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How Indie Comedy ‘The Invite’ Crashed The Summer Blockbuster Party; Is The Next Stop Broadway?
The A24-distributed indie comedy “The Invite” has become an unexpected breakout hit of the summer box office, taking in more than $55 million worldwide despite competing against blockbusters such as “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”. Directed by and starring Olivia Wilde alongside Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Ed Norton, the film’s success is…
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Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO puts powerful external trustees in spotlight
Anthropic’s plans for a public listing that could value the AI company at up to $2 trillion are drawing scrutiny to its unusual governance model, in which an external Long-Term Benefit Trust (LTBT) holds no equity but controls the majority of the board. The trust was set up to protect Anthropic’s mission of developing AI…
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NYPD shoots and kills knifeman on tourist-packed Brooklyn Bridge, days after madwoman murdered stranger in Times Square
A man carrying a knife was shot dead by New York police officers on the Brooklyn Bridge in the early hours of Friday morning after claiming he had a bomb and expressing a wish to die. The incident forced the temporary closure of the historic bridge, a major tourist attraction, and comes just days after…
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The strange origins of five iconic album covers
Far Out Magazine explores the surprising real-world sources behind five famous album covers, showing how musicians and artists often repurposed existing photographs, adverts and paintings rather than creating original imagery from scratch. The piece highlights how chance discoveries, dark historical events and vintage commercial art have shaped some of rock’s most recognisable visuals. – Sonic…
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We spent the week testing IFA’s best (and weirdest) gadgets, ask us anything
The Verge is hosting a subscriber-exclusive “ask us anything” session about IFA 2026, Europe’s largest consumer tech trade show, currently taking place in Berlin. News editor Dom Preston and senior smart home reviewer Jen Tuohy spent the week at the event testing a wide range of new products and are inviting readers to submit questions…
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Magdalena Koleśnik and Kay Greidanus to Lead Finn Szumlas’ Debut Feature ‘Stairway to Earth’ as Production Starts (EXCLUSIVE)
Dutch filmmaker Finn Szumlas has begun a five-week shoot in the Netherlands on his debut feature “Stairway to Earth,” starring Polish actress Magdalena Koleśnik (“Sweat”) and Dutch actor Kay Greidanus (“Dit Zijn Wij”). The film, inspired by how Szumlas’s own Polish father and Danish mother met, follows two strangers who reunite weeks after a one-night…
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Anna Foglietta on Working With Alba Rohrwacher on Venice Drama ‘A Common Story’ ‘You Have to Have the Guts to Show Yourself Exactly as You Are’ — Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Actor-turned-director Anna Foglietta is presenting her directorial debut, “A Common Story,” at the Venice Film Festival, having previously hosted the event in 2020. The marriage drama stars Alba Rohrwacher, known for Pablo Larraín’s “Maria” and her role on the 2025 Cannes jury, as Erika, a middle-aged woman whose quiet rural life with her husband Mauro…
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Marvel’s Most Valuable Figure Right Now Is Based on a Bizarre 1977 Spider-Man Show
An action figure based on the little-known 1977 Spider-Man television series has become the most valuable Marvel collectable currently on the market, according to collector site ActionFigure411.com. The Hot Toys figure tops the site’s newly released ranking of the 20 priciest Marvel action figures, underlining Spider-Man’s enduring commercial appeal even through one of his more…
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The Grand Tour review – a deeply strange rejection of Jeremy Clarkson and the gang
The Grand Tour has returned on Prime Video with an entirely new hosting trio, replacing Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May with relatively unknown presenters: Thomas Holland and James Engelsman from YouTube’s Throttle House, and TikTok train enthusiast Francis Bourgeois. The reboot notably opens with the new hosts visiting Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm to…
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“This unusual presence”: How The Jam captured the spirit of a riot in 1979’s ‘Eton Rifles’
The Jam’s 1979 single “The Eton Rifles” became one of the band’s most celebrated songs for capturing the era’s class tensions, reaching number three in the charts and helping cement Paul Weller’s reputation as a politically engaged songwriter. Unlike many of their punk contemporaries, who favoured nihilistic sloganeering, The Jam channelled their anger into more…