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.

    • Apple TV’s Most Relevant 8-Part Sci-Fi Show Feels More Urgent Than Ever

      Extrapolations, an eight-episode Apple TV+ anthology series created by Contagion filmmaker Scott Z. Burns, is being highlighted as an under-watched but increasingly pertinent show given its focus on the near-future effects of climate change. First released in March 2023 with a starry cast including Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller and Kit Harington, the series is praised…

    • England name unchanged starting XV to face Argentina

      England will field an unchanged starting XV for their final summer Test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero, with head coach Steve Borthwick opting for continuity over promoting newly capped players Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori or in-form back-row forward Henry Pollock to the run-on side. The match, part of the Nations Championship,…

    • Clean the Squishies Codes for July 2026

      IGN has published its regularly updated list of active codes for Clean the Squishies, a Roblox experience in which players sort various “squishies” onto correctly labelled shelves for cash rewards. Redeeming codes gives players squishies, a special currency used to buy inventory upgrades such as auras that boost cash earnings, making the guide useful for…

    • Watch Matty Healy hop, skip, dance and sing with The 1975 tribute band at his stag do

      Footage has emerged of Matty Healy, frontman of The 1975, joining a tribute act dedicated to his own band during his stag do, joining in with singing and dancing as the group performed the band’s songs. The clip has circulated among fans and music outlets as a lighthearted glimpse of the singer celebrating ahead of…

    • Market relief as ‘Red’ Ed Miliband ‘set for Foreign Secretary not Chancellor’ under Burnham – with Shabana Mahmood tipped for No11

      Financial markets reportedly rose on speculation that Ed Miliband, dubbed “Red Ed” by critics, is set to be appointed Foreign Secretary rather than Chancellor in a future government led by Andy Burnham. The reports suggest investors had been wary of Miliband taking control of economic policy, and the shift in expectations towards a different Treasury…

    • All Picture Pursuit: Alice quest Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Motif locations in Disney Dreamlight Valley

      Destructoid has published a guide detailing how to complete the “Picture Pursuit: Alice” quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley, which requires players to locate four hidden Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Motifs scattered across the large Alice in Wonderland Realm. The quest is described as one of the trickiest in the wider Picture Pursuit event, as…

    • 7 Most Perfect K-Dramas of the Last 15 Years

      This article is a ranked list of what one Collider writer considers the seven most perfect K-dramas released over the past 15 years, reflecting the genre’s growth from a niche interest into a global streaming phenomenon. The piece argues that Korean dramas stand out for blending multiple genres—romance, comedy, action and suspense—within emotionally grounded storytelling,…

    • STEELHEART Shares Official Music Video For Cover Of BADFINGER’s ‘Without You’

      STEELHEART have released the official music video for their cover of Badfinger’s classic “Without You”, marking the return of a recording frontman Miljenko Matijevic made 30 years ago but had never shared. The release taps into renewed nostalgia for the song, made famous worldwide by Mariah Carey’s 1994 version, while also feeding into the band’s…

    • Lily Allen Downsizes US Tour Venues

      Lily Allen has scaled back her planned September North American arena tour to smaller theatre and amphitheatre venues in several cities, following on from a spring run of theatre shows supporting her breakup concept album West End Girl. The change reflects her limited mainstream popularity in North America compared with the UK, and the niche,…

    • How Paramount May Fight an Onslaught of Lawsuits Over Its Warner Bros. Deal

      Paramount is preparing its legal defence against a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 12 US states seeking to block its $111 billion (£87 billion) takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, in a case likely to shape Hollywood’s competitive landscape for years. The states argue the merger would harm a “thriving” theatrical film industry, while Paramount…