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GTA 6 leaks show a game that looks like more GTA, but not a revolution
It sure doesn’t look like the reinvention of the wheel(s).
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Epic Mickey Brought An Icon Back To Disney, And Warren Specter Doesn’t Want You To Forget
After over four decades in video games, developer Warren Specter is retiring from the industry. But as Specter moves towards the door, he wants to make sure that the team behind his 2010 game Epic Mickey gets their due for bringing one of Walt Disney’s earliest creations back home to Disney. In 2003, the development…
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Apple TV’s 3-Part Sci-Fi Masterpiece Demands More Than One Watch
Apple TV’s sci-fi series Foundation, based on Isaac Asimov’s classic novels, has recently concluded its third season, prompting renewed praise for its ambitious, densely layered storytelling. Created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, the show follows mathematician Hari Seldon (Jared Harris), whose prediction of the Galactic Empire’s collapse sets in motion a sprawling, multi-generational…
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Taylor Sheridan takes swipe at Los Angeles after building TV empire from Texas
The writer and director Taylor Sheridan has criticised Los Angeles, describing it as an “awful place” to live and work during an appearance on the “Rodeo Time” podcast. The comments stand out given Sheridan has built a highly successful television empire, including hit series such as “Yellowstone” and “Landman”, largely by basing his productions in…
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Angélique Kidjo Becomes First African Musician With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: ‘Without Us, There’s No Music Possible’
Angélique Kidjo has become the first African musician and the first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Grammy-winning Beninese singer, songwriter and activist was honoured at a ceremony on 18 August 2026, marking a milestone recognition of African contributions to global music, with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce…
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Downed air traffic control, ChatGPT for teens, Earl Spencer’s Diana book and Liverpool’s new era
A disruption at the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center earlier in August led the US Federal Aviation Administration to impose ground stops across parts of the Midwest after an equipment outage affected the centre’s operations. The incident caused widespread flight disruption, underlining the dependence of a large regional airspace on resilient communications and surveillance…
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Framework’s cheapest laptop just got a major spec bump
Framework has updated its entry-level Laptop 12, giving its cheapest and most compact model a substantial hardware refresh. The revamped machine now runs Intel’s latest Core Series 3 chips, bringing efficiency gains previously seen on the higher-end Laptop 13 Pro, along with optional extras such as a backlit keyboard and fingerprint reader, addressing key criticisms…
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Felicia Day, Wil Wheaton on New Tabletop Gaming Show ‘Conludo,’ How ‘The Guild’ Reunion Movie Will Be Impacted by a Denied California Tax Credit
Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton are reuniting for a new tabletop gaming show called “Conludo,” launching as bonus content tied to the Kickstarter campaign for “The Guild: Ren Faire’d,” a reunion film for Day’s web series “The Guild.” The 10-episode show, whose name is Latin for “play together,” revives the spirit of the pair’s earlier…
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‘Sicario’ Producer Officially Reveals the “Trojan Horse” Trick That Made the Taylor Sheridan Movie a Hit
Producer Basil Iwanyk has revealed the marketing strategy behind the success of Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 thriller Sicario, describing it as a deliberate “Trojan horse” approach. Speaking on The Ringer and Puck’s The Town podcast, Iwanyk explained that preview audiences overwhelmingly described the film as an “action movie” despite it containing very little action, so the…
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3 Powerhouse Duets From the 1990s That Captured a Lost Era
This is a list-style feature revisiting three duets from the 1990s, an era the author argues produced a distinctive style of collaborative songwriting rarely matched today. The piece highlights the playful chemistry, vocal power and cross-genre appeal that made these tracks enduring favourites, spanning pop, Disney soundtrack balladry and country music. – “The Boy Is…