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This skyscraper-shaped custom PC at Computex has a food stall out the front selling 'Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice' and a rock climber free soloing up the side

You've gotta hand it to them.

PC Gamer

How to watch 'The Dark Wizard' — stream the climbing doc from anywhere

Four-part documentary celebrating legendary free climber Dean Potter. Here's how to watch "The Dark Wizard" online from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

5 Netflix movies you need to watch now before they leave in April 2026

Netflix has confirmed its slate of movies set to be removed at the end of the month, and I've picked out 5 you should watch while you still can.

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That Time Free Solo's Alex Honnold Called Out Tom Cruise For Not Doing All Of His Own M:I Stunts

Wait, did Tom Cruise not do that stunt?

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Someone Asked Alex Honnold What He Does When He Has To Poop On Free Solo Climbs: 'Things Go Sideways'

Not something I think about every day.

Cinemablend

Alex Honnold reveals what keeps him up at night following record-breaking skyscraper climb

The 40-year-old was the first person to free solo climb Taipei 101 tower last month

The Independent UK

"What the heck were you thinking, dude? I would fall to my death." Maynard James Keenan has thoughts on Tool soundtracking that terrifying climb up one of the tallest buildings on Earth

"What balls!" Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan salutes Alex Honnold's live Netflix climb up the Taipei 101 skyscraper

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North Korean teenagers ‘executed for watching Squid Game’ as regime wages war on TV and pop music

‘They took us to executions and showed us everything,’ said one former student

The Independent UK

“What the heck were you thinking, dude?”: As Alex Honnold reveals just how much Tool he listened to during his free climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the band’s frontman Maynard James Keenan speaks for all of us

“I just know how long the songs are,” says Honnold. “So it gives you a sense of if you’re going fast or slow”

MusicRadar

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Samsung teasing a major S26 upgrade to Garmin's leaked Whoop clone

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Whoop, Netflix, Samsung, OpenAI, and more for January 31, 2026.

TechRadar

‘There’s something to be said when, 5 minutes before you go on air, someone slides you a card of what you’re going to say if a person falls off a building and dies,’ Skyscraper Live host responds to criticism of anxiety-filled broadcast

‘I totally get it’ Skyscraper Live host understands why fans were frustrated with the show.

TechRadar

Who Is Sanni McCandless? Alex Honnold's Wife and Her 5-Word Reaction to His 101-Floor Climb

Discover who Sanni McCandless is, how she met Alex Honnold, and her candid reaction to his rope-free climb of Taipei 101.

International Business Times UK

The Skyscraper Live Commentary Is Getting Trashed, But I Really Liked Seth Rollins' Presence

Hear me out...

Cinemablend

Netflix Faces Backlash After Famous Climber Discloses Low Pay For 500-Meter Skyscraper Climb

Alex Honnold, the American rock climber who scaled Taipei 101 without safety gear for a Netflix live stream last week, has revealed that he was paid little for the stunt.

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Evening Standard

Alex Honnold, Netflix, and the rise of death as entertainment

Our fascination with watching people risk life and limb in the name of engagement will surely have deadly consequences

Tom’s Guide

'The commentary is absolutely ruining this': why Skyscraper Live viewers are calling the Netflix live event a 'total joke'

Netflix's "Skyscraper Live" was the talk of social media over the weekend, but many viewers were left unimpressed by the live event.

Metal Hammer

The guy who just climbed that skyscraper live on Netflix listened to a lot of Tool on the way up

Alex Honnold made a playlist of his favourite rock songs for his free solo climb up the 11th-tallest building on Earth last weekend

TechRadar

Skyscraper Live proves that Netflix is still figuring out its live events – here’s why viewers couldn’t get past its 'insufferable' commentary

Viewers who tuned into Netflix's Skyscraper Live were baffled by the show's unnecessary commentary and over-produced façade.

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The Independent UK

Budweiser fans applaud brand’s new ‘American’ Super Bowl commercial years after controversy

The beer brand’s ad comes three years after its partnership with transgender influencer, Dylan Mulvaney, sparked backlash

The Times of India

MrBeast criticizes Netflix pay, would give Alex Honnold over $500K for Taipei 101 stunt

Daredevil Alex Honnold's breathtaking free solo of Taipei 101 has sparked a bidding war, with YouTuber MrBeast claiming he'd have paid over $500,000 for the stunt on his platform. Honnold's 90-minute climb, broadcast live on Netflix, highlights the growing appeal of extreme urban feats and the fierce competition between streaming…

The Independent UK

Alex Honnold reveals ‘scariest thing’ about his historic Taipei 101 climb

Professional rock climber became the first person to free solo the Taipei skyscraper

The Independent UK

Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on Great British Bake Off

‘I’m uncharacteristically rather lost for words,’ celebrity chef said of Channel 4 series appointment

The Guardian - UK

‘The most stressful TV experience on record’: Alex Honnold and the rise of potential death as live entertainment

Witnessing the free climber’s ascent of the Taipei 101 without ropes on Skyscraper Live was an astonishing experience. But beneath panicked viewers’ sweaty palms, there was a queasy truth about the future of television

The Independent UK

Alex Honnold thanked for ‘bringing Taiwan to the international stage’ with Netflix skyscraper live stunt

Ropeless ascent of Taipei 101 draws global attention and praise for Honnold’s bravery – but also questions over the ethics of such a stunt

The Independent UK

Alex Honnold’s wife shares surprising reaction to death-defying skyscraper climb

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