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Backlash from parents as schools replace traditional favourites with ‘rainbow lasagne and buffalo cauliflower wings’
Parents have criticised school meal changes that replace familiar favourites with dishes such as rainbow lasagne and buffalo cauliflower wings. The dispute highlights competing expectations over whether school menus should prioritise traditional, child-friendly meals or introduce more varied and plant-based options. The reported objections centre on the appeal and recognisability of the new dishes to…
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Europe’s top clubs threatened Club World Cup boycott before Fifa plan collapsed
Europe’s leading football clubs threatened to boycott future Club World Cups unless Fifa president Gianni Infantino abandoned a proposed Football Forward Enterprise scheme. The warning, issued shortly before the plan was withdrawn on 1 August, matters because European clubs’ absence would make the tournaments effectively unviable. The European Football Clubs group said the scheme appeared…
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Jerry Seinfeld Applauds Ted Sarandos’ Impact on Hollywood: “The Most Loved Industry Executive I Have Ever Seen”
The Television Academy inducted seven figures into its 2026 Hall of Fame, recognising careers that have shaped comedy, drama, journalism, documentary and streaming. Jerry Seinfeld praised Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos as an unusually well-liked Hollywood executive, while the event also celebrated Ted Danson, Jean Smart, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Sheila Nevins and the late…
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First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity
Heart Aerospace has completed the first test flight of its X1 demonstrator, described as the largest battery-electric aircraft yet flown. The nearly 30-minute flight reportedly used about $5 of electricity, highlighting the potential for quieter, lower-emission aviation with less exposure to volatile jet-fuel prices. The four-motor aircraft has a maximum take-off weight above 25,000 pounds…
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Anne Hathaway Premieres ‘The End of Oak Street,’ ‘Lanterns’ Arrives and This Week’s Best Events
This week’s entertainment events featured major film and television premieres, charity galas and brand-hosted gatherings across Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas and elsewhere. – Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor premiered The End of Oak Street in Los Angeles. – Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre attended the Los Angeles premiere of DC Studios’ Lanterns. -…
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Ridley Scott Is Officially a “Cinematic Hero” in New Sci-Fi Movie Sneak Peek
A new featurette for Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi film *The Dog Stars* highlights the director’s unusual multi-camera shooting method, presenting him as a major creative force behind the production. The preview matters because Scott’s approach has divided collaborators in the past, while the film’s cast portray it as a highly controlled and distinctive way of…
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The X-Files creator Chris Carter wanted to make a more horrific movie
Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files, has released a new R-rated director’s cut of 2008 film I Want to Believe on Hulu, saying it more closely reflects his original, more horrific vision. Fox executives had pushed the original release towards a PG-13 rating, limiting its grisly supernatural and body-horror elements; the revised version shifts attention…
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12 Years Later, Hulu’s 3-Part Witch Thriller Is One of TV’s Most Overlooked Horror Shows
Salem is presented as an overlooked gothic horror drama that reimagines the 17th-century Salem witch trials as a secret struggle led by a coven of vengeful witches. The article argues that its mixture of melodrama, gore, sex and elaborate period design makes it a particularly entertaining, if deliberately campy, series deserving renewed attention. The three-part…
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‘It is heartbreaking:’ Not even U.S. senators can take what’s going on with children on Roblox anymore
A bipartisan US Senate Judiciary Committee investigation has been opened into Roblox over allegations that its platform is failing to protect children. Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin say the company’s public safety claims conflict with reports of grooming, sexual exploitation, abuse and other harms linked to contacts made through Roblox, placing the company under…
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Google’s best new camera feature is only for the Pixel 11 series
Google has introduced Camera Looks, a new Pixel 11 camera feature that applies image processing at the sensor level to create less conventionally “smartphone-like” photographs. It matters because the feature is being positioned as one of the new phones’ most distinctive camera tools, but is currently unavailable to owners of older Pixel devices. One example,…