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Brian Potter, “One Tin Soldier” and “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” Songwriter, Dies at 87
Brian Potter, the British songwriter and producer behind a string of 1970s hits, has died at the age of 87. Working in partnership with Dennis Lambert, Potter co-wrote and produced enduring songs including “One Tin Soldier” (the theme to the film Billy Jack), the Four Tops’ “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” and…
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Yungblud Backed by SZA, Scott Ian & More After Responding to ‘Industry Plant’ Accusations – Billboard Canada
British musician Yungblud has received public support from artists including SZA and Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian after he responded to accusations that he is an “industry plant” — a term used to suggest an artist’s success was manufactured by the music industry rather than earned. The backing from established figures matters because it lends credibility…
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‘Black Money for White Nights’ Review: A Cycle of Corruption Endangers a Marriage in a Bitter, Gripping Bulgarian Tragicomedy
Variety film critic Guy Lodge has reviewed “Black Money for White Nights”, the fifth feature from Bulgarian filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, which premiered in the Crystal Globe competition at the Karlovy Vary festival. The largely positive review praises the film as a sharp, bitter tragicomedy about corruption, and matters because it positions the…
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Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected an unexplained chemical signature on the surfaces of both Pluto, the dwarf planet, and Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which does not match any compound recorded in existing spectroscopic databases. Researchers have ruled out an instrument fault, suggesting instead that the signal comes from a material never studied in…
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Buyer Beware: Why Sun Valley Has Been a Disaster for the Media Business
As the annual Sun Valley conference — the exclusive, off-the-record gathering of media and technology moguls hosted by investment bank Allen & Co. in Idaho — opens this week, Variety executive editor Brent Lang argues that the event has been a driving force behind the decline of the media business. The gathering has spawned some…
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A bug in Discord’s safety systems incorrectly banned accounts since May
Discord has admitted that a bug in its automated moderation systems incorrectly banned user accounts over a roughly two-month period. The company’s support team explained on X that the fault caused legitimate accounts to be permanently banned rather than merely having their uploads paused, affecting people who had done nothing wrong. It matters because the…
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Watch Rihanna Uplift a Self-Conscious Fan Who’s Battling Cancer in Touching Interaction: ‘You’re Fire’
Rihanna shared a warm exchange with a fan who is living with cancer, captured in an episode of Jason Lee’s “Grocery Shopping With Rihanna” released on Monday 6 July. The moment resonated because the singer used the encounter to reassure a self-conscious admirer, offering a public gesture of kindness that quickly drew attention online. While…
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Ridley Scott Officially Teams With ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director for New Sci-Fi Movie
Ridley Scott has officially joined forces with Takashi Yamazaki, the director of the acclaimed *Godzilla Minus One*, on a new science-fiction film titled *Nue*. Through his production company, Scott Free, Scott will produce the project, with Yamazaki directing. The pairing is notable because it unites a veteran of the sci-fi genre with the filmmaker behind…
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Deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sparks concern in major US city: Know the symptoms
New York City health officials have declared a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with 23 confirmed cases and 17 hospitalisations recorded as of 6 July. No deaths have been reported. Officials are urging anyone who has visited the east side of Central Park or the Upper East Side since late June to…
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iRobot made a non-robot floor cleaner
iRobot’s new floor cleaner isn’t a robot at all.