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After trading space babies and running people over with a truck, Strange Scaffold want you to organise a haunted library in Something is Wrong with the Library
Strange Scaffold has announced *Something is Wrong with the Library*, a horror game about organising a haunted small-town library. Its story links the haunting to gentrification: a billionaire’s redevelopment of the town included killing unhoused people and hiding their bodies in the library walls, making the game’s supernatural premise a critique of complicity and urban…
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Lucien Laviscount & Taylour Paige To Topline Netflix Thriller ‘Tyler Perry’s Confabulation’
Lucien Laviscount and Taylour Paige will lead *Tyler Perry’s Confabulation*, a Netflix thriller written and directed by Perry. It follows a firefighter haunted by his past who tries to rescue his high-school sweetheart from her powerful husband, as events raise questions about what is real. Shamier Anderson will also have a key role, alongside a…
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Tiny Texas town became a rural haven for outlaw country musicians
Luckenbach, a tiny Texas town with only three residents when Hondo Crouch bought it in 1971, became an unlikely gathering place for country musicians. Crouch turned its dance hall into a relaxed rural refuge for artists seeking freedom from Nashville’s increasingly polished, pop-oriented sound, helping make the town a symbol of the outlaw country movement.…
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7 Greatest Agatha Christie Miss Marple Books, Ranked
This article ranks Agatha Christie’s seven greatest Miss Marple novels, exploring what makes these mysteries so enduringly captivating. The appeal lies in the contrast between the cosy, familiar setting of small English villages and the dark secrets lurking beneath—where gossipy neighbours, class tensions, and hidden resentments create intricate murder mysteries that Miss Marple quietly unravels…
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Agatha Christie’s Forgotten 3-Part Murder Mystery Is the Perfect Weekend Binge
Towards Zero, an Agatha Christie adaptation based on her 1944 novel, was released on BritBox in April 2025 as a three-part miniseries featuring Emmy-winning actor Matthew Rhys. Though Rhys recently made headlines by winning two Emmy awards in the same year for different roles, Towards Zero has received far less attention and acclaim than his…
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Researchers disprove alleged 1841 railway disruption during geomagnetic storm
Scientists have concluded that a reported railway disruption in Exeter during an 1841 geomagnetic storm almost certainly did not happen that year. The correction matters because the episode had been described as the earliest known example of space weather affecting technology, while historical records show the railway line was not yet open. A 1871 account…
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OpenAI keeps bulldozing mathematicians
OpenAI has formed a new advisory group of prominent mathematicians to advise it and other leading AI labs on reviewing and communicating mathematical results. The group says it is independent, but its launch caused confusion about its relationship with OpenAI, renewing concerns that the company has mishandled its engagement with mathematicians. Martin Hairer, a member…
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AI cameras trialled to detect untraceable plates on UK roads
The UK Government is testing advanced AI cameras capable of detecting illegal “ghost” registration plates, which are invisible to conventional number plate recognition systems. These untraceable plates enable drivers to evade speed limits, low emission zones and law enforcement, with approximately one in fifteen vehicles believed to be fitted with them. This development represents a…
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Lanterns Episode 7 Deepens Hal Jordan Mystery Through Family Tragedy and Canonical Rule Changes
In episode seven of HBO’s *Lanterns*, the story moves a decade beyond its 2016 events and edges closer to explaining who killed Hal Jordan. John Stewart recalls that he spoke with Hal hours before Hal was found dead, while the episode shows Hal had tried to make amends in Rushville for the earlier events that…
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‘Lanterns’ Episode 7 Ending Explained: Antaan, Sinestro, and Who Killed Hal Jordan?
John Stewart and a backup copy of Hal Jordan’s consciousness reopen Hal’s hidden storage vault, using Hal’s ring to pass its voice check. The episode also reveals a painful Jordan family history of suicide, giving the supplies in Hal’s vault a darker meaning, and ends with John and the Hal-ogram travelling through a portal to…