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Shane Gillis Breaks Two Guinness World Records for Live Comedy

  • Shane Gillis set two Guinness World Records at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field
  • Nearly 74,000 fans attended; over 77,000 tickets were sold
  • Show featured Dave Chappelle, Meek Mill and Three 6 Mafia as guests

Comedian Shane Gillis, a native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has been awarded two Guinness World Records after his 17 July show at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles. The show set new records for the largest audience for a comedian and the most tickets sold for a…

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Valentina To Make Broadway Debut In ‘The Rocky Horror Show’

  • Valentina joins Broadway's Rocky Horror Show as Columbia from 21 July
  • She replaces Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, who left in June
  • Revival earned nine Tony nods and plays to 93% capacity

Drag performer Valentina, best known for RuPaul's Drag Race and Fox's Rent: Live, is set to make her Broadway debut in the revival of The Rocky Horror Show, taking over the role of Columbia. She begins performances on Tuesday 21 July, stepping into a production directed by Sam…

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Tinashe announces new album ‘Popstar’ and shares defiant single ‘Crash Out’

  • Tinashe announces eighth album "Popstar", out 25 September
  • New single "Crash Out" released with dance-focused music video
  • Follows viral success of 2024's "Quantum Baby" and its hit "Nasty"

Tinashe has announced her eighth studio album, "Popstar", and released a new single, "Crash Out", featuring a dance-heavy accompanying video. The release follows her seventh album, "Quantum Baby" (2024), which spawned the viral hit "Nasty" and marked her breakthrough on the Billboard Hot 100, making this a notable…

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3 Carly Simon Songs That Were Inspired by Her Relationship With James Taylor

  • Carly Simon wrote several songs inspired by husband James Taylor
  • Couple married in 1972, divorced in 1983
  • Songs include "The Right Thing To Do" and "We're So Close"

The article, published by American Songwriter, looks back at three songs written by Carly Simon that were inspired by her relationship with fellow musician James Taylor, whom she married in November 1972 and divorced in 1983. It draws on Simon's own recollections, including a 2015 interview with People…

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BTS’ ‘NORMAL’ Music Video Sets Spotify Single-Day Streaming Record

  • BTS' "NORMAL" video breaks Spotify's single-day K-pop streaming record
  • Video is exclusive to Spotify for its first 48 hours
  • Comes amid ARIRANG world tour and FIFA halftime show plans

BTS' music video for their single "NORMAL" has become the most-streamed K-pop music video in a single day in Spotify's history, the streaming platform announced on 17 July. The milestone extends the South Korean group's already extensive list of Spotify records and comes amid a busy promotional period…

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Raids just landed in solo ‘simulated MMO’ Erenshor

  • Erenshor adds raids to its solo MMO-style world.
  • Four raid zones contain 21 new bosses.
  • NPC teammates remove online raid scheduling pressures.

Erenshor, a single-player game that imitates the structure of a classic MMO, has added raids through its Planar March update. The feature expands the game’s endgame content while retaining its central premise: players can form parties and guilds with computer-controlled “simplayers”, avoiding the scheduling demands of conventional online…

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All 17 Harlan Coben Shows, Ranked

  • Collider ranks all 17 TV adaptations of Harlan Coben's thriller novels
  • Argentine Netflix series "Caught" (2025) ranked worst at 17th
  • French series "Gone for Good" (2021) placed 16th

Collider has published a ranked list of all 17 television series adapted from the novels of American thriller writer Harlan Coben, whose prolific output has become a mainstay of streaming platforms worldwide. The feature reflects on how Coben's work, though frequently transplanted from its American origins into different…

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Nolan’s Odyssey film smashes box office debut amid classicist debate

  • Nolan's "The Odyssey" took $51 million on its opening day.
  • Weekend projected around $120 million, his best since 2012.
  • Scholars debated Nolan's changes to Homer's plot and ending.

Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" has opened to exceptional commercial success, taking $51 million domestically on its first day across 3,919 screens. Industry analysts projected an opening weekend of around $120 million, marking Nolan's strongest debut since 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises" and confirming the…

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The uncomfortable audition that saw Anne Hathaway kiss 10 men: “I thought it sounded gross”

  • Anne Hathaway recalled an audition requiring her to kiss ten different men.
  • She admitted she initially thought the process sounded "gross".
  • The story highlights unusual chemistry-testing demands in film casting.

Actress Anne Hathaway has spoken about an uncomfortable audition process early in her career that required her to kiss ten different men, admitting she initially found the idea "gross" before going through with it. The anecdote sheds light on the sometimes awkward realities of screen-testing for romantic roles,…

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‘We wanted to go back to the basics:’ Castlevania Belmont’s Curse devs talk returning to series roots while making it an approachable experience

  • Konami's Belmont's Curse returns Castlevania to 2D side-scrolling roots
  • Producer says fan demand and franchise's long hiatus drove the decision
  • Game designed to be more approachable while retaining strategic combat depth

Konami's Tsutomu Taniguchi, lead producer on Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, has discussed the decision to bring the long-running series back to its 2D side-scrolling roots after the last two mainline entries used a 3D, over-the-shoulder perspective. Speaking in an interview with Destructoid ahead of the game's release, he explained…

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