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Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2 Movie Review: Adam Sandler’s Parody of golf; when first part was better than the second
I won’t say it was terrible, but the first part was way better than the second. But on the whole, it was indeed fun to watch Happy Gilmore back with his typical swing as if he was playing ice hockey and not golf. But to all golfers out there, have...

Disturbing history of racist football hooligan who wasted police time
Ryan Ferguson, who has been pictured at several protests and demonstrations, was previously jailed for racially abusing a professional footballer A man who made false calls to police has a disturbing history of racially-aggravated abuse and links...

Billy Joel Releases 'And So It Goes' Documentary Musical Companion
Billy Joel has released a 100-track album, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a digital only companion piece that coincides with the release of the two-part documentary that explores his life and music. The album will mirror the tracks from the film...

Art Basel Miami Beach to welcome 41 new exhibitors
Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) returns this year from 5 to 7 December with 285 galleries, its organisers announced today (23 July). This year’s show will “foreground the most urgent artistic currents shaping the American scene today, with a...

Cinema Chat: The Michigan Theater celebrates Art House Theater Day, plus 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' and 'Sorry, Baby' open in Ann Arbor
CELEBRATING ART HOUSE THEATER DAY Art House Theater Day is an annual program that brings audiences together to celebrate all that art house theaters - and independent film - contribute to our cultural landscape: ambitious and innovative art that...

Clint Eastwood & More Acting Legends Were Considered For A Classic Harrison Ford Sci-Fi Movie
Harrison Ford has always had issues with "Blade Runner," and time hasn't made him any fonder of the film. But it should have, because despite it being a box office flop upon its 1982 release, it has since become accepted as one of the most...

You Need to Watch These 3 Popular Netflix Movies Now (July 29-August 2)
Netflix will be adding several new titles on August 1, but there are still plenty of movies to watch before Friday rolls around. The final week of July is already loaded with fresh titles, including the highly anticipated Happy Gilmore 2. That...

Official: Bayern Munich youngster Gabriel Marušić leaves for Austria Salzburg
A big theme this summer is youngsters leaving Bayern Munich after having graduated through all the age groups and making the next step in their career. The next in this line of players is 22-year-old Gabriel Marušić, who Bayern’s official website...

From Manilow to Mozart, Sunriver maestro Brett Mitchell is an all-around music fan
Sunriver Music Festival kicks off Saturday, with four classical concerts, a family concert and the ever-popular, and often sold-out, pops concert over the next week and a half in Bend and Sunriver. The festival opens at the Tower Theatre with an...

Halton Hills musicians taking the stage at iconic festival in Scotland
The sounds of legendary recording studios will echo through Edinburgh this summer as north Halton's own EvenSong performs a unique musical tribute EvenSong, a classic rock band with members hailing from both Milton and Halton Hills, will be taking...

Dutch media lauds Red Bull's call of firing Christian Horner and replacing him with Laurent Mekies
Renowned Dutch media persons and TV hosts Jack Plooij and Olav Mol hailed Red Bull for firing Christian Horner and replacing him with Laurent Mekies. Plooij and Mol, in their latest statements, praised Mekies for his language fluency and political...

Learnings from Spotify’s Q2 2025 earnings call… including what the company (didn’t) say about that long-awaited ‘Music Pro’ tier
Spotify posted solid Q2 2025 results today (July 29), with the streaming giant adding 8 million net subscribers to finish June with 276 million paying customers. SPOT also added 18 million monthly active users in the period to reach 696 million,...

Mark Robins hopes transfer situation with Stoke City pair 'can be resolved quickly'
Mark Robins hopes for the careers of Stoke City outcasts Ryan Mmaee and Andre Vidigal that the pair find new clubs in order to secure regular playing time before the transfer window deadline arrives later this summer. Mmaee and Vidigal have both...

Austria Wien vs FC Spaeri Prediction and Betting Tips | July 24th 2025
FC Spaeri begin their quest to make history as they get their UEFA Conference League qualifying campaign underway with a clash against Austria Wien on Thursday. The Georgian second-tier side booked a spot in the qualifiers after clinching the...

Vucic’s government "hanging by thread" — Austrian ex-foreign minister
MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is in an extremely difficult position, and his government is literally "hanging by a thread," Karin Kneissl, former Austrian foreign minister and head of the Geopolitical Observatory for...

Open Call for Applications for the European Media Hackathon To Boost Innovative Storytelling In Media
Open call for applications for the European media hackathon to boost innovative storytelling in media The European media hackathon Media Blend is pleased to announce that applications are now open for its main event, which will take place in...

Classical Music Playlist, July 29, 2025
Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942) Young composer Alexander von Zemlinsky had fallen in love with Alma Schindler but after a time she left him for Gustav Mahler. Dejected, Zemlinsky expressed his feelings in a new tone poem, The Mermaid, inspired...

Lando Norris' partner, Margarida Corceiro, makes a fashion statement in a social media post on Instagram
McLaren driver Lando Norris's partner, Margarida Corceiro, was seen in a picture with her friend, on her social media. The British driver is one of the more open ones on the F1 grid about his life and feelings ever since he made his debut in 2019....

Toronto International Film Festival selects Houman Seyyedi’s “The Savage” for Primetime program
TEHRAN – The Iranian series “The Savage” directed by Houman Seyyedi will have its international premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), set to be held in Toronto, Canada, from September 4 to 14. “The Savage” has been...

Ebere Eze shares Crystal Palace social media message amid Arsenal transfer talk
Eberechi Eze has posted on social media after playing for Crystal Palace in their latest pre-season friendly. Eze starred for the Eagles on Friday night as they ran out 3-0 winners against League Two opposition Crawley Town. The playmaker scored...