More and more Middle Eastern women thrive as comedians. Could their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media foster empowerment for the next generation of girls?...
In a country without film archives, one man is preserving Lebanon's film industry history. With thousands of movie posters, Abboudi Bou Jaoude is saving cinematic heritage in an archive that's emotion...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year from the Indie Game Awards last week. ✓ The awards were retracted due to...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ The Indie Game Awards (IGAs) retracted both awards given to Sandfall Interactive. ✓ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was accus...
2025 was a big year for gaming, and that includes gaming hardware. Nintendo launched its Switch 2 console in June, and since then, numerous Switch 2 titles and noteworthy updates for original Switch g...
Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte often wear coordinating outfits for appearances. Andrew Chin/Getty Images/Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte often wear ...
LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices, which is built in collaboration with Will.i.am. Announced this week, LG says the Stage 501 speaker comes with an "AI Karaok...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Kim Kardashian skin is the most popular in Fortnite Chapter 7. ✓ Kim Kardashian, a media mogul, features in a new ski...
Kim Kardashian at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Fashion missteps were notable at events in 2025, from awards shows to the Cannes Film Festival. Jamie Lee Curtis wo...
1047 Games has some thoughts regarding how Splitgate: Arena Reloaded is faring on Steam, and it’s got a message for fans: “Steam Charts don’t measure fun.” The Halo and Portal-inspired FPS re-launched...
Not only can Sadie Sink not talk about Spider-Man: Brand New Day , she can’t even say who she’s playing, something she has described as “torture.” The Stranger Things star has been seen filming opposi...
You'd think it would be enough for filmmaker James Wan to have two hugely successful horror franchises under his belt with Saw and Insidious (both co-created with writing partner Leigh Whannell). But ...
It's been about 30 years since the Tamagotchi became the must-have toy for children around the globe. Now, 3 decades on, the humble tamagotchi is inspiring a new generation of electronic pets. France ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Teases for Nintendo's next Zelda game have begun. ✓ The game could be influenced by Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonm...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Disney's 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' achieved a domestic debut of $88 million ✓ Analysts expected an opening in th...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Timothée Chalamet is portraying the main character from Marty Supreme in a new ping pong movie. ✓ Chalamet is advised to ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ David Walliams was dropped from a children's book festival ✓ The drop followed claims of inappropriate behaviour ...
Project Ava was software last year, and now it’s hardware this CES. Razer's Project Ava AI game coach from last year's CES is taking a new form for 2026: a tiny holographic anime girl in a capsule you...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Disney Imagineering debuted a next-generation robotic character named Olaf. ✓ The robotic Olaf marks a new era of Disney ...