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Entertainment

Tokyo Pokémon Shop Turns Card Buying Into a Pop Quiz to Block Scalpers

Tokyo Pokémon Shop Turns Card Buying Into a Pop Quiz to Block Scalpers

3 min readApr 29, 01:40 PM

Martin Lewis rules out politics with a very clear answer as Bafta honour is announced

Martin Lewis rules out politics with a very clear answer as Bafta honour is announced

4 min readApr 29, 01:20 PM

Chris Hansen Says He Was Turned Away From ‘Primetime’ Screening After Refusing to Sign NDA

Chris Hansen Says He Was Turned Away From ‘Primetime’ Screening After Refusing to Sign NDA

Aug 21, 12:23 PM

TV

Jimmy Kimmel Turns Trump’s Royal Welcome Into a Fight Over Satire and Power

Jimmy Kimmel Turns Trump’s Royal Welcome Into a Fight Over Satire and Power

5 min readApr 29, 05:38 PM

Tiffani Thiessen Is Returning to TV and Her New Show Has Fans Losing It

Tiffani Thiessen Is Returning to TV and Her New Show Has Fans Losing It

Aug 18, 12:00 PM

Dancing With the Stars Season 35 Reveals Its First Pairing

Dancing With the Stars Season 35 Reveals Its First Pairing

Aug 18, 11:30 AM

Film

Call of Duty Movie Director Peter Berg Once Called Video Games “Weak” and “Pathetic”

Call of Duty Movie Director Peter Berg Once Called Video Games “Weak” and “Pathetic”

3 min readApr 29, 01:00 PM

Dave Bautista as Kratos After Hurst Injury

Dave Bautista as Kratos After Hurst Injury

4 min readAug 21, 12:00 PM

Fast Forever Filming Faces a December Test

Fast Forever Filming Faces a December Test

4 min readAug 19, 11:20 AM

Celebrity

Ray J Claims He Has Slept With 12,500 Women

Ray J Claims He Has Slept With 12,500 Women

2 min readApr 29, 01:11 PM

Barry Keoghan Says Sabrina Carpenter Cheating Rumours Drove Him Offline

Barry Keoghan Says Sabrina Carpenter Cheating Rumours Drove Him Offline

4 min readApr 29, 01:10 PM

Sam Neill Says He Is Cancer-Free After Experimental CAR-T Therapy

Sam Neill Says He Is Cancer-Free After Experimental CAR-T Therapy

3 min readApr 29, 01:09 PM

Music

CBGB Festival 2026 Sets Patti Smith, Morrissey, Interpol, Sex Pistols and Violet Grohl for Brooklyn Lineup

CBGB Festival 2026 Sets Patti Smith, Morrissey, Interpol, Sex Pistols and Violet Grohl for Brooklyn Lineup

3 min readApr 29, 01:00 PM

MTV VMAs 2026: Madonna Beats Taylor Swift in Nominations

MTV VMAs 2026: Madonna Beats Taylor Swift in Nominations

Aug 20, 12:35 PM

BTS Fans Divided After RM and J-Hope Pose With Chris Brown

BTS Fans Divided After RM and J-Hope Pose With Chris Brown

Aug 20, 12:08 PM

Streaming

Chinese livestreamer Night Paris banned after crocodile tank punishment clips resurface

Chinese livestreamer Night Paris banned after crocodile tank punishment clips resurface

3 min readApr 30, 09:55 AM

Twitch Streamer Hmblzayy Hit by Car During 3,000-Mile Charity Walk Across America

Twitch Streamer Hmblzayy Hit by Car During 3,000-Mile Charity Walk Across America

3 min readApr 29, 04:30 PM

Asmongold Says His Streaming Diet Runs on Beef Jerky, Candy, Chipotle, and Floor Anime

Asmongold Says His Streaming Diet Runs on Beef Jerky, Candy, Chipotle, and Floor Anime

2 min readApr 29, 01:30 PM

PokéNational Geographic Creator Says Nintendo Copyright Strikes Are Forcing the Channel Offline

PokéNational Geographic Creator Says Nintendo Copyright Strikes Are Forcing the Channel Offline

3 min readApr 29, 01:10 PM

News

First-Time Buyer Affordability Improves, Sort Of

First-Time Buyer Affordability Improves, Sort Of

5 min readAug 21, 12:21 PM

Como Bike Ban Covers Less Than the Headline

Como Bike Ban Covers Less Than the Headline

4 min readAug 21, 11:18 AM

Record El Niño Could Make 2027 Hottest Yet

Record El Niño Could Make 2027 Hottest Yet

6 min readAug 21, 11:13 AM