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Video Game vs. Live-Action Fighters

Video Game vs. Live-Action Fighters

Published by Daniella Wilson

Round one…fight! “Street Fighter” is back on the big screen for a new take on the popular fighting game video series that started back in arcades in the 1980s and is still popular today. Paramount and Legendary’s live-action movie takes place in the ’90s and follows a worldwide fighting tournament that brings together challengers from around the world. The roster includes Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) and his childhood friend and training partner Ryu (Andrew Koji), who have appeared in every “Street Fighter” video game. There’s a colorful cast of fellow characters like Chun-Li (Callina Liang), M. Bison (David Dastmalchian), Cammy (Mel Jarnson), Vega (Orville Peck) and more. The cast also has several real-life martial arts fighters, WWE stars and wrestlers, like Roman Reigns as Akuma, Cody Rhodes as Guile and Oliver Richters as Zangief. Kitao Sakurai, who’s helmed episodes of “Beef,” “Dave” and the “Eric Andre Show,” directs the movie, which previously had Danny and Michael Philippou (“Talk to Me,” “Bring Her Back) attached. It’s actually the third “Street Fighter” movie, following 1994’s self-titled film …

Timothy Busfield’s Child Sexual Abuse Case Dismissed

Timothy Busfield’s Child Sexual Abuse Case Dismissed

Published by Daniella Wilson

Timothy Busfield has had his child sexual abuse case dismissed, following a New Mexico judge’s determination that Albuquerque prosecutors acted improperly by failing to allow the grand jury to hear from more witnesses.  The 69-year-old actor made national headlines when he was arrested in January, accused of misconduct related to twin child actors he worked with on the Fox television series The Cleaning Lady. Although Busfield profusely denied the claims, calling them “horrible lies,” he was indicted by a grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child the following month.  Busfield filed a motion to quash the indictment in June, with his attorneys arguing the prosecutor “abandoned his role as a neutral aide to the grand jury, misstated the law and blocked the grand jury access to witnesses.” The grand jury heard testimony only from the lead detective and Busfield, despite jurors asking three separate times to hear from more witnesses.  In a ruling handed down on Friday, a judge sided with Busfield and voided the indictment, writing “the prosecuting attorney …

On the Ground in Marfa and London

On the Ground in Marfa and London

Published by Daniella Wilson

Alex Marks; Donald Judd, 100 untitled works in mill aluminum, 1982-86. Permanent collection, The Chinati Foundation, Marta, Texas. Donald Judd Art © 2026 Judd Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. The town’s always been accepting of newcomers, from Judd to his fellow artists. Robert Irwin—who went on to install his own permanent installation at Chinati in the late 2010s—was passing through West Texas in the 1970s on a cross-country road trip when he stopped at a gas station in Marfa to get a Coke. There he spotted his fellow New Yorker Judd on the side of the road and joined him. Just as there’s a permanent wormhole that connects West Texas to the galleries of West Chelsea, there’s a Marfa connection to Hollywood, dating back further than when No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood were shooting in town at the same time. Decades before Judd arrived, Giant filmed in Marfa in 1955, and James Dean stayed at the Hotel Paisano, which is currently getting renovated. (There was once a James …

‘Well-known’ man asks court to stop publication of sexual offence allegation

‘Well-known’ man asks court to stop publication of sexual offence allegation

Published by Daniella Wilson

An individual described as “well-known” has asked London’s High Court to prevent two media organisations from publishing “serious allegations”, including of a sexual nature, against him. The court heard he had submitted medical evidence saying that if the allegations were made public this would “almost certainly” lead to him “attempting to take his own life”, and that the prospect of publication had already led to two suicide attempts. The court was told that Independent Television News and Guardian News & Media had carried out an investigation into the individual’s “conduct over a period of years”. The individual, who has been granted anonymity in the court proceedings, denies the allegations. The court was told that following an investigation that ITN, which produces news for ITV and Channel 4, and Guardian News & Media, which publishes the Guardian, sent two letters to the the well-known individual in the spring of 2026. As well as denying the allegations, the individual responded with medical reports stating that there was a risk to his life if the information was published. …

CoD MW4 missions: Full list of missions and how many to expect

CoD MW4 missions: Full list of missions and how many to expect

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Now that the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 campaign has launched into the world in early access form, it’s only natural to wonder how many missions are in store this time. Of course, for most CoD MW4 fans, the vast majority of their time will be spent in the game’s multiplayer modes once they’re all available. But, for now, let’s focus on the story stuff. This year’s CoD campaign will take players to Korea, with Mads Mikkelsen playing the big bad and Captain Price returning to face him down. So, how many missions are in this year’s campaign, and what does the full list of CoD MW4 missions look like? Keep on reading to find out! How many missions are in the CoD MW4 campaign? The are 16 main missions in CoD MW4, we can confirm. If this campaign makes you want to try out even more missions, we’ve got a handy guide about the CoD games in story order. Why not check that out, see what takes your fancy, and go back to …

Moncler’s New Re/Icons Campaign Stars Cher, Jennie and Grace Jones

Moncler’s New Re/Icons Campaign Stars Cher, Jennie and Grace Jones

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Moncler minted a trio of icons by drafting Cher, Grace Jones and Jennie to star in a new campaign to promote the luxury fashion house’s new Re/Icons collection. The range, which debuted this week, pulls styles from Moncler’s archives and reimagines the pieces for a new generation in a campaign that has more ties to the brand’s history as it was inspired by archival photography of early Moncler collaborator Lionel Terray, a French mountain climber. But beyond icon status, Moncler praises its three leading ladies as pioneers. In a preview clip of the campaign, Moncler states, “Pioneers: Those first to explore, so that others can follow,” and that spirit flows through the launch announcement. “Pioneering spirit is just going forward and being tough. Pioneers were tough. It’s going and not giving up and being thankful,” said Cher in a statement. “My most extraordinary dream is to keep discovering different versions of myself that I haven’t met yet,” offered Jennie, who rose to superstar status as one of the members of Blackpink. “To keep creating freely, …

McDonald’s is bringing back nostalgic menu item — but some fans aren’t pleased

McDonald’s is bringing back nostalgic menu item — but some fans aren’t pleased

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in McDonald’s is marking spooky season by bringing back its nostalgic Boo Buckets with an all-new collaboration — but some superfans aren’t pleased. To celebrate the 40th year of the limited-edition Halloween-themed Boo Buckets, the fast food chain is collaborating with Disney to feature a set of infamous villains on the packaging. Instead of the classic Boo Bucket designs (consisting of witches, ghosts and pumpkins with corresponding, color coordinated lids), this year’s editions will feature The Little Mermaid’s Ursula, 101 Dalmatians’ Cruella de Vil, The Lion King’s Scar, Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent and Aladdin’s Jafar. Each bucket includes stickers and a lid featuring the classic McDonald’s arches, in a departure from the more classic plastic design. The Disney Boo Buckets will launch October 20. While Boo Buckets have previously featured other TV and film characters, like Scooby-Doo and Mr. Potato Head, fans were disappointed by the Disney villain feature. And others were …

BBC presenter flustered after leaving frame while not realising she’s still on air

BBC presenter flustered after leaving frame while not realising she’s still on air

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A BBC newsreader was left red-faced after an incident this week in which she hadn’t realised she was still on air. Geeta Guru-Murthy was seen talking to BBC world affairs editor John Simpson when she believed the segment was over. “That was lovely,” she said to Simpson, who was celebrating 60 years with the broadcaster. “I couldn’t, I suppose, have a kiss,” he said, prompting Guru-Murthy, who was getting up to embrace him off-camera, to oblige. Geeta Guru-Murthy on BBC News (BBC) The live feed remained on Guru-Murthy’s chair, which was empty while she could be heard off-screen. Returning to her seat, the presenter realised the cameras were still rolling, and seemed visibly flustered as she laughed and told viewers: “Sorry. Sorry. We are still on air, sorry. I hadn’t realised that. “Um this is BBC News. Let us move on now to sport,” she added. Footage of the blunder …

‘We could get used to this

‘We could get used to this

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It’s fairly rare to see all the Today Show hosts together in a single episode. Between busy schedules, days off, and rotating shifts, the full team is seldom on screen at the same time. However, this week, the NBC morning show enjoyed a special broadcast that saw all four hours of the show hosted in County Kerry, Ireland at Sheen Falls Lodge, sponsored by Tourism Ireland. The Instagram page for Kenmare Tourism shared a photograph of all the hosts posing by a local pub with the locals. The entire Today gang – Carson Daly, Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Savannah Guthrie, Jenna Bush Hager, and Craig Melvin – posed together with big smiles. All the hosts looked very relaxed as they took in the very different scenery compared to their typical studio in New York City. They also embraced their new surroundings through their outfits, with all hosts clad in countryside attire. © InstagramIt is rare to see all the hosts together “We are feeling all the love for Kenmare right now and we …

My Chemical Romance share fiery unreleased song ‘Someone Out There Loves You’ ahead of ‘The Black Parade’ 20th anniversary reissue

My Chemical Romance share fiery unreleased song ‘Someone Out There Loves You’ ahead of ‘The Black Parade’ 20th anniversary reissue

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My Chemical Romance have dropped the lively, previously unreleased song ‘Someone Out There Loves You’. The song arrives ahead of the emo icons releasing an expanded 20th anniversary reissue of their classic album ‘The Black Parade’. Set to arrive next Friday (October 23), the upcoming release sees Gerard Way and co. revisit the four-times platinum 2006 record and release the original tracklist alongside six bonus tracks. Three of which are live recordings from the band’s gig at the 200-capacity Maxwell venue in Hoboken where they played in October 2007, and the other three are B-sides which were previously scattered across different releases. Last month, the first teaser of the bonus material arrived in the form of a live recording of ‘The Sharpest Lives’. It marked the first time it was available to stream, having only been previously available on the DVD portion of their 2008 live collection ‘The Black Parade Is Dead!’. Now, the band have dropped another taster of the record, dropping the electrifying song ‘Someone Out There Loves You’. The song embodies the …