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How To Escape A Ghost Hunt In Phasmophobia
In Phasmophobia, knowing how to escape or survive a ghost hunt is critical. While each contract requires you to identify a spectre based on official evidence and/or unique ghost abilities, the ghost won’t make it easy. Once your team’s average Sanity level reaches the ghost’s specific hunt threshold (which can differ), the ghost will be…
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X-Men Finally Solves a 33-Year-Old Mystery — and Changes the Meaning of an Iconic TV Episode
X-Men ’97 season 2, episode 7, “The Dead Man’s Hand,” finally reveals the full backstory of the X-Ternal, a mysterious villain who first appeared in a 1993 episode of X-Men: The Animated Series but was never fully explained. The reveal matters because it demonstrates how the revival series draws on decades of Marvel comics published…
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Charli XCX records intimate performance and interview from Maida Vale, says ‘2007’ is “about making TikToks”
Charli XCX has recorded an intimate acoustic session and interview at BBC’s Maida Vale studios, offering fans a stripped-back look at songs from her new album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’. The recording, made for BBC Music’s ‘Live At The BBC’ series, sees her perform four tracks and discuss the creative process and personal meaning behind several…
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Spotify overtakes Melon to become South Korea’s second-biggest music streaming service, report finds
Spotify has overtaken Melon to become South Korea’s second-largest music streaming service by monthly active users, according to data from research firm WiseApp Retail, pushing the long-dominant domestic platform into third place. It marks the first time overseas services have taken both the top two spots in the South Korean market, with Google’s YouTube Music…
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Post-Brexit? No — headlines only. Here it is:
Anthropic strikes $10bn Volta deal as measles outbreak cost tops $5m
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When Kevin Met Calvin: Backstreet Boys’ Kevin Richardson & Snoop Dogg ‘Finally’ Meet After Viral Twin Memes
Backstreet Boys member Kevin Richardson and Snoop Dogg finally met in person at the Los Angeles premiere of Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, an encounter the band’s social media team marked with a knowing “It finally happened… iykyk.” The meeting closes the loop on a running joke that has circulated online since 2024, when viral…
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Mamdani’s property tax dubbed ‘dangerous’ and ‘a little weird’ by comedians after list was published
Comedians Dana Carvey and David Spade criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed property tax on high-value homes, calling it “dangerous” and “a little weird” after a list detailing the properties in question was published. Their comments add high-profile comedic voices to the growing public and media debate over Mamdani’s tax policy, reflecting broader…
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Pokemon Green’s iconic starter scene has been remade in 3D with AI, and I really wish it hadn’t: “Forever haunted”
A content creator has used AI to recreate the iconic starter Pokémon selection scene from Pokémon Green in 3D, updating the classic 1996 sprite-based moment with modern generative visuals. The GamesRadar+ writer covering the clip says they wish the recreation had never been made, describing themselves as “forever haunted” by the result, reflecting a broader…
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Mystery of abandoned ‘rainbow baby’ who first featured in the Daily Mail 65 years ago is finally solved
The Daily Mail has resolved a mystery it first reported 65 years ago, concerning a baby abandoned shortly after birth who became known as a “rainbow baby”. The original story generated widespread public interest at the time, and the paper has now been able to trace what became of the child and identify the circumstances…
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WNBA coach torches league’s officiating after latest bizarre no-call: ‘It’s a f—— joke’
Chicago Sky head coach Tyler Marsh publicly criticised WNBA officiating after a bizarre no-call contributed to his team’s loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night. Marsh did not hold back his frustration, branding the officiating “a f—- joke” in comments made after the game, adding to a wider pattern of complaints about refereeing standards…