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These stories shape what people watch, play and listen to, while reflecting changing tastes and cultural conversations. Keeping up with them helps readers discover new work, revisit older favourites and understand the decisions that influence the entertainment they enjoy.

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Filming amongst body bags: New Colombian president’s comms campaign sparks backlash

  • De la Espriella posted videos filmed beside body bags after military operations.
  • Critics raised concerns about the imagery and human rights.
  • A tribunal temporarily ordered two videos removed from Instagram.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has faced backlash for posting videos of himself speaking beside body bags after military operations against armed groups. The footage reflects his campaign pledge to take a hard line against them, a shift from the previous government’s policy of seeking dialogue, but…

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“There is no doubt that Persona influenced this title,” series veteran says of his new RPG

  • Okada acknowledges Persona influenced Villion:Code.
  • He says it is intended as a separate work.
  • The RPG is due on 26 January 2027 across five platforms.

Atlus veteran Kouji “Cozy” Okada says Persona influenced his upcoming RPG, Villion:Code, while stressing that he and his team are not trying to make another version of the series. He says the game draws on his broader career and uses interactivity to put players in the protagonist’s role,…

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Sabrina Carpenter Teams Up With ‘La La Land’ Director for ‘Playful, Unexpected’ Whiskey Campaign

  • Sabrina Carpenter appears in a new Johnnie Walker campaign.
  • Damien Chazelle directed the French New Wave-inspired advert.
  • Carpenter says music and acting offer different ways to tell stories.

Sabrina Carpenter stars in a new Johnnie Walker campaign directed by Damien Chazelle, the filmmaker behind *La La Land*. The French New Wave-inspired advert shows her entering a jazz club, ordering a whisky drink and energising the party as she moves through the venue. Carpenter said she and…

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‘The Voice’ Contestant Lillie Kolich Completely Transforms This Britney Spears Top 10 Dance Pop Hit Into a Sultry Seduction: Watch

  • Lillie Kolich gave Britney Spears’s hit a slow, sultry makeover.
  • Coaches praised the performance, but Kolich was eliminated.
  • Five singers from Team Queen and Team Adam advanced.

Lillie Kolich reworked Britney Spears’s “(You Drive Me) Crazy” as a slowed-down ballad on the first live show of season 30 of *The Voice*. Her performance stood out for its sultry arrangement and personal connection to Spears, but Kolich was eliminated, showing that a well-received performance did not…

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A week before GTA 6, Take-Two CEO is already teasing “what comes next” from Rockstar

  • GTA 6 development is complete, with release 10 days away.
  • Rockstar will announce its next project later.
  • A new GTA Online remains speculation.

Take-Two chief executive Strauss Zelnick says Rockstar has completed development of Grand Theft Auto 6, due for release in 10 days, and is preparing to deliver it to players. He also hinted that Rockstar will turn to another project afterwards, but said it would be announced “in the…

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The 1989 movie that needed Sam Elliott more than he needed it: “If you don’t do this, I’m fucked”

  • Elliott nearly turned down Wade Garrett in *Road House*.
  • The director said the film needed his grounded presence.
  • Elliott said the physical role left him badly battered.

Sam Elliott accepted the role of veteran bouncer Wade Garrett in *Road House* after initially turning it down. Director Rowdy Herrington and producer Joel Silver persuaded him that his steady screen presence and career experience were exactly what the film needed, helping ground its exaggerated story and making…

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Born 118 Years Ago Today in Chicago, the Music Visionary Who Signed Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline and Helped Make Nashville the Country Music Capital

  • Paul Cohen helped make Nashville a country music hub.
  • He signed Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline and other major artists.
  • Music Row offices closed in tribute after his death in 1970.

Record executive Paul Cohen helped establish Nashville as a centre of country music, shaping Decca’s country division and guiding the careers of major performers. Born in Chicago on 10 November 1908, he signed artists including Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline, and produced Wells’s “It Wasn’t God Who Made…

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Bruce Springsteen’s endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed breaks up longstanding fan club

  • Springsteen endorsed Abdul El-Sayed.
  • A fan group with over 18,000 followers closed.
  • Moderators cited political hostility and personal attacks.

Bruce Springsteen’s endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed has contributed to the closure of a longstanding Facebook fan group, exposing political divisions among the musician’s supporters. The group’s moderators said arguments had grown hostile, with personal attacks and hateful rhetoric replacing respectful disagreement. The ‘Spring-Nuts’ page had more than 18,000…

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Sony to close PlayStation Plus PC streaming app on 10 December

  • PlayStation Plus PC streaming ends on 10 December.
  • Fewer than 0.4% of eligible Premium members used the app.
  • Remote Play will still require a console on the same network.

Sony will shut down the PlayStation Plus cloud streaming app for PC on 10 December, removing a way for subscribers to stream PlayStation games on a computer without using a console. Sony says the move will let it focus on experiences used by more of its members, marking…

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Talk TV dealt major blow as top star ‘set to leave’

  • Julia Hartley-Brewer is reportedly set to leave TalkTV.
  • Her possible exit follows departures by Piers Morgan, Mike Graham and Mark Dolan.
  • TalkTV’s future is under speculation, but no closure is confirmed.

Julia Hartley-Brewer is reportedly set to leave TalkTV, according to sources cited on a Daily Expresso podcast. Her possible departure follows several prominent exits and adds to speculation that the broadcaster could close, though the article provides no confirmation of a closure or her departure. Hartley-Brewer presents TalkTV’s…

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