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10 Crime Shows That Are the Perfect Weekend Binge
Collider recommends short, self-contained crime series as manageable weekend binges, arguing they avoid the uncertainty and time commitment of long-running streaming dramas. – ‘Mare of Easttown’ (2021): a compassionate small-town murder miniseries starring Kate Winslet. – ‘Too Old to Die Young’ (2019): Nicolas Winding Refn’s stylised, violent Los Angeles neo-noir. – ‘The Outsider’ (2018): a…
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VAR, timewasting and subs – new rules for the new season
English football will introduce a wide set of law changes for the 2026-27 season, beginning with the Community Shield, to reduce timewasting and increase the amount of football played. The measures, trialled at the World Cup, are intended to change players’ behaviour and limit frustrating delays without relying on large amounts of added time. Referees…
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Premier League 2026-27 preview No 10: Fulham
Fulham begin the 2026-27 season under Álvaro Arbeloa after Marco Silva left for Benfica following five years that re-established the club as a stable Premier League side. Arbeloa’s arrival signals a shift towards recruiting and developing younger players, aided by his Real Madrid connections, but his relative inexperience makes Fulham’s prospects uncertain. The Guardian’s writers…
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Marvel’s Most Infamous Cancelled Series Officially Resurfaces 9 Years Later
New behind-the-scenes material from Marvel’s cancelled New Warriors television series has been shared publicly, nine years after the project was commissioned. The footage offers the clearest official glimpse yet of a show that could have introduced Squirrel Girl to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marked Marvel’s first half-hour, single-camera live-action comedy. Freeform ordered a ten-episode…
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Literary giants, olympic legends and TV stars heading to Sheffield as Off the Shelf Festival returns – University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield announced that its Off the Shelf Festival of Words would return for its 33rd edition, running across Sheffield from 7 October to 3 November 2024. The programme matters as it brings major literary, cultural and media figures together with local writers, reinforcing the festival’s role in the city’s cultural calendar. More…
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Vancouver Queer Fest Lineup: Alan Cumming, Matthew Morrison, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Dylan Mulvaney & EPs Odenkirk, Schoenbrun & Wachowski
The 38th Vancouver Queer Film Festival will run from 10 to 20 September, followed by online screenings from 21 to 27 September. It will showcase work by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators and feature films involving Alan Cumming, Matthew Morrison, Dylan Mulvaney and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, under the theme “A Seat at Our Table”, which emphasises belonging and…
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Raiders rookie Fernando Mendoza thanks God for an NFL debut that compares favorably to ‘Mr Brady’
Fernando Mendoza, the Las Vegas Raiders’ rookie first-round pick, impressed in his NFL preseason debut on Thursday night, throwing a touchdown pass without a turnover and posting a 100.3 quarterback rating over nearly three quarters. His performance sparked comparisons to club minority owner Tom Brady’s own low-key NFL debut in 2000, though coach Klint Kubiak…
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Gears of War: E-Day’s Steam player count has once again blown past the series all-time peak thanks to the beta’s second week
During the second, fully open weekend of the Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta, SteamDB recorded a peak of 22,084 concurrent players on 14 August. GamesRadar+ reported that this exceeded the Steam concurrent-player peaks of previous Gears titles, following an already record-setting turnout during the earlier, access-restricted test. The figure concerns the separate Steam beta…
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John Summit Coliseum Date as The Amateur Finds Streaming Success
John Summit has added a Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum date to his CTRL ESCAPE tour, with the electronic music DJ scheduled to headline the venue on 12 December 2026. The concert is listed for 7pm and is being promoted as the tour’s closing large-scale date. Ticketing information published with the announcement said presales would precede…