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HBO Max Leads the Emmy Drama and Comedy Races for the First Time Since 2017. How Often Do Both Frontrunners Win?
HBO Max is leading this year’s Emmy races in both drama and comedy for the first time since 2017, driven by “The Pitt” and “Hacks”. The position gives the platform a rare chance to win the top prizes in both genres, and possibly add a limited-series victory with “DTF St. Louis”, but historical results suggest…
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How ‘Ransom Canyon’ Season 2’s Thomas Rhett & Jordan Davis Music Festival Concert Came Together, Starting With Josh Duhamel
Josh Duhamel helped bring country singers Jordan Davis and Thomas Rhett to Ransom Canyon’s fictional Season 2 music festival, using a personal connection with Davis to begin the process. The concert supports a storyline in which Quinn, played by Minka Kelly, organises a festival to boost the struggling Texas town, making the performers’ appearances central…
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Nintendo officially gives a huge Switch 2 makeover to its most underrated RPG
Nintendo will release a free Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on 30 July, adding improved graphics, new story content and alternative outfits for key characters Pyra and Mythra. Unlike some recent Switch 2 releases, owners of the original game will not have to buy it again, making the update a notable refresh…
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Elvis Presley Called up This Pop Icon When His Daughter Was Born in 1968
Elvis Presley reportedly phoned Nancy Sinatra on the night his daughter Lisa Marie was born in 1968, expressing sadness about inequality facing other children. The recollection, shared by Sinatra in a television interview, presents Presley as concerned about disadvantaged Black children despite the privilege his own daughter would have. Sinatra and Presley were working together…
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MADBALL Shares Music Video For ‘Don’t MisStep’ From ‘Not Your Kingdom’ Album
New York hardcore band MADBALL have released a video for “Don’t MisStep”, a track from their tenth studio album, “Not Your Kingdom”, issued on 24 July through Nuclear Blast. The 1 minute 34 second song is presented as a fast, high-energy example of the band’s established hardcore style, while the album is described as their…
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Everything You Need to Know About Shakira’s Residency in Madrid: Dates, Tickets & More
Shakira will stage a 12-date Madrid residency this autumn as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, with organisers aiming to make it a wider cultural event rather than simply a concert series. The temporary venue will include Macondo Park, where ticket-holders can explore pavilions devoted to Latin music, food, literature, art…
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Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias Says Comedy Is About “Making People Smile, Making People Laugh”
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias used his Generation Award acceptance speech at Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival to argue that comedians should pursue the craft for the pleasure of performing rather than immediate financial reward. His remarks highlighted the revived festival’s celebration of established and emerging comics following its 2024 bankruptcy protection. Iglesias, the first comedian to…
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Nick Offerman Once Covered a 1970s Linda Ronstadt Classic—and It Was Amazing
Nick Offerman performed Linda Ronstadt’s 1970 song “Long, Long Time” while playing Bill in HBO’s *The Last of Us*, drawing praise for the emotionally restrained cover. The performance mattered because it introduced the song to a much wider modern audience and demonstrated how a prominent television placement can revive interest in older music. Written by…
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NBC Quietly Removed One of ‘Seinfeld’s Highest-Rated Episodes From Syndication
NBC removed Seinfeld’s ninth-season episode “The Puerto Rican Day” from syndication after it caused widespread offence, despite being one of the sitcom’s most watched instalments. The controversy centred on a scene in which Kramer accidentally burns and then stamps on a Puerto Rican flag, prompting criticism that the programme treated a national symbol disrespectfully. The…
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Trump threatens further EU tariffs over US tech fines
Donald Trump has threatened the EU with further “substantial” tariffs in response to fines imposed on major US technology companies. The warning, prompted by a €890m penalty against Google, links US trade policy to European competition enforcement and raises the prospect of renewed transatlantic tensions. Trump accused Brussels of targeting Apple, Meta, Amazon and Google,…