Kartik Aaryan has reportedly taken a significant pay cut following the box office failure of his recent film Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri. The romantic drama, which starred Ananya Panday alongside Kartik and released on Christmas 2025, failed to leave a mark at the ticket windows and was overshadowed by the massive success of Dhurandhar. According to reports, the film managed to collect Rs 32.95 crore net in India over its lifetime run. This is a figure that fell short of expectations given its scale and festive release. In the aftermath, industry buzz suggests that Kartik chose…
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The Legend Of Zelda officially turns 40 in February 2026, and Nintendo plans to celebrate the last four decades in a big way. Fans are expecting Nintendo to finally give us Twilight Princess and Wind Waker on Switch 2, for starters, but we’re also celebrating Ocarina of Time with a gorgeous new LEGO set. The new set was first teased with a brief video in 2025, and anyone who knows anything about Zelda could see what specific moment from the series’ history it was referencing. An older Link stands, Master Sword in hand, with Princess Zelda trapped on the other…
Mickey Rourke Wrestling With GOFUNDME Donation Refunds Published January 15, 2026 5:20 PM PST Lots of folks apparently didn’t listen when Mickey Rourke disavowed a GoFundMe for him … ’cause still more than $100,000 was raised … and now the actor says he’s actively trying to get folks their money back. Mickey took to Instagram Thursday to sound off on the crowdfunding “scam” … he says his attorney is doing everything in his power to make sure everyone who donated gets refunded. Play video content Instagram/@mickey_rourke_ In fact, Mickey says there is $90,000 that still needs to be refunded. As…
A new documentary on Robert Christgau, The Last Critic, will premiere at SXSW Film Festival this March. Randy Newman, Boots Riley, and Village Voice writer-turned-novelist Colson Whitehead have signed up to tell the story of the self-appointed Dean of American Rock Critics. Naturally, having penned “I Killed Christgau With My Big Fucking Dick,” Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore also chips in to help immortalize his onetime foe.Matty Wishnow directed the doc, which features music from Newman, Yo la Tengo, the Feelies, and Gina Birch. A murderer’s row of critics also contributed, including Greil Marcus, Ann Powers, Rob Sheffield, Amanda Petrusich, and…
Pushpa 2: The Rule is releasing as Pushpa Kunrin on January 16. Ahead of its release, Allu Arjun who is presently in Japan has been actively promoting the film in the country. Geek Pictures and Shochiku have joined hands with Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings to take the Pushpa phenomenon to Japanese cinemas. The film is slated for a grand release across nearly 250 screens in Japan. Icon Star @alluarjun is giving B2B interviews to the Japanese media marking the release of #Pushpa2TheRule ❤🔥 Grand release in Japan on January 16th 💥💥#Pushpa2#WildFirePushpa#Pushpa2InJapan #PushpaKunrinIcon Star @alluarjun @iamRashmika @aryasukku #FahadhFaasil… pic.twitter.com/fYVHbCutef…
Hello, and Merry Christmas to all those celebrating the day! The Princess of Wales chose familiar pieces for today’s walk to and from church at Sandringham. The post also covers a video released yesterday with the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte performing a piano duet. First, Christmas Day, and a full complement of Royal Family members attending services at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the grounds of the Sandringham estate. Below, the King, Queen, the Princess Royal (behind the Queen) with her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Eugenie, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, the Duke of Edinburgh,…
Nearly six years after Animal Crossing: New Horizons first came out, the 3.0 update is a huge milestone, but what should have been one of the best new features is instead a significant disappointment. The new Resort Hotel is a stand-out, Slumber Islands are great for multiplayer, and new collab items and villagers are fun, but Nintendo sadly dropped the ball bringing back its in-game retro consoles. Playable, emulated NES games first appeared in the original Animal Crossing on the GameCube, but failed to return in any following title – until New Horizons 3.0. There are seven different Nintendo systems…
Kim Kardashian Happy Birthday, Chi Chi!!! Published January 15, 2026 5:50 PM PST Time is flying … Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter, Chicago West, is 8 years old today … and Kim is marking the occasion with a super sweet social media post and some cute photos of them together. Kim shared 20 photos Thursday of her and Chicago over the years, and they’ve clearly done a lot together. There’s even some cameos from Chicago’s older siblings. Proud mom Kim captioned the post … “Happy birthday to my sweet baby girl Chicago! 8 years old is just so big!…
Skrillex surprised-dropped an ambient EP on Thursday (January 15). The three-song Kora includes contributions from frequent collaborators Varg2™, Siiickbrain, and Whitearmor. It’s the produer’s second EP in as many months, following November’s Hit Me Where It Hurts X. You can listen to the new one and check out its cover art below.Last April, Skrillex dropped F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, his first album since 2023’s dual-LP release of Quest for Fire and Don’t Get Too Close. ANDY WARHOL is up for two awards at the 2026 Grammys: Best Dance/Electronic Album and and Best…
Music maestro AR Rahman recently opened up about losing work in Bollywood in the last decade. The Oscar-winning composer attributed this to the shifting power dynamics within the industry. During an interview with the BBC Asian Network, AR Rahman spoke about how he has never chased projects. Talking about losing work, he said, “Maybe in the past eight years, because a power shift has happened, and people who are not creative have the power now. It might be a communal thing also… but it is not in my face. It comes to me as Chinese whispers.”He continued, “They booked you,…