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Kimmel moves Talarico interview to YouTube citing FCC pressure on networks
Jimmy Kimmel confirmed that his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico would not air on broadcast television as planned, instead being posted directly to YouTube. Kimmel said the move was made “out of consideration” for ABC’s local affiliates, particularly in Texas, citing what he described as repeated threats from the Trump administration’s FCC…
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation Delivers Seamless Open World Through Airship Flight and Freeform Exploration
A hands-on preview at a London press event has given fresh detail on Final Fantasy VII Revelation’s open world, with a journalist given an hour on PS5 Pro to freely explore the game’s Highwind airship and surrounding map. The demo area alone was said to take around 20 hours to complete in full, underlining the…
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Moments of pure technique still matter in football’s frantic pace
In this comment piece, Guardian football writer Max Rushden reflects on moments of grace and skill in modern football, prompted by Arsenal striker Kai Havertz’s dummy during a match against Chelsea, which he argues produced an instinctive, delighted reaction from onlookers. Rushden argues that such moments of effortless technique matter because they cut through football’s…
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Ranking Celine Dion’s career highlights ahead of her return
Take your pick from these Céline Dion classics, ranked as the Canadian singer prepares to return to the stage for her first concerts since her stiff person syndrome diagnosis. The list spans her career, from her 1989 Eurovision entry through her English-language breakthrough to more recent, reflective work released after the death of her husband,…
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Preview: Playing Final Fantasy VII: Revelation On PS5 Has Me Worried For The Switch 2 Port
Nintendo Life’s hands-on preview of Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, played on PS5 ahead of its simultaneous release across all platforms on 8th April 2027, raises concerns about how the game’s vastly expanded open world will run on the Switch 2. The writer, who previously found that Rebirth’s Switch 2 port handled its open Grasslands area…
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The 1990s Blur song Damon Albarn knew could have been a Gorillaz hit: “It’s a weird thing”
Damon Albarn has once again suggested that some of Blur’s biggest hits could just as easily have been Gorillaz songs, blurring the lines he’s often expected to draw between his various musical projects. Speaking in a recent interview and echoing comments made six years earlier to Vulture, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman said he doesn’t…
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How Gnoomes made a 2026 album about fleeing Russia: “The life of an immigrant is a strange thing”
Russian-born duo Gnoomes, made up of Sasha and Masha Piankova, have released a new album, Losey, reflecting on their forced departure from Russia and subsequent relocation to rural Slovenia. The ‘stargaze’ act, blending techno and shoegaze influences, describe the move as less a political choice than a psychological necessity, and say the isolation of their…
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Skyrim’s Wildest New Character Is a Talking Ikea Shelf, Voiced by Matt Berry
IKEA has released an official mod for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim called Kallax Storageborn, introducing a sentient talking storage shelf as a companion character, voiced by actor Matt Berry. The mod addresses a long-standing gripe among Skyrim players: becoming overburdened with loot and clutter, offering a novel branded solution that doubles as marketing for…
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Elon Musk lashes out at documentary director’s ‘hit piece’ film, insisting it used witnesses with a grudge against the trillionaire including his estranged dad and baby mama Ashley St. Clair
Elon Musk sent a pre-emptive legal letter to documentary-maker Alex Gibney, branding his nearly four-hour film “Musk” a biased “hit piece” built on the testimony of people with personal grudges against him, after the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The row highlights the billionaire’s ongoing willingness to use legal threats and public attacks…
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‘Place to Be’ Review: Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson and a Pigeon Star in a Strange, Sentimental, Occasionally Endearing Road Movie
The Hollywood Reporter’s review of “Place to Be,” directed by Kornél Mundruczó, gives a mixed but largely warm verdict on this offbeat road movie starring Ellen Burstyn, Taika Waititi and Pamela Anderson. The film centres on Burstyn’s 93-year-old performance as its main draw, though the reviewer finds the story sentimental and occasionally overwrought, comparing it…