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’Loki’s Tom Hiddleston Launches Ambitious New Historical Epic This Week on Disney+
Tom Hiddleston, best known for playing Loki in the MCU, is launching a new National Geographic docuseries called *Pompeii: Out of Time*, blending scripted drama with investigative documentary to explore the hours before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Made with executive producer Kevin R. Wright, the series draws on archaeologists, historians, geologists and…
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Aronofsky’s Primordial Soup seeks funding amid Hollywood’s AI push
Darren Aronofsky’s AI-focused film and content studio, Primordial Soup, is seeking up to $15 million in new equity funding, reflecting Hollywood’s growing investment in AI-assisted production. The fundraising suggests the company is expanding beyond experimental projects towards a broader commercial studio operation spanning films, television, digital creator content and branded work. An SEC filing shows…
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Luke Combs Surprises Couple Who Mistakenly Bought Tickets to His Impersonator
Country star Luke Combs turned an embarrassing ticket mix-up into a memorable surprise for a British couple who had unwittingly bought tickets to a Combs impersonator show in Manchester. Catherine Tyldesley had booked what she thought was a bargain ticket to see the real singer, only to realise partway through the performance, tipped off by…
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Captain Salt leads Fire to victory against Brave
Welsh Fire began their 2026 Hundred campaign with a six-wicket victory over Southern Brave in Southampton, with captain Phil Salt guiding his side to the target with an unbeaten innings. Salt, who signed as Fire’s captain this season, is The Hundred’s all-time leading run-scorer and is looking to lead the Welsh franchise to its first-ever…
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#ASYLUM THE ALBUM IS OUT !!!! 🙏🏻🕸
This Short is from the artist behind the #ASYLUM project, celebrating the release of their new album. The clip is a quick, punchy announcement post rather than a full music video, built to spread the word that the record has finally landed. The title’s exclamation marks and emoji (a prayer hands and a spider web)…
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3 Rock Songs From the 1960s That Predicted Alternative Rock With Scary Accuracy
American Songwriter has published a feature identifying three rock songs from the 1960s that the writer argues foreshadowed the sound and sensibility of alternative rock, decades before the genre existed. The piece is an opinion-driven retrospective rather than breaking news, tracing musical and lyrical DNA from proto-punk and experimental rock acts of the era through…
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Activision admits Call of Duty matchmaking used to be better, updates Black Ops 7 with a new system inspired by “classic games” like Black Ops 1 and 2
Activision has confirmed changes to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s matchmaking system, acknowledging that skill-based matchmaking in earlier entries offered a better player experience than more recent titles. The updated system is designed to draw on the approach used in “classic” Call of Duty games such as Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2,…
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‘Love Actually in Concert’ 2026 Tour to Visit More Than 30 Cities: Full Schedule
“Love Actually in Concert” is set to tour more than 30 cities across the US and Canada this coming holiday season, pairing a live orchestra performing Craig Armstrong’s score with a full screening of Richard Curtis’s 2003 romantic comedy. The event, staged by GEA Live, RoadCo and Fifth Season, capitalises on the enduring popularity of…
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Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs
Microsoft has launched “Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC,” letting select original Xbox games run officially on Windows for the first time, extending its long-standing backward-compatibility strategy beyond consoles. The move is more significant commercially than technically, since Xbox has used emulation to run old games on newer consoles since the Xbox 360 era, and unofficial…
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The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger says there’s “nothing good” about getting older
Mick Jagger has said there is “nothing good” about growing older, rejecting the notion that age brings wisdom, in a candid interview with The New York Times podcast The Interview. The 82-year-old Rolling Stones frontman spoke about the physical and mental toll of ageing, as well as how decades of fame have left him feeling…