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When news hit that Bad Bunny would headline the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime, his fans rejoiced. The choice made sense given that the Puerto Rican superstar is among the most streamed artists on the planet, and the performance is also set to make history: Because Bad Bunny doesn’t sing in English, this will be the first halftime show in Spanish. …

Earlier this month, comedians, including Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, and Bill Burr, flew to Saudi Arabia to perform at the inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival. The organizers claimed it was the largest comedy festival in the world, with over 50 international comedians performing stand-up, sketch, and improv. It was put on and paid for by the Saudi government as …

Ubisoft allegedly cancelled plans for a new Assassin’s Creed game set in in the aftermath of the American Civil War last year, with online moaning about Assassin’s Creed Shadows co-protagonist Yasuke and concerns over the volatility of the modern day US political climate being cited as reasons.

Dear Tilly Norwood, They tell me you are an actress and a computer. I am an actress and almost 40. Let’s talk. When I was your age… well, wait, no. You are both infant and immortal, like Thor in a diaper. I mean, when I was starting out in my career like you, this very thing happened. An actress older …

To paraphrase TS Eliot: and was it worth it after all? A question to ponder for those who have taken the coin of a government once described unequivocally as “the worst of the worst” by one human rights advocacy organisation. The past decade has seen Saudi Arabia invest in everything from football to opera to video games – all part …

Country music star Zach Bryan responded Tuesday to criticism over his upcoming song “Bad News” amid claims that it is critical of ICE, explaining that it is about his love for the country and anyone who uses it “as a weapon is only proving how devastatingly divided we all are.” A snippet of the song Bryan posted on Instagram Friday …

Scoop: Jay Jones cancels Virginia fundraiser amid “two bullets” backlash  Axios Alexander Vindman’s congressman brother leads off Dems boosting Jay Jones after texts: ‘Send a message’  Fox News Virginia Democratic AG nominee’s violent texts shake up the closing weeks of the state’s race for governor  NBC News Did Jones really imagine that his malignant texts to a GOP delegate would remain confidential?  Virginia Mercury …

The directive changed. Quickly. After Ross Martin of 247Sports.com reported that North Carolina posted no social-media messages praising former Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye because coach Bill Belichick has directed that Patriots content is off-limits, a backlash ensued. With widespread criticism of the pettiness reflected by the approach, North Carolina posted on Monday morning a tweet praising Maye, along with …

Amazon Prime Video has quietly removed artwork of James Bond after fans of the franchise noticed that 007 had been stripped of his firearm in all of the images. Deadline has confirmed that the original artwork was replaced by stills from the Ian Fleming spy movies over the weekend, following a social media backlash that coincided with James Bond Day …

Amazon Prime Video has quietly taken down James Bond artwork after getting backlash online from fans who spotted that 007‘s gun had been airbrushed out. Last week, artwork for the franchise was posted on the Prime Video U.K. website in which, across each film image where a gun had previously been displayed, Bond had effectively been digitally disarmed. In several …