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TV tonight: finance whiz Gary Stevenson takes on the super-rich
The Guardian’s “TV tonight” column highlights the evening’s viewing, led by the Channel 4 documentary How to Get Filthy Rich With Gary Stevenson (9pm). Stevenson, a working-class Londoner who became a City trader and a millionaire by his mid-20s, now demystifies economics for the public and campaigns to narrow the wealth gap, warning that “very…
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‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?
As Andy Burnham prepares to be confirmed as prime minister, attention has turned to what he might do about Britain’s troubled water and energy utilities. Advisers in his camp favour renewed public ownership of regional monopolies, and insiders suggest he is weighing a 10-year programme to take control of “the essentials of life”. This matters…
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TurboTax Full Service Coupons This July
This WIRED article, published in a promotional style, rounds up the current TurboTax discounts and coupon offers available for filing tax returns during July. It matters mainly to US taxpayers preparing their returns, as the piece argues that filing early secures the lowest prices of the season before costs rise closer to the deadline. The…
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Prime Video’s All-Time Greatest Action Franchise Is Officially Changing Its Formula in 2026
Prime Video’s best action franchise is changing its formula in 2026 with back-to-back premieres for Reacher Season 4 and the Neagley spin-off.
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‘The Man Will Burn’ Review: HBO’s Burning Man Docuseries Boasts Impressive Access, but Sticks Too Close to the Photogenic Surface
Directors Jehane Noujaim and Vikram Gandhi chronicle the highs and lows of the festival, which sees tens of thousands of artists and fans descending on the Nevada desert every year.
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Netflix’s Biggest Shows Are Officially Losing Viewers, and the Reason Is Painfully Obvious
A new Bloomberg report has found that several of Netflix’s most popular original series are suffering sharp drops in viewership between their first and second seasons. The findings matter because they suggest a self-inflicted problem for the streamer, rather than a decline in the quality of the shows themselves. The report cites One Piece losing…
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Thai Teen Rocks Out With ‘Zombie’ Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
Sixteen-year-old Thai musician Nene Royal delivered a standout audition on the latest episode of America’s Got Talent, aired on Tuesday 7 July, performing a cover of The Cranberries’ 1990s protest anthem “Zombie”. Her energetic rock performance won over the studio audience and all four judges, earning her a place in the next stage of the…
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Netflix Quietly Created the Most Bingeable True Crime Franchise on Streaming
Netflix and Blumhouse Television, the studio led by horror producer Jason Blum, have quietly built one of streaming’s most popular true crime properties, the “Worst Ever” franchise. What began in 2022 as the five-episode docuseries Worst Roommate Ever has grown, four years on, into a three-series franchise spanning 21 episodes, with the spin-offs Worst Ex…