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Greek Translator Who Christopher Nolan Cited as Inspiration for The Odyssey Recommends People See the Film, but Has a Few Issues With the Changes He Made
Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey has become a critical and commercial success, but two of the poem’s most prominent translators have raised concerns about several changes Nolan made to the story. Emily Wilson, whose 2017 translation reportedly inspired the film, and Daniel Mendelsohn have both praised the movie overall while questioning specific…
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Xiu Xiu – Eraserhead Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu have released ‘Eraserhead Xiu Xiu’, an instrumental tribute album reinterpreting David Lynch’s surreal 1977 film through condensed, largely wordless soundscapes. The band, known for constantly shifting styles across recent releases, previously tackled Lynch’s work on 2016’s ‘Plays the Music of Twin Peaks’, but this project takes a different approach by distilling the entire…
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Call of Duty voice chat lobbies turned into ASMR app that takes veterans back to the cacophonies of the MW2 and BO1 days
A developer named Mike Wing has created a small web app called Call of Duty Ambience, which loops recordings of chaotic voice chats from classic Call of Duty lobbies as a nostalgic, ASMR-style listening experience. Wing, known for other quirky apps such as Steam Sale Simulator and Xbox 360 Messenger, uploaded the tool to AppDrop,…
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Udio taps content-security BuyDRM to secure its AI music ‘walled garden’
Udio has partnered with content-security specialist BuyDRM to protect the streaming of its AI-generated music, using the company’s KeyOS MultiKey Service to provide multi-DRM support across Google Widevine, Apple FairPlay and Microsoft PlayReady. The deal, announced on 14 July, is part of the technical groundwork underpinning Udio’s transformation from a defendant in music-industry copyright litigation…
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20 Best MCU Movies, Ranked According to Letterboxd
Collider has compiled a ranking of the 20 best Marvel Cinematic Universe films based on average audience ratings from Letterboxd, the film-focused social media platform. The list is framed as a more grassroots alternative to critic-led aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes, offering a sense of which MCU entries genuinely resonate with everyday viewers across the franchise’s…
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Romesh Ranganathan defends BBC’s star-studded licence fee advert but admits corporation has its ‘flaws’ after backlash over ‘nauseating’ and ‘shameless’ campaign film
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan has spoken out in defence of a star-studded BBC advert promoting the licence fee, after the campaign film was criticised by some viewers as “nauseating” and “shameless”. Despite backing the corporation’s efforts, Ranganathan acknowledged that the BBC has its “flaws”, offering a more balanced response amid the public backlash. The controversy centres…
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‘How Long Do We Have?’ — Marvel Just Posted a Brief Avengers: Doomsday Teaser, And It Sounds Like The Fantastic Four Are Under Pressure
Marvel has released a brief teaser for Avengers: Doomsday featuring new dialogue from Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards and Vanessa Kirby’s Sue Storm, suggesting the Fantastic Four are racing against time in the upcoming film. The clip contains no new footage but splices fresh audio into a scene from last year’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps,…
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Tom Morello, Garbage, Violet Grohl and More Pay Tribute to L7’s Jennifer Finch
L7 bassist and vocalist Jennifer Finch has died aged 59 following an aggressive form of brain cancer, prompting tributes from across the music world including Tom Morello, Garbage, Violet Grohl, Michael Stipe and Courtney Love. Her death was announced by a family representative on Saturday (18 July), just days after L7 revealed her diagnosis meant…
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Coldplay’s Chris Martin curates divisive World Cup final halftime show
Liam Gallagher reacted with bemusement to the first-ever World Cup halftime show, held on 19 July 2026 after Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the final, describing the spectacle as “cuckoo with a capital K” and “like a bad trip” in a series of posts on Twitter. The Oasis frontman’s live commentary fed into a broader…
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Sheffield Wednesday confirm another pre-season friendly against Championship side – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday have confirmed a further pre-season friendly, this time against Championship opposition, as part of their preparations ahead of the new season. The fixture adds to the Owls’ growing schedule of warm-up matches designed to build fitness and match sharpness before competitive football resumes. Full details of the match, including the opponent, date, kick-off…