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“Bono said, Everyone is blowing smoke up our arse, will you come watch a few shows and help us make it better?” Bono’s best friend Gavin Friday on how he became U2’s Creative Director

• Gavin Friday has been U2's Creative Director since the mid-1980s.
• His role is giving the band honest, hook-focused feedback since age 15.
• Bono recruited him formally after The Joshua Tree's success.

Gavin Friday, a lifelong friend of Bono and U2's official Creative Director since the mid-1980s, has explained what the role actually involves in an interview with the music Substack publication The New Cue. The account offers a rare glimpse into the tight-knit inner circle U2 have long relied…

‘God Particle’ Physicist Fabiola Gianotti to Get Feature Biopic by ‘The Invisible Witness’ Director Stefano Mordini (EXCLUSIVE)

Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti, who helped lead one of the two experiments behind the discovery of the Higgs boson — the particle popularly nicknamed the "God particle" — is to be the subject of a feature biopic titled "The Mysterious Particle". The film will be directed by Stefano…

Palworld Reaches Full 1.0 Launch After Record Early Access Run and Pokémon Trademark Disputes

• Palworld exits early access and launches version 1.0 after two years of commercial success
• Creature-collecting survival game faces ongoing Pokémon trademark disputes but maintains strong player base
• 1.0 release brings refined gameplay and player-requested improvements to controversial mechanics

Pocketpair's creature-collecting survival game Palworld has officially exited early access with its 1.0 release, marking a milestone for a title that captured massive player attention since its surprise debut in 2024. Th

Christian Pulisic Confirms Leg Fracture After US Falls to Belgium in World Cup Last 16

• Christian Pulisic suffered a leg microfracture during the USA's 4-1 World Cup loss to Belgium in Seattle
• The injury has been officially confirmed by the US national team medical staff
• Pulisic addressed the injury publicly on social media following the knockout-stage defeat

US national team forward Christian Pulisic sustained a leg fracture during America's 4-1 defeat to Belgium in a World Cup knockout match held in Seattle on Monday. The injury prompted the player to address the situation

Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 shadow drop on PS5, and you’ve got one month to get them at a good price

• Black Ops and Black Ops 2 have shadow-dropped on PS5.
• The launch was unannounced, catching fans by surprise.
• A discounted price is only available for about a month.

Activision has shadow-dropped the original Call of Duty: Black Ops and its sequel Black Ops 2 on the PlayStation 5, making the two acclaimed shooters natively available on Sony's current-generation console without any prior announcement. The move matters to fans because it brings a pair of the franchise's…

James Beard Award Winner Kwame Onwuachi Signs With CAA

James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur and author Kwame Onwuachi has signed with the talent agency CAA. The move matters because it signals the growing crossover of celebrity chefs into wider entertainment, branding and media ventures, with CAA already securing him high-profile partnerships across food, travel and luxury sectors.…