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BMW is forcing a weird Spider-Man ad onto its dashboard displays
BMW is facing customer backlash after using dashboard displays across its vehicles to promote the film Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in a cross-promotional tie-in that also markets a related concept car. A Spider-Man banner appears when drivers start their car, and tapping it triggers an animation using the vehicle’s ambient lighting and audio systems; owners…
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ROBERT TRUJILLO Reflects On ‘Weird’ Way He Landed Bassist Gig In METALLICA
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has recalled the unusual circumstances surrounding his recruitment into the band in 2003, describing how he received calls from both Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich within 48 hours of each other. Speaking on Jack Osbourne and Ryan Drexler’s podcast “Trying Not To Die”, Trujillo said the overlap forced him…
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Victoria Beckham, 52, slips into a semi-sheer bikini with shirtless David on their £16million superyacht in Cannes – but will they risk a run-in with estranged son Brooklyn?
Victoria and David Beckham were photographed relaxing aboard their £16million superyacht off Cannes, with Victoria wearing a semi-sheer bikini and David going shirtless. The couple’s Mediterranean getaway has drawn attention partly because of ongoing speculation about a rift with their eldest son, Brooklyn, raising questions over whether the family might cross paths in the popular…
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Netflix and Disney+ titles lead Nielsen’s H1 2026 streaming rankings
Nielsen’s biannual streaming report for the first half of 2026 confirms “Stranger Things,” “Bluey” and “The Pitt” as the most-watched titles overall, with Netflix’s sci-fi hit remaining dominant even after its series finale and setting a new weekly viewership record in the process. The report matters because it shows a handful of streaming originals now…
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As Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Looms, Falcom Boss Explains One of the Craziest Cliffhangers in Gaming
Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo has revealed that the famously abrupt cliffhanger ending of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, in which protagonist Joshua abandons Estelle after a shocking revelation about his past, came about largely by accident rather than deliberate design. The disclosure, made ahead of the release of Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter,…
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Left’s latest socialist darling dragged over ‘whiteness’ comments pulling in her own family: ‘Weirdo racism’
Wisconsin Democratic socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong is facing backlash after past comments about race and “whiteness” resurfaced online, drawing criticism from conservative commentators and outlets. The remarks, which touched on her own family, including her biracial son, have added to broader Republican efforts to portray progressive candidates in the Midwest as fringe figures ahead…
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GTA meets Crazy Taxi in the weirdest new game of 2026
Polygon has reviewed Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!, a new game from developer Strange Scaffold that blends the chaotic vehicular destruction of Grand Theft Auto with the arcade-style timed challenges of Crazy Taxi. It arrives as players await official gameplay footage of GTA 6, giving fans a quirky, lower-stakes way to scratch the…
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The revival of Gavin Newsom’s affair to remember
Sex and politics make strange bedfellows.
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‘Strange New Worlds’ Just Found the Perfect Way to Reinvent ‘Star Trek’ Sci-Fi
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ latest Season 4 episode, “The Griffin Incident,” introduces “Division 12,” a Starfleet unit dedicated to investigating unexplained phenomena, in a twist that critics see as a compelling new direction for the franchise. The episode, which finds the Enterprise rescuing crew members from a derelict, haunted starship, leans further into horror…
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Trump Fed chair’s inflation strategy: leave it to the market | Eduardo Porter
Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s newly installed Federal Reserve chair, has drawn criticism for suggesting the central bank can leave the job of tackling stubborn US inflation largely to financial markets rather than acting itself. Speaking after the Fed’s policy committee voted not to raise interest rates despite inflation running at double its 2% target, Warsh…