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WoW’s haunted: Players report that their disconnected friends’ characters are starting to play the game on their own
World of Warcraft players have reported an unusual apparent bug in which characters belonging to friends who have disconnected seem to continue acting in the game. The reports have prompted speculation and concern within the community, as they suggest that a player character may remain active after its owner loses connection. The available article text…
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‘Widow’s Bay’ Cinematographer Christian Sprenger on How ‘Jaws’ and ‘The Shining’ Influenced the Show’s Visual Style
Cinematographer Christian Sprenger says Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” was designed to balance comedy and horror without revealing its tone too early. Drawing on the visual language of 1970s films such as “Jaws” and “The Shining”, the team aimed for a nostalgic, realistic look in which tension comes from pacing and anticipation rather than heavily shadowed…
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PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
Nine PBS, a public television station in St Louis, is seeking court-ordered access to around 50TB of archived material after its cloud storage provider, Open Source Storage, apparently ceased operating and stopped responding. The case matters because much of the collection, spanning roughly 70 years, is said to be unique and irreplaceable, including local historical…
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Ghostemane – “Zero Day”
Ghostemane has returned with a new single, “Zero Day”, after several years of relative absence and no album release since 2020’s Anti-Icon. The track marks a stronger move towards late-1990s rap-metal, foregrounding a style that had previously been only one element of his hybrid sound. “Zero Day” was recorded with producer Kenneth Blume, formerly known…
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‘Lanterns’ Review: ‘Watchmen’ Meets ‘Yellowstone’ in HBO’s Brilliant New Sci-Fi Show
HBO’s Lanterns is presented as an ambitious eight-episode superhero detective drama that combines Green Lantern mythology with a rural crime mystery. The review praises its focus on the contrasting fears and traumas of Hal Jordan and John Stewart, whose uneasy partnership drives an investigation into a mass shooting with possible extraterrestrial links in Nebraska. Hal,…
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Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre Are Great ‘Lanterns’, But HBO’s DC Drama Is Overshadowed by Its Influences: TV Review
HBO’s “Lanterns” is praised for the performances of Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre, but the review argues that the DC drama is too visibly shaped by earlier HBO series to establish a strong identity of its own. Its attempt to give the fantastical Green Lantern mythology a gritty, prestige-drama treatment is seen as an unusual…
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Marvel’s ‘Alien vs. X-Men’ Looks Like a Must Read Comic in New Preview Pages
Marvel will launch Alien vs. X-Men, a limited crossover series in September, bringing the X-Men into conflict with the Xenomorphs from Alien. The preview suggests a horror-focused story in which the mutants search for a Phoenix egg but accidentally bring a far deadlier threat back to Earth, allowing the series to place familiar heroes in…
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Forget Control Resonant, You Can Play 2024’s Best Action Game on PS Plus and Game Pass Now
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, a 2024 action-adventure game by Don’t Nod, is being highlighted as an overlooked title now available through PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass. The article argues that its combination of combat, emotional storytelling and consequential moral choices makes it a notable alternative for players seeking a polished, story-led action game.…
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s New Album Alien Metal Is Out Now
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released Alien Metal, their 28th album, following recent previews through the singles “Level 5”, “Kill For The Steel” and the title track. The release matters as it marks another sharp stylistic shift for the prolific Melbourne band, this time towards science-fiction-inspired trance and electronic music. Frontman Stu Mackenzie…
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Actress Wins Defamation Ruling as California Search Intensifies
Leah Remini has secured a significant but partial appellate victory in her defamation case against the Church of Scientology International and the Religious Technology Center. California’s Second District Court of Appeal, in an unpublished decision issued on 31 July, upheld parts of a lower-court ruling that allowed several of her claims to proceed while reinstating…