast-paced one-man comic play built around a 50-year-old American high-school yearbook. The reviewer finds it highly entertaining, using its seemingly innocent photographs to create a story about awkward pupil David Moon’s final school day, while also drawing unexpected emotion from nostalgia and the unknowable lives captured in old images.…
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Katseye Bring the Party in Vibrant ‘Hootie Frutti’ Music Video
Katseye have released the colourful music video for “Hootie Frutti”, a new track from their EP Wild. Directed by Alfred Marroquin, it depicts the group leading an underground Brazilian party, pairing a Latin-influenced beat and energetic choreography with vivid costumes and a rain-soaked finale; it accompanies a release that precedes the group’s first arena tour.…
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Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, Dafnis Prieto: Fifteen review – Pulitzer winner stirs gorgeous improv patterns
Henry Threadgill’s Fifteen is praised as a brilliant, accessiblely improvisatory album from the Pulitzer-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist, joined by pianist Vijay Iyer and Cuban percussionist Dafnis Prieto. The review argues that the trio’s shared strengths as composers and free improvisers make the record both structurally engaging and emotionally varied, moving between playfulness, urgency and reflection.…
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Tame Impala’s ‘Loser’ Lands on ARIA Chart Following ‘Spider-Man’ Sync
Tame Impala and Steve Lacy have gained significant positions on Australia’s ARIA charts after their songs were featured in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Tame Impala’s “Loser” re-entered at No. 11, its highest placing after previously peaking at No. 95 in 2025, while Steve Lacy’s album Oh Yeah? and its title track also rose sharply. The…
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Football transfer rumours: Arsenal offered Osimhen in exchange deal? Newcastle to make Baleba bid?
Arsenal have reportedly been offered the chance to include Victor Osimhen in an exchange deal involving Gabriel Martinelli, as they seek a new central striker. Elsewhere, Newcastle are said to be targeting Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba after selling Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimarães, while several Premier League clubs pursue defensive reinforcements. The rumoured Arsenal deal…
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Hasan Piker Debate Grows as Missing Florida Teen Found
Online discussion about political streamer Hasan Piker intensified in mid-August, with critics and supporters arguing over the interpretation of his past remarks and his role in progressive media. The debate was amplified by television and radio coverage that revisited controversial clips, while Piker and his allies said some material had been presented without sufficient context.…
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Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal: Doomed! review – caustic, crushing breakup album flirts with catharsis
Open Mike Eagle and producer Kenny Segal’s Doomed! is reviewed as a sharp, emotionally raw breakup album that turns the collapse of Eagle’s five-year relationship into alternative rap. Its caustic humour, lovelorn writing and polished production make the record compelling, though the reviewer suggests it stops short of genuine emotional release. The separation gave the…
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Engine parts shattered Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of, report says
Preliminary investigators say debris from a failed engine fan blade shattered a window on a Ryanair flight in July, causing a passenger to be partly pulled out of the aircraft. The incident highlights the potential consequences of engine failures and cabin depressurisation, although the plane returned safely and no fatal injuries were reported. The Boeing…
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Something Wile E this way comes: how the Looney Toons reboot movie came back from the dead
Coyote vs Acme, a live-action and animation hybrid featuring Wile E Coyote and other Looney Tunes characters, is finally due for release after Warner Bros shelved it in 2023 as part of a tax write-off. Its cancellation shocked the cast and crew because early audience testing had reportedly been positive, while the film’s unusual courtroom-drama…
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‘The Ones With the Tempered Flowers’ Documents a Woman Studying “Her Body’s Relationship to Self and Society” in Tanzania
Tanzanian director Neema Ngelime is developing her first feature documentary, The Ones With the Tempered Flowers, an essayistic film about womanhood, bodily autonomy and family expectations in Tanzania. Presented at Locarno Film Festival’s 2026 Open Doors programme, the project matters for centring the experiences of young African women while examining social and political pressures that…