Culture

The Perfect 'Peaky Blinders' Replacement Just Keeps Getting Better

House of Guinness debuted on Netflix in September 2025 and immediately invited comparisons to Peaky Blinders. The series pulled 17 million views in its opening weeks and has since been confirmed for a second season. Set in 1860s Dublin after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the story follows his

Culture

Wagner Moura and Greta Lee in Netflix Sci‑Fi Horror The Last House

Netflix has released a trailer for The Last House, a science-fiction horror film starring Wagner Moura and Greta Lee. The preview centers on a family abruptly locked inside their home by a mysterious outside entity, with everyone on their street—and possibly the entire world—affected. An onscreen counter reveals

Sports

England's approach to Jude Bellingham mirrors Gascoigne and Hoddle

James once graced England squads that featured the likes of Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Paul Scholes. Plenty of selection posers were faced back then, and nothing has changed down the years. The Three Lions famously failed to make the most of having Tottenham legend Hoddle at their disposal in

Culture

Joey, the calf who helped me through grief

As a farmer’s daughter, my life has always included animals. Joey arrived soon after my brother’s sudden death when I was 18; he was a tiny twin born to one of my brother’s favourite cows, his sibling dying almost immediately. The farm manager advised letting him go,

Culture

Oliver Tree said his family 'wouldn't get a penny' weeks before crash

Oliver Tree said on the April 24 episode of The Zach Sang Show that he did not believe any of his wealth was his and that his will was set so that “when I die, my will is set up that when I pass, my family, no one’s going

Tech

RTX 5070 Acer Nitro V 16S $1,200 at B&H is a tempting pre-Prime Day deal

Amazon Prime Day 2026 is nearly upon us, and early deals are already appearing. One that stands out is an RTX 5070-equipped Acer Nitro V 16S priced at $1,200 at B&H Photo, a notable find given how difficult sub-$1,500 RTX 5070 machines are to locate

AI

Why Anthropic suddenly pulled Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone

Anthropic has disabled access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models worldwide after a US government export directive citing national security. Other Claude models remain available, but attempts to select Fable 5 now return a message that the model is currently unavailable. The company said the government’s communication

Tech

You have just one more week to play Battlefield Hardline on console

Battlefield Hardline, the 2015 police-focused spin-off from the main Battlefield franchise, will lose its PS4 and Xbox One multiplayer servers on Monday, June 22. The single-player campaign will remain playable offline. The game was removed from digital storefronts on Friday, May 22, so purchases on PS4 or Xbox One are

Culture

Dead by Daylight movie greenlit at Blumhouse with director attached

Blumhouse has officially greenlit a film adaptation of Dead by Daylight and tapped Thordur Palsson to direct, partnering with James Wan’s production company Atomic Monster and video game developer Behaviour Interactive. Palsson is best known for his Netflix detective series The Valhalla Murders and the 2025 monster movie The

Crypto

Bitbank warns accounts may be suspended over Polymarket-linked transfers

Bitbank, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, warned users that transactions linked to prediction market platforms such as Polymarket could result in account suspensions because they may conflict with the country’s gambling laws. In a notice published on Monday, the exchange said it may restrict accounts that make

Tech

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) Now $249

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) are currently $249, $50 off their usual $299 price. They deliver strong audio performance whether you’re listening to music, checking a podcast, or playing games. A built-in microphone handles calls or chat, and active noise-cancelling keeps distractions out at the gym or at

Culture

Grown Ups 3 Confirmed for Streaming; Cast and Plot Details Revealed

Grown Ups 3 is officially happening after a 13-year wait and will head straight to streaming. The sequel was confirmed in May and reunites Adam Sandler with his longtime comedy troupe. A Production Weekly listing confirms the original cast will return: Adam Sandler as Lenny, Kevin James as Eric, Chris

Culture

Long-Awaited ‘Dead by Daylight’ Movie Officially Has a Director

Dead by Daylight has grown into one of horror gaming's most recognizable brands, its crossover matchups turning the multiplayer experience into a genre showcase. Behaviour Interactive first announced plans for a movie in 2023 through a partnership with Blumhouse and Atomic Monster, but updates have been relatively scarce

Sports

Ousmane Dembele poised to extend PSG stay after standout season

RMC Sport says Ousmane Dembele is close to signing a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain after a transformative spell at the Parc des Princes. The 29-year-old has become a cornerstone of a side that claimed Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the UEFA Champions League, and he was named

Business

SpaceX share price rises on second day of trading

SpaceX's stock climbed on its second day as a listed company following a blockbuster initial public offering. On Friday the company began trading on the Nasdaq after the biggest IPO in market history, raising $75 billion and reaching a market capitalization just shy of $2 trillion. The stock

Tech

Steam's second most-played game right now is reportedly a bot-filled marketplace that can get you banned

Idle games frequently top Steam's charts—Bongo Cat has been near the top for a year and Banana holds the tenth-highest all-time concurrent peak. Task Bar Hero launched at the end of May and quickly drew players, reaching roughly 450,000 concurrent users overnight and a new all-time

Politics

Brisbane teen allegedly plotted attacks on Liberal party and Labour Day march

A private schoolboy in Brisbane allegedly planned terrorist attacks on Liberal party targets and the 2024 Labour Day march after being influenced by the Unabomber. He was 16 in 2024 when counter-terrorism police arrested him. The teenager pleaded not guilty in the Queensland supreme court and a jury of 14

Tech

Order of the Sinking Star's enormous Steam Next Fest demo is worth checking out

Order of the Sinking Star, Jonathan Blow’s long-in-development puzzle game from Thekla, has a free Steam Next Fest demo available Monday, June 15. Blow says the demo is “bigger than most entire paid puzzle games,” and a short hands-on at Summer Game Fest left the writer impressed by how

Culture

Doctor Who's future is murkier than its 1989 hiatus

Doctor Who hasn't been canceled, but its future is ambiguous. The 2026 Christmas special was never actually going ahead, which muddies when the Time Lord will be back on our screens. Some fear a long absence like the 16 years after the show was pulled in 1989, but

Culture

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive. The quiz probes instincts and priorities: whether you pull on every thread until you

Sports

Cherki and Yamal? Leboeuf backs 'insane' Barcelona attack

Frank Leboeuf has suggested Rayan Cherki could form an “insane” attacking partnership with Lamine Yamal at Camp Nou, saying the France midfielder’s creative instincts would suit Barcelona’s taste for entertainers. Cherki is currently starring for Manchester City, but a future switch to La Liga is not being ruled

Business

Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal

Fox has agreed to acquire the connected-TV platform Roku in a transaction paid with a mix of cash and stock, valuing Roku at about $22 billion, the company said. The acquisition will pair Fox’s sports, news, and entertainment programming with Roku’s streaming devices and digital-ad business. Fox CEO

Tech

You may not have to wait for Prime Day for the best PC gaming deals

Newegg has begun its Super Dad Father’s Day sale with tech deals running up to Prime Day/Week. Many items in the sale, live from June 15 to June 21, carry FantasTech Price Protection: if a protected item drops to a lower price before June 28, Newegg will automatically

Culture

The Boys Season 5 Lives On Through In-Universe Social Posts

The Boys Season 5 finale, "Blood and Bone," divided viewers, though some of that reaction was predictable. The episode avoided a turn toward mass-scale debauchery, and while some fans wanted Antony Starr's Homelander to wreak more violent havoc before Butcher (Karl Urban) took him down, the

Health

To the friends who carried me through when I became a full-time carer

When my mum was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, my life changed overnight. I became her sole carer in my early 40s, giving up my full-time job and taking on cooking, helping her move around the house, taking her to appointments and managing the household. I was mentally drained,