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Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock release ICE benefit cover
Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock have released a cover of Justin Bieber and DJ Snake’s “Let Me Love You” as the first single from Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT, a benefit compilation due on 2 October. The project is intended to support frontline organisations, amplify immigrant voices and oppose what its organisers describe as inhumane treatment…
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Your Name director is teaming up with Crunchyroll for his next anime movie, but the plot is still under wraps
Makoto Shinkai, the director of Your Name, is collaborating with Crunchyroll on his next anime film. The announcement is significant because it pairs one of anime’s most commercially successful filmmakers with a major international distributor, although no story details have yet been revealed. Crunchyroll will be involved in the project’s distribution, continuing its expansion into…
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Andy Weir’s New Time Travel Thriller Launches in Just Three Months
Andy Weir is executive producing Exoplanet, a new Audible Original time-travel thriller written by Benjamin Percy and due to launch exclusively on 5 November. The production extends Weir’s association with science-led survival stories, but moves into time travel, with its plot built around crew members stranded on one planet across different centuries. The full-cast audio…
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Steve Lacy Lines Up North American Tour
Steve Lacy has announced the Oh Yeah? Tour, a 27-city North American run beginning in Minneapolis on 27 September and ending in Vancouver on 30 November. The tour supports his new album Oh Yeah?, marking his first full tour in four years and his first album since 2022’s Gemini Rights. The itinerary includes major dates…
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The 7 Worst FPS Games From the 2000s
Polygon lists seven 2000s shooters it believes have aged poorly, arguing that technical flaws, disappointing execution or stronger later rivals have undermined their reputations. The article matters chiefly as a retrospective comparison: it distinguishes games that were influential or enjoyable in their day from those whose mechanics now feel dated. Among the examples discussed are…
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The pros and cons of using a digital wallet
Digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet are now widely accepted, offering a convenient way to store payment cards and other passes on a phone or smartwatch. The article argues that their main advantages are speed, reduced reliance on a physical wallet and stronger protection against card-data theft, although users should still keep…
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The “brilliant” singer Jimmy Page called absolutely perfect: “He does it in one take”
Not one note out of place. The post The “brilliant” singer Jimmy Page called absolutely perfect: “He does it in one take” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Acoustic Folk Songs From the 1950s With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later
American Songwriter highlights three acoustic folk recordings from the 1950s whose melodies and influence it argues have endured for decades. – Odetta’s 1956 version of the traditional song “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” is praised for combining religious feeling, gospel depth and American folk tradition. – Harry Belafonte’s “Jamaica Farewell”, from his…
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Someone hooked an RX 9070 XT up to their Steam Machine and it works surprisingly well, like fitting a V8 engine into your Honda Civic
A PC Gamer article reports that someone connected an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card to an older Steam Machine, achieving unexpectedly strong results. The experiment matters because it suggests that ageing compact gaming hardware may still benefit from a major graphics upgrade, though the arrangement is unconventional and likely impractical for most users.…
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‘I Know That He Is a Reviled Person’ — The Social Reckoning Star Jeremy Strong Says He Emailed Mark Zuckerberg to Promise to Approach the Role ‘With Respect’
‘I know that he is a reviled person’ — The Social Reckoning star Jeremy Strong says he emailed Mark Zuckerberg to promise to approach the role ‘with respect’.