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Coyote vs. Acme Review
Coyote vs. Acme shows why Looney Tunes are just as funny now as they’ve ever been, with a film that’s an amazingly meta answer to corporate shenanigans, and an hilarious anvil-dropping, rocket-skate-wearing, Batman and Joker dynamic wrapped in a legal drama.
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Astrophysicist Brian May shares advice for viewing the solar eclipse
Queen guitarist and qualified astrophysicist Brian May has shared safety advice ahead of the solar eclipse visible in the UK on 12 August. He warned people not to look directly at the Sun or use binoculars or telescopes pointed at it, instead recommending simple projection methods such as a pinhole in cardboard. The advice matters…
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Listen to Haruomi Hosono’s Cover of Doo-Wop Classic “Sincerely”
Haruomi Hosono has released a Japanese-language cover of the Moonglows’ 1954 doo-wop classic “Sincerely”, previewing his forthcoming album Yours Sincerely. The Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder’s sparse acoustic-guitar version reinterprets the song around the word’s sense of heartfelt sincerity, rather than simply retaining its original romantic lyrics. Hosono said he felt the song suited the album’s…
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‘Prisoners are being released but accommodation can be found for illegal asylum seekers’ – reader’s letter
John Bunting reflects on the plan to release some prisoners from behind bars to free up spaces
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WOLF Announces Tenth Album ‘Hour Of The Wolf’, Prepares To Release ‘Death Satellite’ Single
Swedish traditional metallers WOLF will release their tenth studio album, “Hour Of The Wolf”, on November 20, 2026 via Fireflash Records. The LP’s first single, “Death Satellite”, will arrive on August 21. WOLF vocalist/guitarist Niklas Stålvind commented: “Some of the songs on the album explore the…
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Live Report: Boardmasters 2026
There are a few festivals in the UK capable of offering quite the same alchemy as Boardmasters. Perched on the spectacular Cornish coastline, providing an almost cinematic backdrop, it occupies a rare space where music, surfing, culture and escapism coexist almost effortlessly. For us, the pilgrimage to Newquay began with… The post Live Report: Boardmasters…
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How Voyager engineers found two more years in a 50-year-old power budget
NASA engineers have developed a ‘Big Bang’ power-management change for Voyager 2 that could extend its scientific life by about two years. Rather than shutting systems down one by one, the team switched several spacecraft-bus systems at once, freeing power while retaining enough waste heat to prevent propellant lines from freezing and preserve the craft’s…
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Grok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work
SpaceXAI has launched Grok Bot, a beta service that lets users assign multi-step work to always-on AI agents acting as virtual teammates. The agents can use cloud-based computers, log into users’ existing apps and websites, and return once work is complete or approval is needed, reflecting growing competition in workplace AI tools. Users can instruct…
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You can hug the Super Earth grunts in Helldivers 2’s Devoid of Liberty update, which revamps NPC troops and adds new Illuminate enemies
Helldivers 2’s Devoid of Liberty update, also known as Patch 7.0, adds new threats from the Illuminate faction and improves the Super Earth Armed Forces (SEAF) NPC soldiers who can assist players. The changes matter because the previously fragile allied troops should now be more useful in combat, including to solo players, while the new…
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Anson Boon, Ellie Bamber & Eddie Marsan (As Harry Redknapp) Starring In True Story Soccer Movie ‘Halftime Hero’ For Scott Free, Live Nation & Saga Company
Scott Free, The Saga Company and Live Nation Studios are making Halftime Hero, a feature film based on the true story of a West Ham supporter who was brought on from the crowd by manager Harry Redknapp during a professional match in 1994. The project turns an unusual football anecdote into a British feel-good drama,…