Talk Fuse

    Topic: Entertainment

    Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

    The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

    For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

    • Chiodos Unleash Stunning New Track ‘TAPDAT’, Their First In 12 Years

      Chiodos have released ‘TAPDAT’, their first new song in 12 years, marking a fresh chapter for the band following their 2024 comeback. The track arrives after two years of extensive touring, including celebrations of the 20th anniversary of their landmark album ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’, and the band have also announced they have signed…

    • Sales Data Paints a Very Grim Picture for Physical PS5 Games in the USA, UK

      New sales figures from Circana analyst Mat Piscatella show physical PS5 game sales collapsing in the US, with only seven PS5 titles selling more than 100,000 physical copies in 2026 so far, and just two managing over 10,000 units in a single week (the seven days to 11th July). The data lends weight to Sony’s…

    • In Conversation: Harmony Tividad

      Harmony Tividad, best known as one half of Girlpool, has discussed her new solo album ‘Lifetime’ with Clash Magazine, describing a record shaped by reflection on past versions of herself and different life phases. The interview explores how her songwriting process, rooted in spirituality and intuition, has evolved since Girlpool announced a hiatus in 2022,…

    • Gordon Ramsay Profiled In BBC Landmark Series ‘Rise Of The Rockstar Chef’

      Gordon Ramsay is being profiled alongside fellow chefs Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal in a new BBC series, The Rise of the Rockstar Chef, produced through his Studio Ramsay Global company. The programme, set during the “Cool Britannia” era, examines how the trio’s fierce ambition and rivalry transformed Britain’s restaurant scene and changed perceptions…

    • Start date for new bike lane on Leopold Street in Sheffield city centre announced

      Sheffield City Council has announced that work on a new cycle lane on Leopold Street in the city centre is due to begin shortly. The scheme is intended to make cycling safer and improve connections through a busy central area, although the works are likely to affect road users and nearby access while construction takes…

    • The DVD that came with Metallica’s St Anger makes metal’s most maligned album make sense

      A retrospective feature revisits the DVD that accompanied Metallica’s 2003 album St Anger, arguing that its rehearsal footage helps explain why the band made such a divisive record. The album followed a turbulent period for the band, during which frontman James Hetfield entered rehab in July 2001 to treat alcohol and other addictions, returning to…

    • Mitie agrees £3.1bn takeover by OCS in blow to London stock market

      Mitie has agreed to a £3.1bn takeover by rival facilities management firm OCS Group, bringing to an end nearly four decades as a London-listed company and making it the latest in a lengthening list of UK firms to leave the stock market this year. The board of the government contractor, which counts defence, health and…

    • 10 Greatest High Fantasy Books of All Time

      Collider has published a ranking of the ten greatest high fantasy books of all time, spanning several decades and encompassing a wide range of styles within the genre. High fantasy, defined as stories set in fully realised worlds detached from everyday reality, is presented as having evolved over time from straightforward tales of good versus…

    • Andy Burnham promised urgent action on the cost of living; the heat is now on chancellor John Healey to deliver it | Alfie Stirling

      The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Alfie Stirling argues that new chancellor John Healey faces an even harder task than his predecessor Rachel Reeves in tackling Britain’s cost of living crisis, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham promising urgent action to give families “some breathing space”. Healey inherits a bleak outlook for household incomes, far less preparation time,…

    • Tom Hardy’s ‘Venom’ Officially Returns Before ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

      Tom Hardy’s Venom has made a surprise reappearance ahead of Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, despite the wider Sony Spider-Man Universe officially concluding with Kraven the Hunter. The move underlines Venom’s status as the standout success of Sony’s attempt to build a Spider-Man-adjacent franchise without Spider-Man himself, and suggests the character still has a future…