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‘My Teenage Dream Ended’: How a ‘Teen Mom’ star accidentally created 2012’s most avant-garde album
Farrah Abraham, a reality television personality from MTV’s Teen Mom, released a debut album in 2012 titled “My Teenage Dream Ended” that initially drew ridicule from internet commenters but subsequently gained critical reassessment as an unintentional avant-garde work. The 27-minute album’s unconventional sound resulted from Abraham recording vocals to a click-track before the production had…
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Xbox Begins Testing Its Platinum Trophy Alternative, 18 Years After Sony Introduced System
Xbox is testing Mythic achievements, a reward for unlocking every base-game achievement, echoing PlayStation’s Platinum Trophy. The feature is currently limited to Xbox Insiders, with a wider release expected later; it matters as Xbox adds a completion milestone that players have requested for years. Mythics exclude achievements from downloadable content and updates, and will be…
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‘Coven Academy’ Creator Tim Federle Talks Witches, the YA “White Space” and Why All the Episodes Are Atypically Short (It’s Not the Reason You Expect)
Disney’s *Coven Academy*, created by Tim Federle, is a supernatural teen drama set at a New Orleans magic boarding school. Federle says the idea grew from his interest in witch stories and a conversation with Disney about trying a shorter, fast-moving format; he hopes the series will offer a bingeable YA drama at a time…
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Burnham courts business as Khanna demands AI safety treaty
The Prime Minister seeks to rebuild Labour’s ties with business at the party conference, as the US congressman calls for US-China negotiations to rein in artificial intelligence risks.
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Redesigned BMW i3 priced from $61,500, with up to 468 miles’ range
BMW has revealed more details about its redesigned, all-electric i3 sedan, including a US starting price of $61,500 before a $1,350 destination fee and a planned launch in the first quarter of 2027. Its estimated EPA range of up to 468 miles could make it a strong long-distance option in the luxury electric-car market. The…
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6 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Country Hitmaker Who Wrote 4 Elvis Presley Classics and Starred in a Beloved NBC Variety Show
Mac Davis, a versatile country and pop songwriter and performer, passed away on 29 September 2020 at the age of 78 from complications following heart surgery. Though not a household name, Davis’s influence on popular music was substantial, having penned multiple hit songs for Elvis Presley and enjoyed a successful solo recording career spanning several…
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Jennifer Lawrence Boards Zach Cregger’s Original Sci-Fi New Line Pic ‘The Flood’
Jennifer Lawrence has been cast as the lead in director Zach Cregger’s upcoming science fiction thriller “The Flood” at New Line Cinema. This represents a reunion between Cregger and Warner Bros. following the critical and commercial success of his previous film “Weapons,” which grossed $270 million worldwide and topped the domestic box office for four…
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AMD to buy World Labs in $8.2bn bid to bolster AI research
AMD has agreed to acquire World Labs, an AI start-up focused on models that simulate the physical world, in a deal valued at $8.2 billion and expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The purchase adds research expertise and technology that could help AMD compete with Nvidia, which leads in…
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The 10 greatest opening scenes of the 1970s
This article examines the greatest opening scenes from 1970s cinema, a period when New Hollywood gave directors unprecedented creative freedom to experiment with how films could introduce themselves to audiences. The ’70s saw filmmakers use opening moments as thesis statements and hooks, with directors like Stanley Kubrick and Francis Ford Coppola pioneering innovative techniques that…
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Rockstar Officially Reveals 3 Big New ‘GTA 6’ Gameplay Features
Rockstar has officially revealed three major gameplay enhancements for Grand Theft Auto 6 via Game Informer’s cover story. The highly anticipated crime simulator will feature significantly improved animals, weather systems, and NPC generation that showcase the technical ambitions for the year’s biggest gaming release. The game will include over 170 animal species inhabiting Leonida, ranging…