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Supergirl Featurette Wiped From YouTube After Fans Spot Director Using Alleged AI Concept Art for Lobo
A Warner Bros. featurette about Jason Momoa’s portrayal of Lobo in *Supergirl* was removed from YouTube after viewers alleged that concept images visible on director Craig Gillespie’s laptop had been generated using AI. Neither DC Studios nor Warner Bros. had publicly explained the removal, but the footage prompted online criticism and demands for clarification over…
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David Foster denies snubbing Meghan Markle after red carpet interaction with Prince Harry
David Foster has denied claims that he snubbed Meghan Markle during a red-carpet interaction involving Prince Harry at a charity event. The incident attracted online speculation after a video circulated, prompting the music producer to address the interpretation publicly. The reported event took place on 7 August, although the supplied article text does not include…
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Artist Behind Viral Spider-Man: Brand New Day Poster Forced to Take Drawing Down
Drake Landon, a Cineplex employee, has identified himself as the artist behind a viral hand-drawn Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster after being told to remove it. He created the improvised “Spooderman” artwork because the cinema had not received its official promotional material, but Cineplex head office requested its removal, apparently to avoid issues with the…
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Small town buzzing over identity of its $1B Powerball winner: ‘Like a murder mystery’
A convenience store in Quincy, Illinois, is awaiting the identification of the person holding a Powerball ticket worth $1.04 billion, sold there on Wednesday night. Store manager Jon Marshall said the uncertainty has captivated the small community, comparing the search for the winner to a murder mystery. The winning ticket was purchased at the Hy-Vee…
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Mico, Microsoft’s weird lil’ AI guy, has been demoted
Microsoft is removing Mico, the animated mascot introduced for Copilot voice conversations in October 2025, from the voice section of its AI assistant. The change matters because it signals a retreat from using the character as the public face of Copilot’s voice experience, less than a year after its launch. Mico will instead appear in…
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3 Unusual Avant-Garde Songs That Became Surprising Mainstream Hits
Three experimental songs by Kraftwerk, Laurie Anderson and Public Image Ltd. became unlikely chart successes despite avant-garde music generally sitting outside the mainstream. Their success mattered because it showed that unconventional electronic, minimalist and post-punk sounds could reach broad audiences. – ‘Autobahn’ (1975) by Kraftwerk reached No. 25 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and…
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Viral Pokemon PC port Gen1Recomp gets Gold support, as dev says it’s “not vibe coded” even though “AI helped” with development
Gen1Recomp, a fan-made native PC recreation of first-generation Pokémon games, has added support for Pokémon Gold. The update expands the project beyond Red, Blue and Yellow, while renewing debate over the use of AI in fan-game development and the reliability of projects built around copyrighted games. Its developer said the project was not “vibe coded”,…
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If These 6 Modern Movies Aren’t Classics in 100 Years, I’ll Eat My Hat
A Collider writer argues that six recent films are likely to be regarded as classics a century from now, framing the prediction as a humorous wager inspired by Werner Herzog’s willingness to honour a bet by eating his shoe. – The first selection is Joachim Trier’s 2021 Norwegian film *The Worst Person in the World*.…
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Abdul El-Sayed’s resurfaced kiddie show campaign clip ripped to shreds in brutal internet takedown
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has faced widespread online criticism after a campaign video styled around the children’s programme “Blue’s Clues” resurfaced. In the clip, El-Sayed dances and sings while urging viewers to support his campaign, prompting many social-media users to describe the approach as awkward or inappropriate. The reaction has drawn attention to…
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Appeals court rules key Alien Enemies Act lawsuit moot
A federal appeals court on Thursday sidestepped major questions on whether President Trump lawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act last year to conduct swift deportations, finding a key challenge moot. The case had boomeranged from the Supreme Court after Trump began deportations under the rarely used law in the early months of his administration’s immigration crackdown. The jurists on…