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Emmys Snub Taylor Sheridan Shows, ‘Half Man’, ‘Hot Ones’ In Nominations; Riz Ahmed & YouTube’s ‘Subway Takes’ Score Surprise TV Academy Noms
Deadline has published its round-up of the biggest snubs and surprises from the 2026 Emmy nominations, unveiled on Wednesday morning ahead of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. The ceremony, to be hosted by Mariska Hargitay, will take place in September at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. While confirmed contenders include Jean Smart (Hacks),…
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Emmy Snubs and Surprises: ‘Stranger Things’ Shut Out of Major Races, Sydney Sweeney Misses and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Shocks With 19 Nods
On the morning of the 2026 Emmy nominations, ahead of the ceremony on 14 September, a number of high-profile shows and performers were left out while several unexpected contenders broke through. The biggest talking point was Netflix’s “Stranger Things”, whose final season was shut out of the Best Drama and acting categories despite picking up…
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Emmys: ‘Hacks’ Breaks Comedy Series Record In Final Season; Fellow Departing Shows ‘Euphoria’, ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘The Boys’ Also Get Nominations
HBO Max’s comedy Hacks has set a new Emmy record, securing 24 nominations for its fifth and final season — the most a comedy series has ever received in a single year. The tally surpasses the previous record of 23, held jointly by FX’s The Bear (2024) and Apple TV’s The Studio (2025), and marks…
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‘Things are going to get messy’ Murdered wife’s chilling voice notes sent days before she was raped and suffocated by her controlling estranged husband
Michael Thompson has been convicted of the rape and murder of his estranged wife, Kimberley Thompson, a 43-year-old civil servant and award-winning basketball coach, following a six-week trial. The “coercive and controlling” IT expert attacked her in the middle of the night at their marital home in Northampton in August 2025, while the couple were…
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Mother’s distress on realizing her little boy’s photos had been used in GoFundMe catfish scam telling donors that he’d DIED
A mother in Moreauville, Louisiana, has been left distraught after discovering that photographs of her young son had been used in an alleged GoFundMe “catfish” scam that falsely told donors the child had died. Denika Sampson learned of the deception on 1 July when almost 100 people contacted her on social media to say her…
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‘Evil Dead Burn’ Review: The Gonzo Comedy Is Gone, but the Series’ Sixth Entry Is an Effective Piece of Gross-Out Guignol
Variety’s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman has reviewed “Evil Dead Burn”, the sixth entry in the long-running horror franchise and the third since its 2013 reboot. The verdict is broadly positive but qualified: Gleiberman argues that the playful, “gonzo comedy” spirit of the earlier films — particularly “Evil Dead II” (1987) — has been stripped…
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Meredith Hayden Lands Netflix Deal for ‘Wishbone Kitchen’ Video Podcast (EXCLUSIVE)
Food influencer and former private chef Meredith Hayden has signed a deal with Netflix to make an original “Wishbone Kitchen” video podcast, marking another example of the streamer commissioning original programming from internet creators. Hayden, an ex-Vogue staffer who built a large following on TikTok and Instagram and wrote the bestselling “The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook”,…
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Players prove Destiny 2 can still produce wonders with discovery of poopy pants transmog
A PC Gamer article highlights a light-hearted moment in the online shooter Destiny 2, in which players have discovered a novel transmog (cosmetic appearance) combination dubbed the “poopy pants” look. The piece frames this as evidence that, despite the game’s age and periodic criticism, its dedicated community can still surface amusing and creative finds, offering…
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Content Creators vs. Emmys: Dropout Shut Out Again, ‘Subway Takes’ Lands First Nomination
The Television Academy has offered limited recognition to online content creators in its latest round of Emmy nominations, announced on Wednesday. Kareem Rahma’s viral YouTube series “Subway Takes”, which features man-on-the-street interviews conducted on New York City’s subway, earned its first nomination in the outstanding short form comedy, drama or variety series category. However, the…
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ASRock showed off a Taichi 10th Anniversary RX 9070 XT graphics card and components that it apparently isn’t planning on actually releasing, and that’s just plain weird
ASRock used a recent event to display a special Taichi 10th Anniversary edition of its Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card, alongside matching anniversary-themed PC components, only for it to emerge that the company apparently has no plans to actually sell these products. The article’s author finds this behaviour distinctly odd, since showcasing eye-catching hardware…