Talk Fuse

Topic: Entertainment

Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

Aussie women’s cricket star addresses cheating with her teammate scandal that ended marriage

August 13, 2026

Australia women’s cricket vice-captain Ash Gardner has publicly addressed a scandal in which her ex-wife accused her of having an affair with teammate Georgia Voll, a relationship that ended her marriage. Cricket Australia reviewed the matter after being made aware of it before it became public, and its board decided not to strip Gardner of…
Cardi B Calls Old Navy Campaign a ‘Full-Circle Moment’ After Admitting She Shoplifted at the Store Growing Up: ‘I Never Got Caught’

August 13, 2026

Cardi B has described becoming Old Navy’s fall 2026 denim ambassador as a “full-circle” moment, after saying she used to shoplift from the retailer while at school and was never caught. The remarks drew attention because they accompanied a major commercial partnership with a high-profile fashion brand. She appears in Old Navy’s Western-themed *The Most…
Wales Captain Joins FAW as Essex Water Crisis Deepens

August 13, 2026

The Football Association of Wales announced that Cymru captain Ben Davies had joined its Council as one of eight new representatives, with the appointments effective from 1 August. Davies is to serve as a players’ representative, bringing experience of international tournaments and Premier League football to the body. The FAW said the wider group, which…
ABC And NBC Will Air 90 NBA Games Next Season, Up 14% From The Prior Year

August 13, 2026

ABC and NBC will broadcast a combined 90 NBA games in the 2026–27 season, 14% more than the 79 shown by the two networks the previous year. The increase underlines broadcasters’ growing reliance on live sport, which can displace scripted entertainment and reduce residual payments linked to dramas and comedies. The season begins on 20…
Mariska Hargitay Reveals How She Decided to Host the Emmys: “Why Not?”

August 13, 2026

Mariska Hargitay has said she initially felt shocked when NBCUniversal asked her to host the 2026 Emmy Awards, as she is not principally known as a comedian or presenter. After considering the offer over a weekend, she accepted it as a new challenge and said she was particularly pleased to become the first woman to…
3 Rock Ballads From the 2010s That Make Us Wish We Had a Time Machine

August 13, 2026

Three rock ballads from the 2010s are highlighted for capturing the decade’s emotional, atmospheric and anthemic qualities. – “Runaways” by The Killers (2012): a melodramatic power ballad blending arena-rock energy with themes of escapism. – “Holocene” by Bon Iver: an atmospheric, introspective track built around Justin Vernon’s falsetto and meditative melody. – “Bloodbuzz Ohio” by…
Everything We Know About Netflix’s ‘Better Than The Movies’ Feature Adaptation So Far

August 13, 2026

Netflix is developing a film adaptation of Lynn Painter’s bestselling young-adult romantic comedy Better Than The Movies. The project has not begun production and has no release date, but it marks another book-based romantic comedy for the streaming service and brings together emerging young actors with filmmakers previously associated with Netflix. Beatrice Kitsos will play…
The Playlist: NCT’s Taeyong on Musical Inspirations, Songs That Defined His Youth and His Love for NCT

August 13, 2026

NCT’s Taeyong has discussed the broad musical influences behind his work in a new instalment of The Hollywood Reporter’s The Playlist. The rapper and NCT 127 leader said his belief that “music has no limits” informs both the group’s experimental sound and his solo material, including his recent album WYLD. Taeyong, 31, named artists including…
3 Unusual Avant-Garde Songs That Became Surprising Mainstream Hits

August 13, 2026

Three experimental songs by Kraftwerk, Laurie Anderson and Public Image Ltd. became unlikely chart successes despite avant-garde music generally sitting outside the mainstream. Their success mattered because it showed that unconventional electronic, minimalist and post-punk sounds could reach broad audiences. – ‘Autobahn’ (1975) by Kraftwerk reached No. 25 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and…
LOS40 Primavera Pop to Make Latin American Debut in Buenos Aires

August 13, 2026

LOS40 Primavera Pop, a long-established Spanish multi-artist pop festival, will hold its first Latin American edition in Buenos Aires on 28 October. The move marks the event’s first expansion beyond Spain and aims to establish its pop concert format in one of Latin America’s major live-music markets. The inaugural show will take place at Teatro…