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Breaking Baz: Léa Seydoux Talks ‘Gentle Monster’s “Complexity” And “Contradictions” & Why She Wants To Take More Risks — Telluride Film Festival
Actor Léa Seydoux discusses her lead role in Marie Kreutzer’s drama Gentle Monster, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival after being acquired by Netflix during Cannes. Speaking to Deadline from her home in Paris, Seydoux explains that at this stage of her career she is drawn to riskier, more emotionally demanding roles, and describes…
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Original ‘Practical Magic’ Star Alexandra Artrip Reacts to “Negativity” Surrounding Sequel Recasting
Alexandra Artrip, who played young Antonia in the 1998 film *Practical Magic*, has spoken out against the backlash surrounding the recasting of her and Evan Rachel Wood’s characters for the upcoming sequel. In a video posted to Instagram, Artrip urged fans to support the film rather than direct negativity at new cast members Maisie Williams…
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Ødegaard fires winner as Arsenal complete comeback win over Chelsea
Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, extending their perfect start to the Premier League season to three wins from three games. Chelsea took a shock early lead through Morgan Rogers, but Arsenal responded with ferocious intensity, equalising through Kai Havertz before half-time and completing the turnaround with a Martin…
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM’s ERIC ‘A.K.’ KNUTSON Explains Why He Tries Not To Insert His Opinion Into His Lyrics
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM frontman Eric “A.K.” Knutson has explained why he generally avoids putting his personal opinions into the band’s lyrics, telling Portugal’s Metal Global that he prefers to tell stories and let listeners draw their own conclusions. He argued that political and religious topics are too divisive to address directly in songwriting, saying that…
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‘The Echo Chamber’ Review: Alicia Vikander, Luca Marinelli and Susan Sarandon Deliver Slow-Burn Sparks in Challenging but Affecting Portrait of Art and Addiction
The Hollywood Reporter’s review of “The Echo Chamber” praises Alicia Vikander, Luca Marinelli and Susan Sarandon for a slow-burn but ultimately affecting portrait of art and addiction, describing it as a demanding, capital-A art house film that rewards patience despite its longueurs. Confined almost entirely to one lavish apartment (Rome standing in for London), the…
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Fashion retailers Marks and Spencer, John Lewis and Debenhams scale back plus size ranges as millions turn to fat jabs, researchers find
Marks and Spencer, John Lewis and Debenhams have scaled back the proportion of plus-size dresses in their ranges, according to new analysis by retail intelligence platform Edited, amid a surge in the use of weight loss injections such as Mounjaro. The findings, reported by The Daily Telegraph, suggest fashion retailers are recalibrating their offerings as…
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At Telluride Film Festival, Bill Gates Compares Lack of Control Over AI to HAL in ‘2001’: ‘You Could Say “Please Shut Down,” and It Would Say, “OK, I Took That Under Advisement, But…”‘
Speaking at the Telluride Film Festival, Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned that current AI systems lack meaningful human control, comparing them to HAL 9000, the rogue computer from “2001: A Space Odyssey” that ignored direct commands. He argued that instructions to AI systems get weighed against everything else the model has read or been told,…
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3 Pop Songs That Prove That Honesty Is More Important Than Being Relatable
An article for songwriters and pop fans argues that the best pop songs succeed by being brutally honest rather than simply relatable, and highlights three recent hits that exemplify this. It contends that while much of pop music aims for broad relatability, artists such as Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande have found success…
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Stella Parton condemns AI misinformation following her sister’s death
Stella Parton, sister of the late country music icon Dolly Parton, has publicly criticised what she called “fake AI garbage” and “snarky tweets” circulating in the wake of Dolly’s death. In an Instagram post, she thanked fans for genuine expressions of support but condemned strangers exploiting the family’s grief with AI-generated content and misinformation, saying…
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Political heavyweights clash over Budget tax plans and Trump’s Falklands signals
Laffer warns Labour against “taxing Britain to death” as Burnham backs public control; Hitchens questions the special relationship; plus Katie Taylor’s retirement, gambling site data breaches and a big Premier League weekend.