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Voices: It’s time to reset the UK’s ambition when it comes to aid – and show we can be a force for good
An MP writes ahead of the UK’s 2026 G20 presidency to argue that successive cuts to the UK aid budget are causing real harm abroad and undermining Britain’s role as a reliable global partner. Drawing on a visit to a refugee camp in Ethiopia, the author describes how a deaf nine-year-old girl, Amina, lost access…
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Count Binface Is Making A Campaign Promise That Every Sega Fan Can Get Behind
Count Binface has made a humorous election pledge aimed at Sega fans, promising the return of the Dreamcast if elected. The promise is part of his deliberately absurd campaign style, but it has attracted attention because the Dreamcast remains a much-loved console despite Sega leaving the hardware market more than two decades ago. The article’s…
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Starfield Modder is Trying to Make The Game’s Spaceship Take-Offs as Seamless as Possible, But Admits Landings ‘Probably Won’t Ever Happen’
A Starfield modder is developing a mod to remove the jarring loading screen that appears when spaceships take off from a planet’s surface, aiming to replicate the seamless flight experience of games like No Man’s Sky. The disjointed take-off and landing sequences have long been one of the most criticised aspects of Bethesda’s space RPG,…
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ZeroSpace is an impressively ambitious RTS-RPG featuring a Helldivers 2-inspired Galactic War, but the streamer pandering is a real bummer
ZeroSpace is an ambitious new RTS-RPG hybrid that borrows the “Galactic War” concept from Helldivers 2, layering a persistent, community-driven strategic campaign on top of traditional real-time strategy combat. The reviewer praises the scope of the design, which blends genres in a way few strategy games attempt, making it a notable release for RTS fans…
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Venice Giornate Degli Autori Unveils 2026 Selection Dedicated To Late Founder Giorgio Gosetti
The Venice Giornate degli Autori (GdA), the parallel section running alongside the Venice Film Festival, has announced its 2026 line-up, this year dedicated to the section’s late founder Giorgio Gosetti. The selection is notably female-focused, with a significant proportion of films directed by women and several first-time features from around the world, underscoring the strand’s…
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Go woke, get rich: why rightwing hate campaigns don’t affect the box office
Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of The Odyssey became one of the summer’s biggest box office hits despite a sustained online hate campaign led by Elon Musk, who accused the film of “woke” casting choices and claimed it disrespected Homer’s original epic poem. Musk’s repeated attacks, including false claims that casting decisions were driven by new…
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Venice Days Unveils Female-Centric Selection, Kicking Off With Lili Horvát’s ‘My Notes on Mars’ Starring Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend
The Venice Film Festival’s independently run Giornate Degli Autori section, known as Venice Days, has announced a lineup weighted towards female directors and stories, opening with Hungarian director Lili Horváth’s first English-language feature, “My Notes on Mars,” starring Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend. The choice underscores the section’s stated focus this year on works by…
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Pass the pit diapers! Why are fans wetting themselves to stand front row at concerts?
Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen have all recently encountered fans urinating or defecating at their concerts, highlighting an extreme subculture that has grown up around securing a front-row barrier spot. Rodrigo said she has “smelled” the results of fans wearing nappies to avoid leaving their place, while a viral video showed a worker…
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Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett tried to call Argentina racist during the World Cup and embarrassed herself
Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett drew criticism from the sports and opinion site OutKick after she reportedly suggested Argentina had displayed racism in connection with the football World Cup, made during a US House hearing on oversight of the Smithsonian Institution. The article, an opinion piece rather than straight news, argues that Crockett’s comments were misguided…