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Here’s Just How Top-Heavy Netflix Is Right Now

  • Netflix's top 500 titles account for roughly 50% of all viewing despite representing just 6% of available content
  • The platform's two most-watched shows and two top films alone captured 2.1% of total views while representing 0.02% of available titles
  • Nearly 94% of Netflix's series catalogue generated only half of total views, indicating most programming struggles to find audiences

Netflix's latest viewing data show that a small fraction of its catalogue accounts for the majority of what people actually watch, according to analysis by The Hollywood Reporter of the streamer's semi-annual figures. The top 500 series and films made up just 6% of the 17,370 titles Netflix…

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Mike D Expands 2026 Tour, Shares New Song “Crypto”: Stream

  • Mike D announces expanded 2026 tour across North America, UK, and Europe (September–November), coinciding with his debut solo album 'Thank You' (August 28th release)
  • New single 'Crypto' highlights the album's experimental electronic and industrial sound, recorded with his band Mike D 5D featuring his sons and collaborators

Beastie Boys co-founder Mike D has expanded his 2026 tour with new North American, UK and European dates, marking a further step in his debut solo era. The expansion coincides with the release of "Crypto", the latest preview track from his forthcoming solo album Thank You, due out…

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‘I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You’: Inside Tom Waits’ timeless 1973 bar song

  • A tender 1973 song captures hesitation and loneliness in a bar.
  • It helped establish Tom Waits’ distinctive storytelling style.
  • Its unresolved romance remains central to its appeal.

Tom Waits’ 1973 song ‘I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You’ is presented as a defining early example of his barroom storytelling: a quiet, bittersweet account of attraction, loneliness and hesitation. Its enduring appeal lies in how it turns an ordinary late-night encounter into an…

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Ubisoft teases Ghost Recon news soon after leaks

  • Ubisoft teases Ghost Recon announcements for 6 August, its 25th anniversary
  • Leaks point to a Wildlands definitive edition for PS5 and Xbox Series X
  • Rumoured project "OVR" may return series to tactical, first-person roots

Ubisoft has confirmed that new information about the Ghost Recon franchise is on the way, after leaks circulated online detailing what the publisher is expected to reveal. The announcement follows a lengthy silence on the series, which has had no major new entry since 2019's Breakpoint, after Ubisoft…

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Spin Doctors’ Aaron Comess Nails Avenged Sevenfold’s “Afterlife” As He Hears It for First Time: Watch

  • Spin Doctors' Aaron Comess improvised Avenged Sevenfold's "Afterlife" in one take
  • Used backbeat-driven rock style instead of metal's technical flourishes
  • Both bands are currently on separate US tours

Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess took part in Drumeo's "For the First Time" series, in which drummers hear a song with no percussion and must improvise a performance on the spot. He was set the challenge of playing along to Avenged Sevenfold's "Afterlife," a track originally recorded by…

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Everything We Know About ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Season 3 So Far

  • Percy Jackson Season 3 will adapt The Titan's Curse, out this year
  • Production has wrapped; teaser already circulating online
  • Major new cast includes Kate McKinnon, Dafne Keen and Ming-Na Wen

Disney's television adaptation of Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" has been renewed for a third season, which will adapt the third book in the series, "The Titan's Curse." The renewal came early, in March 2025, and production on the new season has already wrapped, with Riordan…

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3 Fantastic Movies To Watch on Netflix This Week (July 20-24)

  • Collider recommends three Netflix films for 20-24 July.
  • Top pick: Heartstopper Forever, the series' feature-length finale.
  • Recommendations are US Netflix-only; list ties in with The Odyssey's cinema run.

Collider's weekly Netflix streaming guide highlights three films worth watching between 20-24 July, arriving as cinemas continue to be dominated by Christopher Nolan's new epic The Odyssey. The piece is a light entertainment recommendation list rather than hard news, aimed at helping subscribers decide what to stream once…

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Watch: FEAR FACTORY Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of ‘Demanufacture’ Album In Bogotá, Colombia

  • FEAR FACTORY played "Demanufacture" in full in Bogotá for its 30th anniversary
  • Fan-filmed video of the 18 July 2026 show is available on YouTube
  • Dino Cazares says the 1995 album still shapes his songwriting today

FEAR FACTORY marked the 30th anniversary of their landmark second album "Demanufacture" with a headlining concert on Saturday 18 July 2026 at Ace Of Spades in Bogotá, Colombia, playing the record in full. The show underscores the enduring influence of the 1995 release, widely credited with helping define…

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Ford’s $30,000 electric truck: all the news about the company’s big EV re-do

  • Ford is developing a $30,000 electric truck, revealing it in 2027
  • New Universal EV Platform aims for smaller, more profitable models
  • Comes after Ford took a $19.5bn hit on EV investments in 2025

Ford is overhauling its electric vehicle strategy after the F-150 Lightning failed to gain enough traction in the market, pivoting to a new Universal Electric Vehicle Platform designed to produce smaller, cheaper models focused on profitability rather than sheer size. The centrepiece of this effort is a compact…

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Vanilla Ice Joins Gathering of the Juggalos After Trump Freedom 250 Event Gets Washed Out

  • Vanilla Ice replaces washed-out Trump event with Gathering of the Juggalos slot
  • Lineup also includes Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan, Hatebreed and Tech N9ne
  • Festival runs 19-22 August 2026 in Macks Creek, Missouri

Vanilla Ice has joined the lineup for Insane Clown Posse's Gathering of the Juggalos 2026 after his planned appearance at Donald Trump's Freedom 250 event, part of the Great American State Fair, was washed out. The switch sees the rapper swap a political celebration for one of American…

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