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Roxette Cancels 40th Anniversary Tour of North American Amphitheaters, Citing ‘Hugely Increased Touring Costs’
There was good news and bad news about Roxette’s enduring popularity this week. The good news was, the group’s 1987 single “It Must Have Been Love” was announced as having officially joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club. The bad news is, the audience that wants to hear that
5 perfect anime shows where every episode is a 10/10 masterpiece
From Monster and Steins;Gate to FLCL, these five near-perfect anime deliver brilliant animation, complex characters, and no wasted episodes.
‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Creators, Director Talk New Art Style, Huge Action Sequences, Ideas That Didn’t Make Final Cut
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender.” Team Avatar is back! At long last, fans of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” can (legally) watch the next onscreen adventure of Aang and his loyal friends, thanks to the release of “Avatar Aang: The
One excellent, unforgettable expansion has fixed Doom: The Dark Ages
Revelations singlehandedly redeems the low point of the trilogy.
Andy Roddick Makes Acting Debut in ‘The Dink’: ‘He’s Always Funny, but He’s on Another Level in This Movie,’ Says Star Jake Johnson
Andy Roddick makes his acting debut playing a version of himself in the new pickleball sports comedy “The Dink.” The film’s star Jake Johnson and the tennis champion had appeared on each other’s podcasts prior to making the movie. “He’s always funny, but he’s on another level
How FFXIV Evercold will change the MMO's outdated features
Square Enix revealed new details on Final Fantasy 14 Evercold at Fan Fest Berlin 2026 on Saturday, including how the FFXIV team is modernizing the MMO
Sam Worthington, David Duchovny and Ke-Xi Wu’s ‘The Exiles’ Draws on Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness,’ Director Midi Z Reveals (EXCLUSIVE)
Taiwan-based Myanmar filmmaker Midi Z has revealed that his next feature, “The Exiles,” starring Sam Worthington, David Duchovny and Ke-Xi Wu, draws on Joseph Conrad’s classic novel “Heart of Darkness,” reimagined through a contemporary, original story. Speaking with Variety
Michael Stipe – “Hum Desiderata”
In April, Michael Stipe appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to debut a new song called "The Rest Of Ever" and reveal that he's readying his debut solo album. Now, the former R.E.M. frontman is sharing another preview titled "Hum Desiderata." The post Michael Stipe –
Silent Hill f producer says its writers were pushed 'to read at least 100 to 200 books a year'
Now that's a KPI I can get behind.
Remembering Sick of It All’s Lou Koller, New York Hardcore’s Best Ambassador
Late vocalist sang about inclusivity and fostering friendship in bleak times, spreading the hardcore reality around the world for decades
Conker, Lobo, Charles Martinet’s Donkey Kong Voice And Other Splendors Of Bygone E3 Booths
The Video Game History Foundation’s gigantic cache of old trade show footage and canceled games heralds back to an era where publishers put their whole ass into selling you Killer Instinct
‘Incinerator’ Review: Award-Winning Japanese Portrait of a Teenage Loner Is Gentle to a Fault
Observing a seemingly ordinary world through the lens of teenhood can be a goldmine for filmmakers. From the perspective of young people who often feel awkward and out of place, common dynamics can look strange, while unexpected connections seem like the most natural thing in
Steam’s best new Animal Crossing clone is a perfect way to beat the summer heat
Cat Isle, a new cozy cat-themed indie management simulator, is perfect for beating summer heat waves.
Speaking alongside Putin, Kazakh president calls for freeze of Ukraine war
OMSK, Russia July 25 - Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Saturday that a Ukraine peace deal might be reached if the two sides froze the conflict and resumed negotiations.
Wu Jing Honored at MIFFest, Says Hong Kong Action Cinema’s Influence Still Runs Through Every Wuxia Film Today
Wu Jing says the fingerprints of Hong Kong action cinema are still on every wuxia film made today, including his own. Speaking with Variety at the Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest), where he received the festival’s Excellent Achievement in Film Award, the
Katy Perry Slams Trump Administration for Using Song ‘Firework’ in Military Strikes Video: ‘I Absolutely Do Not Condone It’
Katy Perry has blasted the White House for using her 2010 hit song “Firework” in a TikTok post depicting footage of military strikes. The video, posted to the official White House TikTok account on Thursday, times the song’s lyrics — “boom, boom, boom” — to clips of bomb
WSJ editorial board rips Trump over tariff 'obsession'
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board published an op-ed on Friday ripping President Trump’s latest “obsession” with tariffs that “despite their political unpopularity and economic harm.” The administration announced its newest slate of policies that are replacing the
Bon Dylan: Justin Vernon Plays Bob Dylan Covers Set At Eaux Claires 2026
This year's Eaux Claires lineup included an interesting name: Bon Dylan. In April, we discovered it was Bon Iver doing a Bob Dylan covers set. That went down last night, which was the first day of the Wisconsin music festival at Carson Park. The post Bon Dylan: Justin Vernon
‘Bad Counselors’ Review: A Stealthily Christian Comedy Makes Believers of Two Rowdy Frat Bros
In a summer heavy on films we’ve seen before in some shape or form, “Bad Counselors” is nothing if not a novelty: a faith-based message movie masquerading as a frat-bro farce, complete with PG-13 yocks and an “American Pie” alum cameo. Well, “masquerading” is perhaps unfair.
New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea
Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the
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The Nintendo Switch 2's power boost is finally starting to pay off
Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, and Splatoon Raiders all show us what Nintendo is able to do with a more powerful console.
The hunt for a natural molecule that can release cellular energy
All cells in the human body—and the motions they enable, from our beating hearts to our wiggling toes—use energy generated by a molecule called ATP. Its energy is thought to be released to fuel cellular processes in only one way: when ATP's decomposition is initiated by an
‘Haunting Adeline’ Adult Graphic Novels in the Works Based on H.D. Carlton’s Divisive Dark Romance Amid Film Adaptation Backlash (EXCLUSIVE)
A graphic novel adaptation of author H.D. Carlton’s bestselling dark romance book “Haunting Adeline” is set to be released next year, Variety has learned. Developed and published by Deviant Ink Publishing, a romance and dark romance-focused illustrated formats publisher, the
JD Vance is bringing back old-school politics, and it just might save the Republican Party
As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and others on the left push nation-destroying socialism onto the country, more and more young people desperate for a secure and prosperous future will read more
Iran war threatens to blunt GOP turnout in midterm battlegrounds
The escalating war with Iran is threatening to depress Republican turnout ahead of the midterms, as new polling shows President Trump’s MAGA base increasingly turned off by the conflict. The war has consistently polled poorly among Americans broadly, and a new survey suggests
Conceived in a secure military facility, this Jedi Knight fansite has been running consistently for almost 30 years: 'It looks really close to what it did back in 1998'
The story of The Massassi Temple.
It's taken 13 years, but Final Fantasy 14 has finally broken the Sephiroth-shaped emergency glass
Final Fantasy 7 is showing up in Evercold in a big way.
