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Spider-Man: Brand New Day star Zendaya felt MJ wasn’t “weird” enough in an early draft so changed a key Punisher scene
Zendaya reportedly felt that MJ was not portrayed as “weird” enough in an early draft of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, prompting changes to a scene involving the Punisher. The change matters because it suggests the actor had creative input in maintaining the character’s established personality as the Spider-Man franchise develops its next instalment. The article…
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Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen lead BBC drama You Are Here
Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen will star in You Are Here, an eight-part BBC and Starz adaptation of David Nicholls’ bestselling novel. Nicholls has written the series, with Lenny Abrahamson directing and Element Pictures producing, bringing together a high-profile team behind a new British romantic drama. Foy and Macfadyen play Marnie and Michael, who begin…
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Trump’s approval hits record low as Fetterman-Democrat rift deepens; O’Connor wins Games gold
US politics dominate: Trump’s approval falls to 32% in a new poll while Schumer urges Fetterman to stay in the Democratic caucus. Elsewhere, Kate O’Connor claims Northern Ireland’s first Commonwealth Games gold in the heptathlon.
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Labor MP slammed after declaring drivers are ‘happy’ to drive over potholes in bizarre speech
A Victorian Labor MP, Sonja Terpstra, has faced criticism after remarks in state parliament suggesting that drivers are “happy” to drive over potholes, sparking a backlash from the opposition Coalition. The comments, made during debate on the condition of Victoria’s roads, were seized upon as tone-deaf given ongoing public frustration over poorly maintained roads and…
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‘They played noughts and crosses on the PM’s huge forehead!’ An Indian standup picks his favourite gen Z protest memes
An Indian standup comedian, Anuvab Pal, reflects on how gen Z protesters in Delhi transformed a serious political scandal into a viral wave of satire, memes and comedy rather than the traditional grim style of Indian street protest. The protests began after a medical exam paper was leaked and education minister Dharmendra Pradhan was accused…
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Trump admin invokes 30-year dormant terror court as it seeks to deport Afghan woman tied to Election Day plot
The Trump administration is invoking a specialised federal court for the first time since it was created three decades ago, in a bid to deport an Afghan woman accused of aiding an Islamic State-inspired plot targeting Election Day. The move marks the debut use of this long-dormant legal mechanism, underscoring how seriously officials are treating…
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Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ Passes 1 Billion Views on YouTube
Queen’s 1978 single “Don’t Stop Me Now” has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, making it the second Queen music video to reach the milestone after “Bohemian Rhapsody” achieved the feat in July 2019. The song’s enduring popularity reflects its long afterlife across film, television and advertising, decades after its modest chart debut, underscoring Queen’s…
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10 Most Perfect Sci-Fi Shows of the Last 10 Years
This Collider article ranks the ten “most perfect” science fiction television shows released over the past decade, arguing that TV has increasingly overtaken film as the primary home for ambitious sci-fi storytelling. Written by Collider contributor Michael Block, the piece highlights how these series have used extended runtimes to explore complex ideas, from galaxy-spanning political…
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Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘The Odyssey’ and Slams Translator for Scathing Review: ‘Speaks in the Crude Language of MAGA Folks’
Author Joyce Carol Oates has publicly defended Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of “The Odyssey” after classicist and translator Emily Wilson published a scathing review criticising the film. Oates accused Wilson of speaking in “the crude language of MAGA folks” and argued that, as someone who translated the original text, Wilson should have engaged more collegially…
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Singapore fines French teen $465 for viral straw-licking stunt
A Singapore court fined a 19-year-old French student S$600 (£348) after he licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine and returned it to the dispenser, then posted the video on Instagram. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, who is studying in Singapore, pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance after the clip, captioned “city…