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After a 50-Year Split, Los Angeles’ TV Academy and New York’s National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences in Talks to Re-Merge
Los Angeles’ Television Academy and New York’s National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) have begun exploratory talks about reuniting, 50 years after they split into rival organisations. The two bodies announced on Monday that their boards had voted overwhelmingly to explore what a unified academy could achieve, citing potential benefits such as a…
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Feature: 90+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store’s Expanded Summer Sale
PlayStation Store has expanded its Summer Sale, offering discounts on thousands of PS5 and PS4 titles until 12th August. Gaming site Push Square has curated a selection of over 90 recommended games from the sale, highlighting notable titles across various genres worth considering at their reduced prices. The list includes acclaimed titles such as 13…
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The best 1940s piano player Nina Simone ever heard: “My very favourite”
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“We used to travel in Clark Gable’s Cadillac, refurbished by Rolls Royce. We had a TV in there, and two bars, just for the band”: Secrets of Rick Wakeman’s excess
Rick Wakeman, the former Yes keyboardist, has been reflecting on the extravagant live shows he staged in the 1970s to accompany his ambitious concept albums, admitting the spectacle often put his finances, health and reputation on the line. Looking back after a decade of such excess, Wakeman remained unrepentant, insisting his elaborate productions were driven…
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How Neneh Cherry Reinvented a Finished Song To Score an Iconic 80s Hit
Neneh Cherry’s 1989 hit “Buffalo Stance” began life as a rap she improvised for a 1987 B-side, “Driving With The Wild Bunch,” before she and producers Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders reworked it into one of the decade’s most distinctive pop singles. The story illustrates how a seemingly finished piece of music can be salvaged…
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Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
Trade policy under the Trump administration has continued to shift rapidly amid tariff measures and geopolitical tension, including conflict involving Iran, but this has not achieved its stated goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. In a Decoder podcast interview, Evan Smith, co-founder and chief executive of supply-chain software firm Altana, told…
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Pokemon dev Game Freak says its history informed Beast of Reincarnation’s feeling of “becoming partners through gameplay” despite looking totally different
Game Freak, the studio behind Pokémon, has spoken about its new project Beast of Reincarnation, explaining that the developer’s long history making Pokémon games shaped how players are meant to feel about bonding with the creature at the game’s centre. Despite Beast of Reincarnation looking nothing like a Pokémon title, the studio says its experience…
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‘Easily the dumbest thing I’ve ever built’: Guy puts spikes and taser on Steam Deck to stop family from using it
A PC Gamer report describes a novelty project in which a user modified a Steam Deck by fitting it with sharp spikes and a taser-like deterrent, explicitly designed to stop family members from picking up and using the handheld console without permission. The creator reportedly described it themselves as “easily the dumbest thing I’ve ever…
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Samsung’s 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is priced right at $299.99
Samsung’s 27-inch G50SF QD-OLED gaming monitor has dropped to $299.99 at Amazon following a $50 discount, making it unusually cheap for a display of this quality. QD-OLED panels have generally been getting cheaper, but sub-$300 pricing remains rare even as monitors under $500 have become common, making this a notable deal for budget-conscious PC gamers.…