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Dem House hopeful’s delayed disclosure reveals mystery payments from Soros-linked groups
Rebecca Cooke, a Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, disclosed after the primary that she had been paid by Third Way and the Pipeline Fund, two progressive organisations that have received funding connected to George Soros’s Open Society network. The disclosure has drawn attention because Cooke has campaigned as a working-class outsider, and because…
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Venice Film Festival Scraps Jury Press Conference
The Venice Film Festival has confirmed it will scrap its customary main jury press conference ahead of its 2026 edition, an unusual break with protocol that organisers attribute to a “scheduling conflict.” The decision comes as jury and talent press conferences at major festivals have become increasingly charged, with journalists repeatedly pressing participants on global…
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Ridley Scott Says Alien: Romulus ‘Was OK,’ So He’s Returning to the Franchise Because It ‘Needs Some Help’
Ridley Scott says he has become directly involved again in the Alien franchise and is rewriting its next film, arguing that 2024’s Alien: Romulus was merely “OK” and that the series “needs some help”. His intervention matters because it signals a more hands-on role from the director who launched the original film, despite Romulus receiving…
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Frequent James Cameron Star Officially Names Director’s Greatest Sci-Fi Masterpiece [Exclusive]
Michael Biehn has named Aliens as James Cameron’s greatest science-fiction film, praising the director’s writing and the strength of the material given to actors. The actor, who worked with Cameron on The Terminator, Aliens and The Abyss, said the 1986 sequel stands above the director’s other work despite his acknowledged personal bias. Biehn argued that…
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The Mystery Behind The Beach Boys Song With No Known Writer
The Beach Boys’ “Sloop John B” is often closely associated with Brian Wilson, but it is actually an arrangement of an older Bahamian folk song with no known original writer. The article argues that the band’s version, included on Pet Sounds, made the song feel distinctly theirs while preserving its underlying story of a chaotic,…
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Beijing uses Great Firewall of China to stop its citizens seeing coverage of Nepal-Tibet floods
The article reports that Chinese authorities have tightly restricted coverage of severe flooding and mudslides affecting Nepal and Tibet, limiting what people inside China can see about the damage. It argues that this censorship matters because it obscures the scale of a disaster in Tibet, where access for journalists is already heavily controlled. It says…
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The Jimmy Page mystery that still surrounds a 1964 teen rock rebellion song
The article revisits the unresolved question of Jimmy Page’s involvement in The Kinks’ early recordings, following the 1964 success of ‘You Really Got Me’. It matters because Page was then an emerging session musician, and the dispute touches on the authorship and musicianship behind a defining record of British teenage rock rebellion. Producer Shel Talmy…
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The fantasy movie series that John Lennon wanted The Beatles to star in: “It didn’t get very far at all”
John Lennon reportedly wanted The Beatles to star in a Stanley Kubrick-directed adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, but the proposal never progressed beyond preliminary discussions. The idea matters as an unusual example of the band’s ambition to expand their film work—and of Kubrick declining a high-profile project despite Lennon’s admiration for his films.…
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Stunned couple unearths 150-pound mystery hidden beneath their backyard for decades
A San Francisco couple found a 150-pound limestone sculpture buried in the garden of their Russian Hill home while doing yard work. The unexpected discovery has prompted efforts to identify its maker and history, with the couple planning a public display in the hope that someone recognises it. Greg Gatwood uncovered the roughly two-foot-wide sculpture…
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‘Paranormal Activity’ Broadway Review: Stage Adaptation Of Film Franchise Is A Frightfully Good Time
Deadline’s review praises the Broadway stage adaptation of Paranormal Activity as an unusually effective and entertaining horror production, arguing that it translates familiar film scares into a distinctly theatrical experience. The production generates frightened shrieks followed by relief laughter, while using stagecraft, sound and lighting to make well-worn horror devices feel fresh. Rather than repeating…