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Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review

  • Robert Laidlow's NMC debut album blends classical music with science and AI themes
  • Includes Warp (Einstein), Gravity (Newton) and Silicon (AI creativity) works
  • Reviewed as complex yet approachable, with strong orchestral performances

This NMC debut album from British composer Robert Laidlow sets ambitious scientific and technological ideas to orchestral and chamber music, ranging from Einstein's field equations to artificial intelligence's impact on creativity. The Guardian's review finds Laidlow's work intricate and wildly imaginative yet still approachable for listeners, despite the…

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Ed O’Brien on Radiohead attracting younger fans and why they can’t play more than 20 shows per year

  • Radiohead aim to protect the intensity of each live show.
  • Their largest streaming audience is aged 16 to 24.
  • Future tours may be limited to about 20 concerts yearly.

Ed O’Brien says Radiohead’s growing younger audience and the emotional intensity of their concerts mean the band is unlikely to play more than 20 shows a year. He said the group wants to give everything to each performance rather than risk becoming fatigued or routine, particularly as its…

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‘The Odyssey’ Launches Weekend Voyage With Thursday Previews Around $15M U.S. – Box Office

  • *The Odyssey* earned roughly $15M in US Thursday previews
  • Best 2026 live-action preview total and Nolan's highest-ever audience score
  • Advance ticket sales estimated at $30–40M for the weekend

Christopher Nolan's epic *The Odyssey*, from Universal, took in around $15 million in Thursday night preview screenings in the US, an exclusive report from Deadline suggests. This makes it the strongest live-action preview haul of the year so far, surpassing Lionsgate's *Michael* ($12.6 million previews), and signals strong…

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No deposit, no problem: the new 100% mortgages for first-time buyers

  • Metro Bank joins Lloyds in offering 100% mortgages for first-time buyers.
  • Santander, Skipton and Yorkshire also offer low- or no-deposit deals.
  • Joint borrower, sole proprietor loans let others boost your borrowing power.

More UK lenders are offering mortgages requiring only a small deposit, or none at all, as banks and building societies relax affordability rules to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder. Metro Bank has become the latest high street lender to offer a deal allowing eligible first-timers to…

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The actors Meg Ryan believes have “innate” charm: “They probably aren’t able to manage it”

  • Meg Ryan praised actors with natural, unforced charm.
  • She named Clooney, Hanks, De Niro and Streep.
  • The comments concern screen presence and charisma.

Meg Ryan has praised several fellow actors for possessing an effortless, “innate” charm that cannot easily be controlled or manufactured. Her comments underline the importance of natural screen presence in acting, particularly in romantic comedies and films where charisma can shape how audiences connect with characters. Ryan identified…

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Bollywood Star Jacqueline Fernandez Launches AI Avatar (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Jacqueline Fernandez launches an AI avatar built by Galleri5
  • Avatar shares her book picks and personal late-night reflections
  • Positioned as authentic engagement, not brand promotion, with rolling updates

Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has launched an AI-powered digital avatar that shares her personal book recommendations, late-night reflections and life stories with audiences. The avatar was created by Galleri5, the in-house AI studio of Collective Artists Network, using conversational AI, voice synthesis and interactive narrative tools, and is…

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GameStop CEO Says Video Game Software Makes Up Less Than 12% Of The Business

  • GameStop says software is now under 12% of its business.
  • Collectibles make up more than half of sales.
  • Cohen says GameStop still wants to acquire eBay.

GameStop chief executive Ryan Cohen has said video game software now accounts for less than 12% of the retailer’s business, arguing that the shift towards digital-only games would therefore have little effect on its plans. His comments underline GameStop’s increasing reliance on collectibles rather than its traditional games…

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Have Wales got their midfield partnership right?

  • Wales recall Ben Thomas-Max Llewellyn midfield duo to face South Africa
  • Fifth different centre pairing tried in Tandy's 12 games as coach
  • Pundits say defence has leaked 38 clean breaks in two Nations Championship rounds

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has reverted to the Ben Thomas-Max Llewellyn midfield partnership for Saturday's Nations Championship match against South Africa in Durban, the same pairing he chose for his first two games in charge last November. This comes after the Joe Hawkins-Eddie James combination, which had…

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“Some might even think we’re a hair band. We also get called power metal.” Armored Saint have always struggled to fit in – but they’re still willing to try something different

  • John Bush discusses Armored Saint's new album, Emotion Factory Reset.
  • Bush once turned down Metallica and later fronted Anthrax for 13 years.
  • Band embraces genre-defying, ever-evolving sound inspired by classic rock acts.

John Bush, the frontman of Armored Saint who once turned down an offer to join Metallica in the early 1980s and later fronted Anthrax between 1992 and 2005, has spoken about the band's new album, Emotion Factory Reset. He describes it as reflecting Armored Saint's continued willingness to…

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Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 40

  • BBC Sport's 40th "Who am I?" World Cup football quiz.
  • Guess the mystery player using fewest clues for a higher score.
  • Part of a wider series of BBC football and sports quizzes.

This is a daily BBC Sport quiz feature, the 40th in a series, inviting readers to guess a footballer connected to the World Cup based on a set of progressively revealed clues. It is part of BBC Sport's ongoing "Who am I?" quiz strand rather than a traditional…

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