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deadline.com - Max Goldbart - Edinburgh TV Festival: Plans Emerge For New Scottish Industry Fest
Edinburgh TV Festival: Plans Emerge For New Scottish Industry Fest
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: With the TV Festival leaving Edinburgh for the first time in its 51-year history, organizers in the Scottish capital are refusing to rest on their laurels. Deadline can reveal that early-stage plans are afoot to launch a new TV festival…

digitalspy.com - Harriet Mitchell - Stephen Graham's 'heart-stopping' thriller climbs Prime Video's trending chart
Stephen Graham's 'heart-stopping' thriller climbs Prime Video's trending chart
Digital Spy

The Good Boy, the 'heart-stopping' thriller starring Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough, has climbed the charts on Prime Video. Directed by Jan Komasa, The Good Boy stars Anson Boon as a 19-year-old hooligan named Tommy, who is kidnapped by…

businessinsider.com - Kelly Burch - I quit National Geographic to make TikToks. It was the best career move I ever made.
I quit National Geographic to make TikToks. It was the best career move I ever made.
Business Insider

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erin McGoff. It has been edited for length and clarity. I've always been the friend whom people turn to for career advice. As a freelance film editor, I had to network my way into a super…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - IJR: Profitable Small Caps Outperforming, More Upside Likely (NYSEARCA:IJR)
IJR: Profitable Small Caps Outperforming, More Upside Likely (NYSEARCA:IJR)
Seeking Alpha

IJR (S&P SmallCap 600 ETF) remains a buy, supported by compelling valuation and broadening earnings growth. IJR trades at 15.6x P/E with an 11% long-term EPS growth rate, yielding a PEG just above 1.4x. Despite historically weak…

smh.com.au - Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier - I thought I'd found a place to be my true self. That illusion has been suddenly ripped away
I thought I'd found a place to be my true self. That illusion has been suddenly ripped away
The Sydney Morning Herald

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. On Saturday, a man drove a van into a crowd at Tiergarten park in my home city of Berlin during its annual Pride celebrations, killing a woman and…

ign.com - Lloyd Coombes - Where To Buy Disney Lorcana's Curator's Collection: Heroines Edition
Where To Buy Disney Lorcana's Curator's Collection: Heroines Edition
IGN

One of the most beloved groups in Disney animation history is the princesses, and that popularity meant that the upcoming Lorcana drop, Curator's Collection: Heroines Edition, saw a bit of a fracas at a London Disney store. While we're waiting for…

forbes.com - Alejandra Rojas - 4 Side Hustle Ideas (And Their Strategies) Making Over $5,000 A Month
4 Side Hustle Ideas (And Their Strategies) Making Over $5,000 A Month
Forbes

4 Side Hustle Ideas (And Their Strategies) Making Over $5,000 A Month A 2026 LendingTree survey found that 33% of Americans report having a side hustle, and 61% of side hustlers say life would be unaffordable without that income. Side hustlers earn…

digitalspy.com - Rebecca Sayce - Universal responds after 'unauthorised' social media leak of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
Universal responds after 'unauthorised' social media leak of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
Digital Spy

Universal has spoken out after a leaked copy of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey was posted on X. It was reported that two million people viewed the post on social media, which contained a high-quality version of the historical epic. The post was…

ign.com - Cade Onder - Peacock Subscription Coming to YouTube Premium at No Extra Cost
Peacock Subscription Coming to YouTube Premium at No Extra Cost
IGN

YouTube Premium is becoming an even better value, as the service will soon include a subscription to Peacock at no extra cost for users in the United States. Starting early next year, YouTube Premium subscribers in the U.S. will get access to…

ign.com - Cade Onder - Ubisoft Is Giving PC Copies of Certain Games to Xbox Owners for Free
Ubisoft Is Giving PC Copies of Certain Games to Xbox Owners for Free
IGN

Ubisoft is giving Xbox owners free access to some of their games on PC. Today, Ubisoft and Xbox revealed a new expansion to their ongoing partnership. Starting immediately, those who own the following games on Xbox will get them for free on PC…

thebookseller.com - The Bookseller Editorial Team - Nicola Dinan, Josh Silver and Micaela Alcaino will judge the 2026 New Adult Book Prize
Nicola Dinan, Josh Silver and Micaela Alcaino will judge the 2026 New Adult Book Prize
The Bookseller

Jul 28, 2026by The Bookseller Editorial Team Nicola Dinan, Josh Silver and Micaela Alcaino Author and winner of the 2025 New Adult Book Prize Nicola Dinan will judge this year's prize alongside author Josh Silver and Micaela Alcaino, freelance…

smh.com.au - Joni Scanlon - Stylistic combination
Stylistic combination
The Sydney Morning Herald

Collecting beautiful things, taking photos, writing, drawing, styling and design; Peta created a career for herself where she can enjoy all her eclectic passions. The photographer, stylist and blogger is a self-confessed “Jack of all…

ign.com - Hannah Hoolihan - LEGO's One Piece The Going Merry Pirate Ship Has Dropped to Its Lowest Price Yet at Amazon, Grab It for Less Than $120
LEGO's One Piece The Going Merry Pirate Ship Has Dropped to Its Lowest Price Yet at Amazon, Grab It for Less Than $120
IGN

New LEGO One Piece sets may be dropping this August, but if you're still hoping to grab some of last year's sets, you're going to want to journey over to Amazon. The retailer has slashed the price of the LEGO One Piece The Going Merry Pirate Ship…

digitalspy.com - Harriet Mitchell - Danny Dyer and Ray Winstone team up for 'gripping' British crime thriller
Danny Dyer and Ray Winstone team up for 'gripping' British crime thriller
Digital Spy

Danny Dyer and Ray Winstone have teamed up for a new British crime thriller titled Going Under. Slated for release in spring 2027, the film stars Winstone and Dyer as gangsters Riley and Don, respectively. According to an official description, the…

digitalspy.com - Stefania Sarrubba - New Star Trek movie gets first update after long delay - and it may 'surprise' fans
New Star Trek movie gets first update after long delay - and it may 'surprise' fans
Digital Spy

Star Trek directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have shared an update on the upcoming film in the sci-fi franchise as they expect their intergalactic adventure to 'surprise' fans. Known for co-writing and directing Dungeons & Dragons:…

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