Tottenham transfer news: Spurs target Man City duo Savinho and Marmoush as search for three new forwards gathers pace

Tottenham are in talks with Manchester City over a potential double deal for Savinho and Omar Marmoush.

Sky Sports News reported on Wednesday that Spurs want to sign Savinho, Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo and a centre-forward before the deadline, with Marmoush also one of their options.

Ezri Konsa transfer news: Arsenal agree deal with Aston Villa to sign England defender

Arsenal have agreed a £51m deal to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa.

The Premier League champions have been looking for a new defender with William Saliba out for an extended period of time and Jurrien Timber also sidelined with a long-term groin problem.

TV’s Neurodivergent Casting Reckoning

Television’s portrayal of neurodivergence has long suffered from a persistent blind spot. By casting neurotypical actors to play stereotypical — and often heavily coded yet undiagnosed — white male savant archetypes, Hollywood built a rigid standard that has largely erased women, people of color and the broader diversity of real-world neurodivergent experiences.

Accuser Told Ethics Committee Rep. Jimmy Gomez Sexually Assaulted Her, Lawyers Say

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee for “sexual harassment and assault,” according to a statement from an accuser’s lawyers released on Wednesday, saying their contact was not consensual after the California Democrat admitted to and apologized for having a “consensual” relationship outside of his marriage.

David Krumholtz Clarifies He’s Putting Acting Career on Hold but Not ‘Retiring or Quitting’: Disappointments ‘Are Starting to Sting More’

“Supergirl” and “Oppenheimer” actor David Krumholtz is clarifying his remarks from earlier this week about whether he’s retiring from acting. Krumholtz posted on Instagram Wednesday to explain that he never used the word “retiring” or “quitting” but that “I decided to put my career on hold” and that he feels a “burning desire” to find a way to give more of himself to others in need.

Study finds a 15 percent increase in traffic deaths after major music streaming releases - Engadget

Drivers may be more distracted on days when a big new album drops.

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Traffic deaths in the United States jump by 15 percent in the immediate aftermath of a major music album's release, according to a new study published by Harvard Medical School researchers. The study looked at 233,809 fatal collisions between 2017 and 2022, comparing the incidence rate of car accidents on album release days against the 10 days immediately before and after each release.

Deus Ex and Dishonored designer Harvey Smith has a new studio making immersive sims - Engadget

Black Pony Immersive has veterans from Arkane, Insomniac and Epic.

Black Pony Immersive

Hell yeah. At a time when the video game industry could use some good news, former Arkane Austin head Harvey Smith and longtime collaborator Ben Horne have formed Black Pony Immersive, a studio focused on building narrative-rich first-person action RPGs. In other words: immersive sims. This is the genre Smith is known for, as the designer of the original Deus Ex and co-head of the Dishonored series. 

GTA 6 Leaks Still Haven’t Revealed The Most Important Part of the Game

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We’re still waiting for the tunes

The GTA 6 leaks still haven't revealed one critical part of the game

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EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society'

Saudi Arabia's purchase of Electronic Arts, the biggest leveraged buyout in private equity history, officially closed earlier this month. With that deal done, a new Game Developer report has found that an awful lot of employees are expecting much more stringent control over what kinds of games they are and are not allowed to make.

‘Slow Horses’ Actor Jack Lowden Unpacks River Cartwright and Why Pride Gets in His Way

It’s fair to say that when audiences see River Cartwright at the beginning of Apple TV’s “Slow Horses” Season 5, he is not in a good place. The previous season revealed that River’s father, Frank Harkness (Hugo Weaving), is both a sociopath and the leader of a network of trained assassins. It was also revealed that Frank had fathered numerous sons and raised them to carry out his hits.