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Hot Wheels Infinite Rush Races Onto Switch 2 This September With New Open World Gameplay

  • Open-world Hot Wheels sequel coming to Switch 2 in September 2026, moved forward from original 24th September date
  • Game features 150+ collectible vehicles across four classes, including Ferrari models, with four-player split-screen and full cross-platform play
  • Extensive customisation options include livery and wheel editors, enhanced track builder, and AI opponent placement for user-created tracks

Update: It's now arriving a little earlier than expected. : At the Summer Games Fest this year, Mattel and Milestone lifted the lid on a brand new open-world Hot Wheels game. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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“He was so wild, I had to move out of New Jersey.” The story of the stalker-inspired song that broke Blondie in the US and made Debbie Harry a new kind of role model

  • "One Way Or Another" was inspired by a real stalker who unsettled Debbie Harry.
  • The song appeared on Blondie's 1978 album Parallel Lines, which sold 20m+ copies.
  • It helped shift Blondie from punk-scene outsiders to mainstream new wave stars.

This feature from Louder revisits the making of Blondie's 1978 hit "One Way Or Another," exploring how the song helped transform the New York band from CBGB-scene outsiders into global new wave stars. It traces the track's origins to a genuinely unsettling episode in Debbie Harry's own life,…

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Sienna Spiro’s ‘Visitor’ Album Makes Top 10 Debut on Three Charts

  • Sienna Spiro's debut album 'Visitor' enters three Billboard charts simultaneously, peaking at #9 on the Billboard 200
  • Three pre-release singles from the album had already charted on Hot 100; 'Die on This Hill' became a top 10 radio hit
  • Album released during a competitive week featuring four other top 10 debuts, with Madonna's 'CONFESSIONS II' at number one

It’s the singer-songwriter’s first full-length studio set.

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Bon Scott at 80: The chaos, contradictions and brilliant mischief – Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

  • AC/DC frontman Bon Scott would celebrate his 80th birthday this month, had his life not ended in 1980
  • Classic Rock magazine marks the milestone with a retrospective feature drawing on interviews with those who knew him
  • The issue explores whether Scott might still be touring, given that contemporaries like Jagger and McCartney continue performing

Also in Classic Rock 356: The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Frankie Miller, The Sheepdogs, B-52s, Levellers and more

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Disaster Movies Learned the Wrong Lesson From ‘Independence Day’

  • Independence Day succeeded through character depth, not just special effects.
  • Later disaster films, including Emmerich's own, copied spectacle but missed the point.
  • The film treated mass destruction as tragic, not celebratory, spectacle.

A Collider opinion piece argues that Roland Emmerich's 1996 blockbuster Independence Day has been widely misunderstood by the disaster movies that followed it, including several made by Emmerich himself. While the film became famous for its groundbreaking destruction sequences, such as the alien ship obliterating the White House,…

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‘I’ve Got It So Good’: How Australian Country Artist Brad Cox Is Living His Best Life

  • Brad Cox releases new single "What Are The Odds," written for his wife
  • The Australian country artist begins a fresh national tour in Perth
  • His recent albums have twice peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA chart

Australian country musician Brad Cox has opened up about balancing life on his rural Queensland property with a flourishing music career, describing himself as thoroughly content with both his farm pursuits and his creative output. The interview marks the release of his new single "What Are The Odds,"…

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Rethinking Hotel California: why ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ belonged first

  • The article questions Hotel California’s opening-track choice.
  • It favours ‘Life in the Fast Lane’ as opener.
  • The debate concerns pacing, mood and album sequencing.

The article argues that ‘Life in the Fast Lane’, rather than the title track, would have been a stronger opening song for Eagles’ album Hotel California. It presents this as a reconsideration of the album’s sequencing and the way its themes are introduced. The discussion centres on the…

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PVR Inox’s Sanjeev Kumar Bijli On India’s Box Office Recovery, Cinema Expansion & Cannes Acquisitions Haul 

  • India's box office revenue hit a record $1.48bn in 2025.
  • PVR Inox posted record annual revenue of $700m, profit of $40m.
  • Cinema admissions remain below pre-pandemic levels despite revenue growth.

India's cinema industry is bucking the trend seen elsewhere in Asia, with theatrical revenues surpassing pre-pandemic levels despite the growth of streaming and a slower Hollywood release pipeline, according to PVR Inox executive director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli. In an interview with Deadline, Bijli credited a resurgence of strong…

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This $35 DIY Kit Lets You Build Your Own Bluetooth Speaker

  • Amazon sells a $35.99 DIY Bluetooth speaker kit, no tools needed
  • Speaker has 20 LEDs, Bluetooth 5.0, 4.8-star rating
  • Cheaper $16.99 kit builds a radio/speaker combo shaped like a cat

Amazon is selling a $35.99 DIY Bluetooth speaker kit that lets buyers, including children learning STEM skills, assemble their own working wireless speaker at home. The kit requires no gluing or soldering, as pre-fixed wiring simply snaps together into an acrylic shell, making it accessible to hobbyists, families…

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Sinclair-Owned ABC And NBC Stations Preempt Networks To Carry Trump Primetime Speech

  • Sinclair-owned ABC/NBC stations aired Trump's speech despite network streaming-only plans
  • Trump used the address to renew unsubstantiated election fraud and China claims
  • Trump said ABC and NBC should lose their broadcast licences over the snub

ABC and NBC stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting ended up airing President Donald Trump's primetime address on Thursday night, despite ABC News and NBC News initially saying they would only stream the speech online rather than broadcast it on their linear networks. Sinclair used its own White House…

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