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The best theatre to stream this month: Self Esteem dazzles with Teeth ’n’ Smiles
This monthly streaming guide highlights a range of theatre, dance and audio productions, led by Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) in David Hare’s Teeth ’n’ Smiles. The selection matters because it makes notable recent and archival performances accessible beyond their original venues, spanning rock drama, Shakespeare, queer history, flamenco and musical mystery. Other recommendations include…
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‘Killer’ Instagram model strikes mystery plea deal WEEKS before her trial…after claiming that she stabbed crypto-bro boyfriend in self-defense
US model Courtney Clenney, who used the name Courtney Tailor on Instagram and OnlyFans, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors weeks before she was due to stand trial for the murder of her boyfriend, cryptocurrency trader Christian Obumseli. Clenney, 30, had faced a second-degree murder charge over the fatal stabbing of Obumseli, 27, at…
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Scientist’s lifelong obsession with mystery of elusive ‘pink zebra’ seaweed
Scientists have confirmed that a tiny pink-striped seaweed, first spotted by Prof Christine Maggs during her PhD 40 years ago, is a species previously unknown to science. The finding highlights the biodiversity of UK maerl beds—ancient, coral-like seaweed habitats—and shows how long-term observation and improved genetic methods can resolve scientific mysteries. The seaweed was rediscovered…
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Fresh clues in Athens body-in-a-suitcase mystery: Facebook messages pretending to be from the victim – and the local suspect who’s vanished
Police in Athens have identified the woman found dead inside a suitcase in a derelict car park as Elisabeth-Jane Ross, 38, from Edinburgh, a devout Christian known for charitable work with the homeless, refugees and abused women across Greece and Kurdistan. Investigators now believe someone used her phone and social media accounts after her death…
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Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
Researchers have found evidence that early modern humans in Africa interbred with an unidentified extinct human lineage, whose genetic contribution remains detectable in present-day DNA. The study matters because it suggests human ancestry was more complex than the well-known mixing with Neanderthals and Denisovans, and because the source population has no known recovered genome. The…
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Fresh questions over Cambridge youngest ever black professor’s sporting and charitable achievements amid plagiarism row
Times Higher Education is preparing to publish an investigation into Professor Jason Arday, Cambridge’s youngest ever black professor, after months of allegations that his PhD thesis and published academic work contained plagiarised material. The Mail on Sunday reports that Cambridge’s law firm, Carter-Ruck, sent a five-page letter to the magazine’s editor last September threatening legal…
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Snapchat joins other popular platforms in fight against ‘AI slop’
Snapchat will stop recommending wholly AI-generated videos in its Spotlight feed, joining YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in efforts to limit so-called “AI slop”. The move matters because platforms are responding to concerns that mass-produced AI material is low-quality, repetitive and makes it harder for users to judge what is genuine online. Snapchat will still recommend…
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Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive
A US judge has largely allowed Reddit’s lawsuit against web-scraping service SerpApi to proceed, finding that Reddit plausibly alleged a conspiracy with Perplexity AI to circumvent Google’s access controls and obtain Reddit content through search results. The case matters because a victory for Reddit could strengthen platforms’ ability to require AI companies and scrapers to…
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6 Best Thriller Movies Released Since 1990
Collider ranks six thriller films released since 1990, arguing that the period has produced some of the genre’s most enduring and formally accomplished work. The article highlights suspense, sharp writing, strong direction and memorable twists as the qualities that distinguish its selections. – The Usual Suspects (1995), ranked sixth, is praised as a landmark independent…
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Before Ryan Gosling’s ‘Ghost Rider,’ Nicolas Cage’s Marvel Movies Find a New Streaming Home
Collider reports that Nicolas Cage’s two Ghost Rider films, Ghost Rider (2007) and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012), will begin streaming free on Tubi next month. The move coincides with renewed attention on the character following the reported casting of Ryan Gosling in a forthcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe adaptation, offering viewers an accessible way…