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The 1984 movie Wes Craven only made for the money: “I didn’t put my heart into it”
Wes Craven reportedly described his 1984 film *Invitation to Hell* as a project he made chiefly for financial reasons, saying he had not invested his “heart” in it. The account highlights the tension between commercial work and creative ambition in Craven’s career, which otherwise became closely associated with influential horror films. The television movie was…
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Truck chaos, climbing with dual-mouse controls and other new indie games worth checking out
This indie-games roundup highlights a charity Itch bundle for struggling developers alongside new releases including Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?! and Turnip Mountain. – Necrosoft Games has organised a nearly 150-game Itch bundle, with proceeds supporting a hardship fund for unemployed or under-employed developers in the US and Canada. – The $10 bundle…
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Paul McCartney Helped Elvis Costello Write This Hit Single From 1989
Elvis Costello’s 1989 hit single “Veronica” was co-written with Paul McCartney and appeared on Costello’s album Spike. The song matters for pairing two major British songwriters and for addressing Alzheimer’s disease through an upbeat, defiant pop song rather than a sentimental ballad. Costello conceived “Veronica” as a tribute to his grandmother, whose condition involved periods…
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Einherjar Ship Grave key location in Mistfall Hunter
The article explains how players can obtain and use the Einherjar Ship Grave Key in Mistfall Hunter to enter a locked, loot-rich area. It matters because the grave contains valuable chests, although reaching and looting it can expose players to hostile enemies and other players. There is no guaranteed key location: it may drop from…
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The Odyssey is too loud, complain dumbstruck film fans as cinemas ‘hand out earplugs’ and one viewer says: ‘I’ve seen it three times and still can’t make out a word the Cyclops says’
Filmgoers have complained that The Odyssey is excessively loud in cinemas, with some venues reportedly handing out earplugs. One viewer said they had watched the film three times but still could not understand what the Cyclops says, highlighting concerns that high volume may be affecting dialogue clarity. The article presents the complaints as coming from…
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‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
UK food businesses are importing vegetables from Spain and elsewhere during the domestic growing season after drought and extreme heat sharply reduced British crop yields. The disruption is pushing up wholesale prices and raising concerns about food security, water shortages and the resilience of UK farming to increasingly severe weather. Tomato wholesale prices have risen…
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The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
A growing number of UK groups and venues are encouraging people to spend time without smartphones, using activities such as phone lockboxes, social events and retreats to break patterns of doomscrolling. The trend matters because many participants say enforced separation helps them feel more present, connect more easily with others and reconsider how much time…
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35 Years Later, This Game-Changing Album Made Rap-Rock Impossible to Ignore
Anthrax’s 1991 version of Public Enemy’s “Bring the Noise” is presented as a landmark rap-rock track, bringing hip-hop and thrash metal together in a way that made the crossover impossible to dismiss. The collaboration mattered because both genres had faced criticism as mere “noise”, while the song demonstrated their shared energy, political potential and cultural…