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Philly isn’t just the birthplace of American democracy or Girl Scout Cookie sales. As of last week, it also can claim the longest-running live-action sitcom of all time — spiritually, at least.

Due to the unprecedented popularity of K-pop, K-film and K-dramas, Korea is in the global spotlight these days. As a result, recent American television shows are reflecting this trend by frequently casting actors of Korean origin or showing the streets of Seoul to attract viewers’ attention.

Michael Learned laughed on the other end of the phone. The four-time Emmy winner, best known to generations of Americans as Olivia Walton on The Waltons, was telling me about how her start as an actress wasn’t quite what most people expect. The school she attended as a girl was an arts school with creative…

Shows with lesbian characters over 30: Yellowjackets, Vigil, The Five Star Weekend. Photos courtesy of Showtime, Peacock

Xbox says it has fixed the issue at the heart of the major service outage suffered in July. Chief technical officer Scott Van Vliet, who initially offered an explanation as to why so many services were affected, promised to investigate further at the time, and he has now returned with an update.

Here’s something you don’t hear very often, especially in a month as destructive as the one Xbox is having: Microsoft is seemingly uncancelling something; specifically its previously announced and then subsequently abandoned Age of Empires 3 DLC, which is now set to arrive this September.

Earlier this week, a podcast appearance by GSC Game World founder Sergiy Grygorovych brought about claims that Xbox paid more than the cost of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s development.

Multiple PS5 emulators are advancing, with progress made on another PlayStation exclusive game. Released in October 2025, Ghost of Yotei is one of the newer titles SharpEmu has seen success with. After Sony reportedly cut back on PC ports, it has become an even more tempting target.