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George R.R. Martin’s Favorite Cancelled Sci-Fi Series Officially Dominates Streaming Charts
The Expanse, the acclaimed sci-fi drama once cancelled by Syfy, is now topping streaming charts on Prime Video, vindicating the enthusiastic support it long received from author George R.R. Martin. Martin praised the show as “the show that fandom has been waiting for since Firefly and Battlestar Galactica left the air” after its December 2015…
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Oregon is on track for its worst wildfire season yet
Oregon is on course for its worst wildfire season on record, with more than a million acres already burned across the central and eastern parts of the state. Thirty-four major fires are raging across public rangeland, sending thick smoke as far as Boise, Idaho, and forcing air quality advisories in a city of more than…
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10 Greatest Thriller Book Series of All Time
Collider ranks 10 thriller book series it considers the greatest of all time, highlighting franchises whose memorable characters and suspenseful stories have influenced film and television. The list argues that recurring detectives, heroes and villains give thriller readers both self-contained mysteries and longer-running worlds to revisit. – Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series is ranked first.…
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Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges
Xbox recorded another weak quarter, with revenue from content and services such as Game Pass falling 10 percent and hardware sales dropping 13 percent, according to Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings report. The decline comes as Microsoft’s cloud and AI operations continue to expand rapidly, highlighting a growing divide between the struggling gaming division and the rest…
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On This Day in 1989, Reba McEntire Hit No. 1 With a Song First Made Famous by a Legendary Brother Duo Nearly Three Decades Earlier
On 29 July 1989, Reba McEntire reached number one on the US country chart with her cover of “Cathy’s Clown,” a song originally made famous by the Everly Brothers nearly 30 years earlier. The single, taken from her Platinum-selling album Sweet Sixteen, marked a notable chart success and stood out as the only one of…
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Merck Mercuriadis to Deliver Keynote at Music Tectonics Conference 2026
Merck Mercuriadis, founder and former CEO of catalog investment group Hipgnosis, will deliver the keynote at the Music Tectonics conference 2026 in Santa Monica, California. The announcement, made on 29 July, highlights Mercuriadis’s influence in establishing music as a recognised asset class, and organisers say his address will focus on collaboration across the industry to…
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V.V. Lightbody Announces New Album Period Piece: Hear “Practice Smiling”
Chicago singer-songwriter V.V. Lightbody has announced her new album *Period Piece*, her first as sole lead producer, due out on 9 October via Egghunt Records. The announcement arrives alongside the album’s second single, “Practice Smiling,” accompanied by a video directed by Bobby Butterscotch, marking her first full-length release since 2020’s *Make A Shrine Or Burn…
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Zendaya on working with Tom Holland in Spider-Man: ‘When you’re best friends it’s easy’
Tom Holland and Zendaya walked the London premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, drawing large crowds as the couple continues a busy year that has included their recent marriage and joint roles in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. Speaking to the BBC, Zendaya said working with her husband was straightforward “when you’re best friends”, while Holland…
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‘It Totally Didn’t Work’ – Tom Holland and Zendaya ‘Hated’ an Early Cut of Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Tom Holland has revealed that he, Zendaya and Jacob Batalon “hated” an early cut of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, after test screening notes were incorporated into a version of the film that changed its direction. Speaking on the podcast Quotable, Holland explained that a cut built around audience feedback failed to match the cast and…
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Japan Earthquake Kills 13; Russia Charges Telegram Founder; UK Government Reshuffles Tech Ministry
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, leaving at least 13 people dead as rescue teams continue searching for survivors in affected areas. The natural disaster dominated international headlines overnight. Ru