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Naughty Dog Officially Celebrates Last of Us Day with DLC
Still no word about a potential Part 3
The Last of Us Day Reveals Ghost of Yotei Collab Content and Ambience Video as Fans Beg Naughty Dog for TLOU 3
Naughty Dog has revealed it's celebrating The Last of Us Day 2026 with Ghost of Yotei content, player avatars on PlayStation and Steam, and an hour-long ambience video as fans continue begging for any updates on The Last of Us Part 3.
Japanese Baseball Is Fighting Back Against MLB Talent Drain
Nippon Professional Baseball is reimagining how to be a global juggernaut.
PWHL Detroit sets date for inaugural home opener
PWHL Detroit will host its inaugural home opener at Little Caesars Arena on December 12 against the New York Sirens.
Caleb Williams’ Injury Just Got More Concerning for the Bears
The Chicago Bears hoped Caleb Williams had escaped with a minor hamstring injury. That optimism has now taken a hit. […]
First known AI agent breach: What happens when it starts acting independently?
OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to Australian health portal after encountering restrictions, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese | Anadolu
One geology step closer to the Moon
As we prepare to return to the Moon, Europe’s leading geology training for astronauts PANGAEA celebrates its 10th anniversary turning extraordinary places on Earth into classrooms for space exploration.
Inside Forbes’ Inaugural List Of 25 Black-Owned Business To Watch
For the first time in U.S. history, the number of Black-owned employer businesses topped 200,000 firms. These are the 25 companies that standout.
Why the AI boom makes inflation harder to tame
The US economy may have a new problem: It’s too strong.
5K memorial walk raises funds for first responder mental health support
Community members gathered Saturday at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College for the inaugural 5K walk event benefiting first responder mental health.
Taylor Swift Receives Inaugural Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs as She Thanks Fans for Making Directing ‘So Rewarding’
Swift went on to premiere her new music video for “Patient Zero”
China's space diplomacy lifts Pakistani astronaut toward orbit
Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment while weightless as a decision nears on which one will become the first foreign astronaut aboard China's Tiangong space station.
Astronaut Anil Menon Shares Video Of Space Station Doing Gymnastics Above Earth
Menon often shares such posts, giving viewers a look at different moments and views from the space station.
Why Travis Kelce will miss VMAs as Taylor Swift earns inaugural award
Though both are famously supportive of each other, Travis Kelce will miss her at the VMAs, and Taylor Swift will miss his Kansas City Chiefs game.
Zverev comeback leads Europe to Laver Cup victory
Alexander Zverev recovers from his day two defeat by Alex de Minaur to beat Learner Tien and clinch the Laver Cup title for Team Europe on the final day.
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were worried about this person’s reaction to ‘Brothers’
Woody Harrelson tells EW that he was most ‘worried’ about Matthew McConaughey’s mom watching their new show ‘Brothers.’
Korea’s Democratic Party gets behind Lee as economic challenges test his politics of compromise
The leadership race of South Korea’s Democratic Party has strengthened President Lee’s position within the party, along with greater responsibility for his government’s policy record
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice.
Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
As Maine Republican Susan Collins seeks a sixth Senate term, some voters are bringing up her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice.
The MTV VMAs Are Here With Taylor Swift Making History and Madonna Leading the Nods: How to Watch
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are here and Swifties, it looks like the night is already yours. Earlier this week it was announced that Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors, becoming the most awarded artist in VMA history. Swift is currently tied with
5 Takeaways from Michigan’s Last-second Loss to Iowa
Funny how things work out. Michigan has now won a game it should have lost and lost a game it […]
Inaugural NMB Live! fills Main Street with music, family fun and community spirit
Main Street was filled with music, laughter and plenty of activity Saturday as residents and visitors gathered for NMB Live!, a daylong celebration of music, food, shopping and family fun. The free festival took place Sept. 26 and brought the North Myrtle Beach community together for an afternoon of live music and other forms of entertainment.
VMAs producer confirms idea for award Taylor Swift will first receive ‘came from external’ influence
Taylor Swift is receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors at this year’s ceremony.
Two astronauts who flew farther than anyone before are taking new NASA roles
Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning to emeritus status at NASA after their historic journey around the Moon earlier this year. The pair will continue advising and mentoring NASA teams as preparations accelerate for Artemis III and future lunar missions. Their experience with Orion and deep-space operations could prove especially valuable as NASA works toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface.
Pulaski MTN-X to create temporary traffic impacts in Pulaski, Wythe, Bland and Giles Counties Saturday
Pulaski County Sports and Entertainment officials are reminding residents and motorists that the inaugural Pulaski MTN-X gravel bike race will take place Saturday, resulting in temporary traffic impacts on roads.
Trump Releases ‘Love Me’ Message in New Ad Paid for with Public Money and Using an Unauthorized Song Ahead of Midterm Elections
“I am looking at lawyers and handling this internally,” JMSN, the artist who recorded the song, said
REPORT: 2026 Delta Science Program Research Impact Report
From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is proud to share its inaugural Research Impact Report, highlighting the emerging science and management impacts of the 2019 Delta Research Awards and 2020 Delta Science Fellowships. Since 2010, the Delta Science Program has invested more than $50 million in over 160 research projects to advance its mission of providing the best possible unbiased science to inform water and environmental decision-making in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Because the influence of research […]
Play this game to build critical thinking and science literacy
Expert tips for sharing escape room-style games with learners.
Not just physics: Quantum to make business case at Chattanooga conference
EPB knows most businesses don't have a clear idea of how quantum technology could be useful to them. That's why the Chattanooga utility is hosting its inaugural "Quantum in Business" conference.
First in entrepreneurial excellence: FSU celebrates local businesses at inaugural Impact Awards Gala
The Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala provided a formal night out for Fayetteville’s business community. The event took place at the Rudolph Jones Student Center on Thursday, Sept. 10. Photo by GFBJ. Fayetteville State University (FSU) and the Fayetteville-Cumberland Regional Entrepreneur and Business HUB (FSU HUB) came together to celebrate Fayetteville’s business community. The two organizations rolled out the blue carpet at the Rudolph Jones Student Center for their inaugural Entrepreneurial Impact Awards Gala held on Thursday, Sept. 10.The gala honored outstanding entrepreneurs and business leaders who demonstrate excellence, foster growth and inspire the next generation of innovators within the FSU and broader business community.FSU HUB Director Dr. Tamara Colvin was able to highlight that this new milestone was a great way to show local success stories, not just tell.“That one-stop shop that’s across the street, we never promised that everyone would be successful, but what we did promise was access. Four years ago, we opened up an entire ecosystem: counseling, capital, contracts, connections, certifications,” shared Colvin. “I want to thank the judges who took up hard work for choosing tonight’s honorees. That’s never an easy task when the whole region is full of people worth recognizing at the HUB. We practice what we preach: Res Non Verba: Deeds, not words.” A few of the inaugural recipients of the awards shared their statements with the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal.STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR Boolean Wiring LLC, Esean Rose, owner “I am truly honored and grateful to receive the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. I want to thank Fayetteville State University, the judges and everyone who has supported me throughout this journey. This award represents more than recognition for where Boolean Wiring is today. To me, it represents the potential of where we are going. I am excited about growing the company, creating jobs, serving our community and building something that can have an impact far beyond Fayetteville.”VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS SpeediPrint Inc., Dazrell Fleming, owner “I’m honored to accept the Veteran-Owned Business Award on behalf of the entire SpeediPrint team. A special thank you to Dr. Tamara Colvin for creating this opportunity through the Entrepreneurial Impact Awards, and to my mentor, Mr. Julius Cook, whose guidance during the Boots to Business program truly paid off. This recognition reflects the hard work of my staff and the trust our customers place in us every day — I’m grateful to serve this community and excited for what’s ahead.”MULTI-GENERATIONAL EXCELLENCE BJL Construction, Cleopatrice Robinson, president“This award is especially meaningful because we are more than a business — we are the continuation of a family legacy built through faith, hard work, craftsmanship, integrity and service. I gratefully acknowledge my grandfather, Deacon Benjamin “BJ” Lacy, Jr., whose example helped establish the foundation upon which our family’s entrepreneurial legacy was built. I also honor my father, the late Dr. Wilson Lacy, former president of BJL Construction. Working alongside him was both an opportunity and an education. He taught me that a business’s reputation had to be earned on every project through honesty, excellence, quality and service. As the current president, I recognize that I did not arrive at this moment alone. I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me, and I am sustained by those who continue to walk beside me.”MICRO BUSINESS Maybridge Development, LLC, Latisha Perkins, owner “I accept this award with so much pride and a whole lot of gratitude. First and foremost, I want to thank my higher power for continuing to guide me and give me the strength to keep going.When I first started this business and moved here to Fayetteville, I had no clue what I was getting myself into. This business has turned me every which way but loose, and I definitely had some moments where I was ready to just pack it up and head back to Georgia. I want to thank my Maybridge team, my village, The Hub, the FCEDC team and all the people and organizations here in Fayetteville who have believed in me and Maybridge and helped us get here.”COMMUNITY IMPACT Greater Life of Fayetteville, Georgeanna Pinckney, CEO & executive director “We are deeply honored to be recognized by FSU and the FSU HUB with the Community Impact Award presented to Greater Life of Fayetteville. I am especially grateful for this recognition because it tells us that you see what we do – and, more importantly, why we do what we do. Our commitment is to serve, empower and create meaningful opportunities for youth and families in our community. Most importantly, we give God first and foremost all the glory. We thank Him for giving us the wisdom, strength, vision and unity to continue doing this great work in our community.” SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Crowder Trucking LLC, Carlos & Valerie Morrison Crowder, owners “I want to thank God for always keeping his hands on Crowder Trucking. I’m truly honored and grateful to receive the Small Business Award from the FSU HUB. Running a small business is not always easy. There are long days, difficult decisions, unexpected challenges and plenty of moments when you have to remind yourself why you started. But there are also incredible moments like this one that remind you that the hard work is worth it,” shared Valerie Morrison Crowder.OTHER WINNERS INCLUDE: Alumni Entrepreneur - The Two-Six Project, Grant Bennett, founder and president Fayetteville State University Faculty Award - Dr. Christy Swinson Emerging Business Award - Genuine Luxury Beauty Salon Legacy Award - Gillis Farms Inc. Industry Titan of the Year - Eaton Corporation Entrepreneur of the Year- Let Me Cater to You, Chef Judith Cage, owner
Advanced Health Tech Research Continues to Protect Astronaut Health
Advanced health research, including ultrasound scans, blood tests, and exercise studies, using the latest technology in microgravity was on Thursday’s schedule for the Expedition 75 crew. The orbital residents also continued their ongoing cargo operations and maintenance tasks aboard the International Space Station.
Rockstar reveals a £350 box of naughty GTA 6 collectables you definitely wouldn't get through airport security
A whopping £350 for this limited edition GTA 6 collectible set - and that doesn't even include the game.
Kaddurah-Daouk named inaugural chair of Precision Behavioral Health
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, PhD, has been named the inaugural chair of the Department of Precision Behavioral Health, the first department established at the UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences, the university’s newest school.
NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission
During NASA's SpaceX Crew‑13 mission aboard the International Space Station, astronauts will support a series of biomedical and human health performance...
Woody Harrelson is a 'perpetual 8-year-old.' Matthew McConaughey wouldn't have it any other way.
Republican coordinated campaign spending surges after US Supreme Court ruling
The Republican committees supporting the party's candidates have exceeded the former national caps by more than $48 million
NextTrip Launches "NextTrip LIVE" Destination Entertainment Platform with First Music Experience Scheduled for November in Riviera Cancún
LIVE, in partnership with YADA, combines destination travel, live entertainment, creator-led marketing and 's integrated group travel and booking technology into a scalable experiential travel platformInaugural November 13-16 event at Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancún to feature Yachty by Nature and Orlando Mendez, with additional LIVE destination experiences in developmentSUNRISE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / September 24, 2026 / , Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRP) ("," the "Company," "we," "our," or "us"), a tech
Three takeaways from Nebraska volleyball’s sweep against Missouri
Nebraska volleyball took on Missouri Wednesday night in a makeup game after the Wrigley Field court disaster that happened on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The two teams were set to play in the inaugural Big Ten/SEC Challenge. Unfortunately, the contest was cancelled early in the first set due to moisture on the court. At the time of cancellation, the Huskers led 11-7.
China-Russia space camp in Malaysia opens to youth in Southeast Asia
Private initiative brings together a Russian astronaut trainer and a Chinese science museum to teach ethics and space science in Penang.
OpenAI agent breaches Australia’s government health data portal
SYDNEY >> Australia said today that an AI agent developed by OpenAI breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to public and non-public files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website.
Here’s how much UNC, NC State will receive for their men’s basketball games in Greensboro
North Carolina and NC State are scheduled to play in the inaugural Tobacco Road Classic on Dec. 15 in Greensboro. The teams will meet next season, too.
Australia says OpenAI agent breached government health data portal
Australia said on Wednesday that an AI agent developed by OpenAI breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorized access to public and non-public files, in what could
Can a living fossil learn new tricks? Meet the nautilus!
With poor eyesight, the chambered nautilus hunts by smell. Explore how a blue-light experiment revealed mysteries of the cephalopod’s memory.
Move over, Beyoncé: Taylor Swift to become the most awarded artist in VMAs history with inaugural Artist Director Honors
Taylor Swift will receive the first-ever MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, adding another milestone to her awards show legacy.
Miami Business Club: Inside Miami's Rising Business Community
Miami Business Club hosts its inaugural Gala on October 10 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, benefiting Miami Waterkeeper.
Bears’ First Personnel Domino Falls After Embarrassing Week 2 Loss
The Chicago Bears did not wait long to make a change after their ugly Week 2 loss. Two days after […]
Matthew McConaughey rips 'Brothers' costar Woody Harrelson for Emmy stage mishap
Matthew McConaughey has a new favorite thing to rip his “Brothers” costar Woody Harrelson about: the duo’s Sept. 14 Emmy stage performance on live TV.
How extreme heat can affect your mental health
Extreme heat does more than cause physical harm. Experts explain how rising temperatures impact mental health.
New schizophrenia treatments, AI in mental health among topics at inaugural symposium in Roanoke
The two-day gathering on precision therapeutics will be held at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
First Diagnostic X-Rays in Space Mark New Era for Astronaut Health
A team of researchers acquired the first diagnostic X-ray images during a commercial spaceflight, demonstrating that X-ray medicine can be performed in space.
Jimmy Kimmel recalls Emmys bathroom encounter with Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is a hugger, even in the restroom, at least according to Jimmy Kimmel.
Russia's neighbor reveals personal appeals to Trump as US weighs NATO troop pullback in Europe
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda revealed he sent two letters to Trump urging U.S. troops to stay on NATO's eastern flank amid Russia threat.
Childhood trauma linked to risky health behaviors in late adolescence
Experiencing childhood trauma appears to increase a young person's likelihood of smoking, substance use and developing unhealthy eating habits by contributing to behavioral problems during adolescence, such as impulsivity and poor self-control.
Philadelphia Eagles Add Pro Bowl Cornerback at Bargain Rate
Last year, the Philadelphia Eagles had one of the NFL’s best passing defenses, ranking eighth in yards allowed, first in […]
Matthew McConaughey says ‘blood has been drawn’ during real-life fights with Woody Harrelson
And the actor tells EW that it “will be drawn again.”
Tyrone Tracy News: Steelers, Giants Connected In Trade Rumors
Tyrone Tracy is still a member of the New York Giants, but that may not be the case for long. A former fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Purdue product began his career on a relatively high note. Appearing in all 17 games while making 12 starts, the rookie finished his inaugural campaign …
Peptides Are Spreading on Social Media. Here’s How Platforms Can Better Protect Public Health
For starters, they need to take the same approach they did to vaping
Your employees have caregiving responsibilities. Is your small business prepared?
Rocket Lawyer reports that small businesses must prepare for employees with caregiving responsibilities by establishing clear policies to avoid confusion and legal issues.
Pokémon coming to Science Museum for space-themed experience
Pokémon Space Trail is created in partnership with the European Space Agency
How lip-syncing to AI let Forced Entertainment ‘play the game of theatre’
Today we have a fascinating piece by long-time Forced Entertainment fan Ben Kulvichit, speaking to Tim Etchells about their latest show Cold Sweat, how they are integrating lip-sync and AI voices into their work, the question of ‘authenticity’ on stage, and how lip-sync has even opened the door for them to make “something a little bit like drama”. This piece is a paid partnership with the Southbank Centre, where you can see Cold Sweat next month – we’re very grateful to the Southbank Centre for their ongoing support for Exeunt. Holly Williams ‘It was immediately interesting and uncanny’ **By Ben Kulvichit** “Is the microphone on?” So goes one of the opening lines of Signal to Noise, delivered by a human performer lip-syncing to an AI-generated voice. The voice is American, cheery but sluggish, slowed down into a gelatinous drawl. It repeats ad infinitum in a farce of stuckness; an answer never materialises. I find myself asking the same question as I hop on a Google Meet call with Tim Etchells, the artistic director of Forced Entertainment. We spend five or ten minutes frowning at each other, muting and unmuting, me gesticulating in semaphore into my webcam, checking if I am coming through now, restarting the laptop. To Etchells, I appear exaggeratedly mouthing words, my voice missing. In this gloopy purgatory of broken communication, life imitates art imitates life imitates art. We try a Zoom instead. Forced Entertainment, the pioneering British theatre company who have been at the avant-garde of performance since the 1980s, turned an interesting artistic corner with Signal to Noise, created on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. The whole performance employed this lip-sync technique to AI voices; on the face of it a left-field move from a company whose identity has long been grounded in the earthy, immediate presences of its performers and its unassuming, low-tech approach to theatricality. The technique, however, turned out to provide the company with a “rich new seam” of artistic enquiry, and has now spawned a trilogy of works. The second instalment, Cold Sweat, plays at Sheffield Theatres, Southbank Centre, and Lancaster Arts in October, while the third part, Everything Must Go, has been touring in Europe and is slated to come to the UK in 2027. As is often the case with Forced Entertainment shows, the main conceit for this work didn’t arrive until quite late. They were “four or five weeks into rehearsals for Signal to Noise,” Etchells recalls, and getting nowhere. Away from rehearsals, he had been playing around with feeding “weird texts” to AI voices to see how they would cope with them – “basically for my own amusement” – and was compelled by the uniformly “serviceable, benign, good-natured” tone they would read in, no matter how poetic, fractured or experimental the writing. On a hunch, he brought some examples into rehearsals and the performers gave lip-syncing a go. “It was immediately interesting and uncanny,” he recalls, with the performers having to deal in the moment with the problem of mapping themselves onto another artificial ‘performer,’ which itself was dealing with the problem of a very human text. “Almost all the writing for these projects would be useless to us unless it was done in this way,” says Etchells. “We wouldn’t know what to do with it. It’s too poetic. It’s too fictional. It’s too tangled.” But exploring lip-syncing along to the text has opened “an enormous reservoir of ways of thinking about writing and performing.” Subscribe to Exeunt, and get two in-depth pieces on theatre a week, direct to your inbox Subscribe Forced Entertainment have long been sifting through the detritus of popular culture, from daytime TV to end-of-the-pier vaudeville, magic acts and clown shows, to find frameworks for their own unusual entertainments. Lip-syncing, then, makes sense for them to experiment with. As a mode of performance, it’s wired into popular consciousness through pop stars trying to convince stadium audiences of their liveness, or those same voices as channeled through the made-up lips of contestants on RuPaul’s Drag Race, or movie dialogue spreading virally through the host bodies of TikTok users. For Etchells, lip-syncing is often about “approaching real voices and trying to take on their aura,” subsuming that original human presence into yours. “There’s a very basic, elemental sort of theatre magic to it, produced in this very easy way.” This broad approach resonates with instances of lip-syncing within contemporary performance, too. In works like Re-Member Me and Showmanism, performance artist Dickie Beau acts as a kind of spirit medium for archival recordings (this process of re-membering – as in, giving corporeal form to voices – relies on his masterfully precise actor’s technique), while Frankie Thompson is similarly possessed by a host of characters ranging from a nine-year-old Jacob Rees-Mogg to Cliff Richards, all of whom she finds compellingly nauseating, in the exorcism ritual that is her latest show, Horrible Things. What’s different about Forced Entertainment’s use of lip-syncing is that here, there is no original presence to be channeled. The performers are instead taking on what Etchells describes as “the voices of nobody,” or rather the “phantasmic, aggregated echoes” of the many many voices on whose data the AI has been trained, and which are now conjuring into existence words they never actually said. There is a sort of mournful, empty quality to these voices, having “washed up” far away from the people they originally belonged to, to find themselves in stranger’s mouths listing objects, wondering if anyone can hear them and glitching in interminable loops. There is a cold, sad anonymity to it all. Etchells remarks that occasionally the software company he used has notified him that particular people are withdrawing their voices from the platform, instructing him to cease use of those voices. Using these technologies in performance certainly brings up ethical questions around digital rights, consent, identity and ownership, although in the grand scheme of things, Etchells is fairly blasé about it: of all the purposes someone’s voice might be put to without their knowledge, “an avant-garde performance is probably the least of their worries.” [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) [ Frankie Thompson: How I manage my own ‘horrible things’ at the Edinburgh Fringe ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) Exeunt · Aug 25 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/frankie-thompson-horrible-things-essay-mental-health-compulsive-behaviours-pleasance-courtyard-soho-theatre) For the performers, though, lip-syncing to these strange, artificial voices is an odd task, requiring them to bend their live, human presence into the shapes produced by machines. Politically, it mirrors processes that are already at play in the continued computational automation of human life. Etchells brings up James Bridle’s writings on new technologies as a reference point: one example Bridle gives is of “chaotic storage”, a logistics technique employed by Amazon fulfilment centres whereby items are stored not according to traditional methods of categorisation or alphabetisation, but in a way that an algorithm determines to produce the most efficient routes for ‘picking’ based on customer purchase patterns. This appears completely random and incomprehensible to humans, with paddling pools sitting next to USB sticks sitting next to blowtorches, and so for the warehouse workers, the process of picking items becomes completely reliant on technology which tells them where to go. Our world is increasingly being designed not with humans in mind, but rather machines. As Etchells puts it, “technology malforms the space, and then you end up having to live in it.” Initially, Forced Entertainment tried their best to live in the world of machines: “I was in the it’s-got-to-be-perfect school of lip-sync,” says Etchells. But with their aesthetic being so tied to the failing act, the slipping mask, the shoddy costume, “it’s no surprise really that that didn’t last.” Instead, the performers got to enjoy being late for a line, or playing games with each other, “stealing” each other’s voices. Etchells compares it to the principles of ventriloquism, in which a free-floating voice unattached to a body is fundamentally discomforting and “sort of traumatic”. That discomfort is equally as alluring to Forced Entertainment as the satisfaction of precision, the pretence of authenticity only interesting if shown to be a pretence. Lip-sync has also opened up new avenues for the company. Having been allergic all their lives to Plays-with-a-capital-P, with Cold Sweat Forced Entertainment find themselves approaching something a little bit like drama. Rather than the presentational arena of Signal to Noise’s open white stage, Cold Sweat places us more decisively in a “fictional locale”: what appears to be “the aftermath of some disastrous party or backyard drinking binge” where three figures – family members, or neighbours, perhaps – are the last ones standing. “It’s all quite acrimonious and accusatory, everyone’s talking over each other.” For Etchells, this more fictional mode is “a door that we’ve never been able to open. We’ve just never really gone there.” Perhaps it is the technique of lip-syncing, an extra buffer of mediation, that allows them to venture away from the here-and-now without feeling that they have to commit to the “psychological claptrap” that comes along with acting; to be able to “play the game of theatre, without getting one’s hands too dirty.” As I wonder how else the impulses behind Forced Entertainment’s work have changed over time, it occurs to me that over the last ten years of new creations, with the exception of If All Else Fails, the company’s performers haven’t ever spoken on stage: there were two shows without any language at all, Out of Order and Under Bright Light, and then this trilogy of lip-sync works. Etchells agrees it’s a shift away from earlier productions, that were so often about “the actual voices of the performers and their actual presences. We had a lot of money, in some ways, on an authentic approach to what it might mean to speak on the stage.” But this sense of authentic presence itself had a fakeness to it; these days, Etchells can’t stand that mode of being onstage where performers “are here to be cheeky and witty versions of themselves. I don’t want to be charmed.” Pulling back into a more anonymous space has resulted in works that feel slightly sharper-edged, more brutal in a way. “All of these shows are post-Brexit, post-Trump, post-truth, post-everything,” Etchells notes. Speech, charisma, authenticity – these things feel politically loaded, and perhaps warmth and openness just don’t feel like the right tools to reflect the world we’re living in. “It feels like the space is closing down, and we’re trying to deal with the fact that the system, the structure that you’re in, is more oppressive and more powerful. It probably always was, but I think we’re just more tuned to it now.” Yet even without their voices, the performers’ distinctive presences – ones that many audiences have followed around for years, if not decades – still, inevitably, shine through as they physically navigate whatever unending task the system of the piece has set for them. They’re still trying to keep up with the onslaught of text, still running about, changing costumes, moving stuff around. The human is always stuck in the teeth of the machine, jamming the smooth, frictionless cheeriness of the not-real, gesticulating silently, trying desperately to communicate. Cold Sweat is at Sheffield Theatres, 2 to 3 October; Southbank Centre, London, 9 to 10 October; Lancaster Arts, 14 October [ ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) [ Exeunt recommends... the best autumn theatre ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) Exeunt · Sep 16 [ Read full story ](https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/exeunt-recommends-the-best-autumn-theatre-2026-lives-of-others-standard-of-living-our-friends-in-the-north-lanny-) This piece was paid for by the Southbank Centre. Such support helps Exeunt to keep publishing the most interesting writing, about the most exciting theatre. Interested in partnering with Exeunt? Visit our Advertise with Exeunt page, where you can get more information, download an advertising pack, and find our contact details.
Award-winning Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton area health care provider retires
Physician Assistant, Harold “Buck” Harvey, PA-C, retires after 48 'wonderful years'
The science on relieving cancer symptoms is clear. Why isn’t insurance paying?
Research shows that integrative therapies reduce cancer-related pain, fatigue, anxiety, and nausea. Why won't insurance pay?
Spaceflight may harm the reproductive system of astronauts' kids and grandkids, early mouse study suggests
The offspring of mice that spend time on the International Space Station are more vulnerable to external stressors, a new study finds. More work is needed to understand potential health impacts on human astronauts' families.
Erika La Plante Honored with Inaugural UC Regents Innovation Award
The associate professor of materials science and engineering, received the Best Startup Award for her work as co-founder and head of monitoring, reporting and verification and environmental strategy at Equatic.
Trump inaugurates new White House helipad as networks skip coverage
Trump used oversized gold scissors Monday to cut a red, white and blue ribbon at the helipad
Trump inaugurates new White House helipad as networks skip coverage
Trump used oversized gold scissors Monday to cut a red, white and blue ribbon at the helipad
REV Entertainment Unveils Spartanburg College Baseball Series Matchups and Gametimes
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – REV Entertainment today announced the complete schedule for the inaugural College Baseball Series in Spartanburg, S.C., at Fifth Third Park, home of the Hub City Spartanburgers. The slate of matchups and game times for the four-team field, featuring Austin Peay, Indiana, UNCW and Wofford, can be found
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Convenes Eight Latin American Consulates for Health Care Summit
New York, NY - NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan recently hosted the inaugural 2026 Met Nation Summit, bringing together representatives from eight
UCF Students Enhance Football Game Day Experience
It started with a T-shirt launcher. Now, inventions coming out of the College of Engineering and Computer Science are making the game day atmosphere uniquely UCF.
Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI agent from shopping on its site
Meta's Muse AI assistant blocked by Amazon for what it called unauthorized shopping access, citing a violation of its conditions.
Dawn James Named Inaugural Executive Director of the Texas Energy Buyers Alliance - CEBA
AUSTIN — The Texas Energy Buyers Alliance (TEBA) is pleased to announce Dawn James as its inaugural executive director, bringing an experienced Texas energy and business leader to the helm as the alliance expands its work on behalf of large energy customers across the state. “This is a critical moment for Texas. We face unprecedented […]
CECAS recognizes inaugural Global Scholars and Dean’s Scholar Fellows
Those recognized were: Shane Abercrombie, Sumter Archer, Tiffany-Marie Baako, Colleen Clarke, Kylie Folkes, Bryson Hedrick, Sara Henry, Joshua Hoggatt, Taylor Hopkins, Azrin Jamison, Mengdi “Hansen” Li, Robert Lowery, Quincey Miller, Ben Simon, Madison Smith, Arabella Stockdale, Steven Szachara, Tianke “Kirk” Wang and Aidan Wolynn.
New TV shows to watch this week: Tune in to 'Youth' on HBO, stream 'Slow Horses' on Apple TV and revisit 'Gilmore Girls' on Hulu
"Slow Horses" is back, "A Different World" gets a reboot and Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson team up in "Brothers."
7 biggest new shows to stream this week,including a Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson team-up
This week’s new TV lineup is packed with drama, thrills and laughs that you can stream, including "Best Medicine" season 2, "Brothers," "American Horror Story: 13" and "A Different World" revival.
Iowa State Football Player Released From Hospital Following Scary Incident
Jahiem Singletary involved in collision with teammate during win for the Cyclones A scary situation inside Jack Trice Stadium in […]
Bridgeman rallies to win inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville
The 26-year-old from South Carolina won his first PGA Tour title earlier this year at Riviera in the Genesis Invitational.
Detroit Lions Have ‘Checked in’ on Pro Bowl Cornerback
Even though the Detroit Lions kicked off their season with a nail-biting win in overtime, their defense also gave up […]
Matthew Mcconaughey’s New Comedy Show & More Apple TV Releases This Week
Apple TV‘s new TV and movie releases for the week of September 21-27 include Brothers‘ premiere, Ted Lasso Season 4’s upcoming episodes, and more. Brothers is a comedy series that chronicles the ficti...
Firefly's Adam Baldwin Starred In A Forgotten Sci-Fi Show About NASA Space Shuttle Astronauts
There is a forgotten '90s sci-fi adventure drama starring Adam Baldwin of "Firefly" fame called "The Cape," which tried to replicate the work of those at NASA.
3 Takeaways From Iowa’s 55-0 Dismantling Of Northern Iowa
It was all Hawkeyes as they finished a sweep of in-state rivals There was no doubt that Saturday belonged to […]
San Siro 100: the special
19 September 1926 to 19 September 2026. One hundred years of San Siro, one hundred years of history that have impacted both the city of Milano and world football. Inaugurated by a 6-3 derby win for In...
Data points to big Michigan win against UTEP
If common-opponents mean anything, Michigan is in for a big day. The first-ever meeting between Michigan and UTEP will kick […]
Raynaud Tabbed as Kings Breakout Candidate in 2026-27
Raynaud's dominant summer performances position him to seize a starting role amidst shifting trade rumors in Sacramento.
U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Trump . . . for now
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's mail-in ballots executive order. But, Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh left open the possibility of implementation in the future. What does that mean?
Zelenskyy welcomes leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, as overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries. The inaugural summit of the so-called “Carpathian Eight” brings together Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech […]
These are the absolute weirdest spacesuits ever designed
Spacesuits of the future could use memory alloy coils to become skin-tight and maybe even recycle an astronaut's pee back into drinking water.
Agency as the Emerging Naturalist Paradigm
Jaques Monod, along with other champions of 20th-century scientism, was entirely mistaken.
North Carolina Small Business Center Network Names Winners of Inaugural 'Startup Showdown' Competition
After a rigorous, months-long training and pitch competition, the North Carolina Small Business Center Network (SBCN) announced Rinse-A-Poo, Victorious Wellness, and The Gilded Lantern as the first-, second- and third-place winners, respectively, of the state's inaugural SBCN Startup Showdown.
Hero Esports launches world’s first international humanoid robot sports league in Riyadh
Danny Tang, Co-Founder and CEO of Hero Esports, discusses the launch of their prototype event Cyberhero x Riyadh and why Saudi Arabia was chosen to host the inaugural edition.
Sophie Cunningham questions Sydney Sweeney’s viral sports ad: ‘So inauthentic’
Sohie Cunningham called Sydney Sweeney’s viral Novig campaign “inauthentic,” but the Fever guard also explained why she refuses to criticize the actress personally.
Sky Carp owner happy with initial EntreCon Midwest
BELOIT - The inaugural EntreCon Midwest ended up drawing more than 230 registrants, Beloit College verified on Wednesday.
Bookwaves/Artwaves - September 17, 2026: Mary Roach, America's Funniest Science Author, Part One
Two Interviews with best-selling science writer Mary Roach. From 2010, "Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void." looks at life as an astronaut and in outer space. From 2021, "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks The Law" examines what happens when animals break the law (as opposed to joining the FBI if they've been abused). Also: Reviews of "The Cook" at Berkeley Rep through October 11, 2026, and "African Stew" at the Magic through September 27, 2026. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky.
NFL Insider Cautions About New England Patriots’ ‘Red Flags’
Last year went just about as well as anyone could have predicted for the New England Patriots, reaching the Super […]
National Book Awards: Marlon James, Louise Erdrich and Karl Ove Knausgaard make long lists
Marlon James' novel “The Disappearers,” about the persecution of gay men in 1980s Jamaica, is nominated for a National Book Award | Talk 1370
National Book Awards: Marlon James, Louise Erdrich and Karl Ove Knausgaard make long lists
Marlon James' novel “The Disappearers,” about the persecution of gay men in 1980s Jamaica, is nominated for a National Book Award | WWL
Former US Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a ‘workhorse’ who shaped water policy, dies at 84
Former US Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in the US West and guided the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, has died. He was 84.