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Nicole Kidman Grooves With Troye Sivan in Glam “She’s the Best” Music Video
Nicole Kidman appears alongside Troye Sivan in the video for his new single, “She’s the Best”, released on Friday. The glamorous, drag-bar-set video reunites the pair after their work on the 2018 film Boy Erased and positions Kidman as Sivan’s muse, while also celebrating drag performers and queer nightlife. Kidman is shown in black clothing,…
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Weezer Guitarist Brian Bell Confirms Band’s 2027 Movie Is ‘In the Can’
Weezer guitarist Brian Bell has said the band’s feature film has been completed and is expected to be released in 2027. His comments provide the clearest confirmation yet that the project, first revealed during the band’s surprise Coachella appearance in 2025, is moving ahead. Bell said the film was “in the can”, meaning principal filming…
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The Charts and the Clubs Have Different Definitions of the Song of the Summer
Rolling Stone examines the growing gap between chart success and club impact when defining a “song of the summer”. DJs argue that the season’s real anthem is the track that transforms a crowd, rather than simply the song with the most streams or radio plays, reflecting how personalised DJ selections and online trends have weakened…
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You can now turn off Google Gemini’s visible watermarks
Google has made its visible “sparkle” watermark optional for AI-generated images, videos and music created through Gemini and its Flow video tool. The change may make AI content harder to identify at a glance, although Google says underlying provenance markers will remain available for verification. Users can disable the new “Media watermark” setting in Gemini,…
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Patchdle is the Toughest Wordle-like for Gamers
Patchdle is a browser-based Wordle-like game that challenges players to identify video games from snippets of their patch notes. Created by Håkon Medhus Fornes and released on 9 June, it turns normally dry development updates into a difficult test of gaming knowledge, while drawing attention to the humour and oddity often found in patch notes.…
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“Just buy the game on Steam”: Indie publisher behind a recent banger that sold 300k copies in its first week warns against key resellers after canceling hundreds of scalped keys
tinyBuild cancelled hundreds of Steam keys for ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs after finding keys being resold through unauthorised marketplaces, and urged customers to buy directly through Steam. The incident highlights the risks of grey-market key sales, which can leave buyers without access to a game while providing little or no revenue to its developer and…
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Boys Don’t Dance review – jump back to the 80s to celebrate the power of pop
Assembly @ Dance Base, Edinburgh A sunny mashup of music accompanies choreographer Marc Brew’s feelgood coming-of-age story Marc Brew made the acclaimed show An Accident/A Life in 2024, with choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, about the car accident that left him paralysed below the waist aged 20. Brew went on to be a successful dancer and…
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Farage reclaims Clacton as Alabama executes child killer
Nigel Farage regained the Clacton seat in a 14 August by-election, which he had triggered by resigning as the constituency’s MP before standing again. The Reform UK leader received 22,239 votes, or 63.34%, in a contest with 34 candidates. Count Binface, the satirical candidate created by comedian Jon Harvey, came second with 9,455 votes. Labour,…
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Taylor Swift Breaks Record for Most Adult Pop Airplay No. 1s With ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’
Taylor Swift has set a new record for the most number ones on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, after “I Knew It, I Knew You” reached the top of the ranking dated 22 August. Her 16th chart leader moves her ahead of Maroon 5 and underlines her continued strength on US adult pop radio, alongside…
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The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives on Disney+ on 2 September
Disney will begin streaming Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu globally on Disney+ on 2 September, 103 days after its cinema release. The move returns the franchise to the platform where it originated, after the film’s theatrical performance fell short of expectations for a live-action Star Wars release. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film opened…