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Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts Wisconsin governor’s race in Democrats favor after Crowley win
Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted the Wisconsin governor’s race towards Democrats after a late night win for Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley over democratic socialist Francesca Hong. The election handicapper changed the race from a “toss up” to one that leans Democratic following Crowley’s victory. His win bucked a series of polls that showed Crowley with…
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Stardew Valley Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Goes Old School With Physical Game and Manual
A physical Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Stardew Valley is due to launch on 5 February 2027, replacing the current digital-only option with a cartridge and an 18-page printed manual. It matters mainly to new players and collectors, offering a more traditional boxed release with a map and introductory guidance. The package includes the original…
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‘The Traitors,’ ‘Masked Singer,’ ‘Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal’ Among This Year’s Emmy Winners in Juried Categories
The Television Academy has announced the 2026 Emmy winners in its juried categories, with “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal”, “The Traitors” and “The Masked Singer” among the early honourees. Unlike most Emmy awards, these categories have no nominees and are decided by specialist panels, making the awards recognition of individual technical or creative achievement. “Primal” won two…
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Sarah Beeny’s £3m mini-Downton Abbey home is surrounded an arid desert amid record drought (even though she DOESN’T have a hosepipe ban)
Property Ladder presenter Sarah Beeny is drawing attention after aerial photos showed the grounds of her £3million Somerset estate largely brown and dry, despite no hosepipe ban being in place for her local water supplier. The images highlight the contrast between the parched 220-acre grounds, which include a boating lake and thatched boathouse, and Beeny’s…
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Gears Of War: E-Day’s New Xbox Controllers Are Metal As Hell
Gears of War: E-Day is Microsoft’s next big exclusive, and as you’d expect, a limited-edition Xbox wireless controller has been announced for the game. Fans will also have the option to design their own controller, as the Xbox Design Lab has been updated with a new Emergence Day-themed skin. Priced at $90, the Gears of War: E-Day…
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Three-time Olympian Lolo Jones says Team USA ‘abandoned’ her after harrowing spinal injury
Three-time Olympian Lolo Jones has accused Team USA of abandoning her after she suffered a serious spinal injury during bobsled testing. Her account raises questions about the medical support and duty of care provided to elite athletes competing under the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee system. Jones said the incident occurred in February 2025 at…
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Jawdropped – “Cup”
Los Angeles power-pop band Jawdropped have released a new single, “Cup”, ahead of their debut album Secret To Spare. The song is presented as a melodic but bittersweet singalong about the gap between idealised expectations and the realities of pursuing ambitions in Los Angeles. The band say “Cup” revisits a character from their older song…
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The “God-given” 1991 role Helen Mirren couldn’t refuse: “I absolutely had to do this”
One of the UK’s most-loved shows ever. The post The “God-given” 1991 role Helen Mirren couldn’t refuse: “I absolutely had to do this” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Buggers review – phenomenal flesh and blood portrait of Francis Bacon and George Dyer
Buggers is a highly praised Edinburgh Festival play about the volatile relationship between painter Francis Bacon and his lover and muse, George Dyer. The review finds Alistair Hall’s researched but intensely physical drama fresh and affecting, presenting their love as a mixture of desire, cruelty, power and grief. Hall plays Bacon opposite Peter Clements’s Dyer,…