{
  "entity": "DecoNews",
  "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture",
  "domain": "deconews.com",
  "vertical": "Culture, Style & Media",
  "count": 18,
  "generated_at": "2026-07-18T20:19:23.265Z",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "The Cure’s Robert Smith Slams FIFA’s World Cup Final Halftime Show: ‘Just F— Off’",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/robert-smith-fifa-world-cup-halftime-show-1236815510/",
      "summary": "Following the news that the FIFA World Cup final will feature its first halftime show in history, The Cure’s Robert Smith took to social media to slam the announcement. “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH… #Breadandcircuses #MUGWANK #pleasejustfuckoff,” Smith wrote on The Cure’s Instagram acco",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:17:10 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-175605316-e1731288989984.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Freddy Cannon, Rocker Whose Late ’50s and Early ’60s Hits Included ‘Palisades Park’ and ‘Tallahassee Lassie,’ Dies at 89",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/obituaries-people-news/freddy-cannon-dead-palisades-park-rocker-1236815495/",
      "summary": "Freddy Cannon, a veteran of the early rock scene whose hits of the late ’50s and early ’60s included the top 10 hits “Palisades Park,” “Tallahassee Lassie” and “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” died Friday at 89. A representative said Cannon, who lived in Oxnard, California, died",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:29:54 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-74256462-e1784400721278.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Samantha Morton on Her Electrifying Performance as Circe in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’: ‘It Felt Like a Rebirth’",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/samantha-morton-circe-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-1236815471/",
      "summary": "Samantha Morton doesn’t have a lot of screen time in “The Odyssey,” but when she shows up about halfway through the action epic, she commandeers the film. In an electrifying sequence that lasts roughly 10 minutes, Morton delivers a searing, richly textured performance as Circe, a",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:29:24 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Samantha-Morton-The-Odyssey.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Shania Twain Finally Plays Her Dream Gig: A Tiny Dive Bar in Toronto",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/shania-twain-surprise-concert-horseshoe-tavern-recap-1235595620/",
      "summary": "The superstar held court at the Horseshoe Tavern on Friday night, delivering a set that mixed her hits with the autobiographical tracks off new album Little Miss Twain",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:56:16 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Jelly Roll Goes to San Quentin for New Video ‘Hands Up’",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jelly-roll-san-quentin-new-video-hands-up-1235595617/",
      "summary": "\"Truly one of the most special things I’ve ever had the opportunity to do,\" singer says of shooting visual at same California prison that Johnny Cash performed at",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:49:50 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Call of Duty’ Movie Will Be Set in ‘Modern Warfare’ Universe",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/call-of-duty-movie-modern-warfare-games-1236815430/",
      "summary": "Paramount Pictures’ upcoming “Call of Duty” movie from writer Taylor Sheridan will be based on the Xbox-owned first-person shooter franchise’s “Modern Warfare” games. Plot details about the movie have been kept under wraps since it was first announced in September 2025. But durin",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:27:13 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-4.png"
    },
    {
      "title": "Jim Parsons was ‘Miserable’ During Peak ‘Big Bang Theory’ Popularity: ‘I Wouldn’t Do That Again and For Any Amount of Money’",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jim-parsons-miserable-during-the-big-bang-theory-fame-1236815461/",
      "summary": "Jim Parsons recently told the “All Out with Jon Dean” podcast (via People) that he was “miserable” during the height of his long-running TBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” “I look back now and realize that there were many ways, at some of the best moments of my life, I was miserab",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:06:57 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/big-bang-theory.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "‘The Odyssey’: What Academics Are Saying About Christopher Nolan’s Epic",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-adaptation-scholars-react-1236815190/",
      "summary": "So, a Homerist, an archaeologist and a dentist walk into a bar.  Fresh from a Thursday night showing of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a group of 17 spent the evening doing what scholars have done with Homer’s epic for nearly 3,000 years: arguing about it. “We had a really ro",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MCDODYS_UV011.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Joe Caldwell, ‘Dark Shadows’ Writer, Dies at 97",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/joe-caldwell-dead-dark-shadows-1236815444/",
      "summary": "Joe Caldwell, a writer known for his work on the original “Dark Shadows” TV series, died Monday following a stroke. He was 97. The news was confirmed by Bob Issel, who frequently hosts “Dark Shadows” fan events. “Joe had just signed a handful of his memoirs for me three weeks ago",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:52:26 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/195772470_212566404013942_5714765469534532499_n-2.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "My 2 a.m. ‘Odyssey’: Inside the Sold-Out, All-Night Screening of Christopher Nolan’s Epic",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-odyssey-2am-screenings-imax-70mm-1236815410/",
      "summary": "The weather was mythical. Ninety-something degrees in Manhattan, with Canadian wildfire smoke painting the sky a hazy orange. It smelled like a barbecue of rotten onions; the air was a spritz of acid to the eyes. “Stay inside,” warned the weather app. The gods hath forsaken us, I",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MCDODYS_UV015_7a9229-e1784387969684.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "W Hotels Expands Italian Footprint With New Sardinia Resort — and a Three-Stop ‘Italian Tour’",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/shopping/news/w-hotels-italian-tour-sardinia-rome-florence-book-online-1236814904/",
      "summary": "W Hotels is continuing its reinvention with a growing portfolio of properties across Italy, anchored by its latest opening: W Sardinia – Poltu Quatu, a 157-room resort tucked into a secluded marina village on the island’s northeastern coast.  The property joins W Rome and the rec",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/whoOLBPQ.1737459.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "See Martin Garrix Debut New U2 Collaboration ‘Fireflies’ With the Edge at Tomorrowland",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/martin-garrix-new-u2-song-fireflies-the-edge-tomorrowland-1235595612/",
      "summary": "After premiering at Belgium EDM fest, DJ and Irish rockers' latest single together is \"out soon\"",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:52:22 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Has Epic Opening Day With $51 Million",
      "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/box-office-the-odyssey-opening-day-christopher-nolan-1236815411/",
      "summary": "“The Odyssey” didn’t need a Trojan Horse to break into the top of Friday’s box office charts. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” earned $51 million on Friday from 3,919 North American screens. Early estimates had the saga grossing $90 million to $100 million by Sunday, but after a",
      "source": "variety.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:50:11 +0000",
      "image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MCDODYS_UV008_1ac039.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to Watch the England vs. France World Cup Third-Place Match",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/streaming/how-to-watch-england-vs-france-world-cup-third-place-2026-1235594201/",
      "summary": "It's not the match either team hoped for, but France and England will face off to decide the third-place result",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "50 Years Ago Today: Yes and Peter Frampton Spark a Riot in San Diego",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yes-peter-frampton-concert-riot-1976-1235592921/",
      "summary": "At the peak of Frampton Comes Alive! mania, so many people showed up to one of his stadium shows with Yes that the police arrived with riot gear",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Yard Act: New Beginnings for the U.K. Rock Band",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/yard-act-new-music-interview-1235595182/",
      "summary": "The Leeds group's third album, You’re Gonna Need A Little Music, sees the tight-knit band coming to terms with fame and unveiling an all-new sound as their art continues to evolve",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "Paris Hilton Finds ‘Peace’ as Utah Boarding School Where She Was Allegedly Abused Shuts Down",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/paris-hilton-utah-boarding-school-abused-shuts-down-1235595603/",
      "summary": "\"Today, I can finally say the words I’ve been fighting to say for years: Provo Canyon School is officially shut down,\" Hilton said Friday",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:49:58 +0000",
      "image": null
    },
    {
      "title": "‘Chapo Trap House’ Has a Hit Podcast. Now, They Have a Movie",
      "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/chapo-trap-house-movie-chunk-1235595460/",
      "summary": "The socialist pod gathered comrades from across the entertainment spectrum to make Chunks, the first outing from their new production house ColdFeet",
      "source": "rollingstone.com",
      "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000",
      "image": null
    }
  ]
}