Talk Fuse

    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.

    • Pat Monahan’s 14-Year-Old Son Wows Nashville Crowd During Dad’s Train Concert

      Train frontman Pat Monahan brought his 14-year-old son, Rock, on stage during a concert at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, with the teenager playing guitar and singing on a cover of Journey’s “Stone in Love”. The moment was one of several family-focused touches during the night, as opening act Barenaked Ladies also had frontman Ed Robertson’s son…

    • A Bag of Pee Went Crowd Surfing at Lollapalooza

      A light-hearted incident at Lollapalooza 2026 has drawn attention after a bag of urine was reportedly passed hand-to-hand through the crowd during the festival, highlighting the extreme lengths some devoted fans go to in order to hold their front-row spots. The story, while trivial, underscores a recurring quirk of major music festivals, where attendees sometimes…

    • Big Walk ignores ‘friendslop’ trends, and is better for it

      PC Gamer has published a piece praising the game Big Walk for steering clear of “friendslop” — a dismissive term for the wave of low-effort, gimmicky co-op titles designed primarily to farm engagement between friends rather than offer meaningful gameplay. The article argues that Big Walk’s more considered approach to its puzzle and social mechanics…

    • Spider-Man: Brand New Day Officially Addresses the Worst Decision in X-Men History

      Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth solo outing for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, has opened to a historic box-office run and is being praised for revisiting a widely criticised storyline from the original X-Men film trilogy. Set after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, in which the world forgot Peter’s identity, the new film…

    • Disney+ streaming debut for Devil Wears Prada sequel tops rivals since Deadpool film

      “The Devil Wears Prada 2” became Disney’s biggest live-action streaming debut since “Deadpool & Wolverine” in 2024, drawing 15.2 million views in its first five days on Disney+ and Hulu. The sequel reunites original stars Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, and its strong performance on streaming, coming after a substantial theatrical run, points to enduring…

    • Song Diving with Tift Merritt

      American Songwriter’s “Song Diving” podcast has released a new episode featuring singer-songwriter Tift Merritt, in which she discusses the stories behind songs including “Sugar,” “Traveling Alone,” “Mad World,” “Tambourine,” and “Good Hearted Man.” The episode forms part of an ongoing interview series in which the outlet explores how artists develop their songwriting craft, offering listeners…

    • Movie-Goers Evacuate Spider-Man: Brand New Day Screening After Viewer Lets ‘Rotten’ Fart Rip

      An audience watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day at a Cine Colombia multiplex in Cartagena, Colombia, had to evacuate mid-screening on 2 August after a fellow cinema-goer released an overpoweringly foul-smelling fart. Security staff cleared the auditorium once the smell became unbearable, though the film itself kept running to its scheduled end. Footage of stunned patrons…

    • Tinashe Says Her Express Collab Features Outfits She’d ‘Actually Hang Out In’

      Singer Tinashe has partnered with fashion retailer Express on a new clothing collaboration titled “Too Easy to Look This Good,” named after her 2026 single “Too Easy.” The campaign launches ahead of her forthcoming album, Popstar, due out on 25 September, and continues her growing presence in fashion following the success of her 2025 Urban…

    • Spider-Man’s Next Move? Sony’s Tom Rothman on Tom Holland’s Future, ‘Jumanji’ and Beatles

      Sony Pictures is riding high after Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, posted the biggest North American opening weekend ever with $360 million, overtaking 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony chief Tom Rothman discussed the studio’s future plans, including the prospects of Holland returning for a fifth Spider-Man film…

    • Empire of the Sun’s Luke Steele Says AI Can “Empower Artists That Know How to Use It”

      Empire of the Sun singer Luke Steele has defended the use of artificial intelligence in music-making, telling iHeartRadio Canada that he uses AI tools “of course” and views them as simply another instrument at a musician’s disposal. His comments add him to a growing list of prominent musicians publicly weighing in on AI’s role in…