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Morgan Wallen Wraps His Stadium Tour After Donating $1 Million Worth of Instruments to Schools
Country star Morgan Wallen has completed his Still the Problem Tour, using it as a vehicle to donate more than $1 million worth of musical instruments to schools in need across the cities he visited. The gesture, funded through his Morgan Wallen Foundation, saw a portion of every ticket sale channelled into charitable giving, extending…
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Take an extra $100 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass: This week only!
TechCrunch is running a flash sale offering an extra $100 off passes for its Disrupt 2026 conference, on top of existing discounted pricing, available for founders, investors and general attendees. The discount is available until 11:59pm PT on Friday 7 August, after which prices rise again on 21 August, making this the last bonus discount…
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Commanders cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon retires from football at 31
Washington Commanders cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon is retiring from the NFL at the age of 31. The team confirmed the move on Tuesday, placing him on the Reserve/Retired List, and immediately signed cornerback Fabian Moreau as a replacement, ensuring minimal disruption to their defensive roster ahead of the season. Witherspoon, who previously played for the San…
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Killers Singer Brandon Flowers Contemplates the End of the Rock Star Road: ‘How Much Longer Do I Want to Do This?’
Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has opened up about weighing whether to continue his career as a rock star, telling The Times he is questioning “how much longer” he wants to keep performing. The 45-year-old singer’s reflections come as he prepares to release his third solo album, Thrasher, on 21 August, prompting concern among fans about…
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BMW’s in-car Spider-Man ad is villain behavior
BMW has confirmed it is running in-car advertisements for the film *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* on the Control Display of many of its vehicles, a move that has surprised and irritated owners who did not expect to see movie promotions on the dashboards of cars they have purchased. The practice is notable because BMW’s own…
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‘The Mummy 4’ Officially Confirms Return of 2 Fan-Favorite Characters
The Mummy franchise is set to return to cinemas in 2027, with original stars Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprising their roles alongside two more familiar faces from the earlier films. The new instalment, directed by Radio Silence (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett), matters because it revives a beloved late-1990s/early-2000s horror-adventure series while bringing back…
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This Game Costs 200 Dollars is a game that really does cost $200, doesn’t look very good, and almost made its dev $1.3 million
An 18-year-old New Hampshire developer, Michael Major, released a deliberately low-effort Steam game called This Game Costs 200 Dollars, priced at the platform’s maximum allowed price as a joke. Months later he discovered it had generated $1.3 million (£1m) in sales, only to find that almost all of the purchases were being refunded, mostly by…
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Lollapalooza 2026: Grading the Sets and Emptying the Notebook
Music outlet Consequence published a rundown by writer Wren Graves grading 38 performances from Lollapalooza 2026, combining scores with leftover notes and observations from the festival that didn’t make the main recap. The piece uses a simple grading system (mostly Bs, meaning a set gave the audience good value) and does not adjust grades for…
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Ariana Grande May or May Not Be Struggling. We Can Talk About It Without Trying to Shame Her
Ariana Grande’s representatives have announced she will “step back from visibility” after her current Eternal Sunshine tour, citing “endless, ongoing public scrutiny,” as concerns mount over her noticeably thin appearance. The news arrives amid weeks of intense online speculation about her physical and mental health, fuelled by her recent album “Petal”, its heavily scrutinised title…
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Video: 10 Exciting Games Coming To Switch And Switch 2 In August 2026
Nintendo Life has rounded up ten notable games arriving on Switch and Switch 2 during August 2026, as the release schedule begins to pick up ahead of autumn. The line-up includes several major third-party titles alongside a first DLC expansion for Nintendo’s own Pokémon Pokopia, reflecting a busy month for the platform across genres from…