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Dell’s 52-inch enormo-monitor is a tsunami of impractical fun
Dell’s UltraSharp 52 is a curved, 52-inch, £2,220-ish ($3,000) monitor that a Register reviewer tested and found dazzling but impractical for most people. The device, unveiled at CES earlier this year, is now on sale and demonstrates just how much screen real estate is now possible, even though few PCs can drive it at full…
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Ukraine faces ‘toughest winter’ since Russia’s full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC
A senior United Nations official has warned that Ukraine is facing its “toughest winter” since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022, with a risk of “humanitarian catastrophe” if attacks knock out power and water supplies. Alexander De Croo, head of the UN Development Programme and the UN’s third most senior official, accused Russia of systematically…
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The 8 Most Fun Movies of the 1990s, Ranked
Collider presents a ranked countdown of the eight most fun films released during the 1990s, arguing that while the decade produced some genuinely dark titles, it also delivered a wave of joyous, high-energy entertainment that built on the excess of 1980s cinema. The list spans multiple genres, from teen comedy to action to slapstick, and…
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Meddling Miliband is wrong about his West Bank sanctions… that’s the view of Palestinians who fear having to face the fallout
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has announced UK sanctions banning goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, targeting what he called “illegal settlements and settlement expansion” and citing allegations of “ethnic cleansing” perpetrated by settler extremists. However, Palestinian and Israeli-Arab workers and business owners in the area have told the Daily Mail the measures could…
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‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Musical Comedy Is Fun Spiritual Sequel To ‘Pitch Perfect’ — Toronto Film Festival
Rebel Wilson returns as writer-director and star of “Girl Group,” a musical comedy that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been hailed as a fun spiritual successor to her breakout “Pitch Perfect” franchise. Wilson plays Tassie Young, a popstar who shot to fame with a girl group discovered at a 1996 talent…
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Murphy beats Trump in deciding frame to reach semis
Shaun Murphy fought back to beat Judd Trump 6-5 in a deciding-frame thriller, sealing his place in the English Open semi-finals with sharp safety play in the final frame. The result sets up an all-star last four, with Murphy now facing Mark Williams, while Ding Junhui takes on Ali Carter, as the tournament heads towards…
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Jane Schoenbrun redefines slasher fandom with ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’
Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s new film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma pays tribute to 1980s slasher franchises such as Friday the 13th while critiquing how horror sequels typically decline in quality and become exploitative cash-ins over time. Rather than delivering another rehashed reboot, Schoenbrun uses the genre’s conventions to explore fandom, queerness and desire,…
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Poor Leeds stunned by impressive Hull FC
Hull FC produced a shock 18-12 win over second-placed Leeds Rhinos to close out a difficult Super League season on a high, while the result combined with Wigan Warriors’ 50-12 thrashing of Catalans Dragons to hand Wigan the League Leaders’ Shield. Leeds looked disjointed throughout and squandered several attacking opportunities, a result that will concern…
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Suella Braverman vows that Reform UK town halls across England will scrap ‘woke’ diversity schemes and bring back ‘meritocracy’
Suella Braverman has pledged that town halls run by Reform UK will strip out “woke” diversity schemes, with a programme launched by Staffordshire County Council set to serve as a template for more than 30 other Reform-led authorities across England. The move forms part of a wider effort by the party to reshape local government…
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Jonathan Majors Delivers Blistering Anti-Islam Speech in ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’ Clip (Exclusive)
Actor Jonathan Majors delivers a speech condemning Islam in a newly released clip from “Run Hide Fight: Infidels,” a Daily Wire action thriller due to stream on DailyWire+ from 16 September. Written and directed by Kyle Rankin and produced by Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro alongside Dallas Sonnier, the film centres on Majors’ character, a…