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Broadway Marquees To Dim For Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Louise Lasser And Others
Broadway theatres will dim their marquees on Tuesday 8 September in tribute to a group of industry figures, including country music legend Dolly Parton, who died on 25 August. The gesture is part of a quarterly tradition, established last year, honouring creative professionals who have left a lasting mark on Broadway, and reflects the theatre…
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Uber drivers launch European class action over ‘soulless’ and ‘scary’ AI algorithm
Uber drivers from the UK, the Netherlands and other European countries have launched a landmark legal action against Uber, alleging that the AI-powered algorithm the company uses to set pay and allocate jobs breaches data protection law and unfairly depresses their earnings. Drivers describe the system as a “black box” that learns their individual willingness…
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Preview: Silent Hill: Townfall Is a PS5 Horror Time Capsule I Can’t Wait to Play More Of
Push Square previewed Silent Hill: Townfall, a PlayStation 5 exclusive from Glasgow-based developer Screen Burn, after playing roughly 90 minutes of the game at Gamescom. The preview highlights the game’s setting as its standout feature: a fictional Scottish seaside town called St. Amelia, set in the mid-1990s, which the reviewer, a Scot himself, found strikingly…
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Terrifying moment Bali tourist has their gold jewellery snatched from off their neck by a scooter rider thief
Security cameras in Bali captured the moment a motorbike rider snatched gold necklaces from around the neck of a 68-year-old Australian tourist as he walked with his wife back to their hotel in Legian, Kuta, after dinner. The thief slowed alongside the couple without fully stopping, grabbed the jewellery and sped off, leaving them shaken…
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‘An intoxicating mix of humour, high camp and danger’: remembering Tim Curry
The Guardian invited readers to share personal memories of actor Tim Curry following his death, gathering a collection of anecdotes that celebrate his career and character. Curry became renowned for roles including Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pennywise in Stephen King’s It, and Wadsworth in Clue, with contributors reflecting on how his…
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Miracle as four more Australians are found alive after Nepal flood disaster
Rescuers in Nepal have found four more missing Australians alive, bringing the total number rescued to six following last week’s catastrophic flash flooding. The discoveries offer rare good news amid a disaster that has left more than 4,850 people missing, including 38 Australians, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcoming the update while cautioning that many…
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Capcom quietly releases new trailers for Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance, teasing changes to how all 14 weapon types
Capcom has quietly begun releasing daily trailers detailing changes coming to each of Monster Hunter Wilds’ 14 weapon types ahead of its 2027 expansion, Ascendance, having previously suggested fuller details would wait until Tokyo Game Show later this month. The release covers a new mechanic called “Boosted Actions”, built around a tool named the Boost…
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Trisha Krishnan Toplines Panorama Studios’ First Tamil Film, a Psychological Horror Shot in London (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian actor Trisha Krishnan is set to lead Panorama Studios’ first Tamil-language production, a yet-untitled psychological horror film directed by Raja Krishna Menon. Principal photography has begun in London, with Radhika Sarathkumar and Aparna Balamurali co-starring alongside her. The project marks a genre first for Menon, previously known for films such as “Airlift” and “Chef”,…