Culture

9 Games To Play After Slay The Spire 2

I’ve sunk almost 300 hours into Slay the Spire 2 in three months, and constant balance patches from Mega Crit have kept it fresh. The game is so strong that it’s made other deckbuilders feel like lesser alternatives, but there are plenty of worthy entries worth trying. I’

Culture

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Underrated '90s Action Film Shines in 4K

Eraser (1996) has been given new life with a 4K release from Warner Bros. The Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner grossed $242 million on a $100 million budget but still holds critic and audience scores below 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, a sign that the film has long been underrated. Schwarzenegger plays U.

Culture

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? Eight‑Question Quiz

A Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks readers eight questions to determine which fictional universe best fits their instincts. The options span The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune and Star Wars. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of

Sports

How to get France vs Sweden tickets for World Cup Round of 32

A classic European rivalry takes centre stage in the World Cup Round of 32 as France meet Sweden. Didier Deschamps’ Les Bleus swept Group I with 10 goals and enter as tournament favourites, while Sweden progressed from Group F as one of the best third-placed teams; their attacking threat means

Culture

North West, 13, shows off new lip piercings at Paris Fashion Week

North West, 13, arrived at the Vetements Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show during Paris Fashion Week with new facial piercings, including one on the bridge of her nose, two studs on her cheek under her eye and two angel bite piercings on her top lip. She paired them with her

Tech

Palworld 1.0 update includes '27 pdf pages' of changes and additions

Palworld continues to move forward despite its legal dispute with Nintendo and is set to reach version 1.0 when it releases on July 10. Pocketpair's communications and publishing head, John "Bucky" Buckley, posted: "Losing my mind trying to make nice patch notes for Palworld

Culture

Dim sum in Happy Gathering, a small Chinese corner of Wales

When someone asks what my death-row meal would be, I answer dim sum. It’s a loophole where you don’t have to choose: you sample everything, and no two sittings are ever the same. Dim sum refuses to fit into starters, mains and desserts and instead arrives as a

Culture

The Critic still an underrated animated masterpiece — streaming free on Tubi

One of the show's signature bits involves Jay Sherman, played by Jon Lovitz, and a life-sized cardboard cutout used to promote his book, complete with a mechanical arm that waves a copy. That desperate, recurring gag is emblematic of a program whose jokes linger long after an episode

Culture

Fans enjoy James Norton as Ormund Hightower in House of the Dragon season 3

House of the Dragon season 3 has introduced Ormund Hightower, played by James Norton. He appears briefly in the premiere as leader of the green army, but viewers say the cameo left a strong impression. Reactions on Reddit ranged from "Putting all my stock in the Ormund storyline,"

Business

Walmart sale continues after Prime Day with up to 50% off tech and more

Prime Day has ended, but Walmart's competing sale runs through Sunday night with discounts of up to 50% across TVs, laptops, phones, pools, outdoor gear and more. Walmart+ members can get a year of either Peacock or Paramount+ for $49 when they sign up; Walmart+ is currently 50%

Tech

Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Looking To Start His Own Betting App To Rival Polymarket

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly planning a prediction-market app internally called “Arena” that would compete with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi and aim to fold Meta’s vast user base into wagering on a wide range of events. A post leaked to The New York Times quotes Meta’s Ime Archibong:

Crypto

Yuma Launches Bittensor AI Fund for Institutional Investors

Yuma, backed by Digital Currency Group, has launched the Yuma Total Market Fund, offering institutional investors a single vehicle that holds Bittensor’s TAO token and a basket of AI-focused subnets. The strategy is intended to simplify access to the broader Bittensor ecosystem without requiring investors to select individual subnet

Culture

Christopher Nolan Tried Twice to Reboot The Prisoner

Christopher Nolan has long been an admirer of the 1960s sci‑fi series The Prisoner and has tried to bring it back to the big screen on more than one occasion. As he considers projects following The Odyssey, the idea of tackling the show’s surreal, Kafkaesque mix of psychological

Culture

Prime Video's Noir Reimagining of Batman Is a Must-Watch

There has been more Batman content than for any other superhero, and Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader offers a radical new take that returns the character to his 1940s–60s roots. Developed by Bruce Timm and set in a fresh timeline, it follows a young Bruce Wayne (voiced by

Culture

Deltarune Chapter 5’s weird-route scenes with Kris and Noelle

The latest installment of Toby Fox’s seven-part RPG saga Deltarune launched this week, delivering the series’ oddball humor, striking music and video game metacommentary. Chapter 5 follows Kris and Susie at Hometown’s annual festival and, in the main story, leads them into a new Dark World inside Asgore’

Culture

Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid split after more than 10 years

Courteney Cox, 62, and Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid, 49, have split after more than a decade together. Pals said the pair amicably parted ways late last year; the breakup wasn’t "ugly," but the duo were living "different lives." One friend added, "Johnny speaks

Culture

Riot delays last hit indicators in League ranked mode after fan response

Last hitting—timing an autoattack to claim a minion's gold—is one of League of Legends' fundamental but fiddly skills. Riot had been testing visual last hit indicators, which show the health threshold at which a minion will die to your attack, and patch notes this week

Business

Xbox responds to claim PlayStation 5 pre-orders are outpacing Xbox for GTA 6

Xbox has responded to a claim that PlayStation 5 pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 were outpacing Xbox Series X pre-orders by an 8-to-1 ratio, and says it has had "record orders" for the game. Pre-orders for GTA 6 finally opened on June 25. One day after pre-orders

Sports

How to watch England vs Panama, live stream the World Cup for free

England and Panama meet in a World Cup rematch at New York New Jersey Stadium, the venue formerly known as MetLife Stadium. England routed Panama 6-1 in their last World Cup meeting in 2018; England sit 4th in the official men's world ranking while Panama are 34th. The

Politics

Venice protesters plan to disrupt US ambassador’s superyacht visit

Protesters in Venice are planning to disrupt a visit by the billionaire US ambassador to Italy in his 117-metre superyacht, which they fear he plans to dock in the lagoon city. At a meeting of about 40 demonstrators, researcher and activist Stella Faye said: "We ruined the party for

Tech

GTA 6 Won't Have Disc Copies Despite Confusing Rockstar Email

Grand Theft Auto VI will not be shipping with physical media copies. Earlier in the week, an email from Rockstar Support suggested a disc version might arrive shortly after launch, raising hopes among hard-media fans and retailers; The Hollywood Reporter says the message is genuine but poorly worded, which spawned

Culture

Taylor Sheridan's Tulsa King Climbs Paramount+ Global Charts

Taylor Sheridan's career has moved from writing Hell or High Water and Sicario to creating the five-season Yellowstone universe and several successful series beyond it. Spec Ops: Lioness proved a hit and Mayor of Kingstown has run for four seasons. Ahead of a new installment, Tulsa King has

Culture

Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. Ten questions will figure out which one. The quiz asks about the kind of film experience you want, which idea grabs you most, how you like your story told,

Sports

Mallory Swanson praises USMNT belief and growing bond between teams

Mallory Swanson, a World Cup winner with the USWNT, has been attending mens matches and described the connection between the teams as something that "naturally kind of happens." "Were able to actually go to games and be there," she said, calling it "super

Culture

Prince George, 12, nearly towers over Kate Middleton during rare outing

Prince George, 12, nearly towered over his mother, Princess Kate Middleton, in footage shared on the couple’s joint Instagram account. The video shows them visiting the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Royal Air Force Coningsby to mark Britain’s Armed Forces Day. The clip alternates between recordings of