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Former ‘Real Housewives’ star calls Andy Cohen’s political take defending ‘MAGA’ women ‘full of s—‘
Former “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Meghan King criticised Andy Cohen after he defended the presence of women who support Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement on Bravo’s “Real Housewives” programmes. Cohen said the franchise was not about politics and argued that including MAGA supporters reflected the reality of its casts, but King…
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Mel Gibson Says He Still Wants to Direct Lethal Weapon 5, Although It Sounds Like It’s in Development Hell
Lethal Weapon 5 is still on Mel Gibson’s radar, although it sounds mired in development trouble.
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Jenna Ortega on Why She’d Go “All Day” Without Eating or Drinking on Set in Early Career
Jenna Ortega has said that, as a child actor, she would sometimes go an entire day on set without food or water because she was determined not to inconvenience anyone. Reflecting on this as a “rookie mistake”, she said she had been highly focused and grateful for the work, but now recognises that she was…
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Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
D’Addario has admitted that generative AI music tool Suno was used to regenerate a track in a promotional video for its guitar strings, reversing nearly two weeks of denials. The episode matters because the company initially blamed audio artefacts on export quality, plugins and AI-assisted mastering, before acknowledging it had shared inaccurate information and apologising.…
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God of War star Christopher Judge criticizes The Last of Us and similar adaptations for excluding people who made the games: “What are you thinking?”
Christopher Judge, who plays Kratos in the God of War games, has criticised screen adaptations such as HBO’s The Last of Us for failing to involve the people who created or performed in the original games. He argued that excluding those contributors risks losing valuable knowledge of the characters and stories, and questioned why adaptation…
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“I tried to write the heaviest thing I could think of”: From Enter Sandman to Nothing Else Matters, the stories behind every song on Metallica’s Black Album
The article marks 35 years since Metallica’s 1991 self-titled Black Album, presenting a track-by-track account of how its 12 songs helped turn the band from leading thrash metal artists into global stadium headliners. – The Black Album reached number one in nine countries and has been certified 16 times Platinum in the United States. -…
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Eurovision Song Contest changes rules for countries at war
Eurovision organisers have changed the contest rules so that a country involved in armed conflict, or facing a sensitive geopolitical situation affecting regional security, cannot host the following year’s event if it wins. The move formalises a process previously used when Ukraine won in 2022, and is widely seen as addressing concerns about Israel potentially…
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Nicola Coughlan, Charithra Chandran, Kate Winslet & More Join Netflix’s ‘Charlie Vs. The Chocolate Factory’ As Streamer Sets Release Date & 47-Day Theatrical Window
Netflix has announced that animated film Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory will receive a global cinema release on 5 November 2027 before streaming on Netflix from 22 December. The project expands the Roald Dahl story with a new premise and signals Netflix’s continued willingness to give major films lengthy theatrical runs. Nicola Coughlan, Charithra Chandran,…
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The “untranslatable” book that inspired Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been translated, and you can buy it later this year
Alain Damasio’s cult French science-fiction novel *The Horde of the Counterwind*, a key inspiration for *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33*, will receive its first English translation later this year. Its release matters because the book’s distinctive prose has long been considered exceptionally difficult to translate, allowing English-speaking readers to access a modern French sci-fi classic that…
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Alan Jackson Is Now One of the 10 Best-Selling Country Artists in US History—and He’s Got the Hardware to Show for It
Alan Jackson has entered the top 10 best-selling country artists in US history after surpassing 85.5 million certified units sold, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The milestone was recognised at the finale of his Last Call: One More For the Road tour in Nashville, marking a major commercial achievement as he…