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Midwest student filmed screaming ‘Go back to your own country’ was hurling insult at white man from Russia who’s notorious for hurling sexist insults

  • A student’s “go back” remark went viral.
  • Footage showed the protester had used vulgar insults.
  • Her university said it would address the incident.

A University of Saint Thomas nursing student was criticised after a video showed her telling a protester to “go back to your own country” outside a Turning Point USA event at the University of Minnesota. Other footage later showed the protester, Derek Torstenson, using vulgar insults and displaying…

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Ghosts creators bring Button House back to life in feature film

  • Ghosts returns in a feature film after its 2023 finale.
  • A possession plot takes one spirit beyond Button House.
  • Caveman Robin could be the focus of a spin-off.

After ending Ghosts in 2023 with no plans to return, its creators have made a feature film, Ghosts: The Possession of Button House. The cast say they missed working together, and a story built around possession gave them a way to continue the characters’ lives while making a…

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Virginia county executive questioned over missing front number plate during police stop

  • Bryan Hill was stopped for lacking a front number plate.
  • Footage shows him stressing his role as county executive.
  • The officer issued a warning and was backed by the police chief.

Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill was stopped by a police officer in Virginia for driving without a front-mounted number plate. Body-camera footage shows Hill identifying himself by his title and asking the officer whether he had heard who he was, prompting questions about whether Hill was trying to…

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Russell Brand Accuser Says She Reported Comedian To Channel 4 In 2009 After He Allegedly Lay His Head On Her Lap & Demanded Massage

  • A Channel 4 worker says she reported Brand’s alleged conduct in 2009.
  • She told the court he put his head on her lap and demanded a massage.
  • Brand denies seven charges linked to allegations by six women.

A woman who worked for Channel 4 told London’s Southwark Crown Court that she reported Russell Brand’s alleged behaviour to her manager in 2009. She said Brand put his head on her lap and demanded a massage; her account is part of the evidence in his trial. The…

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Instagram Lines Up Donatella Versace, A$AP Rocky, Finneas, Chloé Zhao as This Year’s Creator Awards Judges (Exclusive)

  • Instagram Rings returns for a second year.
  • The number of honorees will rise from 25 to 50.
  • Judges will select creators without centring follower counts.

Instagram is returning its Rings creator awards for a second year, with a judging panel of figures from fashion, music, film, sport and online culture. The programme recognises creators across different genres, with winners chosen by people in their fields rather than by an algorithm or follower count.…

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Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo’s ‘Giggly Squad’ to Play Madison Square Garden (Exclusive)

  • Giggly Squad will record live at Madison Square Garden in February 2027.
  • It will be the first women-hosted podcast to perform there.
  • The show has signed a reported $160 million SiriusXM deal.

Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo will bring their podcast, Giggly Squad, to Madison Square Garden for a live recording on 18 February 2027, as part of a wider US and European tour. The event will make it the first podcast hosted by women to perform at the venue,…

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Antigravity just halved the price of its drone — by swapping its headset for wristwatch control

  • The A1 Follow Me kit costs $799, half the original entry price.
  • A watch and ring replace the headset and motion controller.
  • Testing found tracking and obstacle-avoidance problems.

Antigravity has introduced a $799 Follow Me kit for its A1 drone, cutting the entry price in half by replacing the original FPV headset and motion controller with a wristwatch and ring. The kit is designed to let the drone follow and film people automatically, making aerial filming…

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Animated films are ‘no longer suitable for children’: One in three cartoons released in UK cinemas this year are rated 12A or above with grief and gore on screen

  • One in three UK cinema animations this year is rated 12A or above.
  • U-rated animated films have fallen to about one in five.
  • Anime and wider audiences are helping reshape the market.

One in three animated films released in UK cinemas so far this year has been rated 12A or above, reflecting a shift towards films aimed at teenagers and adults. The trend matters because animation is increasingly being made and watched across a broader range of genres and age…

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Monster Mia review – kooky kid discovers school of beastly besties in wholesome Halloween fun

  • Mia finds friendship at a school for monsters.
  • The comedy centres on human and monster culture clashes.
  • The film opens in UK and Irish cinemas on 23 October.

*Monster Mia* is a pre-teen animation about a chaotic girl who finds friendship and acceptance after accidentally enrolling in a school for monsters. Its Halloween setting and culture-clash humour offer young audiences a light-hearted story about embracing difference. Mia lives in Primrose, a town said to have been…

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‘Wicker’ movie review: Olivia Colman stars in a raunchy and compassionate satire of the romantasy genre

  • Olivia Colman plays a solitary fisherwoman who conjures a wicker husband.
  • The medieval farce explores desire, loneliness and social expectations.
  • The review praises its empathy and treatment of masculine anxiety.

In *Wicker*, Olivia Colman plays an independent, lonely fisherwoman in a medieval village who unexpectedly conjures a husband woven from wicker. The film uses raunchy farce and fantasy to explore desire, sexual imagination and isolation, while questioning the roles and expectations imposed by a conservative community. The wicker…

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