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Majority of Naughty Dog Was Working on The Last of Us Online Before It Was Cancelled
Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier has revealed that the “majority” of Naughty Dog’s staff were working on The Last of Us Online, the studio’s cancelled multiplayer project, before it was scrapped in late 2023. This challenges the widely held assumption that the multiplayer game was a minor side project while most of the studio focused on…
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The 1997 co-star who refused to come within six feet of Steven Seagal: “Just ridiculous”
Understandable, really. The post The 1997 co-star who refused to come within six feet of Steven Seagal: “Just ridiculous” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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On This Day in 2006, Carrie Underwood Released the Biggest Hit of Her Career—A Song She Was Afraid to Record
On this day in 2006, Carrie Underwood released “Before He Cheats” as the fourth and final single from her debut album, Some Hearts. The track became the biggest hit of her career, and marks a notable moment because the singer, fresh off winning American Idol, was initially reluctant to record it for fear of alienating…
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Listen you little wiseacre, I’m big you’re little, I’m right you’re wrong
This YouTube Short is built around a single punchy line of dialogue: “Listen you little wiseacre, I’m big you’re little, I’m right you’re wrong.” The title itself is the hook, presented as a direct quote spoken within the clip, giving the short its comedic, larger-than-life authority-figure tone. Beyond the quote itself, no further detail about…
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The Pokémon Center Just Dropped Its 2026 Halloween Collection
The Pokémon Center has launched its 2026 Halloween Collection, offering a range of spooky-themed decorations, apparel and kitchenware alongside early winter-holiday items such as ornaments and snow globes. The drop coincides with the franchise’s 30th anniversary, during which the Pokémon Company has released an unusually high volume of merchandise, and reflects the brand’s continued focus…
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Timothy Olyphant Is Officially Returning to Star Wars as Cobb Vanth
Actor Timothy Olyphant is set to reprise his role as Cobb Vanth, the Tatooine lawman he first played in The Mandalorian, for a new animated special, Lego Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The project retells the events of the live-action series in Lego’s long-running animated style and reunites much of the show’s original cast, marking another…
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The 65″ Samsung S90F 4K QD-OLED TV Drops to Its Lowest Price Ever, But Only in Select Regions
Best Buy has discounted Samsung’s 65-inch S90F 4K QD-OLED television to £745/$999.99 as part of its 60th Anniversary Sale, marking its lowest price to date. The offer is significant for gamers, as IGN recently named the S90F the best gaming TV of 2026, but availability is limited, with the deal only showing in stock for…
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Inside the Beatles’ First North American Tour—and the 32 Shows That Changed Concert History
This American Songwriter piece marks the anniversary of the Beatles’ first North American tour, which began on 19 August 1964, a few months after their breakthrough US television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The tour cemented “Beatlemania” as a genuine cultural phenomenon, with the band’s popularity generating scenes of chaos that neither they nor…
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Anne Hathaway Pushed ‘Really Hard’ to Bring Julie Andrews Back for ‘Princess Diaries 3’ but the Icon Passed: ‘Whatever She Wants, We Completely Understand’
Anne Hathaway has revealed she lobbied hard for Julie Andrews to return as Queen Clarisse in “Princess Diaries 3”, but the veteran actress declined the offer. Andrews, now considered retired, previously confirmed to Today that she turned down the role, saying she felt the new film would flourish without her involvement. The exchange highlights the…
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Ji.hlava’s Emerging Producers 2026 Reveal Pitches for Upcoming Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
The Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival has shared with Variety the projects being developed by participants in its 2026 Emerging Producers programme, each of whom delivered an “elevator pitch” for their work. Running since 2010, the scheme selects 18 rising documentary producers annually — 17 from Europe and one from a guest country outside the continent,…