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Save hundreds on a TCL mini-LED TV with quantum dots and high refresh rate
Amazon and Best Buy are discounting TCL’s QM7L mini-LED television range, with the 55-inch model priced from $797.99, $200 below its usual price. The deal offers a lower-cost alternative to OLED sets while retaining premium features aimed at bright-room viewing and gaming. The QM7L uses quantum dots and mini-LED backlighting, and supports HDR, Dolby Vision,…
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The Duffer Brothers Tap Josh Stern As President Of Upside Down Pictures
Matt and Ross Duffer have appointed Josh Stern as president of Upside Down Pictures, their production company operating under an exclusive Paramount deal. The appointment strengthens the company’s leadership as the creators of Stranger Things expand into developing film, television and direct-to-consumer projects, marking a significant step in Paramount’s wider partnership with the pair. The…
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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
The Science Museum Group has ended the Science Museum Group Academy’s partnership with BP when its current contract expired, ending a relationship that had lasted for decades. Campaigners welcomed the move after sustained criticism that fossil-fuel sponsorship could influence science education and deter schools from visiting, while the museum said BP funding had supported training…
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John Mayer Has Some Thoughts on His Future With Dead and Company
John Mayer has clarified that he is not permanently leaving Dead and Company, after comments about “going back to [his] corner” prompted fans to think the group had ended following Bob Weir’s death in January. He said he is focusing on grief and healing rather than planning future performances, stressing that he is not ruling…
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Rod Wave’s ‘Don’t Look Down’: All 24 Tracks Ranked
Billboard ranks all 24 tracks on Rod Wave’s Don’t Look Down, portraying the album as another emotionally direct, largely solo release built around romance, personal history and his rise to fame. – The 68-minute album has only four guest contributors, including two appearances from Hazlett. – The review praises Rod Wave’s vocals, ballad-writing and varied…
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A66 Memorial Disorder as Trump Skips Ground Zero Commemoration
Police reinforce County Durham after violence at a crash victim’s memorial; Trump is expected at the Pentagon for 9/11. Cuban-born Grammy winner Degnis Nelson Bofill Miranda reportedly faces possible deportation after ICE detention.
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King Edward’s horrifying ultimatum, the breathtaking hubris of his lover… and the Highland holiday that sowed the seeds of his downfall
The article argues that Wallis Simpson’s 1936 stay at Balmoral with King Edward VIII turned an already controversial relationship into a constitutional and public-relations crisis. It portrays the visit, following widespread coverage of the couple’s Mediterranean cruise, as further alienating members of the royal family, officials and Scottish public opinion, contributing to the pressures that…
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Gallipoli Review
Gallipoli is a First World War PC shooter from BlackMill Games, set on the Middle Eastern front and focused on the Gallipoli campaign. The review praises it as the studio’s best-looking and strongest entry so far, balancing historically grounded settings and equipment with enjoyable multiplayer action. Its subject matter matters because it highlights a major…
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An $18bn settlement – and Zuckerberg barely blinked. The tech titans must be stripped of their power, and soon | Jonathan Freedland
Meta has agreed an $18bn settlement with 29 US states over claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children, but the author argues the deal does little to curb the company’s wider power. Meta’s rising share price after the announcement is presented as evidence that investors consider the settlement manageable and that the company has avoided…
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2022’s Terrifying Survival Thriller Fall is Now Free to Watch
Lionsgate’s 2022 survival thriller Fall is available to watch free on YouTube from 28 August, ahead of the cinema release of its sequel, Fall 2: Deadpoint. The film centres on two friends trapped at the top of an abandoned radio tower, using a stripped-back premise to create tension around height, isolation and dwindling chances of…