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Four songs that became major hits in 1969 are highlighted as enduring favourites for baby boomers: Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline”, Marvin Gaye’s “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby”, Blood, Sweat & Tears’ “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” and Classics IV’s “Traces”. Their chart success shows how pop,…
Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’, first released on his 1971 album *Madman Across the Water*, was initially a commercial disappointment but has since surpassed one billion Spotify streams. Its later popularity shows how a song can find a much larger audience decades after its release. Bernie Taupin wrote the…
Nintendo says its *The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time* remake sold 5.2 million copies in its first four days, making it the fastest-selling Switch 2 game over that period. The strong launch gives Nintendo a major holiday success and suggests the classic’s appeal is reaching a broad…
At a Foo Fighters concert in Sydney, Dave Grohl challenged a fan holding Mentos to eat the whole packet during “Big Me”, rather than throw them at him. The fan, Thomas, accepted, and Grohl rewarded him with a beer, a place in the pit and an invitation backstage,…
Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 5 sales have passed 100 million, marking a major milestone for the console and a strong result for the company. It took the PS5 slightly longer than the PS4 to reach the figure, despite challenges including pandemic-era launch disruption, shortages and rising hardware…
Nintendo says The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sold 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days on Switch 2. It was the strongest four-day launch for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game, and the sales put the remake second among the console’s best-selling titles. The total…
PlayStation has cancelled Fairgames, its co-operative heist shooter developed by Haven, after a recent playtest drew mixed feedback and retention results that fell short of targets. The decision reflects the difficulty of competing in the crowded player-versus-player shooter market and adds to the setbacks in Sony’s effort to…
Gordon Ramsay was accused of pushing a canapé into a waiter’s mouth during a reception at the Walpole British Luxury Awards at the Dorchester in Mayfair. A guest described the behaviour as disrespectful, and the waiter said he felt embarrassed because staff are not meant to eat while…
Jonathan Ross has said he is “horrified” by the allegations against David Walliams and Russell Brand, and insists he was unaware of Walliams’s alleged conduct. His statement has renewed scrutiny of a joke Ross made in 2004 about Walliams going home with a 15-year-old girl. Ross said the…
Five speculative fiction books use AI, folklore, horror and future China to explore how technology, grief and climate change could reshape people’s lives. Together, the reviews highlight stories that question whether apparently helpful systems can be trusted, and how people cope with loss and separation. Lilja Sigurðardóttir’s *Alfa*…