Ed Sheeran says it was 'not my decision' to drop Macklemore from tour
Ed Sheeran has posted a long statement on Instagram, saying it was not his decision to drop Macklemore from his current US tour.
The US rapper - whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty - was ejected from the line-up after making pro-Palestinian statements at two dates in New Jersey.
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026 Unveils Lineup: Premieres Include Parisian Vampires, Body Horror and More Wild Genre Tales (EXCLUSIVE)
This year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is back and spookier than ever!
Variety can exclusively reveal this year’s stacked lineup, which is set to run from Oct. 15—22, with all screenings taking place at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg.
JustWatch Is Launching Its Own Streaming Service
Soon, you can watch on JustWatch.
JustWatch Group, which operates the popular streaming guide, is launching JustWatch TV next month within the main app and its website. JustWatch TV, which will offer free ad-supported or paid ad-free viewership as well as rentals, will be available across the U.S. and Canada, the U.K. and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.
Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo
Wildfires in Indonesia are sweeping through a critical research site for Bornean orangutans and are now threatening a celebrated research camp, home to one of the world’s longest-running studies of wild apes.
Trump calls Supreme Court mail ballot ruling 'big loss for Republicans'
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with travel industry executives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 2, 2026.
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This Australian cave hid 25,000 years of ritual secrets
The GunaiKurnai, an Australian Aboriginal nation, are recognized as the traditional custodians of Gippsland and the southern Victorian Alps. Caves within their lands have long been linked to spiritual practices. Accounts recorded in the 19th century, together with oral traditions, describe them as places where powerful learned women and men known as 'mulla-mullung', along with other spiritual practitioners, carried out rituals involving magic, healing, and cursing.
The Download: AI doomers, whistleblowing agents, and de-aged livers
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now?
AI chiefs Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis are suddenly all in agreement: the latest generation of LLMs aren’t safe and everyone needs to figure out what to do about it.
Twin's stillbirth inspires grieving Stratford father's children's book
Warning: This story covers stillbirths and some people may find the details distressing
One date is etched into Richard Ganjavi's memory: 6 August 2024.
It was the day for the routine 34-week scan for the twins he was expecting with his wife, Naomi.
A coral reef thought dead for 60 years is teeming with life
A coral reef off the coast of Benin that was thought to be dead for decades has been found alive and apparently healthy.
Surveys conducted in the 1960s, which were primarily designed to locate productive fishing grounds, identified what appeared to be a deep-water coral reef. At the time, researchers concluded that the reef was probably dead. More than 60 years later, scientists returned to the area armed with modern sonar and the Deep Sea Camera System provided by the National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab.
Australian politics live: university campuses would ‘shut down’ under One Nation migration policy; Marles weighs in on AI ultimatum
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1h agoCampuses would shut down under One Nation plan, university peak body warns
Universities Australia warns One Nation’s plan to drastically cut down international students will lead to campuses shutting down, and domestic students missing out.