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The Far Side’s Greatest Sci-Fi Strip Is Also Its Most Brilliant
This Collider opinion piece by Collier Jennings argues that the finest science-fiction entry in Gary Larson’s long-running comic strip The Far Side is also its cleverest. The writer sets out why the strip, a Sunday-paper fixture of the late 1980s and early 1990s, was so well suited to science fiction: like the genre itself, Larson’s…
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Above a coma: Essex mental health inquiry hears grim testimony
The Lampard Inquiry heard a scandal-hit Essex hospital’s ideal patient was medicated near-comatose; Block settles Cash App fraud claims for $45m, and Deltarune’s fifth chapter smashes Steam records.
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‘Human Headline’ Derryn Hinch dies in his sleep aged 82
Derryn Hinch, the veteran radio and television broadcaster and former Australian federal senator known as the “Human Headline”, has died aged 82. His longtime colleague and personal assistant Annette Philpott confirmed that he died at home in his sleep on Thursday night following a lengthy period of ill health, telling the Daily Mail that the…
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Bernie-backed Maine Democratic Senate hopeful squirms over past Graham Platner support
Troy Jackson, a former Maine gubernatorial candidate and potential Democratic candidate for the US Senate, struggled to defend his earlier support for Graham Platner during an interview on MS NOW on Thursday. Jackson had been one of Platner’s earliest backers and had campaigned alongside him, but he later filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission…
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Megan Rapinoe blames Trump for distracting US players ahead of World Cup loss to Belgium
Following the United States men’s national team’s exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a defeat to Belgium, former US women’s national team player Megan Rapinoe has attributed part of the blame to President Donald Trump. Speaking on her podcast, Rapinoe argued that the controversy surrounding Trump’s involvement in the tournament served as a…
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Live-Action ‘Naruto’ Remake Officially Begins Search for Team 7
Lionsgate has officially begun pre-production on a live-action film remake of the hugely popular anime and manga franchise Naruto, launching a global search for the actors to play its central trio, known as Team 7. The project is being developed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the Marvel director behind Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten…
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An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100 million fundraise
Lyzr, a three-year-old enterprise AI-agent startup based in Jersey City, New Jersey, has raised a $100 million Series B at a valuation of roughly $500 million — and, according to Bloomberg, it let its own AI agent run the fundraise. The system, named SivaClaw, reportedly fielded questions from more than 130 investors, drafted investment memos…
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Bad Bunny’s Foundation Shares Details for ‘Un Verano Contigo’ 2026, A Free Program For Youth in Puerto Rico
Bad Bunny’s charity, Fundación Good Bunny, has announced the 2026 edition of Un Verano Contigo, a free educational and cultural programme for young people in Puerto Rico. The three-week initiative will host 270 participants and covers art, fashion, music and sport, aiming to give island youth access to experiences, tools and mentors that help them…
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Fubo Change-o: Disney Swaps In One Of Its Own As CEO, Replacing Co-Founder David Gandler
Disney has installed a long-serving executive, Alisa Bowen, as chief executive of the streaming pay-TV provider Fubo, replacing co-founder David Gandler, who had run the company since launching it in 2015. The move follows Disney’s acquisition of a 70% controlling stake in Fubo last October, which itself stemmed from a settlement of an antitrust lawsuit…
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Unearthed records reveal Dem mayor sought tax hike to fund DEI role ahead of key House race
Fox News reports that records show Paige Cognetti, the Democratic mayor of Scranton and a candidate for the U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, once proposed a property tax increase in a city budget that included funding for a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) role. The matter is being raised as Cognetti seeks to…