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Think You Can Beat Darts Superstar Luke Littler? Netflix Opens Entries for Live Sports Show
Netflix has confirmed a live darts special called “Beat Luke Littler”, inviting members of the public to challenge the 19-year-old British darts prodigy for a prize of £501,000. The one-off event, scheduled for 30 October 2026, marks another step in Netflix’s growing push into live sport, following its recent moves into boxing, Major League Baseball…
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Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly plotting drama series with Damien Lewis
Reports suggest that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is developing a drama series that would star actor Damien Lewis, according to Far Out Magazine. Details on the project remain scarce, but the news points to Ronaldo expanding his ambitions beyond football and into television production and entertainment. The article itself provides very limited detail beyond the headline,…
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Taylor Sheridan’s Explosive Spy Series Returns This Week
Taylor Sheridan’s spy thriller *Lioness* returns for its third season, launching globally on 2 August, ending a rare gap without a current Sheridan series airing weekly on Paramount+. It follows *Dutton Ranch*, whose first season ended on 3 July after several months topping the platform’s charts, with the streamer’s rankings since being led by returning…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Gets Official New Release in Just 48 Hours — But It Won’t Last Long
A new expansion for the mobile strategy game Game of Thrones: Conquest, titled “Children of the Forest”, is set to launch on 29 July 2026, marking the latest addition to a franchise that has already had an active year with new television instalments. The free update reintroduces the Children of the Forest, the ancient beings…
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Xbox is down, and users are even having trouble playing disc-based games
Xbox’s online services have suffered a major outage, disrupting sign-ins, the digital storefront, apps and even the ability to play disc-based games, just days after a similar widespread failure hit PlayStation’s network. The disruption matters because it leaves large numbers of players unable to use consoles they own outright, highlighting how dependent modern gaming has…
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Bazooka Fest 2026 adds Destroyer and Stephin Merritt to bill
Brooklyn’s Bazooka Fest has confirmed the finalised lineup for its 2026 edition, adding co-headliners Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields and Destroyer’s Dan Bejar, both performing solo sets, to a bill already topped by Cloud Nothings and the reunited Times New Viking. The festival is the work of Jake Whitener, a former Matador Records A&R…
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Vince Gill Proved He’s “One of the Best Guitar Pickers in the World” With This George Jones Tribute Performance
American Songwriter revisits Vince Gill’s 1993 country hit “One More Last Chance,” a song he co-wrote with Gary Nicholson that was inspired by the legendary George Jones rather than by Gill’s own life. The piece highlights how the track, praised by fans for showcasing Gill’s guitar skill, became one of Gill’s signature hits and paid…
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Gracie Abrams Reacts to ‘Daughter From Hell’ Becoming Her First Billboard 200 No. 1 Album: ‘This Is Nuts’
Gracie Abrams has scored her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with her third studio album, Daughter From Hell, a milestone she greeted with astonished thanks on Instagram. The achievement marks a significant step up for the singer-songwriter, who had previously peaked at No. 52 with her 2023 debut and No. 2 with…
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Carly Simon’s ‘You’re So Vain’ rewrote the rules for women in pop in 1972
Carly Simon’s 1972 hit ‘You’re So Vain’ is presented as a landmark song that challenged expectations of women in popular music. Its sharp, self-assured portrayal of an egotistical former lover gave Simon unusual authority as both narrator and songwriter, while its enduring mystery over the man’s identity helped make it culturally significant. Released as the…
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Ol’ Dirty Bastard Honored with Street Renaming in Brooklyn
Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the late Wu-Tang Clan member born Russell Tyrone Jones, was honoured on Saturday 25 July 2026 with a street renaming in his native Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. A stretch of Putnam Avenue has been designated “ODB Jones Way”, with the ceremony led by Council Member Chi Ossé, who championed the initiative, and attended by…