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Zach Top Proves He Was Born To Sing Alan Jackson With This Cover of a True 90s Anthem

  • Zach Top covered Alan Jackson's "Don't Rock the Jukebox" at Pendleton Whisky Music Fest
  • Fans previously joked online that Top was Jackson's secret son
  • Top is touring after winning CMA Best New Artist and a Grammy

Country singer Zach Top performed a well-received cover of Alan Jackson's 1991 hit "Don't Rock the Jukebox" at the 10th annual Pendleton Whisky Music Fest in Pendleton, Oregon, staying faithful to the original while showcasing his own vocal ability. The performance is the latest instance linking Top to…

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Meg Stalter Addresses ‘Oh, Mary’ Absence A Week After Broadway Debut

  • Meg Stalter says bronchitis, not other reasons, caused her Broadway absence.
  • She denied Reddit rumours of being seen at a comedy club.
  • Understudies have covered her Oh, Mary! role; she hopes to return this weekend.

Comedian and actress Meg Stalter has addressed her recent absence from Broadway's Oh, Mary!, revealing on Instagram that she has been battling bronchitis rather than skipping performances for any other reason. The clarification came after online speculation, including a Reddit thread claiming she had been spotted at a…

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Netflix Content Spend Accelerates, As Do Savings From AI, Ted Sarandos Says Streamer Has Used It In 300 Productions

  • Netflix 2026 content spend to rise ~10%, hitting about $20bn
  • AI used in around 300 Netflix productions, mainly post-production
  • Live programming and publisher content deals also expanding

Netflix expects content spending to reach around $20 billion in 2026, an increase of roughly 10% on the previous year, as co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said generative AI is helping cut costs while improving output quality. Speaking after the company's second-quarter earnings, Sarandos said AI workflows had been…

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‘The Boroughs’ Wraps Run As Newest Series Release In Top 40 Of Netflix’s What We Watched Report

  • "The Boroughs" cancelled after one season despite Top 40 Netflix ranking
  • Drama drew 23.1 million views, ranking No. 35, below renewal threshold
  • Cheaper renewed comedies had fewer views but lower cost bars

Netflix's supernatural drama "The Boroughs" has finished its run as the most recent series release to feature in the Top 40 of the streamer's latest "What We Watched" viewership report, despite having already been cancelled after just one season. The show, executive produced by Stranger Things creators the…

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GTA 6 Hacker Moved to Prison for Retrial Two Years After Indefinite Sentence to Secure Hospital

  • GTA 6 hacker Arion Kurtaj moved from secure hospital to prison
  • Retrial scheduled for November 2026, same month as GTA 6's launch
  • He leaked 90 clips and source code from Rockstar in 2022

Arion Kurtaj, the hacker behind the September 2022 GTA 6 leak, has been moved from a secure hospital back into prison ahead of a retrial. He was originally deemed unfit to stand trial in December 2023 due to a diagnosis of "acute autism" and was ordered into indefinite…

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Robert Pattinson Thought Matt Damon Was a ‘Complete Psycho’ When He Heard Him ‘Screaming’ to Prepare for The Odyssey

  • Damon strained his voice to portray an older Odysseus.
  • Pattinson initially mistook the preparation for bizarre behaviour.
  • The Odyssey opens on 17 July 2026.

Robert Pattinson said he initially thought Matt Damon was behaving strangely while filming Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, after hearing him repeatedly scream in a nearby trailer. He later learnt Damon was deliberately straining his voice to make Odysseus sound older, illustrating the actor’s intensive preparation for the role.…

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3 Country Songs From the 1980s That Sound Like They Were Written on a Front Porch

  • Three 1980s country songs are praised for their unpolished, intimate storytelling.
  • Steve Earle’s “Guitar Town” centres on road-bound narrative.
  • George Strait and Robert Earl Keen add heartache and rural Texas imagery.

Three 1980s country songs are highlighted for their stripped-back, personal feel, which the article compares to music written and performed on a front porch. The selections are presented as examples of country storytelling that sounds intimate and rooted in everyday experience rather than polished for mass appeal. -…

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FX, Color Force to Develop Series Based on New Yorker Article About National Park Volunteer Rescue Squad (EXCLUSIVE)

  • FX is developing a drama about volunteer wilderness rescuers.
  • It is based on a New Yorker article.
  • No writer has yet joined the project.

FX has acquired the rights to develop a television series based on a New Yorker article about volunteer rescuers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The project would dramatise the work of a specialist team that helps rangers find and aid lost or injured visitors in remote terrain,…

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Netflix Reports Steady Viewing Time Growth But Scales Back Engagement Reports

  • Netflix viewing reached 97.7 billion hours in early 2026.
  • Detailed engagement reports will become annual from 2027.
  • ‘His & Hers’ and ‘War Machine’ led Netflix’s charts.

Netflix reported that global viewing rose modestly to 97.7 billion hours in the first half of 2026, but said it will stop publishing its detailed engagement report twice a year. From 2027, the report will be released annually, allowing the company to keep quarterly earnings focused on revenue…

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Netflix To Stop Biannual Viewership Reports, Opting Instead For Yearly Data Dump Amid Scrutiny Over Audience Retention

  • Netflix will publish audience data annually from 2027.
  • The change comes amid concern over returning-series viewership declines.
  • Netflix says later seasons are performing within expectations.

Netflix will stop publishing viewership reports twice a year and instead release a single annual engagement report from the first quarter of 2027. The company says the move will keep attention on revenue and operating profit, but it reduces the frequency of publicly available audience data as Netflix…

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