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SUFC News: United’s rivals ‘weighing up’ Berg move as Bolton ‘in talks’ to sign Bair – thestar.co.uk

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• Headline suggests a Sheffield United transfer round-up.
• Berg and Bair (to Bolton) named, but details unverifiable.

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These 4 Mellow Songs From Heavy 70s Bands Sound Even Better Than Their Usual Style

• Four 1970s heavy bands shine on unexpectedly mellow, acoustic tracks.
• Picks span Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and KISS.
• Author rates some among the bands' best work.

This American Songwriter opinion piece celebrates four occasions when heavy or hard-rocking 1970s bands set aside their usual sound for gentler, more acoustic material. The author argues that although such genre departures do not always succeed, when they do they can rank among the finest songs in a…

“I discovered our album by chance when a pub landlord showed me his copy”: They brought steampunk to prog, connected to The Stones and The Who, and didn’t know their only record had been released until 32 years later

• Prog band Bram Stoker split before their only album's release.
• Members learned of the record's release 32 years later.
• Bandleader Pete Ballam later re-recorded old songs on a solo album.

Bram Stoker, a Bournemouth progressive rock band, briefly appeared to be at the forefront of the early-1970s prog scene, boasting connections to figures such as Roger Daltrey of The Who and The Rolling Stones. However, the group split before their debut album was properly released, and remarkably the…

The 1984 song Eddie Van Halen knew his band hated: “Nobody wanted anything to do with it”

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Fallout: New Vegas level scaling is designed to teach players that “this is not actually Fallout 3,” Josh Sawyer says: “You’re going to get your ass handed to you if you’re not careful”

In a discussion about the design of Obsidian Entertainment's 2010 role-playing game Fallout: New Vegas, director Josh Sawyer has explained that the game's harsher level scaling was a deliberate choice intended to signal to players that it was a different experience from Bethesda's Fallout 3. According to Sawyer,…

Baby Rose’s Story Is Still Unfolding

Singer-songwriter Baby Rose, born Jasmine Rose Wilson, is discussed in a Rolling Stone feature marking a busy new chapter in her career, as she opens arena dates for British pop star Olivia Dean and promotes her latest album, Yearnalism. The piece frames her as an intuitive, emotionally driven…

2026’s best RPG might look like Disco Elysium, but it was heavily inspired by Deus Ex, and its creator wants ‘to do a first-person game at some point’

This PC Gamer article previews what it tentatively rates as a strong contender for 2026's best role-playing game, noting that although the title visually resembles Disco Elysium, its creator cites Deus Ex as a heavy influence. The piece is built around comments from the game's creator, who also…

‘Jack Ryan’ Meets ‘The Americans’ in This Tense Paramount+ Spy Thriller

• Paramount+'s The Agency is an under-watched, highly praised spy thriller.
• It blends Jack Ryan's intrigue with The Americans' emotional depth.
• Fassbender leads as a CIA operative recalled from six years undercover.

Collider has published a recommendation piece spotlighting The Agency, a spy thriller streaming on Paramount+ that the writer argues deserves far more attention than it has received. The article positions the series as a rare blend of the two dominant modes of the genre — the geopolitical intrigue…