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PR Romance Theater, Endless Westeros Spinoffs, 404 Media Grounds Travel Data Grab, Plaid Cymru Unveils 2026 Senedd Slate
Blind Item Reveal: PR Romance As Performance Art
A gossip blind item pegs Disney alum Dove Cameron as the actress who allegedly tried to float a faux engagement in hopes a real one would magically materialize. Nothing says eternal devotion like a trial balloon pitched to the algorithm. Consider it a reminder that in certain corners of Hollywood, love is a content strategy, and the ring is a prop until further notice.
Westeros Will Never End, GRRM Teases More Spinoffs
After HBO laid out a Marvel-style slate that keeps House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms rolling for the next three years, George R. R. Martin says he is helping develop five or six more projects, mostly prequels, with a few set after that polarizing Thrones finale. Think ideas like Aegon the Conqueror, the once-planned Nymeria series, and the abandoned 10,000 Ships. A Jon Snow follow-up was explored then shelved, an Arya adventure remains a coy hint you drop over pizza. Translation, plenty of scrolls in the scriptorium, but remember development often means a very nice drawer where pilots go to nap. Just ask the $30 million Naomi Watts prequel that never saw daylight.
404 Media Helps Ground a Data-Grabbing Travel Scheme
In a week where journalism actually did something, 404 Media’s reporting helped shutter the Travel Intelligence Program, a scheme run by Airlines Reporting Corporation, owned by United, American, Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, Alaska, Lufthansa, Air France, and Air Canada. It hoovered up booking data from more than 10,000 agencies like Expedia, names, credit cards, routes, then sold access to government buyers like ICE, the FBI, the SEC, State, and ATF, no warrant required. Also on the scoreboard, an exposed AI porn platform locked down its image trove after scrutiny. Consider it a rare frequent flyer perk, your itinerary no longer comped to half of Washington. They also dug into AI in games and took a detour into Risograph printing, because not everything interesting has to be dystopian.
Plaid Cymru Unveils Near-Complete 2026 Senedd Slate
Plaid Cymru became the first party in Wales to publish an almost full list of candidates for the May 7, 2026 election, locking in top spots across all 16 new super-constituencies. Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth called the team outstanding, pitched Plaid as the made in Wales government-in-waiting focused on the NHS, cost of living, childcare, and business growth, and cast the race as a two-horse sprint while vowing to keep Reform out. Headline names include ap Iorwerth in Bangor Conwy Môn, Elin Jones in Ceredigion Penfro, Delyth Jewell in Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni, Heledd Fychan in Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr, Llyr Gruffydd in Clwyd, Siân Gwenllian in Gwynedd Maldwyn, Sioned Williams in Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, Peredur Owen Griffiths in Casnewydd Islwyn, Carrie Harper in Fflint Wrecsam, and former leader Adam Price on the Sir Gaerfyrddin list. Lower list slots will be filled in later, because in politics, pressing publish on the spreadsheet is the easy part.
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