The Plucky Squire review – jolly adventures on and off the page | Games

There is a whole sub-genre of video games that use arts and crafts as the basis for their aesthetic, landscapes and storytelling: LittleBigPlanet, Chicory, the Paper Mario series, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Kirby’s Epic Yarn, to name but a handful.... Read more

Dining across the divide: ‘I think the EU should be divided into two, east and west’ | Life and style

Valerie, 77, London Occupation Teaches sociology and psychology at a girls’ school Voting record Always Labour: she’s a paid-up member of the party Amuse bouche She grew up in Perth, Australia. Her brother was allergic to cow’s milk, so her family... Read more

How to use Pixel Studio to make AI images on your Google Pixel 9

Pixel Studio comes free on your Google Pixel 9 smartphone. You can use it to generate images from prompts, which are natural language descriptions of what you want to see, you’re therefore limited mainly by your imagination, and the restrictions... Read more

Hookah Haze Review – A Pixellated Daydream

Hookah Haze Review Hookah Haze is a short, sweet, and sad visual novel about the cost–and reward–of connecting with others. It’s a character-driven experience that veers between cute, heartwarming, and genuinely tragic. And if you don’t know what hookah is,... Read more

‘I love it when things get out of hand’: the return of outrageous 90s rockers the Jesus Lizard | Music

Sweaty, unhinged and with one of them frequently naked, few underground rock bands remain as revered as the Jesus Lizard. The US band’s early 90s albums Goat and Liar inspired awe in American alt-rock royalty such as Kurt Cobain, Steve... Read more

Secret Service ‘aware’ of Elon Musk post about Harris and Biden

The US Secret Service says it is “aware” of a social media post by Elon Musk in which he said that “no one is even trying” to assassinate President Joe Biden or Vice-president Kamala Harris. Mr Musk has since deleted... Read more

White House blasts Elon Musk for X post about Biden and Harris assassination | Elon Musk

The White House has condemned Elon Musk for tweeting “no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala” in response to an X user asking “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?” The president’s office issued a statement Monday criticizing the... Read more

Noel Fielding Addresses Sandi Toksvig’s Bake Off Exit Comments

Great British Bake Off host Noel Fielding has had his say after former co-presenter Sandi Toksvig’s comments about why she left the show. Noel and Sandi became an unlikely double act in 2017, when they took over from Mel and... Read more

Elon Musk Faces Backlash Over Assassination ‘Joke’ About Biden-Harris

Elon Musk drew fierce backlash on his own X (formerly Twitter) platform for what was slammed as an “appalling and indefensible” response to an apparent second attempt on the life of former president and current Republican nominee Donald Trump. Trump... Read more

Amanda Holden is a proud mum as she celebrates lookalike daughter Lexi’s milestone moment

Amanda Holden’s lookalike daughter Lexi is all grown up as she shares a major milestone in her career.  The Britain’s Got Talent judge revealed to her Instagram followers that her model daughter had walked her first London Fashion Week show – and... Read more

Kepner: MLB’s latest tasteless cash grab? Ads on helmets

The thing about baseball, and it’s always been this way, is that the game itself is so enchanting, riveting and charmingly ridiculous that the people who run it know you’ll keep coming back, no matter what they do to it.... Read more

Prince Harry ‘excited’ to turn 40 – Film News | Film-News.co.uk

Prince Harry is “excited” to turn 40 this weekend. The Duke of Sussex has shared that he is feeling positive about his milestone birthday on Sunday. “I was anxious about 30, I’m excited about 40,” Harry said in a statement... Read more

Auditor general considering probe into Indigenous procurement program – National

Canada’s auditor general is considering a probe into a multi-billion program meant to boost Indigenous business that has been open to abuse for decades. Following complaints from Indigenous communities and a recent Global News investigation with First Nations University of... Read more

Live Review: Iron Maiden Unleashes the Beast in Sydney! , Australia

Pictures by Sergio Martin ©Spotlight Report Legendary metal veterans Iron Maiden returned to Sydney with their 2024 Future Past tour, the band’s first visit since 2016. This show felt special for Maiden fans, especially because the band’s previous attempt to... Read more

80s pop icon reveals wardrobe malfunction in front of Queen Elizabeth

Janet Jackson admits the outfit caused some problems (Picture: Gie Knaeps/Getty Images) Janet Jackson has recalled suffering an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction with Queen Elizabeth herself looking on. The 58-year-old pop icon, whose breast was accidentally exposed by Justin Timberlake at... Read more