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Ritchie Blackmore joins Deep Purple for Smoke on the Water
Ritchie Blackmore reunited with Deep Purple onstage at Jones Beach in New York, joining the band for ‘Smoke on the Water’ during its encore. It was his first performance with the group since November 1993, ending a 33-year estrangement that had appeared unlikely to be resolved and delighting fans of the founding guitarist. Singer Ian…
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Marvel Officially Recalls Viral Captain America and Fantastic Four Releases
Marvel has recalled three LED-lit promotional containers tied to Captain America: Brave New World and The Fantastic Four: First Steps after a faulty battery issue was identified. The recall matters because the products were sold to cinema customers nationwide and owners have been told to stop using them. The affected items are the Invisible Woman…
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Mystery attacker spent a year raiding Salesforce and ServiceNow portals
Custom tools harvested whatever over-permissioned guest accounts would surrender
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Necrons are “extremely arrogant aliens that feel like they cannot die,” so their weakness in Dawn of War 4 is an obvious one: greed
Dawn of War 4’s Necrons are designed as highly durable, attrition-focused forces, but developer King Art Games has given them a major vulnerability: overexpansion. Their need to spread their territory can leave key infrastructure exposed, creating opportunities for opponents to disrupt an otherwise resilient faction and making multiplayer matches less static. Rather than collecting resources…
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Duskfade Review: Kingdom Hearts New Replacement Is the Best Mario Game of the Year
Duskfade is a colourful 20-hour action-platformer from debut developer Weird Beluga, following Zirian as he tries to rescue his sister from a mysterious clock tower in their home of Tick Town. The review finds it heavily influenced by Kingdom Hearts, Super Mario Odyssey, Jak & Daxter and Super Mario Sunshine, but argues that its enjoyable…
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Comedian Eric Wareheim Is a Grower and a Shower (of Weird, Rare Plants)
Comedian and filmmaker Eric Wareheim has opened Serpentine, an appointment-only rare-plant atelier in East Los Angeles, turning his fascination with unusual botanical specimens into a new creative venture. The project matters because it extends the surreal, eccentric sensibility associated with his comedy into horticulture, presenting plants as cultivated works of art. Wareheim sources or shapes…
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 4 Recap and Review – (Please Don’t) Play It Again, Sam
IGN’s review finds “A Case of Chiaroscuro” visually inventive but ultimately over-reliant on a film noir and Casablanca-style gimmick. The episode follows Una, M’Benga and Uhura after they become stranded on a Klingon-occupied planet, but the reviewer argues that its genre imitation overwhelms the character drama, particularly Una’s personal conflict over aiding a resistance movement.…
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Man Arrested For Peeing On Family At Morgan Wallen Concert
A man has been arrested in North Carolina over allegations that he urinated on a family during a Morgan Wallen concert in Baltimore last month. The incident drew attention after a family member criticised stadium authorities for not making an immediate arrest, and the case has since led to charges and an extradition process. Police…
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Genshin Impact’s New Update Appears To Mock The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Fiasco
Video games don’t typically reference current affairs, but a new Genshin Impact update seems to be poking fun at the recent Washington Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool debacle. Players have discovered a document in the game, penned by “Grand Duke Diomid Turzov,” that goes into detail–and with strange grammatical choices–about a fountain that was “ruined” by shoddy workmanship…
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Fortnite’s Jonesy Looks Weirdly Real In His First Hot Toys Figure
Hot Toys has made plenty of video game figures over the years–from Batman: Arkham Knight to Marvel’s Spider-Man–but it’s finally venturing into the world of Fortnite. The collectible toys manufacturer has shown off its first-ever sixth-scale figure based on the popular battle royale game, with the dimension-hopping everyman Jonesy in the spotlight. Limited to 3,000…