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13 War Movies That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
This Collider article rounds up 13 war films the writer considers “perfect from start to finish,” spanning decades and different facets of conflict, from combat action to the social aftermath of war on those who served. It matters as a curated critical guide for viewers seeking acclaimed, historically resonant war cinema, blending mainstream successes with…
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“Plenty of gas in the tank, but it’s content to drive along the highway well within the speed limit.” Stephen Stills finds catharsis and commercial success on the sprawling debut from Manassas
Stephen Stills’ 1972 debut with his band Manassas is being revisited as part of a weekly album discussion series, highlighting how the sprawling country-rock record found commercial success despite being somewhat overlooked at the time. Released the same year that his former Buffalo Springfield and CSNY bandmate Neil Young topped charts with Harvest, Manassas reached…
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8 Most Perfect Sci-Fi Shows of the Last 25 Years, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list celebrating what it considers the eight “most perfect” science-fiction television shows released in the past 25 years, focusing on series that are considered to be nearly flawless rather than merely great. To qualify, a show’s pilot episode had to have aired within that 25-year window, with the list spanning…
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Rob Reiner Wins Posthumous Emmy for ‘The Bear’
Rob Reiner has posthumously won an Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his role in “The Bear,” nine months after his death alongside his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in December. It marks the first posthumous Emmy for an on-camera performance since Raúl Julia in 1995, and comes as Reiner is widely…
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Over a million Aussies’ data stolen in major hack to learning platform
Mathspace, an online learning platform, has confirmed a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of more than a million Australian users, including school students, parents, teachers and guardians. The company said “unauthorised parties” gained access to an internal reporting system, though it stressed that no passwords, academic records or authentication credentials were compromised. The breach…
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Might as well blame AI for this giant Linux release candidate, says Linus Torvalds
Linux kernel maintainer Linus Torvalds has jokingly suggested blaming AI for an unusually large second release candidate (rc2) of Linux 7.3, noting that this stage of development is normally quiet as contributors take a breather after the merge window. He said he could not identify a single clear cause for the unexpected volume of changes,…
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Hundreds of Bathla staff sacked amid desperate negotiations to keep property developer afloat
Around 200 staff at Australian property developer Bathla Group have been stood down as administrators race to secure emergency funding to keep the firm operating. The company, which entered voluntary administration in late August owing a reported $3.3 billion, is at risk of being wound up if lenders do not agree to a rescue deal,…
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SAS is facing battle with developers ‘who are planning hundreds of houses near its headquarters’
The Ministry of Defence is opposing plans to build up to 250 homes next to Stirling Lines, the Herefordshire base of the SAS, over fears the development could enable espionage or sabotage. Officials argue that housing so close to the site’s high-security perimeter would create new opportunities for visual intelligence gathering and trespass, while also…
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Is it safe to buy a refurbished iPhone from Walmart?
Walmart sells refurbished iPhones through its online Marketplace via third-party vendors, offering an alternative to buying refurbished directly from Apple, where high prices and limited stock can be a barrier. Because Walmart’s Marketplace is an open storefront with many different sellers, quality, condition and return policies can vary considerably, so buyers need to understand the…
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Police force that told women to share toilets and changing rooms with trans officers scraps its policy after court threat
Gwent Police has scrapped a policy that told women officers and staff to share toilets, changing rooms and showers with transgender colleagues based on their presented gender rather than biological sex, following the threat of legal action from a women’s rights group. The force had been criticised for breaching new equality guidance after the Equality…