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‘The Boroughs’ Wraps Run As Newest Series Release In Top 40 Of Netflix’s What We Watched Report
Netflix’s supernatural drama “The Boroughs” has finished its run as the most recent series release to feature in the Top 40 of the streamer’s latest “What We Watched” viewership report, despite having already been cancelled after just one season. The show, executive produced by Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers, illustrates how Netflix weighs cost…
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Rufus Sewell, Frances O’Connor, Alycia Debnam-Carey & Te Kohe Tuhaka To Lead Newly Greenlit Netflix Series ‘Queenstown’ From Chloe Stearns
Netflix has commissioned *Queenstown*, an eight-part drama set in New Zealand’s luxury ski scene, with Rufus Sewell, Frances O’Connor, Alycia Debnam-Carey and Te Kohe Tuhaka leading the cast. The series will explore conflicts over power, loyalty and desire between a wealthy family and those who work for them, marking Netflix Australia and New Zealand’s first…
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‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellor
Speculation is mounting over who Andy Burnham will appoint as chancellor when he takes over from Keir Starmer, with home secretary Shabana Mahmood reported to have overtaken energy secretary Ed Miliband as the frontrunner. Businesses had feared Miliband, seen as more left-leaning and firmly committed to net zero targets, but many are equally unsettled by…
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The 2013 movie Ryan Reynolds will always regret making: “I felt sort of fake and weird”
Ryan Reynolds has said he regrets making the 2013 animated film *Turbo*, describing the experience as feeling “fake and weird”. His comments reflect discomfort with the promotional demands surrounding the film rather than a criticism of its production, and highlight his preference for projects where he feels more personally engaged. *Turbo* featured Reynolds as the…
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Halo TV Show Director Comes Aboard Odysseus TV Show As Nolan’s The Odyssey Hits Theaters
GameSpot reports that a director from the Halo television series has joined the forthcoming Odysseus TV project, arriving as Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of The Odyssey reaches cinemas. The development points to renewed interest in Homer’s epic across television and film, with two separate adaptations approaching the story from different creative directions. The article’s full…
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NBC ‘Today’ Show Security Breach by “Disorderly” Intruder Leads to Arrest
New York City Police apprehended a stranger inside 30 Rockefeller Center who had got past security and onto the set of the morning show where they reportedly lunged at anchor Craig Melvin.
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England had Lionel Messi under control … until one decisive and subtle shift
It was a statistically weird game for Argentina’s talisman against England, full of outliers. It didn’t matter Thomas Tuchel will have prepared for every eventuality before England’s match with Argentina. He will have considered how his team could prosper in attack while remaining solid in defence. What to change if they scored first or if…
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Millie Bobby Brown shares her “resentment” towards sexist ‘Stranger Things’ “scrutiny”
Actor Millie Bobby Brown, known for playing Eleven in Netflix’s “Stranger Things”, has spoken about feeling resentment over what she describes as sexist scrutiny of her appearance and public image during her time on the show. The comments highlight the intense, often gendered media attention faced by young actresses who rise to fame while still…
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3 Bizarre 1960s Songs That Somehow Became Hit Singles
This piece revisits three unconventional songs from the 1960s that defied expectations by becoming genuine chart hits, despite their strange concepts, sounds and presentation. It argues that the psychedelic era’s more open-minded listeners allowed novelty and experimental tracks to break through in a way that would be unusual for mainstream charts today. The examples include…
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Roguelike bullet heaven Divine Comedy but with anime girls Hell Maiden is out today in early access
Hell Maiden, a “bullet heaven” roguelike that reimagines Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy with an all-anime-girl cast, has launched into early access today on Steam. The game casts Dante as an amnesiac heroine who must fight her way back up through Hell towards Paradiso, encountering the poets of limbo along the way, each of whom shapes…