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Somali referee Omar Artan grateful for Super Cup chance after ‘tough’ World Cup exclusion
Somali referee Omar Artan has spoken for the first time about being denied entry to the United States ahead of this summer’s World Cup, days before Uefa handed him the prestigious task of officiating the Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa. Artan, 34 and regarded as one of Africa’s leading referees, will become…
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Yo La Tengo, Kathleen Hanna, Corin Tucker, & More Cover Yoko Ono At The Broad’s Tribute Show
An all-star line-up of indie and alternative musicians performed at the Broad museum in Los Angeles on Saturday to pay tribute to Yoko Ono, the 93-year-old avant-garde artist and musician, at an event titled “Yoko Only: A Night Celebrating the Music of Yoko Ono.” Ono herself did not attend, but the concert coincided with the…
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HBO’s Greatest Masterpiece Deserves a Remake, and ‘X-Files’ Gillian Anderson Is the Obvious Choice
Actors Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder sat down for a Collider Ladies Night interview to promote their new film, Jane Schoenbrun’s *Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma*, in which Anderson plays a reclusive former slasher-film star and Einbinder plays a filmmaker sent to persuade her to revive the franchise. During the chat, the pair…
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House of the Dragon Season 3 Is Getting a 4K Steelbook, Now Up for Preorder
Preorders are live for House of the Dragon’s third season. It’s available in a gorgeous 4K steelbook, as well as on Blu-ray and even DVD.
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Sam Neill on making Hunt for the Wilderpeople: ‘We were attacked by a puppet pig!’
Sam Neill and Julian Dennison reflected on making the beloved 2016 comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople, in an interview Neill gave in June, weeks before his death on 13 July. The pair, who played gruff bushman Hec Faulkner and foster child Ricky Baker, discussed director Taika Waititi’s role in turning Barry Crump’s novel Wild Pork…
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Sheffield stabbing victim arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after release from hospital
The man suffered a serious injury to his arm in a stabbing
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‘No one wants to work with you’: Turmoil at top defence contractor Ventia as exec on $400k a year claims she was pushed out via performance review after being named in damning ACCC lawsuit
A senior executive at Australian defence contractor Ventia has claimed she was forced out of her $400,000-a-year role through a performance review process after being named in a damning cartel conduct lawsuit brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Lena Parker alleges she was told “no one wants to work with you” as…
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Animated Horror-Comedy Series ‘Doomsweepers’ In Works From ‘Monkie Kid’ Director Sarah Harper, Flying Bark & Lightfold
EXCLUSIVE: Misfit janitors in a mysterious research facility are the subject of Doomsweepers, an animated comedy-horror series out of Australia. Monkie Kid series director Sarah Harper has created the “horror-action-comedy” show with Sydney 2D animation studio Flying Bark onboard as producer. Also attached are Lightfold, Olan Rogers’ comics and animation studio aimed at creators. A…
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Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
Bose CEO Lila Snyder discussed the company’s ongoing transformation with Decoder host Nilay Patel, four years after her last appearance on the podcast. Since then, she has sold off Bose Professional, acquired high-end audio brands McIntosh Labs and Sonus faber, and pivoted the company towards licensing its core audio technology to other manufacturers, turning Bose…
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Steam’s Controversial Refund Decision Could Set a Dangerous Precedent
A Steam user claims to have received a full refund for Battlefield 6 after complaining that developers had removed popular game modes, including King of the Hill, Squad Deathmatch and Rush, without warning. The case has drawn attention because it suggests Steam’s refund policy may be more flexible than commonly assumed, potentially allowing players to…