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Netflix has announced Other Worlds: A Stranger Things Adventure, the first live-action spin-off from the series. Set in Marion, Indiana, it will be a prequel in a new era with new characters and mythology, and is scheduled to arrive in 2028. The story is set in the 1950s,…
Fox has completed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku, combining the media company with one of the largest streaming platforms and creating a bigger player in the streaming market. The deal gives Fox a broad route to reach viewers and sell advertising across both free and paid streaming…
Fox Corp. has completed its $22 billion acquisition of Roku, earlier than the expected 2027 date. The purchase expands Fox’s reach in streaming and digital video advertising, while the company says Roku will remain an open platform for a broad range of content providers. Roku founder and CEO…
Superchunk have surprise-released *Wintry Mix*, a winter-themed EP featuring one new song and four covers. The release continues the North Carolina band’s tradition of putting out occasional one-off records and brings together seasonal material from indie and pop acts. The EP opens with “Shortest Day Of The Year”,…
Pink Floyd’s *The Dark Side of the Moon*, released in 1973, helped establish the band as a household name and cemented David Gilmour’s reputation. The article examines the guitar equipment behind the album’s sound and suggests modern alternatives for players hoping to recreate it. Gilmour’s main guitar was…
CD Projekt Red has introduced Bard’s Ballad, an accessibility preset for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered, designed to make play less demanding for people who struggle to concentrate or have limited time. The studio says it also has tired players, including parents, in mind. The preset…
A24’s *It Gets Worse* follows three college friends in London as their housing plans unravel, using their mishaps to satirise the anxieties and self-deceptions of young adults. Its resemblance to *Girls* is deliberate: Lena Dunham appears as a boss delivering career disappointment, a moment the review frames as…
The National Lottery has entered the Christmas advertising season with a campaign about a reindeer determined to learn to fly. The story presents persistence and festive possibility as its themes, while a hiker who spots the flying reindeer clutches a Lottery ticket, suggesting that extraordinary things might happen.…
Frank Ferrer says he tried to balance the contrasting drumming styles of former Guns N’ Roses drummers Steven Adler and Matt Sorum during his 19 years with the band. He describes Adler’s playing as loose and punk-influenced, while Sorum brought a steady foundation, and says combining those qualities…
Rock en Seine has cancelled its 2027 festival, citing unprecedented constraints beyond organisers’ control. Planned development work around the Domaine national de Saint-Cloud is expected to make access harder and affect the conditions needed to host the event, so organisers say they cannot deliver a festival that meets…