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Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth sidesteps questions about former boss Nicola Sturgeon
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Brett Gelman, Kevin Nealon & Rob Morgan Join ‘Mini War’ Comedy
EXCLUSIVE: Stranger Things duo Brett Gelman and Rob Morgan and former SNL star Kevin Nealon are rounding out the cast of Mini War, the feature comedy starring Luke Wilson, Vanessa Hudgens and Nick Swardson. The trio have joined the film, which comes from the team behind stoner cult comedy Grandma’s Boy with Swardson and Allen…
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This ‘Star Trek’ Spin-Off Made One of Its Classic Alien Species More Terrifying Than Ever
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is being credited with a striking reinvention of the Gorn, one of the Star Trek franchise’s oldest alien species, through its early episode “Memento Mori.” Rather than simply bringing back a familiar creature for nostalgia’s sake, the show used the episode to recast the Gorn as a genuinely frightening threat,…
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Roby Attal & Francesca Reale Join Netflix’s ‘This Summer Will Be Different’ As Felix And Bridget
Netflix has cast Francesca Reale and Roby Attal in key roles for its upcoming series adaptation of Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel “This Summer Will Be Different”, joining previously announced lead Sophie Nélisse. The casting rounds out the show’s central trio, with production moving forward on the romance drama set on Prince Edward Island, adding to…
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Alt Legends Loathe Return With New Album ‘A Stranger To You’
British alt-metal band Loathe have released their new album ‘A Stranger To You’, their first full-length record in six years, blending metal and hardcore with more expansive, experimental influences. The release marks a significant return for a band regarded as pivotal figures in the underground scene, showcasing a broadened musical palette that pushes into psychedelic…
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‘It’s Totally, Totally Irrelevant’: GameStop Boss Unfazed by Sony’s Physical Discs Decision
Company focused on collectibles and trading cards. GameStop’s business used to revolve around the sale of physical games, both new and used. But bizarrely that’s no longer the case, with just 18% of its revenue hinging on software from the likes of Sony et al these days. Unsurprisingly, then, CEO Ryan Cohen is completely unfazed…
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Smart glasses are deeply creepy. Why are celebrities like Kylie Jenner endorsing them?
A Guardian opinion piece argues that Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses, now endorsed by celebrities such as Kylie Jenner, pose serious risks to privacy and personal safety, particularly for women. Writer Tayo Bero contends that despite Meta’s promised safeguards, the devices make covert recording alarmingly easy, enabling “manfluencer” content in which men film interactions with women…
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Netflix Plans Theatrical Events in Colombia for Grand Finale of Epic ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Part 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Netflix’s sweeping and most ambitious series in Latin America, is dropping its second and final season this August. Covering the last 50 years of the century covered by Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Marquez’s masterpiece, Season 2 picks up immediately from where the first season ends. In a rather unusual move,…
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Loathe: A Stranger to You review
(SharpTone) Granite-hard riffola collides with balm-like electronics and tinkling jazz piano in a thrilling fourth album of musical metamorphosis Loathe took six years to make this fourth album, explaining they wanted to make it very special. Accordingly, A Stranger to You ventures far from the Liverpudlians’ metalcore origins to create an odyssey of mixed and…
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Sydney woman’s polite cake request leads to hilarious mix-up on her brother’s birthday
A Sydney woman named Tash Kessel has gone viral after a polite, well-meaning request for her brother’s birthday cake resulted in an amusing icing mix-up. The mishap saw her instructions misinterpreted, producing an unexpected result on the cake that quickly caught attention online for its comic value. Details of the exact wording mix-up and how…