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How Vicky McClure Became the Reigning Queen of the British Police Procedural
Vicky McClure, one of Britain’s most recognisable television actors, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the launch of season four of ITV’s Trigger Point, in which she returns as bomb disposal expert Lana Washington. During the interview, she corrected a persistent online claim that she was mentored at Nottingham’s Television Workshop by fellow Nottingham…
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Primary showdown: Conservative firebrand Marsha Blackburn eyes governor’s office in Tennessee
US Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee is seeking to move from Washington to the Tennessee governor’s office, entering the state’s Republican gubernatorial primary. The move marks a shift for Blackburn, a prominent conservative voice known for her frequent television appearances, as she looks to leave the Senate for statewide executive office in Nashville. Blackburn, a…
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Azekel, Céline Dessberg Unite On Evocative New Song ‘Moon & I’
London artist Azekel has teamed up with Paris-based multi-instrumentalist Céline Dessberg on a new single, ‘Moon & I’, blending his soul and jazz-inflected style with her vocals and playing. The pair, who already knew each other, recorded the track after spending time together in nature and bonding over shared musical influences, resulting in a stripped-back,…
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Left-wing councils warn they’ll defy new rules on single-sex spaces as they claim guidance is ‘harmful to the rights of trans people’
Several left-wing-run councils in England and Wales have said they will not comply with new government guidance requiring single-sex spaces such as toilets and changing rooms to be based on biological sex, arguing the rules are discriminatory and damaging to transgender people’s rights. The dispute follows the Supreme Court ruling and subsequent statutory guidance clarifying…
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“Drugs at our age? You don’t have to take them forever. Once you’ve opened the doors of perception you can see what’s going on; you’ve got the ideas”: Dave Brock on Hawkwind’s late-period purple patch
Space rock veteran is happier then ever – and he even saw the upside of a recent hospital stay
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Metroid at 40: happy birthday to Samus Aran, gaming’s greatest badass and my personal heroine
The article marks the 40th anniversary of Metroid, celebrating Samus Aran as one of gaming’s earliest and most enduring female protagonists. The writer reflects on how the 1986 game’s now-famous ending twist – revealing the seemingly genderless astronaut hero to be a woman, who then poses in a bikini – initially undercut its progressive potential…
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Cashing in on SpaceX: ‘Every chance I get, I’ll sell a little more’
Andre Lavoie, an early SpaceX engineer who joined in 2009, says he plans to gradually sell his stake in the company after 17 years of accumulating stock now worth around $23m. His comments highlight a wider pattern following SpaceX’s Nasdaq listing in June, the largest IPO in history, which valued the company at more than…
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Grab shopkeeper-dungeoncrawler Moonlighter free on Steam for a limited time
Moonlighter, a game that blends dungeon-crawling roguelike combat with running a shop, is being given away for free on Steam for a limited time. The promotion offers players a chance to own the title at no cost, giving it renewed visibility and letting newcomers try its distinctive dual gameplay loop without any financial commitment. The…
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The 2011 role James Marsden hated playing: “I can’t stand these kind of movies”
James Marsden, who is returning as Cyclops in Avengers: Doomsday, has spoken about a role he found particularly uncomfortable: Fred O’Hare in the 2011 family comedy Hop. This matters as a rare candid admission from an actor whose career has otherwise ranged from the X-Men franchise to Sonic the Hedgehog and an Emmy-nominated turn in…
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Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the Moon on Wednesday, in an event astronomers had prepared for but ultimately failed to capture on camera. Despite advance knowledge of the timing, no observatory managed to record a direct image or video of the impact flash, though scientists gathered indirect evidence confirming it…