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Regulators move to make 3D printers block firearm blueprints before printing
California and New York are advancing a new approach to curbing untraceable 3D-printed “ghost guns” by regulating the printers themselves rather than the digital blueprints, which courts have largely shielded as protected speech. The proposed rules would require 3D printers to run “print blocker” software that scans blueprints and halts any job it identifies as…
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Twisted and Hannibal Rising among 2000s thrillers branded worst R-rated flops
Entertainment website Collider has published an opinion piece by Safwan Azeem listing what it considers the six worst R-rated thrillers released in the 2000s. The article’s central argument is that these films had all the right ingredients for gripping suspense — murder investigations, serial-killer psychology, damaged detectives and stories of obsession — but squandered them…
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Butler at Wentworth Woodhouse painted in 1850s portrait by unknown artist
The oil painting of a butler at Wentworth Woodhouse features in a new exhibition about the house.
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Hidden treasures of African photography star at 2026 Rencontres d’Arles festival
The Guardian has published a picture gallery highlighting the best works on show at the 57th edition of the Rencontres d’Arles, the annual photography festival in Arles, France, which runs until 4 October 2026. This year’s festival is organised around five themes — ‘independence’, ‘journeys’, ‘forms of life’, ‘revisits’ and ‘uncertain archive’ — and brings…
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Seven overlooked Korean dramas praised as flawless throughout
From the mystery thriller series The Smile Has Left Your Eyes to the K-romance Rain or Shine, these forgotten K-dramas are genuinely flawless.
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The ending writes itself unmasked as Schwab and Clarke collaboration
It has been revealed that the 2026 mystery novel The Ending Writes Itself, published earlier this year under the pseudonym Evelyn Clarke, was in fact a secret collaboration between the acclaimed fantasy and thriller writers V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke. The disclosure matters because the book had already become one of the year’s biggest mystery…
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Moor Market closure baffles Sheffield as council condemns spread of misinformation
Sheffield council slams ‘misinformation’ over Moor Market closure as cause remains a mystery Yorkshire Live
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Enola Holmes 3 sees Millie Bobby Brown take a darker turn
Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge, director Philip Barantini, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster take us behind the scenes of Netflix’s Enola Holmes 3, revealing how the franchise has matured alongside its cast while embracing a darker, more emotional mystery.
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Rain Catcher director Michele Fiascaris delivers neon-lit London noir at Karlovy Vary
London noir is a rare subgenre — and an especially difficult one to pull off — but Michele Fiascaris’s debut Rain Catcher is a satisfying, seductively atmospheric addition to the canon that will keep even the most jaded of viewers on the alert. The largely unfamiliar cast lend an air of unpredictability that serves the…
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A USB-C port isn’t a guarantee of high speeds: here’s why
USB-C promised simplicity, but has turned into a mystery box of different specs.