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‘The Odyssey’ Breaks Records With Massive Debut at U.K. and Ireland Box Office
Universal’s Christopher Nolan epic “The Odyssey” opened to a record-breaking £12.5 million ($16.8 million) at the U.K. and Ireland box office, marking a significant shift at the top of the charts. It became Nolan’s second-biggest opening in the market, well ahead of “Oppenheimer,” and posted the biggest opening Friday of the year alongside Universal’s fifth-biggest…
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The Story Behind The Song: The Jam’s masterpiece ‘That’s Entertainment’
The article examines how The Jam’s ‘That’s Entertainment’ became a defining song of British punk and new wave. Written by Paul Weller for the 1980 album *Sound Affects*, it portrays a bleak, everyday London through restrained acoustic instrumentation rather than the band’s usual electric intensity, giving its social observations particular force. Weller reportedly wrote the…
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Salt’s path home from Barbados to Welsh Fire captain
Phil Salt, the England T20 batter born in North Wales and raised largely in Barbados, is preparing to captain Welsh Fire’s men’s team in the upcoming Hundred season. The 29-year-old, who leads a side featuring former England captain Joe Root and ex-Test bowler Chris Woakes, says joining the Welsh team felt like “a no-brainer” given…
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A.R. Rahman Launches ARR Immersive App for Apple Vision Pro (EXCLUSIVE)
Composer A.R. Rahman is launching ARR Immersive, an app for Apple Vision Pro that brings together a decade of his immersive storytelling projects. The launch, arriving on 22 July, matters because it marks the first time footage from “Le Musk” — Rahman’s 360-degree virtual reality film that premiered at the Cannes XR Festival — has…
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Shakira Brings Out Tyla, Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy at Her First Show Post FIFA World Cup in New York City
Fresh from her historic performance at the first FIFA World Cup halftime show, Shakira brought the same energy to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Monday 20 July, kicking off a two-night stop on the US leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour with a run of high-profile surprise guests. The show, billed with…
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Hollywood Vampires: Alice Cooper and Joe Perry lift the lid on life inside rock’s superstar garage band
Alice Cooper and Joe Perry have spoken about touring and recording with Hollywood Vampires, the supergroup they formed with actor Johnny Depp and bassist Tommy Henriksen in 2012. The band, named after a 1970s Hollywood celebrity drinking club that Cooper once led, is preparing to return to the road after a period away, with Cooper…
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Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 1
BBC Sport has launched a new instalment in its “Who Am I?” series of daily football quizzes, this time challenging readers to identify a Premier League player from a series of progressively revealing clues. Players attempt to guess the footballer in as few tries as possible, with fewer clues needed meaning a higher score, and…
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UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned
British flying taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has revealed the UK government has expressed interest in buying a military version of its aircraft, alongside a fresh £10m government grant that brings total state funding for the project to £48m. The announcement, made at the Farnborough international airshow, matters because it signals a potential new revenue stream…
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Pauline Hanson turns on Channel Seven and leaks email about what really motivated her to travel to the UK – after being ‘stitched-up’ by network
Australian senator Pauline Hanson has publicly criticised Channel Seven, accusing the network of “stitching her up” over a recent trip to the UK. She has leaked an email that she says reveals her genuine reasons for travelling, disputing the network’s portrayal of the visit. The article’s full details were not available in the source text,…