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3 Bizarre 1960s Songs That Somehow Became Hit Singles
This piece revisits three unconventional songs from the 1960s that defied expectations by becoming genuine chart hits, despite their strange concepts, sounds and presentation. It argues that the psychedelic era’s more open-minded listeners allowed novelty and experimental tracks to break through in a way that would be unusual for mainstream charts today. The examples include…
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Ghost and Tommy’s younger selves revealed for Power: Origins
Starz has unveiled first-look images and a teaser for “Power: Origins,” the fourth spinoff in its “Power” franchise, revealing the actors who will play younger versions of Ghost and Tommy. The reveal comes ahead of the series finale of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” continuing the franchise’s expansion with a prequel exploring how its central…
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Why Songs On Shows Like ‘Off-Campus’ Are Streaming — And Climbing the Charts — Like Never Before
A renewed wave of teen and young-adult dramas — including Amazon Prime Video’s Off Campus and The Summer I Turned Pretty, Netflix’s Wednesday and Stranger Things, and HBO’s Euphoria — is propelling both new and decades-old songs to unprecedented streaming success. Music supervisors are once again using carefully chosen soundtracks as a storytelling device, echoing…
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Roguelike bullet heaven Divine Comedy but with anime girls Hell Maiden is out today in early access
Hell Maiden, a “bullet heaven” roguelike that reimagines Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy with an all-anime-girl cast, has launched into early access today on Steam. The game casts Dante as an amnesiac heroine who must fight her way back up through Hell towards Paradiso, encountering the poets of limbo along the way, each of whom shapes…
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‘Odysseus’ TV Series Readied By ‘Stranger Things’ Exec, ‘Halo’ Director & Greek Outfit Tanweer
EXCLUSIVE: Independent European-U.S. TV series Odysseus is being readied in the slipstream of glowing reviews for Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster movie The Odyssey. Tanweer, the Greek distributor of Nolan’s film, is producing the new and unrelated TV series out of Athens, with Karl Gajdusek, Jordan Dykstra and Sean Finegan of newly launched U.S. production label Tectonic,…
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Questlove Brings His VIP Game Nights to the Masses With ‘The Next Move’
Musician and producer Questlove is expanding his exclusive celebrity game nights into a new web series called The Next Move, which launches today. Produced by Questlove and Black Thought’s company Two One Five Entertainment, the show adapts the format of his invite-only gatherings, offering a more intimate, hangout-style alternative to established celebrity interview formats such…
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Bryson DeChambeau posts 3-under 67 at Royal Birkdale to silence critics after three straight missed major cuts
Bryson DeChambeau shot a three-under-par 67 at Royal Birkdale, offering a much-needed lift after a difficult 2026 season in which he missed the cut in three consecutive men’s major championships for the first time in his career. The performance comes as the two-time major champion faces mounting criticism over his form and on-course strategy, with…
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Finn Wolfhard Talks Wilco & the Stones Influencing His New Album – And The Replacements Biopic He’s Cowriting
Actor and musician Finn Wolfhard has released his second solo album, Fire From The Hip, marking a deliberate shift towards a brighter, more expansively produced sound influenced by classic rock and country acts. Speaking to Billboard shortly before the album’s release and the start of his Common Side Effects tour, Wolfhard, now free of his…
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Amelia Dimoldenberg’s F1 Series ‘Passenger Princess’ Returning for Season 2 This Month
Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Formula 1 YouTube series “Passenger Princess” is returning for a second season this month, following the success of its first run. In the show, the “Chicken Shop Date” host interviews leading F1 drivers while attempting to learn to drive herself, blending her signature comedic interview style with motorsport access. Season one launched in…