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‘South Park’ Vs. POTUS: Why It’s Always Funny In 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Deadline examines how South Park has repeatedly satirised US presidents over nearly three decades, arguing that its attacks on Donald Trump are consistent with the show’s long-standing approach rather than a new political turn. The article says the series’ creators see politics as part of popular culture and target extremism across the ideological spectrum, helping…
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Give Google the boot by building your own search engine
Got $10 and a gig of storage space? Marlin lets you weight your crawl toward the parts of the web you actually care about
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Netflix shuts Oxenfree studio Night School after Unhinged launch
Netflix has closed Night School Studio, the developer behind the Oxenfree games, despite recently describing its latest release, Unhinged, as one of its most successful cloud-gaming debuts. The decision further reduces Netflix’s in-house games operation and indicates that a positively received launch did not secure the studio’s future. Netflix acquired Night School in 2021 as…
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Done in a weekend – the $12.5bn LA Lakers sale that shocked the NBA
The Los Angeles Lakers’ controlling stake has been sold for a reported $12.5bn (£9.3bn) to an investor group led by Josh Kushner and former Disney chief executive Bob Iger, in a deal agreed over a single weekend. Subject to NBA approval, it would be the most expensive reported sale of a sports team, highlighting the…
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Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship
Virgin Galactic has opened a public vote to name the first spacecraft in its next-generation Delta-class fleet, which it hopes will return the company to commercial suborbital passenger flights in February 2027. The vehicle matters because it is intended to fly far more frequently than the retired SpaceShipTwo system, potentially expanding the company’s capacity to…
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Netflix Shuts Down Studio Behind ‘Unhinged’ Game 6 Weeks After Release
Netflix is closing Night School Studio, the developer of horror game ‘Unhinged’, just six weeks after the game’s release, alongside Helsinki-based studio Moonloot. The decision highlights continued changes to Netflix’s games operation as it concentrates its investment on selected types of games and expands play on television screens. Netflix acquired Night School in 2021, while…
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Taylor Sheridan’s Biggest ‘Yellowstone’ Spin-Off Officially Expands Season 2 Cast
Morgan Lindholm’s role as Maddie will be expanded in the second season of CBS’s Yellowstone spin-off Marshals, giving greater prominence to a character previously seen only briefly. The change could deepen the programme’s emotional storylines because Maddie is estranged from her U.S. Marshal father and is romantically involved with another member of his task force.…
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Watch Björk play DJ set at solar eclipse rave in Iceland
Björk performed an hour-long DJ set at the Echolalia festival in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, timed around a total solar eclipse. The event was significant because it took place in the narrow path of totality during Iceland’s first total solar eclipse since 1954, combining a rare astronomical event with a high-profile electronic music programme. The festival was…