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Brandon Sanderson Reveals the Fatal Fantasy Mistake That Derailed Game of Thrones
Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has again pointed to Game of Thrones as a cautionary example of how epic fantasy can go wrong at scale, discussing the issue in conversations with fellow author Joe Abercrombie shared on YouTube. Sanderson argues that while the epic format’s breadth is what made the series successful, allowing deep immersion in…
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Ukraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul
Ukrainian authorities are seeking to seize control of IDS Ukraine, the country’s largest bottled water producer, in which a 34% stake is held by the Patarkatsishvili family, whose members include British theatre impresario Liana Patarkatsishvili. The dispute matters because it entangles a prominent UK cultural figure’s family fortune in a wartime battle over what Kyiv…
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Designers should not fear being replaced by AI, industry leaders say
Industry leaders in the design sector have said professional designers should not feel “threatened” by the rise of generative AI, arguing the technology is more likely to be used as a supportive tool than as a replacement for skilled staff. The reassurance comes amid growing public anxiety about AI-driven job losses, with figures from the…
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Sending my children to private school means I always have to scrimp, save and make do. These are my best tips to keep the costs down… from my sibling discount trick to the school uniform saving
A columnist for the Daily Mail shares her personal tips for cutting the cost of private school, as the 20 per cent VAT now charged on fees, combined with the wider cost-of-living squeeze, leaves many independent-school parents feeling the financial strain. She notes even the Royal Family faces steep bills, citing reported fees of over…
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Betty Gilpin Recites “Manic Poem” To Accept First Emmy For ‘Widow’s Bay’: “Let’s All Lean Towards Sam Shepard & Less Toward Sam Altman”
Betty Gilpin won her first Emmy, taking the Guest Actress in a Comedy Series award for her portrayal of the tragic 18th-century character Sarah Westcott Warren in Apple TV’s breakout series Widow’s Bay. During her acceptance speech on Night 2 of the 2026 Emmys, Gilpin read out an unusual, poem-based speech she had written on…
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Rob Reiner Wins Posthumous Emmy for ‘The Bear’
Rob Reiner has posthumously won an Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his role in “The Bear,” nine months after his death alongside his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in December. It marks the first posthumous Emmy for an on-camera performance since Raúl Julia in 1995, and comes as Reiner is widely…
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China to pump $54bn into state banks and insurers to boost economy
China is injecting 360 billion yuan ($53.6bn; £39.7bn) into eight state-owned banks and insurers, a move led by the finance ministry to strengthen the financial system as economic growth slows. The package comes as Beijing grapples with weak domestic demand, a shrinking workforce, a prolonged property market downturn, and trade and technology tensions with the…
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Why Meta started losing in court – podcast
A podcast episode features investigative journalist Katy McQue discussing why, after years of being effectively untouchable in court, Meta is now facing a wave of successful legal challenges over the harms its platforms allegedly cause to children. She tells Annie Kelly that prosecutors appear to have found a new legal strategy, focusing not on the…
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Migrants cross Channel again as Dover blockade sparks disruption fears, Delhi hostel collapse kills three
Fresh Channel crossings and a far-right blockade near Dover overshadow Burnham-Macron pledges on small boats; elsewhere, a Delhi hostel collapse has killed three, two stabbings and violent crime cases hit UK courts, and Arsenal host Chelsea in a big Premier League clash.
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Forgotten Supernatural Horror Thriller Is Officially Back on Streaming
Gothika, the 2003 supernatural horror thriller that gave Robert Downey Jr. an early foothold in his career comeback, has been made available to stream on Netflix. The film arrived at a pivotal moment for Downey, who had recently left rehab after years of substance abuse and public trouble; producer Joel Silver reportedly withheld 40% of…