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Elon Musk says Grok will make ‘historically accurate’ Odyssey movie this year
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‘Revenge of the normies’: Halo veteran-turned-candidate pitches outsider revolt in Nevada swing district
Halo video game composer Marty O’Donnell is running for Congress in Nevada’s competitive third district, positioning himself as an outsider challenging career politicians. Speaking to Fox News Digital, O’Donnell framed his campaign as a “revenge of the normies” movement, arguing that independent voters are increasingly drawn to “common sense” solutions after years of what he…
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The Japanese Patent Office has officially had enough of Nintendo, rejecting a patent attached to the Palworld lawsuit with “rarely seen” sass
Japan’s Patent Office has rejected a patent held by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company that underpins part of their ongoing lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, reportedly using unusually blunt language in doing so. The ruling matters because it strikes at the legal foundation of one of the video game industry’s highest-profile intellectual property disputes, potentially…
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“You saved the entire industry”: The 13-year-old video of a Pokemon fan game now cited in the rejection of a Nintendo patent is being celebrated by fans happy to see creative freedom win
A 13-year-old video showing the Pokémon fan game Pokémon Reborn has been cited as prior art in the rejection of a Nintendo patent application. Fans have welcomed the decision as a victory for creative freedom, arguing that it limits the ability of major companies to claim ownership over game ideas already demonstrated by independent creators.…
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Ben Folds to Congress on Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover: “When You Politicize Art, You’ve Got Propaganda”
Ben Folds, the former artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at Washington’s Kennedy Center, testified before a bicameral congressional forum on Tuesday 21 July, warning that Donald Trump’s takeover of the venue had turned it into a “hyper-politicized environment”. Folds argued that the Kennedy Center had long functioned as a neutral, apolitical institution until…
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Saudi Arabia and US strike commercial nuclear cooperation agreement
The Trump administration has signed a commercial nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, opening the way for American companies to build and operate nuclear power plants in the kingdom and supply reactors and fuel. The deal, expected to run for decades and be worth billions of dollars, gives US firms priority access to Saudi Arabia’s…
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‘The Odyssey’ Screenplay Is Now Available to Buy Online
The complete screenplay for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is now available to preorder online, giving fans the chance to read the dialogue and scene descriptions behind the filmmaker’s mythological epic. Published by Faber & Faber, the 240-page paperback is due for official release on 4 August, and has already topped Amazon’s bestseller chart despite not…
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LISTEN: Reba McEntire Revels in 50 Years of Making Music and Season 3 of NBC’s ‘Happy’s Place’
Country music star Reba McEntire has spoken about marking 50 years in the music industry and steering her NBC sitcom “Happy’s Place” to a third season, in an interview on the “Daily Variety” podcast. She discussed how she has navigated a difficult television market to keep the multi-camera comedy on air, while also reflecting on…
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DORO Is Working On New EP Tentatively Titled ‘Wild At Heart’
German metal singer Doro Pesch has revealed she is working on a new EP, tentatively titled “Wild At Heart”, which she hopes to release around November or December 2026. Speaking to Dawn Osborne of TotalRock at the Maid Of Stone festival in Maidstone, Kent, Pesch explained that touring commitments and summer festival dates mean a…
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Marvel is already working on the next 5 Spider-Man films, including a live-action Miles Morales movie, says boss Kevin Feige
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has revealed that the studio is already developing the next five Spider-Man films, with one of them set to be a live-action outing starring Miles Morales rather than Peter Parker. The comments confirm that Spider-Man remains central to Marvel’s long-term cinematic plans, with the character continuing to anchor the studio’s…