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Premier League 2026-27 preview No 1: Arsenal
Arsenal begin the 2026-27 Premier League season as reigning champions, having ended a 22-year title wait last term despite losing the Champions League final on penalties. The Guardian’s writers again tip them for top spot, with manager Mikel Arteta having deepened an already strong squad, though no side has retained the English title since Arsenal…
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History’s First Billion-Dollar Biopic Is About to Be Your Next Streaming Obsession
Antoine Fuqua’s musical biopic “Michael,” about Michael Jackson, has become the first biopic in history to gross $1 billion at the global box office, and it is now heading to streaming. The film will be available on Starz in the United States from 10 August, roughly four months after its theatrical debut, giving audiences their…
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Anger as customers with subscriptions could be hit by higher prices at start of next year
Businesses have warned that customers with subscriptions to services such as news publications, dating apps and streaming platforms could face higher prices from January, after the Government abruptly moved forward new rules aimed at ending “subscription traps.” A coalition of publishers and tech firms says the accelerated timeline leaves them “little to no time” to…
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‘Game of Thrones’ Censorship Controversy Changed How People Watch TV
Game of Thrones’ reputation for graphic violence, sex and nudity meant that the series faced censorship in countries with stricter decency laws than the United States, most notably China, where broadcaster Tencent regularly aired shortened cuts. While some viewers were simply annoyed at missing footage, the edits often removed scenes that carried real narrative weight,…
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‘Brand New Day’ Hype Is Officially Reviving Tom Holland’s $880 Million Spider-Man Blockbuster
Marvel and Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has posted a stronger-than-expected box office debut, offering a much-needed boost for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after a disappointing 2025 in which “Fantastic Four”, “Thunderbolts*” and “Captain America: Brave New World” all underperformed. The film, which sees Tom Holland’s Peter Parker adjusting to a world that has forgotten…
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The Greatest Fantasy Trilogy Ever Made Is Officially Dominating Disney+ Worldwide
The Lord of the Rings trilogy has reportedly become a dominant presence on Disney+ worldwide, with the article using its enduring popularity to draw a comparison with Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films. It argues that Dune’s critical and commercial success marks the first time since the original Lord of the Rings films that a fantasy or…
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Prime Video’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ Replacement Is Still a Global Streaming Hit
Off Campus, Prime Video’s college hockey romance series, has continued to dominate global streaming charts nearly three months after its finale, cementing its status as one of the platform’s biggest hits of 2026. The eight-episode show, adapted from Elle Kennedy’s novels, has outperformed a strong slate of other Prime Video originals this year and remains…
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Niemann wins as Rahm secures LIV season title
Joaquin Niemann won the LIV Golf New York event, extending his tournament victory tally to nine and stretching his lead as the competition’s most successful individual player. The result mattered most, however, for Jon Rahm, who secured his third consecutive LIV Golf season title despite finishing well down the leaderboard, cementing his status as the…
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Gore Verbinski’s “Gleeful” Sci-Fi Hit Is Officially Taking Over Streaming
Gore Verbinski’s 2023 sci-fi comedy “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” has become a major streaming success, marking a turnaround for a director whose career had cooled following the box-office failure of “The Lone Ranger” and the underperformance of “A Cure for Wellness.” The film’s popularity is notable because it reflects a broader career revival…