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Sony Will Explore New Game Projects via $180m Stake in Japanese Publisher, But PlayStation Is Not Involved
Sony Music Entertainment is set to become a major shareholder in Japanese publisher GungHo Online Entertainment through a deal worth approximately $180 million, with plans to explore new smartphone and console games that make use of Sony Music’s intellectual property. Notably, Sony’s PlayStation division is not part of this arrangement, highlighting the continued lack of…
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Festival death as Trump-shaped ecstasy pills trigger red alert
One man has died and six were injured after a sign reportedly fell at Sussex’s Big Church Festival, while Dutch authorities warn lethal PMMA levels were found in Trump-shaped ecstasy pills.
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Abdul El-Sayed plays down Hasan Piker ties after streamer’s viral antisemitism firestorm
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sought to downplay his association with streamer Hasan Piker after Piker’s comments about Jewish Americans and Israel prompted criticism. In an interview with MS NOW’s Katy Tur, El-Sayed condemned antisemitism but argued that his campaign should focus on Michigan voters’ concerns about affordability, healthcare and schools. Tur questioned whether…
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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…