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‘I don’t care if I look good’: French heartthrob Louis Garrel on fashion, fatherhood and his radically dorky new role
Louis Garrel, long cast as a glamorous and disruptive presence in French cinema, has taken an unusually unflattering comic role in Just an Illusion. He plays Yves, an unemployed former executive who hides his job loss from his family and becomes anxious about his wife’s growing rapport with their building’s caretaker; the role matters because…
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Correction: Duke and Duchess of Sussex
The Daily Mail has issued a correction and removed a 24 August article about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It said the earlier report wrongly claimed the couple had visited Geri and Christian Horner and had become close friends with them, making the correction significant because it withdraws several assertions about the Sussexes’ private…
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Industry that built the problem offers to sell you the solution
More than 100 technology, AI and cybersecurity companies, led by OpenAI, have signed an open letter warning that AI-enabled cyber attacks could soon become more widespread and sophisticated. The signatories say current security practices are inadequate, particularly for critical infrastructure such as hospitals, water treatment plants and internet services, but the article notes the irony…
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The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
Chefs in the UK are increasingly replacing gas hobs with electric induction cookers as heatwaves make commercial kitchens dangerously hot. Supporters say induction can lower kitchen temperatures by up to 10C, while also reducing energy use, pollution and noise, although some chefs remain attached to the tradition and spectacle of cooking with flames. London chefs…
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Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels
This roundup recommends a wide range of new children’s books, from colourful board books and poetry collections to historical nonfiction, fantasy, thrillers and young-adult fiction. It highlights books designed to entertain while also exploring subjects including friendship, foster care, migration, history and war. Selections are organised broadly by age, beginning with toddler-friendly *Small Monster, Big…
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Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
This Rocket Report round-up covers developments in launch services across Europe, India, Japan and the United States. – The European Space Agency awarded major contracts to launch start-ups: €197.8 million to Germany’s Isar Aerospace, €186.9 million to Rocket Factory Augsburg, and €158.9 million to Spain’s PLD Space, with a MaiaSpace award still being finalised. -…
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Dolly Parton defied country music’s expectations for women and built a career on her own terms: experts
Dolly Parton is portrayed as having reshaped expectations of women in country music by combining glamour, femininity, songwriting, business ambition and control over her public image. Experts said she broadened the roles available to female performers, showing that women could be commercially powerful and emotionally open without rejecting their backgrounds or being defined by male…
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Who’s Afraid of Film Festivals? After Politics Rattled Berlin and Shook Up Cannes, Venice Braces for Impact
Political controversy has already disrupted this year’s major European film festivals, with disputes over Israel and Palestine, Russia, right-wing media influence and artificial intelligence prompting withdrawals, petitions and public criticism. Venice is expected to face similar pressure as it presents a deliberately political programme amid ongoing wars and wider concerns about censorship, democracy and shrinking…
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He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them
Cara, an artists’ platform that filters AI-generated images and offers anti-scraping protections, was hit by three major data scrapes in August. The first scraper, who copied nearly all publicly available artwork on the site, later expressed regret and agreed to help Cara founder Jingna Zhang develop an open-source protection tool, highlighting both the vulnerability of…