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Jalen Brunson Officially Set for ‘Law Order: SVU’ Season 28 Guest Role

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Spotify Launches Fresh Finds Forward Program to Support Emerging Independent Musicians
Spotify is looking to support emerging artists with the launch of Fresh Finds Forward, a program intended to give roughly 10,000 independent artists support and resources each year. The streaming service shared details of the program, allowing any artist added to Fresh Finds playlists from January 1, 2026 to join Fresh Finds Forward via Spotify […]

‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Sparks TIFF Chaos, Teases Season 2
It’s been a whirlwind year for Hudson Williams. Ever since “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tierney’s sensuous decade-long romantic saga between closeted hockey stars Shane Hollander (Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie), premiered in November 2025 on Crave and HBO Max, Williams has been thrust into the spotlight. Adapted from Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” series of novels […]

The Heartbreakers Talk About Surprise Reunion, and How Chris Stapleton ‘Was So Enthralled’ Hearing Tom Petty’s Band Play ‘American Girl,’ ‘He Forgot to Sing’
The Heartbreakers were heartwarmers Wednesday night in Nashville, reuniting the original members of Tom Petty’s band together on a stage for the first time in 24 years, with an assist in the frontman position from country superstar Chris Stapleton. The following morning, the original four sat on a stage at the AmericanaFest conference and revealed […]

The Blood of Dawnwalker sequel may not have the divisive time mechanic that so many players dislike: 'We will not force it,' game director says
The Blood of Dawnwalker director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz has told me the game's divisive time mechanic - which gives you a limited amount of time to save your family, and attaches a time-cost to every quest and notable action you do in the game - won't necessarily feature in a sequel. Read more

Wardogs is the only FPS where I actually expect to get revived
Bribe or no bribe, people want to help in Wardogs.

World of Warcraft: Forever players are reliving 2004 with hour-long queue times to get into the highly-anticipated beta
Blizzard says it's working on getting everyone in as soon as possible.