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Rock star kicked off tour amid allegations of inappropriate messages with a minor
US rock band Modest Mouse has dropped guitarist Simon O’Connor from its upcoming tour dates following allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to a minor. The move comes as the band prepares to head out on tour, and it joins a wider pattern of musicians and entertainers facing swift career consequences after misconduct allegations surface…
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James Spader’s Hit 10-Part Crime Thriller Is Quietly Dominating Streaming
The Blacklist, NBC’s crime thriller starring James Spader, has seen an unexpected surge in streaming popularity years after ending, climbing into iTunes’ top 10 most-streamed shows chart. The renewed interest highlights how long-running procedurals continue to find audiences well beyond their original broadcast run, particularly as viewers seek familiar, easy-to-watch series. Spader played master criminal…
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Watch: GRETA VAN FLEET Plays Intimate Concert At Chicago’s Metro
Greta Van Fleet played an intimate concert at Chicago’s 1,100-capacity Metro venue on 31 July, with footage of the show since uploaded to YouTube by the Mike Dziama channel. The performance follows a similar small-venue show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom two months earlier, where the band debuted its new single “Play Your Games”, and…
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Marvel confirms Wonder Man cancellation was not a publicity stunt
Marvel Television’s “Wonder Man” has been cancelled after a single season on Disney+, and showrunner Andrew Guest has publicly dismissed suggestions that the cancellation was itself a publicity stunt or a lead-in to a theatrical version of the series. Guest addressed the speculation directly in a video posted online, insisting the decision was a genuine…
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‘Wonder Man’ Co-Creator Says ‘Contracts Were Signed, Schedules Were Cleared’ Before Marvel Series Was Canceled: ‘This Is Not a Marketing Stunt’
Marvel Television’s “Wonder Man” showrunner and co-creator Andrew Guest has publicly pushed back on suggestions that the Disney+ series’ cancellation was a marketing stunt, insisting the decision was genuine and came as a surprise to the creative team. In a TikTok video posted on Saturday, Guest said contracts had already been signed and schedules cleared…
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YouTube Star AboFlah Made Streaming His Life. He Wants His Kids to Live Offline
Wired interviewed AboFlah, the YouTuber known offline as Hassan Suleiman, who has built one of the largest livestreaming followings on the platform with 50 million subscribers. Having spent most of his life broadcasting, he is now expanding beyond streaming into a media company and other ventures, while saying he wants his own children to grow…
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Father of 10-year-old boy breaks silence after viral beach rescue: ‘No way I could ever repay him’
A father from California has spoken publicly about the moment his 10-year-old son was pulled unconscious from the ocean after being swept up in dangerous rip tides and heavy surf at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz. Sumit Rai described receiving the phone call every parent dreads, and credited 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams with saving…
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YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’
YouTuber Hank Green has apologised for what he described as an unhealthy reliance on AI chatbots after viewers suspected a chatbot response had appeared in one of his educational videos. He says he used ChatGPT to locate research materials rather than write his scripts, but accepted criticism that his rapid production process may have diluted…
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Anime’s most overlooked sci-fi masterpiece is streaming free on YouTube
Studio Colorido’s 2018 film Penguin Highway, adapted from Tomihiko Morimi’s novel, is now available to stream free on YouTube. The article argues that it is the studio’s defining and most overlooked work, praised for blending childhood curiosity, scientific inquiry and fantasy within an ordinary suburban setting. The story follows Aoyama, an exceptionally methodical primary-school pupil…
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Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google face wrongful death lawsuit from four US families
Four US families have filed a wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google, alleging that their platforms’ addictive and harmful design contributed to the deaths of four children. The case adds to growing legal pressure on major technology companies over claims that social media products can damage young users’ mental…