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Billionaire tycoon embroiled in divorce quietly bought a lavish $72m waterfront mansion with younger girlfriend…after estranged wife accused him of hiding assets
Hedge fund executive John Overdeck has reportedly bought a $72 million waterfront mansion in Palm Beach while his divorce from Laura Overdeck continues. The purchase has attracted attention because Laura has accused him of concealing assets, although the article does not establish that the property was improperly acquired or hidden. The 16,000-square-foot estate was bought…
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Quentin Bell and Olivia Sterling review – two artists with a magic touch
Two exhibitions at Charleston, Lewes, pair Quentin Bell’s eccentric ceramics with Olivia Sterling’s provocative paintings. Bell’s work is judged technically uneven but compelling for its lifelong commitment to magic, myth and creativity, while Sterling adapts similar fantastical ideas into sharper examinations of race, sexuality and power. Bell’s exhibition spans sculptures, ceramics, drawings and illustrations made…
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Zack Snyder is angling to make another Batman movie. Stranger things have happened
Zack Snyder is advocating for a film adaptation of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns, depicting an ageing Batman returning from retirement in a dystopian Gotham. The proposal is unlikely because DC Studios is already developing two separate Batman films and has moved away from Snyder’s previous vision of the franchise. Snyder argues that pairing…
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Trump’s DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin shares Washington ‘crash pad’ with best friend congressman in unusual arrangement: ‘It’s strange’
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reportedly shares a Capitol Hill home with his close friend, Republican Congressman Jason Smith, in an unusual arrangement that has prompted questions about living costs and House ethics rules. Mullin’s representative says he is Smith’s landlord, while sources describe the property as a part-time “crash pad” used by people…
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Only in Florida! Terrifying moment crab armed with a BLADE swipes at homeowner and his dog
A Florida homeowner recorded video footage of a crab that appeared to be wielding a blade, which he shared on Instagram with the caption ‘Florida is getting out of hand.’ His dog Summer was investigating the crab when it swung what looked like a knife at the animal and subsequently at Alvarez when he attempted…
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Darkling review – Stranger Things’ Linnea Berthelsen confronts a gruesome Indian disaster
Darkling is a new theatrical production at London’s Bush theatre featuring Stranger Things actress Linnea Berthelsen in her UK stage debut. The play is a dramatic monologue about a young girl’s coming of age set against the backdrop of the 1984 Bhopal toxic gas disaster in India, one of history’s worst industrial catastrophes that killed…
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Bonnie Greer obituary
Bonnie Greer, the writer, critic and broadcaster known for her composed, incisive appearances on programmes including Late Review, Newsnight Review and Question Time, has died aged 77. Her work mattered because it bridged American and British culture, while her empathetic style helped make often-combative television discussions more inclusive. Greer worked across drama, fiction, biography, memoir…
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Bad Apples review – Saoirse Ronan’s suffering teacher best thing about school horror-satire
*Bad Apples* is a black comedy-horror satire about Maria, an idealistic primary-school teacher whose class is disrupted by a violent pupil, Danny. After accidentally rendering him unconscious, she imprisons him in her basement, and the class improves dramatically, but the film’s implausibility and uncertain satire weaken its impact. The review argues that the film is…
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The Strangers by Naomi Alderman review – where has this odd new species come from?
Naomi Alderman’s new novel “The Strangers” is a hybrid of memoir and speculative fiction that explores grief through the mysterious appearance of a new species of creatures called mimmoths. The narrator, presented as Alderman herself, grieves her mother’s recent death and a series of failed pregnancies whilst describing these inscrutable creatures that seem to improve…
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Jackie O’s manager gives cryptic response to relapse rumours… plus, an update on the Silvagnis’ marriage – and an insider reveals moment Karl turned on Keshnee Kemp: INSIDE MAIL
Sydney radio host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s manager, Gemma O’Neill, gave a cryptic non-denial when asked whether Henderson had relapsed after being photographed appearing to drink wine on a night out with friend Pip Edwards. Rather than issuing the straightforward denial expected, O’Neill said Henderson could not comment on “any stories” due to ongoing legal proceedings,…