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Guy Ritchie’s “Pure Magic” 2-Part Mystery Series Remains a Global Streaming Smash
Guy Ritchie’s Prime Video series Young Sherlock has enjoyed lasting streaming success despite being released as an eight-episode binge in March. It spent weeks near the top of streaming charts and has recently returned to the top 10 in several countries, prompting Amazon to renew it for a second season. The series stars Hero Fiennes…
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Interview: “We’re Not Making A Party Game Now, It’s More Of An Evening Thing” – Ghost Town Is Moving On From Overcooked
Ghost Town Games has revealed details about Stage Fright, their next project following the phenomenal success of Overcooked. The new game shifts from frenetic kitchen co-op gameplay to puzzle-focused challenges in a spooky playground setting, launching in 2027. Founders Oli De-Vine and Phil Duncan discussed how they’re evolving their approach whilst maintaining the collaborative spirit…
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‘Ghost Song’ Review: Fatih Akin Doesn’t Find Top Form in This Supernatural Romance, but at Least It Has Beautiful Ghosts
“Ghost Song” follows two young Muslim graduates whose romance continues after Farasha drowns in a car accident, leaving her able to appear in dreams but invisible to the living. Directed by Fatih Akin, the film is presented as an accessible, visually striking supernatural romance and a Hamburg-set homage to Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire”, though…
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Lesley Manville’s amateur sleuth tackles a murder across timelines
Tonight’s television highlights include the final instalment of Anthony Horowitz’s mystery trilogy, the first live episode of Strictly Come Dancing, and dramas exploring the space race and France’s Belle Époque. Other options include a second series of an irreverent Welsh animation, a British Saturday Night Live hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg, and Charli xcx’s mockumentary The…
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Lobbyist’s role alongside Guilfoyle raises questions over US energy diplomacy
Christos Marafatsos, a private businessman and registered lobbyist for Greek construction company Aktor Group, has become a frequent presence alongside US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle during European energy diplomacy. His involvement has raised concerns about blurred boundaries between official US diplomacy, political connections and private commercial interests as Guilfoyle promotes American LNG and Aktor-linked…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 26 Sep 2026 01:38
Your morning briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on The Guardian, Ars Technica, Far Out, Variety.
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Mississippi cops arrest two on drugs bust near Ole Miss as mystery swirls over deaths of two young students
Two students at the University of Mississippi have died in circumstances suspected to involve kratom, an unregulated herbal substance, prompting authorities to intensify enforcement action in the surrounding area. Days after Aidan Hamilton, 18, a freshman from Colorado, and Robert Strang, 20, a junior from Georgia, were found dead, police arrested two smoke shop employees…
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This ‘NCIS’ Episode Broke the Franchise’s Most Frustrating 6-Year Trend
NCIS ended a six-year creative frustration by finally bringing back Ziva David in the Season 16 finale, “Daughters.” After the character’s departure in 2013, the show repeatedly mentioned and alluded to Ziva without actually featuring her, leaving fans frustrated with a narrative approach that discussed her constantly but refused to show her onscreen. The season…
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Is Ghost’s Tobias Forge secretly recording a new death metal project? “He’s sitting in his studio again and no one’s allowed in. He’s doing something!”
Ghost frontman Tobias Forge is reportedly recording a new death metal project, according to hints from several collaborators and industry figures. The speculation matters because it would represent a markedly heavier direction than Ghost’s established hard-rock sound, though no official announcement has been made. Swedish drummer Johan Koleberg said in June that he was preparing…
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Ella Purnell, Caleb Landry Jones & Samba Schutte Latest To Join Ari Aster’s ‘Scapegoat’ For A24 & Square Peg
Ari Aster has added Ella Purnell, Caleb Landry Jones and Samba Schutte to the cast of *Scapegoat*, his upcoming film for A24 and Square Peg. The project’s plot and character details remain secret, although various unconfirmed reports have suggested possible medical, science-fiction, romantic or dramatic elements. The newly announced actors join Scarlett Johansson, Jacob Elordi…