Zoë Kravitz’s ‘Blink Twice’ starring Channing Tatum is a stylish but strained thriller

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Tatum, the director’s real-life partner, conveys a surprising sensitivity and shyness as the top dog.

In its fourth season, ‘Only Murders in the Building’ doubles down

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In the hit show’s fourth season, the amateur sleuths find themselves once again experimenting with micro-celebrity and becoming fodder for a vampiric - and potentially ...

Jeopardy at nexus of white racism and male sexism

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The Washington Post Karen Attiah This is a tale of two Megs: Meghan Markle and Megan Thee Stallion, the actress-turned-duchess and the rap superstar. The trajectories ...

Watch VideoBlock border bill, urges Trump

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“There is zero chance I will support this horrible open borders betrayal of America,” Trump told a rowdy crowd of supporters at a rally in Las Vegas.

Gift of Givers provides ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza residents with no communication

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The organisation has from the start of the conflict been procuring essential medical supplies, life-saving medications, and wheelchairs for those injured, among ...

Hamas sets new aid conditions

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Forty-five hostages are expected to receive medication.

Russia missile strikes intensify aerial war with Ukraine

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Tit-for-tat assaults spike as the Kremlin's war approaches the two-year mark and President Vladimir Putin says Russia won’t give up its position and is ready for ...

Opinion: Was last year fun?

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There are two kinds of fun: Type 1, which is fun that you recognise as fun while it’s happening - dance parties, date nights. And Type 2, which you only recognise ...

‘Full Monty’ star Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75

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Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in The Full Monty, a film about a group of unemployed steel workers who launch new careers as strippers, ...

Overdue library book returned after 90 years, $5 fine forgiven

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The book, Youth and Two Other Stories by Joseph Conrad, was published in 1902. It had been borrowed from the Larchmont Public Library in Westchester County, New ...

Creamy cabbage to fill and nourish

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It doesn’t take much effort to turn a vegetable side from a boring should-eat to an alluring want-to-eat.

Can ChatGPT help me at the office? We put the AI chatbot to the test

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When tested in the workplace, ChatGPT served as a great starting point in most cases, providing a helpful verbiage and initial ideas, but also produced responses ...

Science fiction and fantasy books mine a real issue: climate change

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Science fiction has an important role to play in helping us understand the dangers of climate change.

Sorry you went viral: The terrifying side of TikTok fame

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TikTok’s promise is especially attractive to the millions of young people aspiring to a life or career as an online influencer. What if anyone could be a star? But ...

Anger mounts toward police as Indonesia reels from stadium tragedy

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Riot police in helmets and shields eventually fired canisters of tear gas directly into tightly packed stands, fuelling mass panic.

Leaving your job? Take these steps before returning your work devices

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You have decided to leave your job and now it's time to turn in your devices. But what should you do first?

Glimpses of life left behind in library books

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Librarian’s 20-year-old collection of forgotten items in books

Why lawmakers are not buying assurances from TikTok on China

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Lawmakers have repeatedly pressed TikTok to say whether Chinese government officials have access to American user data on the app through various channels.

Steve Toltz’s novel on death is gravely funny

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In the opening pages of the novel, a new virus has leaped from dogs to human beings and is dragging its scythe around the globe.

Experts slam Ryanair’s Afrikaans test requirement for South Africans

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Ryanair has remained unmoved, saying the Afrikaans test helps the company protect itself from transporting people who use fake passports.

Teen girl sexually exploited on Snapchat takes on American tech

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The story of a 16-year-old who is leading a class action lawsuit against Snapchat reveals a haunting story of shame and abuse inside the video-messaging app that ...

Will Elon Musk bring Trump back to Twitter?

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Followers of QAnon, the sweeping far-right conspiracy theory, theorised that Elon Musk was destined to merge Twitter with Donald Trump's troubled Truth Social network, ...

Israel approves new governing coalition, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure

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The votes elevated Naftali Bennett, an Orthodox leader of Israel's religious-nationalist movement and a former Benjamin Netanyahu ally, as the country's new prime ...

Joe Biden aims to unite divided US

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Joe Biden, 78, became the oldest US president in history at a scaled-back ceremony in Washington DC that was largely stripped of its usual pomp and circumstance. ...

Dr Disrespect says he still doesn't know why Twitch booted him

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On June 26, Beahm was removed without warning from Twitch, and soon after, his paid subscribers received notifications that their money would be refunded.