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10 Adventure Books More Exciting Than Any Movie
This Collider article rounds up ten classic adventure novels the author argues rival any film for excitement, spanning genres from piracy to Westerns to Arctic survival. The piece frames adventure fiction as a genre with roots stretching back to 18th- and 19th-century novelists who built on myth and legend, arguing these foundational works still hold…
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First Mortal Shell 2 balance patch stacks the deck for players: refunds for anyone who wasted Glimpses, bosses nerfed, and gold drops buffed massively
Cold Symmetry released Balance Patch 1 for the PC version of Mortal Shell II shortly after the game’s launch, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions stated to be forthcoming. The update changes the economy by making Shell-map locations cost Gloom rather than Glimpses. Players who had already spent Glimpses on those maps can collect…
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10 New Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, HBO Max, and Hulu (August 21-23)
Polygon has published its weekly roundup of new film releases available to rent or stream from home over the weekend of 21–23 August, covering platforms including HBO Max and video-on-demand services. The list highlights a mix of major studio titles and smaller independent releases, offering viewers alternatives to a cinema trip. Top picks include “Toy…
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“These young kids put on Jurassic Shift. He said, ‘They don’t know we’re here. They don’t know what this is. But they’re loving it!’”: A truck of marijuana, a synth at Stonehenge, gigs with Gong – and Ozric Tentacles’ Ed Wynne
Ozric Tentacles founder Ed Wynne spoke to Prog magazine about reviving the psychedelic instrumental band with the 2021 album Space For The Earth, its first new material in five years, following his 2019 solo detour with Shimmer Into Nature. The interview traces the band’s origins and enduring free-festival ethos, offering insight into how a group…
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Reba McEntire Inspired One of Brooks & Dunn’s Biggest Hits
Country duo Brooks & Dunn’s 2007 hit “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” was directly inspired by Reba McEntire, who appears on the track and helped shape its story. Songwriter Ronnie Dunn revealed the tale behind the song, showing how a chance sighting of a T-shirt slogan combined with McEntire’s own rodeo upbringing to produce one of the…
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Best items and upgrades to buy in How to Fish
This guide from Destructoid outlines the most worthwhile items and upgrades to buy in the fishing game *How to Fish*, aimed at players who don’t want to grind for every available purchase. Rather than buying everything, the writer suggests prioritising a handful of key items that offer the most practical benefit for progressing through the…
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Meet Chicago’s dirtiest cop who has triggered more complaints than any other Windy City police officer…but now justice has finally caught up with him
Joseph Vecchio, a Chicago police officer who has amassed more disciplinary complaints than any other officer on the force, has finally been fired after years of alleged misconduct. His dismissal marks the culmination of a lengthy pattern of complaints that repeatedly failed to result in serious consequences, raising questions about accountability within the Chicago Police…
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7 Best Spy Movies of the 1970s
This article is a ranked list from Collider, compiled by writer Jeremy Urquhart, of the seven best spy films released during the 1970s. The piece notes that the decade is generally considered weaker for spy cinema than the 1960s, with many tense, paranoia-driven thrillers of the era (such as The Day of the Jackal and…
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Barking; an original audition tape
This YouTube Short, titled “Barking; an original audition tape”, presents itself as a creator’s self-made audition piece rather than a traditional music video or session. The playful title suggests a tongue-in-cheek or absurdist tone, framing the clip as a mock or genuine attempt to land a role or opportunity through an original, self-produced performance. As…
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The “adolescent” 1987 role Ted Danson never wanted to play: “I can’t shake the glibness”
The studio insisted. The post The “adolescent” 1987 role Ted Danson never wanted to play: “I can’t shake the glibness” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.