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Nintendo Switch 2 owners can now trial Final Fantasy 14 free
Square Enix has launched Final Fantasy 14 on Nintendo Switch 2, and new players can now download and play a substantial free trial covering the base game plus the Heavensward, Stormblood and Shadowbringers expansions at no cost. The rapid turnaround from the port’s announcement in late June to launch, combined with generous trial content, offers…
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Investigation Exposes How Viral Rumors Triggered Spain’s Ceuta Border Crisis
It started with Instagram posts that falsely suggested Spain’s border with Morocco was opening up.
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More than 80 minutes of historic 1970 Led Zeppelin footage emerges online: “This is a monumental addition to the Led Zeppelin canon”
All known surviving footage of Led Zeppelin’s performance at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music has been uploaded to YouTube by film archivist ledzepfilm, giving fans access to more than 80 minutes of onstage and backstage material for the first time. The footage is significant because the Bath show is widely regarded…
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Sydney homeowner relists his luxury townhouse with eye-watering price drop – but it comes with a ‘real life soap opera’ and strata chaos
A Sydney homeowner has relaunched his luxury Glebe terrace onto the market with a significantly reduced asking price, after the sale became entangled in a bitter dispute with neighbours in the same strata scheme. The saga highlights how strata disagreements in Australia can drag out property sales and knock value off homes, turning what should…
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Earl Sweatshirt is Right: ‘Don’t Worry’ is a Great Drake Song
Rolling Stone argues that Earl Sweatshirt, the underground rapper known for his lyrical seriousness, has been closing his recent live shows by singing along to Drake’s deep cut “Don’t Worry,” and the article contends this is a genuine endorsement of the song’s quality rather than a joke. The moment matters because it cuts across the…
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Outernet turns your saved posts into real-world adventures
Outernet is a new app from founders Danielle Egan and Athena Leong designed to turn social media posts you save about events, restaurants or places into an organised, actionable to-do list for real-world exploration. The app addresses a common habit of saving inspiring TikTok or Instagram content only to forget about it, aiming instead to…
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Buffalo music venue bans DJ after ‘We Are Charlie Kirk’ song played in jest
A Buffalo, New York music venue, Nietzsche’s, has severed ties with a DJ after he played a mocking remix referencing “We Are Charlie Kirk” during a set, sparking public backlash. The incident is the latest example of fallout from the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, with employers, venues and institutions facing pressure to…
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Virgin Mary statue becomes beacon of hope after California wildfires, Fox Nation explores
A Fox News article previews content from Fox Nation’s new series “Unexplained Mysteries of Faith,” hosted by Abby Hornacek, which launched on 3 August. One segment featured in the promotional material focuses on a Virgin Mary statue belonging to a Californian family that reportedly survived the destructive 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, which levelled thousands of…
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Actor Gavin Leatherwood cast alongside Nina Dobrev in BookTok adaptation
Actor Gavin Leatherwood, known for “Sex Lives of College Girls” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” has joined the cast of romantic comedy “It Happened One Summer,” an adaptation of Tessa Bailey’s bestselling BookTok novel, with production now under way in New York. He completes an ensemble led by Nina Dobrev, Tyler Hoechlin and Virginia Gardner…
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Viral Steam Game Made $1.3 Million But Creator Only Got $2,000 After Mass Refunds
The article examines the unusual case of The Hidden and Unknown, a Steam visual novel priced at about $2,000 that reportedly generated roughly $1.3 million in gross sales after becoming viral online. Most buyers then used Steam’s refund system, leaving its creator with only about $2,000; the episode shows how attention-grabbing pricing can create headline…