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The one singer Elton John couldn’t be paid to see: “Fuck off”

(Credits: Raph Pour-Hashemi) Mon 19 January 2026 11:00, UK Elton John was the kind of person who lived to play live whenever he made a record back in the day.  While plenty of artists have gone on one too many “farewell” tours over the years, it’s clear that John still had the same kind of […]

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Congratulations bottle fun in its highest concentration on ‘Dr Doctor’

(Credits: Leila-Mae Rummery) Sun 18 January 2026 11:23, UK Congratulations – ‘Dr Doctor’ Britney Spears, Prince, a heavy, dirty beat, and a sampled foghorn have absolutely nothing in common except for the fact that a Brighton four-piece has managed to bring them all together. The weekends are never quite as restful as you think they’ll […]

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’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ flops at box office

(Credits: Far Out / Sony Pictures Releasing / Columbia Pictures) Sun 18 January 2026 11:07, UK The latest zombie installment, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, stumbled at the box office on its opening weekend. The fourth installment in the beloved horror franchise carries on from where 2024’s 28 Years Later ended as viewers are […]

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Inside the Corner House: Latvia’s haunting former-KGB base

(Credits: Far Out / LIVE RIGA / Riga Investment and Tourism Agency) Sun 18 January 2026 11:00, UK Riga has become one of Europe’s fastest-growing tourist destinations, a fun, vibrant city with great bars and beautiful scenery, but like most countries that were once part of the Soviet Union, there’s also plenty of dark tourism […]

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The TV show that taught Ana de Armas how to speak English: “The best tutor”

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Sat 17 January 2026 11:00, UK Aside from the obvious leg up that being spectacularly beautiful has given her, the ascent of Ana de Armas is really quite impressive, especially when you consider that at several stages of her career her plan to navigate Hollywood essentially came down to […]

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Why did Cat Stevens change his name to Yusuf?

(Credits: Far Out / A. Vente / Beeld en Geluid Wiki / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision) Sat 17 January 2026 10:59, UK Renowned under his original stage moniker of Cat Stevens, Steven Demetre Georgiou carved an unmistakably distinctive path in the music industry. As a pivotal figure in the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement, […]

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‘White Lotus’ adds Steve Coogan to season four line-up

(Credits: IFC Films) Sat 17 January 2026 10:41, UK The White Lotus has added Steve Coogan and Caleb Jonte Edwards to the fourth season of the hit HBO series. As reported by Variety, Coogan will join the new season, alongside the already announced line-up of Alexander Ludwig and AJ Michalka. Despite much speculation online, these […]

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Up the Hill: Billboard Crossword (Jan. 16, 2026)

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Styngray Is Building a World, Not a Moment

There’s a difference between artists who want attention and artists who want longevity. Styngray clearly falls into the second category. No loud rollouts. No performative hype. No urgency to be everywhere at once. Instead, Styngray has been doing what a lot of artists talk about, but few actually commit to: showing up consistently, refining his […]

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Hockey player credits ‘Heated Rivalry’ for inspiration to publicly come out

Credits: HBO Max / Jesse Korteum via Facebook Fri 16 January 2026 11:34, UK Jesse Korteum, an ice hockey player from Minnesota, has credited the hit television show, Heated Rivalry, with inspiring him to come out publicly as gay. The sportsman took to social media to share the news, writing on Instagram that after years […]