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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…
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Poll: Did You Buy Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5?
Push Square has launched a poll asking PS5 owners whether they’ve picked up Halo: Campaign Evolved, the newly released remake of Bungie’s original Halo: Combat Evolved, which arrived on PlayStation for the first time as a campaign-only experience without multiplayer. The release marks a notable moment for a franchise long associated exclusively with Xbox, and…
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HBO Max is putting on vertical shorts
Warner Bros. Discovery is adding a TikTok-style vertical video feed to HBO Max, called “HBO Max Shorts,” to help users discover shows and films. The move brings HBO Max in line with rivals such as Netflix, Disney Plus and Peacock, which already use similar short-form, swipeable feeds to surface content, reflecting a broader industry shift…
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Modest Mouse Guitarist Simon O’Connor Apologizes for Inappropriate Messages to Minor
Simon O’Connor, guitarist for Modest Mouse since 2021, has publicly apologised after being accused of sending inappropriate messages, including a sexually explicit meme, to a fan who says they were 16 at the time. The allegations, first posted on the Modest Mouse subreddit, prompted O’Connor to respond directly on the same forum, claiming he had…
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Rick Moranis Ended Acting Retirement After Nearly 30 Years and Says ‘It Was Very Strange’ on ‘Spaceballs 2’ Set: ‘I Felt Like I Was in a Time Warp’
Actor Rick Moranis has ended nearly 30 years away from acting to reprise his role as Lord Dark Helmet in “Spaceballs 2: The New One,” reuniting with the original film’s cast for the first time in almost 40 years. Speaking at Comic-Con, Moranis described the experience as disorienting at first but said it grew on…
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1 Year Later, the Fate of ‘True Blood’ Star’s Cozy British Mystery Series Is Officially Confirmed
Acorn TV has officially renewed its cozy art-world mystery series “Art Detectives” for a second season, ending more than a year of uncertainty following the show’s well-received first run. The series stars “True Blood” actor Stephen Moyer as DI Mick Palmer, an antiques-loving detective in a specialised Heritage Crime Unit who investigates crimes tied to…
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Can Trump use a ‘zombie court’ to deport suspected terrorists?
The article’s text is unavailable: the supplied page only states that access was denied because JavaScript appears disabled. As a result, the article’s claims about whether President Trump could use an “Alien Terrorist Removal Court” cannot be summarised reliably. The title suggests the piece concerns the legal viability of using a rarely used court mechanism…
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King Gizzard share title track from new rave album ‘Alien Metal’
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have released the title track from their forthcoming rave-oriented album, ‘Alien Metal’. The announcement matters because it signals another sharp stylistic turn for the prolific Australian band, whose releases frequently move between genres and musical approaches. The supplied article text contains no further information beyond a website access message,…
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Sadie Sink’s Stranger Things character has an incredible Jean Grey connection you won’t be able to unsee
An entertainment feature explores a visual and thematic parallel between Sadie Sink’s Stranger Things character, Max Mayfield, and Jean Grey from the X-Men, focusing on their shared red-haired, tragic-heroine archetype and the way both characters are pushed to psychological extremes within their respective franchises. The comparison highlights how Max’s arc, particularly her battle with the…