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Medical history – of the wrong kind – was made last year when one of the most common sights at children’s parties was linked to a major outbreak of the MRSA superbug… now one of our top doctors explains the unusual and complex circumstances
A medical report has linked the largest ever recorded outbreak of MRSA in Ireland to children playing on bouncy castles at a party, marking what doctors describe as a previously undocumented route for such infections. The outbreak, which occurred last autumn in a suburb in the HSE Dublin and Midlands region, saw 48 children and…
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Sony may have dropped Kojima for budget reasons, but they keep digging a live-service money hole anyway
Sony’s split from Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions was primarily driven by budget concerns, according to a Bloomberg report, after the studio asked Kojima to cancel his in-development title PHYSINT, a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid. Kojima has since taken the project to Xbox rather than let it be shelved. The move matters because…
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‘Star Trek’ at 60: ‘Strange New Worlds’ Co-Creator Akiva Goldsman on Why It Keeps Boldly Going
As Star Trek marks its 60th anniversary, producer and lifelong fan Akiva Goldsman has spoken about co-creating Paramount+ prequel series Strange New Worlds, which follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise in the years before Captain Kirk took command. Goldsman, 64, reflected on why the franchise has endured for six decades,…
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Bill Kerby, Screenwriter on ‘The Rose,’ ‘The Last American Hero’ and ‘Hooper,’ Dies at 88
Bill Kerby, the screenwriter behind the first draft of the Bette Midler rock drama The Rose and contributions to films including The Last American Hero and Hooper, has died at the age of 88. He passed away on 13 August on Whidbey Island in Washington state, according to his longtime agent, producer John Ptak, who…
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‘Uptown Prep and Downtown Weirdness’ Meld in J. Crew and Ekhaus Latta’s New Limited-Edition Collection
J.Crew has partnered with New York fashion label Eckhaus Latta on a limited-edition, 27-piece collection that reimagines the American retailer’s classic prep-school staples with a downtown, avant-garde twist. Designed by Eckhaus Latta founders Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta, who drew inspiration from J.Crew’s 1990s-era catalogues, the collaboration builds on a successful fashion-week project earlier in…
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Sudanese lorry migrant stabbed grandfather to death 2 days after he was bailed over rampage
Rasheed Rahman, a 21-year-old Sudanese man who arrived in the UK hidden in a lorry, has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the random, unprovoked murder of grandfather Mark Carroll, 55, in a Camden park in April 2024. The case has drawn attention because Rahman had a documented history of violent offences…
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Beloved Star Trek Guest Star Officially Returning “in a Big Way” [Exclusive]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds actress Christina Chong revealed at Tampa Bay Comic Con that her real-life dog, Runa Ewok, will return to the sci-fi series for another guest appearance. Chong, who plays chief of security La’an Noonien-Singh, made the announcement during a panel moderated by Collider’s Maggie Lovitt, though Runa herself could not attend…
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Oscars: Singapore Selects Anthony Chen’s ‘We Are All Strangers’ for International Feature Race
Singapore has selected “We Are All Strangers,” written and directed by Anthony Chen, as its official submission for Best International Feature at the 99th Academy Awards. The choice, made by the Infocomm Media Development Authority’s Selection Committee, marks the conclusion of Chen’s decade-spanning “Growing Up” trilogy and continues Singapore’s strong recent showing on the awards…
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‘Strange New Worlds’ Cast Officially Explains the Star Trek Series’ Most Shocking Death [Exclusive]
Cast members of *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* have confirmed that Bruce Horak’s departure as chief engineer Hemmer was not his own choice but a deliberate creative decision designed to have maximum emotional impact on viewers. Speaking at Tampa Bay Comic Con, co-stars Christina Chong and Ethan Peck explained that Hemmer was written to be…
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Twin Set of Blows Rock SNP as Bayeux Tapestry Wows London
The Proclaimers have split from the SNP over gender self-ID, a Kimmel interview is being pushed off broadcast TV, and the Bayeux Tapestry debuts in London; elsewhere, Apple unveils its iPhone Duo foldable and CMA Award nominees are revealed.