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Meg Stalter Returns To Broadway’s ‘Oh, Mary!’, Silently Greets Stage Door Fans With A Written Note Of Explanation

  • Meg Stalter returned to Broadway's "Oh, Mary!" after a week off with bronchitis
  • She received a standing ovation and greeted fans at the stage door
  • She denied rumours she'd skipped a show to visit the Comedy Cellar

Actor and comedian Meg Stalter returned to her Broadway debut role as Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's "Oh, Mary!" on Friday evening, having missed a week of performances due to bronchitis. Her comeback matters chiefly to fans and followers of the hit comedy, as her illness had…

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Over 40 Years Later, Horror Still Hasn’t Topped This Movie’s Perfect Ending

  • Article says *The Thing* (1982) still has horror's best-ever ending.
  • Ambiguous finale leaves unclear whether MacReady or Childs is infected.
  • Deliberate lack of resolution has fuelled over 40 years of fan debate.

An article marking over 40 years since John Carpenter's *The Thing* was released argues that the 1982 sci-fi horror film still has the finest ending in the genre, one that no subsequent horror movie has managed to surpass. Rather than offering a neat resolution, the film closes on…

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Forget ‘Bosch,’ Billy Bob Thornton’s 4-Part Crime Hit Is Taking Over Prime Video

  • Billy Bob Thornton's *Goliath* is climbing Prime Video's top 10 charts.
  • Fans are seeking a replacement after Bosch ended and Lincoln Lawyer nears its finale.
  • The four-season legal thriller stars Thornton as lawyer Billy McBride.

Billy Bob Thornton's legal thriller *Goliath* has surged back into Prime Video's top 10 charts in several countries, as fans of crime dramas seek a replacement following the conclusion of the Bosch franchise and the announcement that *The Lincoln Lawyer* will end after its next season. The four-season…

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Indie Devs Unfairly Attacked Over Sony Decision to Stop Making Discs

  • Sony is ending physical disc production for PS5 from 2028.
  • Indie devs face backlash meant for Sony after PlayStation retweets them.
  • Studios like Weird Beluga and Windup have had to respond to unfair criticism.

Independent developers promoting their PS5 games on social media are being unfairly caught up in backlash over Sony's decision to stop producing physical discs from 2028, according to Push Square. The controversy stems from PlayStation's official accounts retweeting indie studios' own promotional posts, which then draw a flood…

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Say Goodbye to the $129 Million Adventure Flop on Paramount+

  • Sahara (2005), starring Matthew McConaughey, is leaving Paramount+ in the US.
  • The film lost an estimated $129 million after its budget doubled to $160 million.
  • Its production was hit by Morocco bribery claims and a lawsuit from author Clive Cussler.

Matthew McConaughey's 2005 adventure film Sahara is set to leave Paramount+ in the US, prompting a look back at one of Hollywood's most infamous box-office flops. The film, directed by Breck Eisner and also starring Steve Zahn and Penélope Cruz, was designed as an Indiana Jones-style adventure but…

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40 years ago, an iconic sci-fi thriller redefined what a sequel could be — and changed Hollywood forever

  • *Aliens* turns 40, hailed as a model sequel that reinvented rather than repeated the original
  • Cameron shifted the franchise from horror to military action while keeping its tension
  • Ripley's return to LV-426 and the Alien queen's debut expanded the series' world

This year marks 40 years since the release of *Aliens*, James Cameron's 1986 sequel to Ridley Scott's *Alien*, which is widely regarded as a masterclass in how to follow up a beloved original without simply repeating it. Rather than recreating the claustrophobic horror of the first film, Cameron…

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Sony’s flagship RGB LED TV is incredible

  • Sony's Bravia 9 II is its best RGB LED TV yet, says reviewer
  • Better brightness and dimming than Bravia 7 II, but $1,000 pricier
  • Scored 9/10; strong colour accuracy but still costs more than OLED rivals

Sony has released the Bravia 9 II, its flagship RGB LED television, which reviewer John Higgins of The Verge calls the best RGB LED TV he has seen this year. The set builds on the RGB backlight technology Sony first showed in prototype form in early 2025, using…

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3 Pop Songs From 1990 That Should Have Been No. 1 Hits

  • Three 1990 pop songs the author feels deserved No. 1 status
  • MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" hit No. 8, won two Grammys
  • Idol's "Cradle Of Love" and Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence" both peaked at No. 2/No. 8

An American Songwriter feature revisits three pop songs from 1990 that the author argues deserved to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 but fell short. The piece is a nostalgic, opinion-led retrospective rather than hard news, highlighting tracks that achieved success in other ways—chart-topping abroad, critical…

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GODSMACK Teams Up With SUMERIAN COMICS For New Graphic Novel ‘Awake’

  • Godsmack and Sumerian Comics launch a graphic novel based on "Awake"
  • 96-page hardcover pre-order, five price tiers from $40 to $250
  • Ties in with Godsmack's reissue, live album and current world tour

Sumerian Comics has partnered with hard rock band Godsmack to release "Godsmack: Awake", an original graphic novel inspired by the band's breakthrough 2000 album of the same name. The 96-page hardcover reimagines the record as a dark supernatural story about memory, guilt and violence, giving fans a new…

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Lindsey Graham’s aide of 27 years reveals the secret ‘love language’ behind his unlikely Trump friendship… the day he was ‘madder than a hornet’ and the final call that never came

  • Graham aide Kevin Bishop details 27 years working alongside the senator.
  • Golf described as key to Graham and Trump's close bond.
  • Account includes a tense moment and an unreturned final call.

Lindsey Graham's longtime aide, Kevin Bishop, has given a rare account of the South Carolina senator's unusual friendship with Donald Trump, describing how Graham won the president over despite once being one of his fiercest critics during the 2016 campaign. The relationship matters because Graham has become one…

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