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Major League Wrestling star Shotzi Blackheart has publicly staked her claim to the "Indy God" title in professional wrestling, directly challenging WWE star Matt Cardona over the informal accolade. The dispute matters within wrestling's independent circuit, where the label carries prestige as recognition of the most dominant performer…
England captain Sciver-Brunt out lbw for 44 at Lord's.
Hosts slumped to 142-6 in their first innings.
Wicket fell early in the afternoon session against India.
England's captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was dismissed lbw for 44 as the hosts struggled in their first innings against India in the one-off women's Test at Lord's. Her wicket, falling in just the second over after lunch on day two, deepened England's difficulties and left the side under significant…
Steve Harris watched Blaze Bayley's Iron Maiden set at Eddfest.
Set marked Maiden's 50th anniversary celebration at Knebworth.
Bayley joins Maiden's Rock Hall induction on 14 November.
Blaze Bayley, who fronted Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999, headlined the Friday night (10 July) Maidenville stage at the band's Eddfest weekend in the UK, part of a celebration of Iron Maiden's 50th anniversary held on the historic Knebworth site. Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris, who…
Mario Kart Tour shuts down permanently on 29 September 2025.
The mobile game, launched in 2019, will become completely unplayable.
A rare case of an in-house Nintendo title vanishing entirely.
Nintendo has confirmed that Mario Kart Tour, the mobile-only entry in the long-running racing series, will be switched off permanently on 29 September, after which it will become entirely unplayable. The article argues this matters because Nintendo games are unusually treated as permanent cultural objects, and the shutdown…
Collider ranks Louis L'Amour's ten best Western novels.
L'Amour wrote over 100 novels and 250-plus short stories.
Many top picks tie into his Sackett family series.
The article, published by Collider and written by Senior Author and award-winning Western writer Michael John Petty, presents a ranked list of the ten best novels by prolific American author Louis L'Amour. Widely dubbed "America's Storyteller," L'Amour is celebrated as one of the most popular and prolific Western…
JAY-Z marked Reasonable Doubt's 30th anniversary at Yankee Stadium.
Surprise guests included Beyoncu00e9, Nas and Alicia Keys.
45,000 attended, topping the album's 43,000 first-week sales.
This article is a chronological ranking of standout moments, so a list format is used. - JAY-Z opened the first of three Reasonable Doubt 30th anniversary shows at Yankee Stadium on Friday 10th July 2026, framing the night as part victory lap, part history lesson and part family…
The article, published by American Songwriter, marks the 82nd birthday of country singer-songwriter Bobby G. Rice, born on 11 July in Boscobel, Wisconsin. It highlights that his self-penned signature song, "You Lay So Easy On My Mind", was later covered by the celebrated duo Conway Twitty and Loretta…
Rob Benedict discusses his Supernatural role ahead of Creation Toronto 2026.
He remains a leading figure on the show's convention circuit.
He shares hopes for Chuck's story beyond the final season.
Ahead of the Creation Toronto 2026 convention, entertainment site Collider published an interview with actor Rob Benedict, who played Chuck Shurley — later revealed to be God — across several seasons of the long-running CW series Supernatural. Although the show has been off air for some time, its…
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