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Twisted and Hannibal Rising among 2000s thrillers branded worst R-rated flops
Entertainment website Collider has published an opinion piece by Safwan Azeem listing what it considers the six worst R-rated thrillers released in the 2000s. The article’s central argument is that these films had all the right ingredients for gripping suspense — murder investigations, serial-killer psychology, damaged detectives and stories of obsession — but squandered them…
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Manual controls give way to automated machines, eroding human touch
In an excerpt from his book *The Small Stuff*, writer Ian Bogost argues that people have gradually lost direct, physical control over the machines and objects in their lives. He contends that unseen choices in design, business and technology have automated away everyday tasks — replacing buttons, levers and manual effort with computers — so…
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Pete Holmes keeps screen time low and ignores 55,000 unread emails
Comedian Pete Holmes, star of HBO’s Crashing, spoke to WIRED for its “User Behavior” series about how he keeps his phone use unusually low and why he believes we are all on the verge of “slowly walking away” from our devices. He argues that much of modern digital life amounts to “manufactured urgency” that people…
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Suno recruits Atlantic and YouTube executives to court music industry
Suno, the artificial-intelligence music generation company, has hired two experienced music-industry executives into vice-president roles as it seeks to position itself as a partner to the sector rather than an adversary. Grace James, formerly of Atlantic Records, joins as vice-president and head of artist marketing and editorial, while Christian Bowne, previously YouTube’s head of major…
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Farage under standards scrutiny over ties to fraudster George Cottrell
Daily Mail columnist Dan Hodges argues that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing his most serious political difficulty yet over his friendship with convicted fraudster George Cottrell, known as “Posh George”. Following an investigation by The Sunday Times, the association has grown from a curiosity into a full-blown scandal, and both this matter and…
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Butler at Wentworth Woodhouse painted in 1850s portrait by unknown artist
The oil painting of a butler at Wentworth Woodhouse features in a new exhibition about the house.
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Gold Coast stepmum’s teenage partner apologises after selling intimate photo for $3,500
A 19-year-old Australian man, Lorenzo Hilton, has publicly asked for forgiveness after being caught secretly sending an intimate photograph of Jessica Te Huia in exchange for a promised $3,500 payment. The pair became internationally known last month as the couple at the centre of the so-called “stepmum in bed” scandal in Queensland, and this latest…
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Hidden treasures of African photography star at 2026 Rencontres d’Arles festival
The Guardian has published a picture gallery highlighting the best works on show at the 57th edition of the Rencontres d’Arles, the annual photography festival in Arles, France, which runs until 4 October 2026. This year’s festival is organised around five themes — ‘independence’, ‘journeys’, ‘forms of life’, ‘revisits’ and ‘uncertain archive’ — and brings…
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Student loan promotion in England and Wales was mis-selling, MPs conclude
The Treasury select committee has concluded that the government’s promotion of plan 2 student loans in England and Wales amounted to mis-selling, and that ministers have a moral obligation to reverse last year’s freeze on the repayment threshold. The finding matters because it puts significant political pressure on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, over a decision…
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Seven overlooked Korean dramas praised as flawless throughout
From the mystery thriller series The Smile Has Left Your Eyes to the K-romance Rain or Shine, these forgotten K-dramas are genuinely flawless.