Review: Is the new boxing drama Fightland worth watching?
TheJournal.ieby Aoife Barry29 Aug 2026
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top 83%‘In walked this big bundle of energy’: the day Dolly Parton came to Rotherham
The Guardianby Esther Addley29 Aug 2026
Shane Jarman was up a ladder decorating a Christmas tree at the school where he was deputy headteacher when he got a call asking him to come to Rotherham hospital ASAP.
Tom Cruise's 10/10 Action Movie That Saved a Struggling Franchise Is Officially Free on Streaming
Polygon.comby Jake Kleinman29 Aug 2026
Mission: Impossible 2 was terrible. After the first film revived a long-dead 1960s TV show with a solid spy thriller featuring some of the best action sequences of the decade, the follow-up was a...
Newly reviewed: Evans & Friends Vol.1 & 2 by Andrew Martin
Chess Newsby Jochen Schwarz29 Aug 2026
Andrew Martin is one of my favourite ChessBase authors. I like his excellent, approachable teaching style, as well as the fact that he regularly gives less common openings and variations a chance.
Mark my words, this stylish John Lewis buy will be on all the best-dressed beds this autumn – it's already sold out twice
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Amy Lockwood29 Aug 2026
There are some things you might expect to sell well in a heatwave: ice cream, fans, portable air conditioners, perhaps.
"Forget the classics: remaster the duds" - What have you been playing this week?
Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Robert Purchese29 Aug 2026
29th August Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing.
Why Bicol theater revived a century-old epic
Rapplerby Reinnard Balonzo29 Aug 2026
AT A GLANCE - 'Ibalong Z: A New Bikol Musical' revitalizes the ancient 'Ibalong' epic, aiming to reconnect younger audiences with Bicolano cultural heritage.
'It's part of Waterford's history': Memorial to be installed in tribute to victims of Bill Kenneally
TheJournal.ieby Eoghan Dalton29 Aug 2026
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'Jonah Lomu threaded different worlds, his identity was quite fragmented'
The42by Ciarán Kennedy29 Aug 2026
NOTHING ABOUT JONAH Lomu’s life was simple. One of the greatest rugby players of all time, Lomu’s life was cut cruelly short by the disease that had made much of his playing career a struggle.
Turn your home into a Nancy Meyers movie: From paint shades to shelves
Mail Onlineby Annie Meyers-shyer29 Aug 2026
Turn your home into a Nancy Meyers movie! From paint shades to shelves, the director's daughter reveals exactly how to recreate the look of your favourite films - including The Holiday - READ MORE...
The UK city that's 'ruined by drug-fuelled yobs' - 'we keep doors locked'
Daily Express :by Laura Zilincanova29 Aug 2026
Walking around Southampton is, at first glance, reminiscent of a buzzing city. There is the vast port, a dynamic city centre with skateboarders testing their tricks, the Cultural Quarter with...
She Talks Asia finds place ‘rich in stories’ in first Cebu summit
Rapplerby Aidan Bernales29 Aug 2026
AT A GLANCE - The She Talks Asia Cebu Summit, held on August 22, aimed to share the rich stories of women from Cebu, featuring speakers who encouraged breaking societal norms and pursuing personal...
Pink cocaine and apple flavoured ketamine: How festival drugs went supersonic
The Independentby Lydia Spencer-Elliott29 Aug 2026
Every year, the August bank holiday has an absurdly frenetic energy – a last hoorah type of party that sees even those begging for the mercy of autumn pulled back onto the dancefloor by those who...
Beastie Boys’ Mike D on his party days of yore: ‘We were full of testosterone’
The Independentby Kevin E G Perry29 Aug 2026
When Michael Diamond started work on his first solo album, he couldn’t help but think of his late bandmate, Adam “MCA” Yauch.
A Life of One’s Own: A Brilliant Young Woman’s Forgotten Field Guide to the Art of Knowing What You Really Want
The Marginalianby Maria Popova29 Aug 2026
A Life of One’s Own: A Brilliant Young Woman’s Forgotten Field Guide to the Art of Knowing What You Really Want By Maria Popova “One must know what one wants to be,” the eighteenth-century French...
Ancient Myths, Modern Blockbusters: Why The Odyssey Speaks to Us Today
Open Magazineby Rachel Dwyer29 Aug 2026
Ancient Myths, Modern Blockbusters: Why The Odyssey Speaks to Us Today The film of the summer in London and worldwide has undoubtedly been Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which grossed over $1...
Shailene Woodley Was Crushed When She Found Out Her Scenes in ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Were Cut: The Role of Mary Jane Was ‘My Dream’
Varietyby Todd Spangler29 Aug 2026
More than 12 years later, Shailene Woodley has opened up about her disappointment in finding out that her part in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” opposite Andrew Garfield didn’t make the final cut.
Meghan just reminded us of the real reason she's moving to Britain
Daily Express :by Adam Toms29 Aug 2026
The UK is still absorbing the news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have returned to the country this week.
Henry Cavill's New Action Thriller From Guy Ritchie Is Officially a Massive Streaming Hit
Polygon.comby Rachel Leishman29 Aug 2026
Henry Cavill has played many different roles in the action genre world. Whether it be a grounded more depressed version of Clark Kent in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel or Geralt of Rivia in a few...
Review | ‘Register me as Kulbhushan’ by Alka Saraogi is about one man’s determination to be seen
The Hinduby Sudhirendar Sharma29 Aug 2026
In Hindi writer Alka Saraogi’s novel, Register Me as Kulbhushan, set against the turmoil of the Bangladesh Liberation War, one story stands out for having more fact than fiction: that of a refugee...