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.

  • Top 61 Showrunners of the 2026

    Variety highlights 61 television showrunners and creative teams behind prominent programmes of the past year, recognising their influence across scripted comedy and drama, reality competition and network television. The selection underlines the continued awards and audience success of established franchises alongside shows that have completed major creative runs. – Doneen Arquines: Led “Top Chef” Season…

  • X-Men: All the Actors Lobbying to Play Marvel’s Mutants

    Actors are publicly expressing interest in roles for Marvel’s forthcoming X-Men reboot, though no full casting announcement has been made. – Keke Palmer has campaigned to play Rogue. – Cynthia Erivo, Jodie Turner-Smith and Kirby Howell-Baptiste have expressed interest in playing Storm. – Taron Egerton has said he would like to play Wolverine, succeeding Hugh…

  • Did Jeff Bezos Just Buy a $200 Million Condo in Beverly Hills?

    Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Jeff Bezos has placed a deposit on a penthouse at the forthcoming Aman Beverly Hills development, though neither Bezos nor Aman confirmed the buyer’s identity or the final price. If purchased near the asking price, the property would set a new Los Angeles condominium sales record, reflecting the continued…

  • Ryan Murphy’s The Shards adaptation diverges after HBO turnaround

    Ryan Murphy’s FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s The Shards initially follows the novel closely, but later episodes substantially alter its plot with additions including a porn-industry storyline and a musical sequence. The shift reflects a difficult development history in which HBO abandoned an earlier version led by Ellis, allowing Murphy to take over the…

  • Romy Reiner Stars Opposite Sharon Lawrence and Matt Walsh in ‘Getting to That Age’ First Look

    Romy Reiner will star in the short film *Getting to That Age*, alongside Carter Jenkins and Emmy-nominated actors Sharon Lawrence and Matt Walsh. Directed and written by Tristen Tarp, the film centres on an anxious only child whose engagement announcement is overshadowed when her parents reveal they are divorcing, exploring how personal milestones can collide…

  • Five lyrics from the 1960s that couldn’t be written today

    Times have changed. The post Five lyrics from the 1960s that couldn’t be written today first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

  • 3 Folk Lyrics From 1968 That Hit Harder Now That Their Artists Have Aged

    The article highlights three folk songs released in 1968 whose themes are presented as gaining emotional weight as their performers and audiences grow older. – Judy Collins’s version of “Who Knows Where the Time Goes” is cited for its reflection on time passing. – James Taylor’s “Carolina In My Mind” is described as a lasting…

  • I’m more excited about smartphone colors than any actual new features in 2026

    The article argues that smartphone colours have become more exciting than new features as handsets enter a mature, iterative phase. It highlights Google’s Pixel 11 range as an example, suggesting that bold finishes may help differentiate devices when performance improvements alone give existing owners little reason to upgrade. Google’s Pixel 11 Pro is offered in…

  • Review: Final Fantasy XIV Online (Switch 2) – An Expansive Port That Demands Your Commitment

    Final Fantasy XIV Online’s first appearance on a Nintendo platform is judged a successful, full-featured Switch 2 port, bringing one of gaming’s most extensive MMORPGs to a handheld. The review argues that it offers a high-quality, highly addictive role-playing experience, but stresses that players must be prepared for a very large time commitment and uneven…

  • 2 More Truly Fascinating Retro Games Are Coming to PS5 This Week

    Two retro games are due to arrive on PS5 on 13 August: Tecmo’s Touki Denshou Angel Eyes and Technos’ V’Ball. Their release broadens access to older arcade and PlayStation titles, particularly Angel Eyes, whose home-console version is being made available outside Japan for the first time. Angel Eyes began as a 1996 arcade fighting game…