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It’s a streaming world, but some still love iTunes

iTunes was the king of digital music before streaming apps made it nearly obsolete. About 11 million people have their reasons for sticking with downloadable music.

The graphics on Madden NFL 26 are impressive as ever on the more powerful consoles, but it still runs decently on the Nintendo Switch 2.

Madden NFL 26 makes solid return on Nintendo Switch 2

Madden NFL 26 has finally made its way to the Nintendo Switch 2. With more powerful hardware, the console can run the demanding code that EA Orlando has crafted over the years to make a more realistic football game.

The annual Jane Austen Festival will take place in Bath, England, Sept. 12-21.

September events calendar for Europe

Here are many of the major events and celebrations taking place in Europe this month.

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Recently announced concerts and events for Aug. 29 and beyond

Listings for recently announced concerts, special concerts and shows and on-base theater.

View through a stone archway of a traditional Alpine village with white buildings featuring dark wooden balconies and red tile roofs, set against forested hills under a clear blue sky.

Spirits of old Bavaria linger in a forest village museum

The Bavarian Forest Museum Village near Passau, Germany is an open-air museum with over 150 historic buildings, 60,000 artifacts and immersive exhibits that bring centuries of rural Bavarian life to life.

This is the view of Gunflint Lake from the Look Out Point Overlook in Grand Marais, Minn.

Gunflint Lodge, a classic Minnesota getaway, marks 100 years on the trail

What started in 1925 as a rustic fishing and hunting outpost on the south shore of Gunflint Lake in Grand Marais, Minn., is now one of shrinking number of classic Minnesota wilderness resorts.

Taylor Swift leans against Travis Kelce’s shoulder, both in hats.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged

The superstar singer and football player revealed the news in a five-photo joint post on Instagram on Tuesday. It’s unclear when and where the two got engaged.

These birds won’t stop singing, and it’s our fault

A sweeping analysis of more than 4 millions recordings has found birds tweet for nearly an extra hour a day in areas disrupted by light pollution.

A closeup of a sign that reads “National Capital Radio & Television Museum” with a farmhouse in the background.

History of AFN brought to life at Washington-area broadcasting museum

The National Capital Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, Md., is opening a new exhibit on the American Forces Network. AFN is an important but little-known chapter in the history of broadcasting, the museum’s director says.

MindsEye, directed by ousted Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies, is littered with visual glitches like characters in the midst of building themselves during camera cuts.

MindsEye’s failures go beyond being the worst game of the year

MindsEye, the debut from a former Grand Theft Auto producer, is the latest disasterpiece in an expanded graveyard of failed, trend-chasing projects.

Gamescom 2025 will take place in Cologne, Germany, through Aug. 24.

Playing games at these events not just for the young

Here are a few upcoming events centered around both digital and analog games, fantasy worlds and other means of escape from the everyday.

The drama of summer storms

I feel wasteful being indoors, missing out on these fleeting summer days, but it’s just too hot and muggy to stay out there for more than a quick trip to the mailbox.