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Alan Ritchson Is Officially Crowned Netflix’s Streaming King
Alan Ritchson’s drama *Ordinary Angels* has reached the top of Netflix’s domestic streaming chart, adding to a run of successes that has strengthened his position as a major streaming star. The achievement comes as Ritchson expands beyond his established action roles, while preparing for the cinema release of *Motor City*. Ritchson is best known for…
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How to make Candy in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Candy in Disney Dreamlight Valley is a simple one-star recipe made with a single sweet ingredient. It matters because it can be used for crafting, given as a character’s favourite daily gift, and supports decoration-making such as Sugar Cookie Pavement. Any one ingredient in the sweets category will make Candy, including agave, cocoa beans, honey,…
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CLASH Film #22: David Byrne, The Summer Book, Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Clash Film #22 reviews three cinema releases: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Finnish grief drama The Summer Book, and David Byrne’s American Utopia concert film. The selection ranges from a grounded superhero story to a quiet literary adaptation and a reissued live performance, highlighting contrasting approaches to spectacle, loss and music. – Spider-Man: Brand…
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‘The crude language of Maga folks’: Joyce Carol Oates criticises Emily Wilson for criticising Nolan’s Odyssey
Joyce Carol Oates has criticised classicist Emily Wilson for the tone of her attack on Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of The Odyssey, saying Wilson used language resembling that of “Maga folks”. Oates argued that Wilson should have been more respectful towards Nolan, particularly as the film may have increased sales of Wilson’s acclaimed 2017 translation…
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Sting Intentionally Never Reveals the Meaning of This Hit Single From 1993
Sting has said he deliberately never specifies what the “you” means in his 1993 hit “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You”. He believes preserving ambiguity lets listeners apply the song to faith in God, oneself, romantic love or other relationships, rather than being given a single authorised interpretation. Released as the lead single…
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Sparks Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Player Count Spike, Gives Ubisoft ‘Great Ammunition’ for a Remake
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has prompted a sharp rise in active players for Ubisoft’s 2018 game Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, as renewed interest in Ancient Greece draws people back to the title. The effect matters because the engagement boost could strengthen the case for Ubisoft to remake or refresh the game, particularly after the recent release…
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Knats Present Their Guide To Newcastle
Knats, a Newcastle jazz collective nominated for the Mercury Prize, share a personal guide to places, people and cultural touchstones in their home city. The feature highlights how Newcastle’s independent identity has shaped the group, while also noting concerns about the loss of distinctive local venues and businesses. – The Black Swan Jazz Jam at…
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Pragmata devs almost gave Diana a bob cut to save on the time and money it would take to animate her hair
Capcom’s Pragmata developers considered giving the character Diana a bob haircut because animating her longer hair would have required more time and money. The anecdote highlights how seemingly small visual design choices in games can be shaped by production constraints as well as artistic preference. Diana’s eventual hairstyle was therefore not purely an aesthetic decision:…
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Watch out, Suno: Google has upgraded its Lyria AI music model with ‘more realistic and emotionally nuanced vocals’
Google has launched Lyria 3.5, an upgraded AI music-generation model within its Flow Music platform, claiming more natural-sounding songs and more expressive, emotionally nuanced vocals. The release matters because it strengthens Google’s position in the increasingly competitive AI music market, while renewing questions about the data used to train such systems and their effect on…