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Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Friends and Family Gather in Bed-Stuy to Celebrate Re-Naming of Brooklyn Street in Honor of Late Wu-Tang Clan Legend
Friends, family and fans gathered in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, on Sunday to celebrate the renaming of a stretch of Putnam Avenue as “ODB Jones Way”, honouring the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard, born Russell Tyrone Jones. The tribute cements the rapper’s lasting connection to the neighbourhood where he grew up, more than two decades…
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Imax China Prepares Full ‘Odyssey’ Rollout Across Nearly 800 Screens as CEO Cites the ‘Christopher Nolan Effect’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Imax China is set to devote nearly all of its roughly 800-screen network to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” when it opens in mainland China on 14 August, with CEO Daniel Manwaring telling Variety that audience anticipation “is going to be enormous.” Nolan and star Matt Damon will attend a red carpet event in Beijing on…
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Critics of Sony’s Decision to Kill Physical Discs Call on Gamers to Boycott PlayStation for a Week Next Month, but Will Anyone Listen?
Critics of Sony’s plan to discontinue physical PlayStation game discs from January 2028 are calling on gamers to boycott the platform for a week in August, in protest at what they see as an abandonment of consumer choice. The campaign, driven largely by the “Does it play?” account on X and viewed nearly a million…
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Taylor Sheridan’s Modern Western Masterpiece Is Officially Streaming’s #1 Show Again
Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western drama Yellowstone has returned to the top of Paramount+’s global rankings, according to FlixPatrol’s latest weekly data, more than a year after the series concluded. This marks a notable resurgence for a completed show, underscoring how Sheridan’s storytelling continues to draw audiences long after new episodes stop, and reflects his broader dominance…
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Surprise! Popular Fruity Puzzler Suika Game Is Suddenly Available on PS5
Suika Game and its sequel Suika Game Planet have unexpectedly launched on PS5, years after they first became popular on other platforms. The pair of simple fruit-matching puzzle games arrived on the PlayStation Store without any prior announcement, giving PS5 owners official access to titles that had previously only been available elsewhere, and helping fans…
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3 of the Best First No. 1 Hits of 1980s Synth Pop
American Songwriter has rounded up three synth-pop tracks from the 1980s that share a common distinction: each was the first chart-topping single for the artist behind it. The piece highlights how these breakthrough hits went on to define the acts’ careers, with some carrying unexpected afterlives or origin stories decades on. The selection spans Tears…
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Sheffield faces yellow heat warning as temperatures hit 27C
Sheffield is expected to face a yellow heat-health alert as temperatures are forecast to reach about 27C. The alert matters because sustained high temperatures can place added pressure on health and social-care services and pose greater risks to vulnerable people. The warning covers Yorkshire and the Humber and is due to run from 9am on…
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‘Dr Death’, Body Worlds creator Gunther von Hagens, dies at 81
Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist known as “Dr Death” who created the controversial Body Worlds exhibitions, has died at the age of 81. He rose to global prominence for developing plastination, a technique that replaces bodily fluids and fatty tissue with rubber and polymers to preserve human and animal remains for display, a practice…
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Canadian Music Earned The Spotlight At The Great Escape 2026
The Great Escape festival returned to Brighton, with the Canadian music scene once again given a prominent showcase at the Green Door Store, now a traditional home for the country’s touring artists during the event. The venue hosted a packed programme spanning electronic music, hip-hop, country songwriting and pop, reflecting Canada’s continued strength as a…
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I threw a water balloon at a HUGE guy then sung him my song
This is a short-form vertical video from a creator blending pranks with music, using an oversized water balloon stunt as the hook to lead into a live, on-the-spot performance of one of their own songs for an unsuspecting passer-by. The clip follows a classic “shorts” formula: a surprising, comedic opening moment (soaking a much larger…