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Grassroots football club teams up with Super Furry Animals
A grassroots football club in south Wales, Cwmbran Celtic AFC, has partnered with four bands, including Super Furry Animals, for its 2026/27 season kits, in an initiative linking grassroots football with grassroots music. Panic Shack, Mogwai and Loose Articles will also feature on the men’s and women’s first-team home and away shirts, with organisers saying…
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Five music success stories that blur the line between luck and genius
An article from Far Out Magazine explores five famous songs where it’s unclear whether their success stemmed from artistic genius or sheer chance, touching on the unpredictable relationship between musicians and public taste. It cites Noel Gallagher’s view that audiences don’t know what they want until they get it, using examples from David Bowie, Blur…
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GWAR, RZA, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop to Scare Us All in V/H/S/MIXTAPE
Shudder has announced V/H/S/MIXTAPE, the ninth instalment in its long-running found-footage horror anthology series, which will centre on music and sound as sources of terror. The film brings together an unusually eclectic roster of directors and musicians, including Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, veteran filmmaker Ernest Dickerson, David Moreau and Renee Zhan, whose segment features original puppets…
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Halo: Campaign Evolved was the 4th most popular game on Xbox at launch in the US but only 29th on PS5, analyst says
Halo: Campaign Evolved’s launch in the US saw a stark difference in performance between platforms, ranking as the 4th most popular game on Xbox but only 29th on PlayStation 5, according to an analyst tracking sales charts. The disparity highlights how strongly the Halo franchise remains tied to its home platform, even as recent entries…
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Kate Mara, Finn Wittrock, Justice Smith & Victor Garber Among Final Additions To Vietnam War Thriller ‘Trust The Man’
Writer-director Will Graham has completed filming on the Vietnam War thriller “Trust the Man,” rounding out the cast with Kate Mara, Finn Wittrock, Justice Smith and Victor Garber alongside leads Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff. The film, shot in New Jersey over the summer, tells the story of an ambitious Army Intelligence officer tasked with…
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USA cricketer gets eight-year ban for match-fixing
United States international Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy has been banned from all forms of cricket for eight years after an International Cricket Council (ICC) Anti-Corruption Tribunal found him guilty of match-fixing during the Abu Dhabi T10 League last year. The case is a significant blow for USA cricket, as the 26-year-old spinner was a rising international…
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Demían Bichir & Danny Ramirez Join U.S.-Mexico Border Doc ‘Desert Angel’ As Executive Producers
Actors Demían Bichir and Danny Ramirez have joined the documentary *Desert Angel* as executive producers, lending high-profile support to a film examining the human toll of migration along the US-Mexico border. Their involvement is expected to raise the profile of a project that highlights immigration issues both actors have championed personally and professionally, with the…
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Pictured: Afghan small boat migrant accused of being Athens ‘suitcase killer’ of British woman, six years after he arrived in Europe and married a US Christian refugee volunteer
An Afghan man who arrived in Greece as a teenage migrant on a small boat has been arrested in Athens on suspicion of murdering British woman Elisabeth-Jane Ross, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a derelict building. Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, a professional boxer who converted to Christianity and married an American Christian…
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CBS Bets Tony Dokoupil’s ‘Big Question’ Segment Makes Sizable Difference in Evening-News Battle
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil has introduced a recurring segment called “The Big Question,” in which he pauses the programme’s usual rapid-fire headline delivery to explore a single topical issue in more depth using video, charts and his own written commentary. The move, rolled out four times since 1 July, is a deliberate attempt…
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Gavin Leatherwood Joins ‘It Happened One Summer’ As Filming Gets Underway In New York
Actor Gavin Leatherwood has joined the cast of the romantic comedy “It Happened One Summer” as filming begins in New York, adding to a lineup that already includes Nina Dobrev, Tyler Hoechlin and Virginia Gardner. Directed by Peter Hutchings, the film is an adaptation of Tessa Bailey’s 2021 bestseller of the same name, the first…