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Backrooms’ 20-year-old Kane Parsons: From YouTube sensation to A24’s youngest director

Director Kane Parsons at the screening of Backrooms in Santa Monica, California on May 7, 2026.

The World Cup is an exception. Fun is more fragmented than ever

Taylor Swift is among the American elite of megastars with a global fanbase, but entertainment below the top rank is increasingly fragmented into local niches.

YouTube: Hollywood’s new talent pipeline

Actress Renate Reinsve in Backrooms, a box office hit.

Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube to pay $34.5 million to settle Kentucky school district’s lawsuit

The Breathitt school district accused the companies of designing their platforms to keep young users hooked, driving anxiety, depression and self-harm among students and leaving schools to deal with the consequences.

YouTube says it will flag AI-generated content

The move reverses a previous policy of relying on video creators to self-report if they had used generative AI tools.

TikTok, YouTube lag on British child safety as rivals act, says regulator

Research found 73 per cent of 11- to 17-year-olds were exposed to harmful content over four weeks, mainly via personalised feeds.

‘Looksmaxxing’ US influencer Clavicular gets outshone by ‘handsome’ judge during court appearance

The internet’s best-known advocate for engineered attractiveness, Braden Peters (right) walked into a Miami courtroom and found himself face-to-face with someone who looks way better than he did: the judge, Marcus Bach-Armas (left).

Clavicular strikes plea deal with prosecutors after alligator shooting

Braden Peters, known as Clavicular, is the online star of a looks-obsessed male subculture and has had previous runs-in with the law.

Lionel Messi says Argentina up against ‘other favourites’ in World Cup repeat bid

Argentina's Lionel Messi has yet to officially confirm his participation in the 2026 World Cup, where the Argentinians will be looking to retain their title.

Hungary's outgoing PM Orban offers to quit as Fidesz party chief, local media say

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to address supporters after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

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