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Time loops are a weird genre for an anxious time
Time loop games have become a trend over the past few years: from Twelve Minutes, to Outer Wilds, to Deathloop. But the genre is by no means new! It predates Groundhog Day and goes all the way back to World War II. Still, there’s a reason time loop stories keep coming back… looping, if you…
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Teen jailed for deadly crash and ‘cowardly’ assault that left stranger with a lifelong disability
An 18-year-old was jailed on Tuesday over the death of his friend and an earlier episode of violence in Melbourne in 2025.
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Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored
Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in an egalitarian utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen? One of the stranger things about this dizzying, headlong moment in time is that it doesn’t have much of a past. Everything is about the future…
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Buried With Michael Sheen review – this vital look at a toxic waste scandal is deeply enraging TV
The actor does a brilliant job of probing the alleged dumping of ‘forever chemicals’ in Wales. After grilling a stranger for two days, his investigation turns up horrible incidents – including potential links to cancer cases You may scoff at celebrity-fronted documentaries, but there’s no need to moan about Buried With Michael Sheen, an investigation…
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Australian teenager on vacation in NYC is stabbed by stranger while eating meal in Manhattan McDonald’s
A 19-year-old tourist from Australia visiting New York City was stabbed multiple times while eating at a McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue, not far from Penn Station on Monday.
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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.
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Man busted after customs uncovers bizarre cargo hidden inside 22 pairs of socks
Customs officials at Haneda Airport found around 200 lizards stuffed inside 22 pairs of socks in a Mexican man's suitcase, including endangered species.
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Gingrich: Midterms offer choice of ‘big government socialism and weird values’ or Republicans
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Sunday laid out his view of the contrast between Republicans and Democrats, with less than three months before the midterms. In a post on social platform X, Gingrich wrote the GOP has “an opportunity to win a historic victory this fall” but only if it can “define what the…
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Kountry Wayne Talks Micro-Drama Empire That Helped Fuel His Rise As A Stand-Up – Comedy Means Business Podcast
Kountry Wayne, the Southern comic who landed major streaming releases for his first two specials, has an unusual origin story. While many comedians have parlayed success in content creation into careers onstage, Wayne took an unusual tack in utilizing vertical micro-dramas to build a highly lucrative online business — and an audience that would ultimately…
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‘Super Smash Bros. Melee’ Tournament Ends With a Strange Moment That’s Gone Viral
At this weekend’s CEO tournament, the grand finals for ‘Super Smash Bros. Melee’ came to an unexpected stop.