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Ronnie Wood interview: The Stones’ new album, a new Faces album, and Einstein. “We have to be honest about the sickness in the land. There’s a lot of bad things going on”
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has discussed the band’s new album, Foreign Tongues, describing it as anything but a nostalgic exercise despite the band’s decades-long history. Working with producer Andrew Watt, Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards say they recaptured the disciplined studio approach of their early years, channelling that energy into songs that confront…
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Apple TV’s Sci-Fi Hit Is Making Its Biggest Formula Change Yet for Season 2
Apple TV has confirmed a significantly expanded cast for Season 2 of its sci-fi hit Murderbot, marking the biggest change to the show’s formula since it began. Season 1, starring Alexander Skarsgård as the misanthropic android bodyguard, closely followed the contained setting of the first Murderbot Diaries novella by Martha Wells, featuring one central Security…
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Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Letara, a Sapporo-based space startup, has raised ¥2.6 billion (around $16 million) to expand beyond its original focus on satellite thrusters into developing large hybrid rocket systems for the space, defence and security markets. The funding comes as Japan increases investment in its domestic space industry and relaxes defence export restrictions, creating an opening for…
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‘Mutiny’ Review: Jason Statham takes no prisoners in mindless but amusing brawler flick on the high seas
Fox News has reviewed “Mutiny,” a new action film starring Jason Statham that follows his well-worn formula of positioning him as an unstoppable one-man army in a fresh setting. The review frames the film as broadly interchangeable with Statham’s other recent action vehicles, arguing that fans of straightforward, undemanding action entertainment will still find it…
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5 Must-Play New Steam Games to Try This Weekend
Polygon has rounded up five newly released or notable Steam titles worth playing this weekend, spanning action RPGs, horror, MMOs, cosy simulation and visual novels. The recommendations highlight a busy week for PC gaming, with several sequels and remasters improving significantly on their predecessors and offering something for a broad range of tastes. The headline…
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finally, after years of waiting… HOW TO SAVE A LIFE #newmusic #howtosavealife #samtompkins
Sam Tompkins is the artist behind this release, sharing a version of “How to Save a Life” that he describes as having been years in the making. The clip is posted as a YouTube Short, framed with genuine excitement about finally getting the track out into the world. The title’s hashtags point to it being…
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The “direct” 1966 song Nina Simone thought everyone would hate: “Written overnight”
Nina Simone nearly kept “Four Women” to herself, revealing that although she wrote the song in a single night in 1966, she was too afraid of rejection to play it to anyone for four months. The track, released on her album Wild Is the Wind, went on to become one of her most acclaimed and…
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Two suspended Swans stars seen partying in Adelaide at 4am just weeks before hotel scandal
Sydney Swans players Isaac Heeney and Nick Blakey were reportedly photographed partying in Adelaide at about 4am, weeks before a separate Melbourne hotel incident that led to their suspensions. The report links the earlier late-night outing to wider scrutiny of player behaviour and the club’s standards. The article says the Adelaide photographs were taken after…
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Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ Spin-Off Is Officially Fixing One of Its Biggest Character Problems
Taylor Sheridan’s CBS series *Marshals*, a spin-off of *Yellowstone*, is set to expand the role of Morgan Lindholm’s character Maddie in its second season, addressing a storyline fans felt was underdeveloped in the show’s debut run. The move ties Maddie’s personal life more closely to that of her father, Pete “Cal” Calvin (Logan Marshall-Green), whose…