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Sony lifts profit outlook as film revenue declines
Sony has raised its full-year operating-income forecast by 8%, expecting stronger profitability from PlayStation, despite a 13% fall in Sony Pictures’ quarterly revenue. The results underline how growth in gaming and music is offsetting weaker television-production deliveries and theatrical revenue within the film and television business. Sony Pictures generated $1.978 billion in revenue in the…
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The voice of Lady D and Orin the Red will be back for the next D&D videogame
Maggie Robertson, best known as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village, has been confirmed as the voice of Orin the Red in Baldur’s Gate 3. The casting adds another prominent performer to Larian Studios’ forthcoming Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, which is expected to be one of the year’s major releases. Orin is one of…
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Space-rock, proto-metal, acid-rock and a lot more in a swirling pot: Nine Monster Magnet albums you should listen to and one to avoid
This buyer’s guide recommends nine Monster Magnet albums and advises listeners to avoid one, presenting the New Jersey band as a distinctive force in psychedelic, space and proto-metal rock. It argues that the group’s importance lies in how they revived older acid-rock influences while making them feel fresh at the start of the 1990s. -…
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Ninajirachi Dominates 2026 AIR Awards
Ninajirachi dominated the 2026 AIR Awards in Adelaide, winning five prizes including independent album, independent producer and independent song of the year. The Australian EDM producer and DJ’s success underlines the continuing momentum behind her album I Love My Computer and the single “iPod Touch”, following a strong run at other Australian music awards. “Ipod…
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“John Belushi always used to try to get off with my ex-wife. I’d say: ‘John, I can hear you, you fat git’”: Ronnie Wood’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan and Axl Rose
Ronnie Wood recounts a series of encounters with prominent musicians in a retrospective feature, offering informal and often irreverent memories from his decades in rock music. – Wood says Jimi Hendrix was a quiet, heavily drug-using flatmate in London who left Wood with a troublesome basset hound. – He recalls John Belushi pursuing Wood’s then-wife,…
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Forget Dune, This Overlooked Sci-Fi Book Is the Space Opera Streaming Has Been Waiting For
Collider argues that Ann Leckie’s 2013 novel Ancillary Justice is a strong candidate for a major streaming space-opera adaptation, amid continued demand for ambitious science-fiction television. The article presents it as an overlooked alternative to established franchises such as Dune and Foundation, with a premise that could offer both large-scale world-building and an unusual central…
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Spider-Man credits scene signals Holland’s MCU return in space
The post-credits scene of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” indicates that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and may next appear in space. This matters because it potentially connects the character to Marvel’s forthcoming Avengers films, despite Holland not being officially listed for “Avengers: Doomsday”. The film reportedly introduces Sadie Sink as…
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The “most special” album Jack White was ever a part of: “It was a monumental moment”
Jack White described The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams as among the most special projects he had joined, calling his contribution a monumental and personally fulfilling experience. The album mattered to him because it connected him directly with Hank Williams’s unfinished work and Nashville’s musical history, which White has long admired. Released in 2011, the…
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Power Tastes So Sweet on New Jae Stephens Single ‘Sugar Trap’
Jae Stephens has released ‘Sugar Trap’, a bass-heavy pop single that previews her forthcoming debut album. The song presents romantic attention as something she can control, with Stephens saying it is about recognising personal power and refusing to let others determine women’s value. Produced by Dallas Caton, ‘Sugar Trap’ follows Stephens’s earlier single ‘Attaboy’ and…
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Kingdom Hearts Collection Switch 2 Local Box Art Reportedly Updated
Square Enix has updated the local Switch 2 box art for the forthcoming physical Kingdom Hearts Collection after criticism of its previous visual design and allegations that it used generative AI. The company says the artwork was made by its development team without generative AI, and that the problems were caused by human error; it…