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Sex, drugs and serial killers: inside Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis’s lurid TV thriller
Ryan Murphy’s FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel The Shards brings the author’s autobiographical 1981 Los Angeles prep-school world to television, blending teenage hedonism with a serial-killer thriller. The series, which unites Murphy’s flamboyant style with Ellis’s obsession with hidden identities and lost youth, is notable for pairing an Aids-era metaphor with a cast…
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Taylor Sheridan Proves He’s Still the King of Paramount+
Taylor Sheridan’s espionage thriller series Lioness returned with its third season over the weekend, promptly securing the top spot on Paramount+.
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Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So
ESPN’s use of a new “AI tells detection” tool during its broadcast of the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event has sparked debate within the poker community. The overlay, which displays live metrics on players’ movements alongside a “hand strength model” predicting what type of hand they might hold, raises questions about whether it…
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Xbox Could Be Planning To Make Xbox 360 Games Playable On PC
Xbox 360 games could be coming to PC, as a new report claims that Microsoft is aiming to bring classic titles from a bygone era to new platforms. According to the document (via The Verge), Xbox 360 games will also be playable on “Xbox PCs,” handheld gaming PCs, and Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Series X|S successor,…
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10 Greatest Sports Comedy Shows of All Time
This Collider feature ranks the ten greatest sports comedy television shows of all time, spotlighting how the genre uses athletic settings as a backdrop for memorable characters and storylines rather than focusing purely on the games themselves. Written by Michael Block, the list argues that sports comedies are often overlooked compared with family sitcoms or…
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Spain and Europe’s Crisis of Meaning
The Ceuta crisis leaves in its wake a series of follow-on crises that illuminate strategic challenges for Spain, Europe, and America alike.
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Football transfer rumours: Chelsea’s Mudryk to reunite with Lampard at Coventry?
This Guardian round-up of transfer gossip focuses on interest in Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk, who has been free to move since his doping ban ended, with several Premier League and European clubs reportedly enquiring about him, including Coventry City, managed by his former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. The wider article compiles a broad sweep of…
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‘Wonder Man’s Cancellation Exposes an Even Bigger Problem for Marvel
Marvel’s comedy-drama series *Wonder Man* has been cancelled by Disney just months after it was renewed for a second season, a decision that has surprised critics, fans and even the show’s own creative team. The move comes despite strong reviews and a recent Emmy nomination for star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, highlighting a wider uncertainty within…
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NIFL call EGM with members to avoid season delay
The Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) has called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) with its member clubs for Tuesday in a bid to prevent the delay of the new Irish Premiership and Championship seasons. The move follows a legal challenge from Banbridge Town, whose appeal against being excluded from NIFL’s restructured league system was upheld…
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System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian is in the new season of ‘Dexter: Resurrection’
System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian has been confirmed as a cast member for the second season of “Dexter: Resurrection,” the Paramount Plus sequel series starring Michael C. Hall as the notorious serial killer. New promotional images show Odadjian’s character in a tense confrontation with Hall’s Dexter, marking another acting credit for the musician…