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Gerard Butler’s Bloody 102-Minute Survival Thriller Is One of the Best on Prime Video
The 2023 action-thriller *Plane*, starring Gerard Butler, has recently landed on Prime Video in the United States and is being highlighted as one of the strongest entries in the streamer’s action lineup. Directed by Jean-François Richet, the film follows a pilot fighting to protect his passengers after making an emergency landing on a war-torn island,…
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Fleetwood Mac’s Most Beautiful Song Proved Christine McVie Was Their Greatest Songwriter
This article is an opinion piece arguing that “Songbird,” written by Christine McVie, best exemplifies why she was Fleetwood Mac’s most gifted songwriter. Unlike bandmates Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, who channelled the group’s turbulent personal dramas into mystical or explosive songwriting, McVie’s strength lay in expressing everyday emotions with quiet depth, making her the…
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Valve’s Steam Frame pushes Arch Linux toward official Arm64 support
Valve and consultancy Collabora are building an Arm64 port of Arch Linux, called Holo Core, to power the upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, with hopes the work eventually gets folded into the official upstream Arch Linux distribution. This matters because Arch Linux currently only ships official x86-64 packages, so getting native Arm64 support upstream would…
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Latest Physical Sales Data Proves The Format Is, In Fact, Dying
Sony’s plan to end physical media production for the PS5 (and likely PS6) from January 2028 has proved controversial with fans, but new sales figures suggest the decision reflects a genuine collapse in demand rather than a corporate whim. Analyst Mat Piscatella of Circana reports that only two PS5 titles sold more than 10,000 physical…
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The Witcher 3’s Big New Expansion Makes Its Debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is set to receive a brand new expansion, Songs of the Past, and it will make its first public appearance at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase next month. This matters because the expansion, revealed for a game now over a decade old, promises a substantial new adventure for series star…
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Remember When Johnny Cash Covered an Industrial Rock Band’s Big Hit in 2003?
In March 2003, six months before his death, Johnny Cash released “Hurt” as the final single of his career, a cover of the Nine Inch Nails song originally released in 1995. The track appeared on Cash’s last album released in his lifetime, American IV: The Man Comes Around, and became one of the most acclaimed…
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Best Summoner/Necromancer build in SpiritVale
Destructoid has published a guide outlining the best Summoner/Necromancer build for players of the game SpiritVale, focusing on how to make the most of the class’s ability to raise companions and, from level 50 onwards, undead minions. The guide matters to players seeking to optimise their character, as it recommends prioritising summon strength over personal…
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Cristiano Ronaldo BACKS FIFA conspiracy theories: Portugal star ‘likes’ journalist’s claim organisation is ‘one of the most corrupt institutions on the planet’ after bitter rival Lionel Messi’s fortuitous run to the World Cup final
Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to endorse claims that FIFA is corrupt after “liking” a journalist’s social media post describing the organisation as “one of the most corrupt institutions on the planet”. The gesture comes in the wake of Lionel Messi’s Argentina reaching the World Cup final, a run some critics have characterised as fortuitous, reigniting…
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Apple TV’s ‘Silo’ Season 3 Justified Its Most Controversial Twist in Only 3 Episodes
Apple TV’s sci-fi drama Silo introduced an amnesia storyline for lead character Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) at the start of Season 3, a change from Hugh Howey’s source novels that initially unsettled some fans and critics. Three episodes in, the article argues the twist has proven to be a strong creative decision, deepening the show’s central…