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Real-life ‘Three Musketeers’ mystery deepens after excavation blunder destroys key evidence
Officials in Maastricht, the Netherlands, have reported a major setback in efforts to identify skeletal remains that may belong to Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan, the French musketeer who inspired Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers”. The remains were found near the altar of St Peter and Paul Church in February, and their location was…
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10 Greatest Mystery Books of All Time
Entertainment website Collider has published a ranked list of what it considers the ten greatest mystery books of all time, written by pop-culture writer Luc Haasbroek. The piece celebrates the appeal of the mystery genre, arguing that its enduring draw lies in the satisfaction of solving a puzzle, with readers becoming active participants who weigh…
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37 years after the original manga, Prime Video’s new Ghost in the Shell anime might be the perfect adaptation of a classic masterpiece
GamesRadar+ has published an opinion piece arguing that Prime Video’s newly released Ghost in the Shell anime series may be the most faithful screen adaptation yet of Masamune Shirow’s 1989 manga, which first appeared 37 years ago. The article frames the new series as significant because the long-running franchise has been adapted many times, and…
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8 Alien Films Better Than ‘Disclosure Day’
From Project Hail Mary to Independence Day, Alien to Arrival, these alien movies are much better than Disclosure Day.
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6 Worst R-Rated 2000s Blockbuster Movies
Collider has published a ranked opinion piece by Safwan Azeem listing the six worst R-rated blockbuster films of the 2000s, arguing that these movies squandered big budgets, stars and strong source material to produce disappointing results. The piece matters as a piece of film criticism and nostalgia, contending that an R rating should lend a…
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Brutal Soulslike Mortal Shell 2 chooses violence, sets release date in the 2026 August traffic jam
Cold Symmetry has confirmed that its inventive Soulslike RPG Mortal Shell 2 will launch on 20th August 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The date matters because it lands the game in what may be the most crowded release period in the industry’s history, as titles cluster together while steering clear of the…
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HBO’s 14-Episode Drama Is So Good, It Keeps Outgrowing the Book
Collider columnist Liam Gaughan reflects on HBO’s Big Little Lies, arguing that the drama has grown beyond its source material with each new season. The piece frames the show’s 2017 debut as a landmark moment when a prestige network could attract A-list film stars to television, combining a starry cast, a bestselling novel and an…
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Netflix’s New Mystery Movie Scores Over 20M Views in Just 5 Days
Netflix’s third Enola Holmes film, starring Millie Bobby Brown, has drawn more than 20 million views within five days of its early-July 2026 release, making it one of the platform’s biggest new arrivals of the month. The strong viewership matters because it underscores the franchise’s continued commercial pull, even as the latest instalment has met…
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Hooked on classic sitcoms, haunted by family tragedies – the truth about the real comedian behind… Count Binface
The Daily Mail profiles the comedian behind Count Binface, the satirical “intergalactic space warrior” who campaigns in British elections wearing a dustbin on his head. The character has gained fresh attention after a widely shared Sky News interview during the Makerfield by-election, and is now poised for greater prominence by standing against Reform UK leader…
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Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Resynced guide to all 16 Mayan stones
This article from PC Gamer is intended as a guide to locating all 16 Mayan stones in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Resynced, a collectible-hunting task within the remastered version of the game. Such stones are typically used to unlock in-game rewards, making a comprehensive location guide useful to players working towards full completion. However,…