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Peacock Will Officially Be Free in 2027
Peacock is set to become free for subscribers of YouTube Premium from early 2027, as part of a new agreement between NBCUniversal and YouTube. The deal marks another step in Peacock’s push to widen its reach without raising costs directly, following an earlier bundling arrangement with Apple TV, and comes as streaming services generally continue…
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How Strange It Is Announce New Album There Is No Evil: Hear “Slime”
Portland indie rock band How Strange It Is have announced their new album, There Is No Evil, alongside the release of the lead single “Slime”. The five-piece, known for a fuzzed-out sound compared to acts such as Wishy and TAGABOW, describe the record as exploring various instances of self-interest at others’ expense, spanning topics from…
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Dispatcher heard ‘loud bang’ before TikTok influencer who outed alleged pedophile husband found dead: audio
Newly released dispatch audio has captured the moments before TikTok influencer Sara Duffey, also known as Sara Gilson, was allegedly killed by her husband, weeks after she publicly accused him of being a paedophile. The recording, in which a dispatcher can be heard describing “screaming and crying” and a “loud bang,” offers a harrowing insight…
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Tyler Hubbard Posts Gnarly Video of Bizarre Fishing Accident That Required Removal of a Hook From His Head
Country singer Tyler Hubbard, of Florida Georgia Line, has shared an Instagram video showing his wife Hayley removing a fishing hook that became lodged in the back of his head during a family camping trip. The clip, posted on 26 July, has drawn attention for its mix of comedy and mild peril, with the couple’s…
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‘What are you going to do, kill me?’ – what mother of four said to estranged husband before he cut her throat with a craft knife, court hears
A court has heard that a mother of four asked her estranged husband “What are you going to do, kill me?” shortly before he allegedly cut her throat with a craft knife. The case is being heard as part of ongoing criminal proceedings, though the specific court, defendant details and current stage of the trial…
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Scottish Stand-Up Connor Burns Sets Gorilla Comedy+ Launch For New Special ‘Gallus’
Scottish comedian Connor Burns has confirmed that his new stand-up special, Gallus, will launch exclusively on the streaming platform Gorilla Comedy+ on 3 August, before arriving on YouTube and Prime Video on 1 September. It is Burns’ second full-length special and second project with production company 800 Pound Gorilla, following his 2022 debut Vertigo, and…
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The “strange” 1960 record John Lennon called everything he wanted: “This is what it’s all about”
The article examines a 1960 experimental record that John Lennon reportedly regarded as an ideal expression of what he wanted from music. It presents the album as significant because its unconventional sound anticipated the Beatles’ later interest in studio experimentation, abstraction and challenging conventional pop forms. It argues that Lennon was drawn to the record’s…
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‘Ghosts’ Officially Sets Return Date After Surprise Schedule Shake-Up
CBS has confirmed the return dates for the two holiday specials that will kick off Season 6 of Ghosts, following news that filming has begun in Montreal and the show’s schedule was shifted to a midseason format. The specials, which serve as a bridge before the bulk of the 22-episode season airs, were teased at…
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Village cricket cheating scandal convulses Middle England as ‘Clicky Ponting’ fielder’s trick fools umpires
A club cricketer in Saltburn has become the centre of a village cricket controversy after allegedly using a trick to deceive umpires, in an episode being dubbed “Clickgate”. The player, nicknamed “Clicky Ponting” after the trick reportedly involved a clicking sound used to influence appeals, is now subject of an investigation, and the story has…
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Why Canceling My Tour Relaunched and Revived My Career As an Independent Artist, by JP Saxe (Guest Column)
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter JP Saxe has written a follow-up guest column for Variety reflecting on how cancelling his headlining tour a year ago, after poor ticket sales, ended up reshaping and reviving his career. Rather than treating the setback as a failure to recover from, Saxe describes it as a turning point that pushed him away…