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Polaroid’s new Pokémon collection captures memories, not Pikachus
Polaroid has unveiled a limited-edition Pokémon collection to mark the franchise’s 30th anniversary, featuring cameras, instant film and accessories themed around characters such as Pikachu and Sylveon. The range goes further than Fujifilm’s Pokémon tie-in from five years ago by printing character designs directly around the frames of the instant film, and it marks a…
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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York
Neko Health, the body-scanning health startup co-founded by Spotify boss Daniel Ek, is opening its first US office in New York on 24 September, marking its long-promised expansion into the American market. The move brings the company’s scanning technology, which combines proprietary body scans with bloodwork and fitness device data to assess users’ health, to…
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22nd Camden Film Festival To Showcase New Work By Documentary’s Leading Lights: Gibney, Kopple, Oppenheimer, Chin, Vasarhelyi, Poitras & More
The 22nd Camden International Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 lineup, bringing together some of documentary film’s most celebrated names ahead of the event, which runs from 17-20 September in mid-coast Maine. Run by the Points North Institute, Camden is regarded as one of the world’s leading platforms for nonfiction cinema and a key launchpad…
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4 of the Best First Lyrics of 70s Classic Rock
This is a light retrospective feature from American Songwriter looking at some of the most memorable opening lines in classic rock songs from the 1970s. It highlights how a strong first lyric can set the tone for an entire song, drawing on examples from major acts of the decade including Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, America…
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Fresh Earthquakes Rock Spain, Forcing Restrictions At World-Famous Landmark
Fresh earthquakes struck Spain’s southern Granada province on Tuesday, prompting authorities to restrict tourist access to parts of the Alhambra, one of the country’s most visited landmarks, and to close museums and sports facilities. At least three people suffered minor injuries, including a child who was taken to hospital, while several buildings were damaged. The…
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Baptiste’s New Trailer Proves You Should Never, Ever Trust A Creepy Doll
Horror movies have long warned us of the perils of puppets, and that’s a vibe you’ll explore firsthand in upcoming horror game Baptiste. A vessel for evil–according to the totally scientific research of Annabelle and all those Chucky movies–there’s nothing worse than a puppet that has had its switch set to evil. You can discover…
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7 PS Plus Extra, Premium Game Removals for September 2026 Confirmed
Sony has confirmed that seven titles will leave the PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers on 15th September 2026, notably marking a rare instance where Premium catalogue games are also being pulled rather than just Extra titles. Once removed, subscribers lose access unless they purchase the games outright, unlike the Essential tier where redeemed games…
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Oil prices jump after US-Iran ceasefire expires and Trump threatens Oman
Oil prices have risen sharply after the two-month window for a US-Iran peace deal expired on Monday with the conflict still unresolved, and Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of his efforts to end the war. Trump also demanded Iran “put up the white flag of surrender”, while Tehran…
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HM Land Registry have taken two years to register our new house: It made our home unmortgageable and will leave us £6,105 out of pocket
A Reading homeowner, Anthony Hockham, has been left unable to remortgage his £485,000 new build after HM Land Registry took more than two years to complete the registration of his property in his and his wife’s names. The delay meant that when their two-year fixed-rate mortgage ended, they could not remortgage because lenders require a…
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AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol
The US House Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) is struggling under a growing volume of bills drafted using publicly available AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, according to Politico. Congressional lawyers reportedly now spend more time correcting these AI-generated drafts than they would take to write bills from scratch, as the tools frequently produce…