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Bridgerton’s Violet Actress Got Real About Her Spicy Scenes: ‘I Went Home And Cried’

That shock led to some amazing scenes for Violet!

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Arcane studio lead denounces “soulless and deeply disrespectful” AI-generated fanart: "If you truly want to pay homage to the show, don’t be afraid to pick up a pencil"

An Arcane crew member is fighting back against AI

Total Film

The Memory of Water review – blackly funny look at sisters fighting for a dead mother’s love

Three grownup daughters display a child’s neediness in this well-acted production that explores unrequited desires and self-justifying childhood tales

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How many champions are in 2XKO?

12 chosen ones for the Season 1 launch.

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2XKO Patch 1.1.1 (January 20) – Major balance changes ahead of Season 1

2XKO's biggest update yet!

Dot Esports

“In the ’80s,MTVbuttered our bread. But after Kurt Cobain wore his grandfather’s sweater in the video forSmells Like Teen Spirit, there was no place on MTV for bands like us and Mötley Crüe”: The life and death of the thinking person’s hair metal band

Two top 10 hits and two million album sales couldn't save them

MusicRadar

He makes you feel like you are the only one in the world’: NYC woman dates 2 Hinge men. When it’s time to pick one, she chooses the guy who takes the news better

Online dating can feel like running a one-man HR department. You’re sifting through profiles, managing multiple conversations, and trying to figure out who’s actually serious about a real relationship. For those who want something long-term, there’s another layer: how honest can you be about seeing more than one person, and…

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Arcane season 2 is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary – here are 3 big questions I want one of the best Netflix shows' birthday event to answer

Riot Games' 'Arcane Fanniversary' event is set to celebrate Arcane season 2's first birthday.

TechRadar

Hafta x South Central feat. Josy Joseph: A crossover episode on the future of media

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande, and The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and Sudipto Mondal áre joined by senior journalist Josy Joseph for a special Hafta and South Central crossover episode on the future of media.

Newslaundry

Inspired admits he didn’t watch a single game of his opponent ahead of LTA finals

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Dot Esports

How the creative team behind Netflix's Arcane pushed the animation even further for the second season

The animation studio Fortiche reveals its winning formula for adapting game characters and worlds to the screen.

Creative Bloq

2XKO: Everything we know about the League of Legends fighting game

Previously called Project L, here's what you need to know about 2XKO.

PC Gamer

2XKO Illaoi’s champion designer discusses tentacle problems and doing the character justice

Everything as it should be.

Destructoid

Riot's fighting game 2XKO launches in beta this September with eventual cross-progression from PC to Xbox — and this Arcane character is joining the roster

Riot Games shared that the closed beta for fighting game 2XKO kicks off on Sept. 9, 2025 for Windows PC users, with Vi joining the playable roster.

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PC Gamer

6 years of hushed development later, Riot's League of Legends fighting game has finally resurfaced and it's going to be playable very soon

2XKO and its new character Vi will be playable in a closed beta and at EVO 2025.

Inverse

'Arcane' Spinoffs Are Still In A "Developing and Exploration Phase," Creators Tease

Season Two of 'Arcane' wrapped up on Netflix and the showrunner sat down to talk about defying fan expectations, where the stories can go next, and how gaming is not Hollywood's little sibling.

WhatToWatch

I finally watched this Netflix anime-style show rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes — I can see what the fuss is all about

Arcane managed to grip me from the beginning...

TechRadar

'You never know': Arcane creators drop major hint about continuing the story of two fan-favorite League of Legends champions

Six months after Arcane ended, the Netflix show's creators haven't ruled out a continuation of Vi and Caitlyn's story in another project.

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The Guardian - UK

The play that changed my life: Timberlake Wertenbaker on the joy of seeing four normal women on stage

Pam Gems’ revolutionary 1976 play Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi put ordinary, flawed, interesting women at its centre – a reversal of all the plays by men where women are ‘the problem’

Dot Esports

LoLdle answers (June 2025)

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The National (Scotland)

First known letter written by King James VI to go on show

A childhood thank-you letter written by King James VI of Scotland aged seven is to go on show as part of a new exhibition

Creative Bloq

“I aimed to reimagine her design while staying true to the character” – how this 3D modeller created a fresh new take on a fan-favourite Arcane character

3D art of the week: Ama Ro

The Guardian - UK

Queen James by Gareth Russell review – all the king’s men

The complicated life and passionate love affairs of Great Britain’s first monarch

The National (Scotland)

Historic Linlithgow Palace sign for sale on eBay for £5000

A historic Scottish site sign is for sale on eBay for £5000.

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I watched my favourite TV show on a £38k home cinema and never want to go back

What better way to kick off a career in AV journalism than to get a taste of the best kit you can buy?

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