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Jay-Z Closes Yankee Stadium Residency With Epic Late Night Show Featuring Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher, Teyana Taylor and More
“We’re going to go until like 5 a.m., so don’t be scared,” said Jay-Z not long after he started the third and final show of his Yankee Stadium residency on Sunday night, the concluding chapter to a weekend that paid homage to the 25th and 30th anniversaries of his seminal albums “The Blueprint” and “Reasonable…
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UK Charts: Assassin’s Creed Plants Its Black Flag At Number One
A successful quest for booty. It’s a new week, so it’s time to check out the latest UK boxed charts data. Fresh off its release on 9th July, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has stormed to the top to grab the gold. For those interested, PS5 expectedly took the lion’s share of sales at 84%,…
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The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review – life without EU
This review argues that *The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026*, a large essay collection edited by Anthony Seldon, offers an important establishment verdict on Brexit but fails to confront one of the reviewer’s central explanations for it: English nationalism. That omission matters, the review says, because it leaves the book unable to explain both why Brexit happened…
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Our Hero, Balthazar review – a darkly comic satire of incel culture and gun violence
The Guardian’s review describes *Our Hero, Balthazar* as a dark, abrasive black comedy that satirises incel culture, online performance, self-help rhetoric and America’s relationship with gun violence. The film follows Balthazar, a wealthy Manhattan teenager who performs grief over school shootings on social media, then becomes involved with an online troll he suspects may be…
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Sam Neill – a life in pictures
This gallery traces Sam Neill’s screen career through key roles across film and television, showing how he developed from a New Zealand breakout actor into an internationally recognised star. It matters as a compact overview of the performances and collaborations that defined his reputation over more than five decades. – Neill’s early rise is marked…
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Sam Neill tributes: actors, directors and leaders remember ‘a true gentleman’
Actors, directors and public figures have paid tribute to Sam Neill after his family announced that he died on Monday aged 78. The responses portray him not only as a widely admired screen actor but also as a generous colleague, loyal friend and important cultural figure, especially in New Zealand. The breadth of the tributes…
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England top air miles among semi-finalists – does it matter?
England have travelled the furthest of the World Cup 2026 semi-finalists, covering more than 14,000 miles on their way to the last four, far more than France or Argentina. The article argues that the tournament’s three-country format and 16 host cities have created unusually large travel demands, raising questions about whether long distances, repeated flights…
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British boy, two, dies after falling off fourth-floor hotel balcony while on holiday with parents in Cyprus – as father is arrested
A British toddler has died after reportedly falling from a fourth-floor hotel balcony or window while on holiday in Cyprus with his parents. The child’s father was arrested after the incident, with local authorities investigating what happened. The case matters because it involves the death of a very young child abroad and raises immediate questions…
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Natalia Solórzano Vásquez’s ‘Spells to Revive a Witch,’ About Mythical Fortune Teller Soralla de Persia, Gets Backing from Spain, Uruguay (EXCLUSIVE)
Natalia Solórzano Vásquez’s new hybrid documentary, “Spells to Revive a Witch”, has secured backing from Spanish company Testaferro and Uruguay’s Guay Films ahead of the Costa Rica Media Market. The film centres on Soralla de Persia, a Costa Rican fortune teller who became famous in the 1960s and was later largely forgotten. The project matters…
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Meet Team NI athletes heading to the Commonwealth Games
Northern Ireland has named a 65-athlete team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with competitors selected in eight of the nine sports on the programme. The squad combines established medal contenders with first-time Games athletes, underlining both Northern Ireland’s recent success and its next generation of talent. – Athletics is led by Kate O’Connor,…