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Tiffany Haddish joins Backyard Baseball animated series cast
Playground Productions is adapting the children’s video game Backyard Baseball into an animated programme, Backyard Sports: The Animated Series. The series expands the revived franchise beyond games, aiming to introduce its established characters to a new audience while appealing to players who remember the original releases. Tiffany Haddish will voice Kiesha Phillips, with Donald Faison,…
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3 Forgotten Country Hits Even 70s Kids Don’t Remember
A retrospective highlights three 1970s country hits that the article argues have faded from popular memory, while emphasising their emotional writing, wordplay and distinctive vocal performances. – “The Most Beautiful Girl” by Charlie Rich (1973) is presented as a tender breakup song driven by acoustic guitar, piano and Rich’s smooth voice. – “Heaven’s Just A…
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The “most exciting” American audience Johnny Cash ever played to: “Just them and me”
Johnny Cash described prison audiences as the most exciting he had performed for, particularly the inmates at California’s Folsom Prison during the recording of his 1968 live album, *At Folsom Prison*. The article argues that the performance mattered because Cash felt his songs directly reflected prisoners’ experiences, while the album revived his public standing after…
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Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft crossover leaks ahead of Gen Con
A deleted Roll20 post appears to have revealed an official Dungeons & Dragons and World of Warcraft crossover before an expected announcement at Gen Con 2026. Neither Wizards of the Coast nor Blizzard has confirmed it, but the leak suggests pre-orders for a product titled “D&D World of Warcraft” are planned. If confirmed, it could…
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The Greatest Sci-Fi Masterpiece of All Time Is Free to Watch and Feels More Relevant Than Ever
Collider argues that the 1999 film *The Matrix* remains unusually relevant because its story centres on humanity losing control of artificial intelligence. The article notes that the film is now available to stream free on Pluto and presents its dystopian warning as especially resonant amid contemporary concerns about AI. It recalls the plot in which…
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Cypress Hill Embrace Latin Roots on First All-Spanish Album ‘Dios Bendiga’: ‘It’s a Prayer for the Culture’
Cypress Hill have released Dios Bendiga, their first album made entirely of original Spanish-language songs, deepening a Latino identity that has shaped the group since its early-1990s rise. The group describes the record as a “prayer for the culture”, intended to honour Latin rap’s history and resilience as the genre expands globally. The album follows…
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Japan’s BROKEN BY THE SCREAM Releases New Single ‘Hanakabura’
Japanese metal group BROKEN BY THE SCREAM has released “Hanakabura”, its first single for Metal Blade Records. The release signals a new chapter for the band, which combines idol-style singing with metalcore and extreme-metal elements, and will feature in its forthcoming European live shows. The four-vocalist group said the song was inspired by its signing…
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Scott overcomes pressure and big pal Dean to give Scotland golden start
Duncan Scott gave Scotland an early gold medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games by winning the men’s 200m individual medley in a new Games record. His victory mattered as it provided momentum for the host nation on the opening day and added to Scott’s status as Scotland’s most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete. The 29-year-old…
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In Canada: The Inside Story Behind Angine de Poitrine’s Unprecedented Global Breakthrough
Angine de Poitrine, a Canadian instrumental microtonal math-rock band, have experienced an unexpected global breakthrough after a KEXP performance video went viral in February 2026. Their success matters because it suggests a broad audience exists for technically complex and unconventional heavy music, with the band attracting fans across ages and beyond its usual genre base.…