11 h. ago Epstein estate turns over more docs to Congress including unredacted version of infamous ‘birthday book’

In the new collection of documents two more pages from the ‘birthday book’ appear – one of which includes a previously redacted name

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41 h. ago I’ve already read 36 books this year, but this is my standout favourite

This could be the best debut of the year

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45 h. ago Tinseltown takeover: how Harry Potter fanfic has become Hollywood’s hottest property

What once seemed a pretty fringe subculture of hobbyists riffing on stories that got them privately hot is now bringing mainstream cinema to a rolling boilThere was a time when fan fiction meant furtive scribbles uploaded to shadowy corners of the internet, in which Mr Darcy was recast as a moody vampire flatmate, Captain Kirk discovered his inner romantic, or Gandalf finally got around to opening an artisanal shop in the Shire. It was an underground hobby that could never trouble Tinseltown’s accountants. And yet here we are in 2025, with the news in the Hollywood Reporter that Legendary Pictures has just paid at least $3m – (£2.2m) – an unprecedented amount – for the screen rights to a forthcoming novel called Alchemised that began life as an unauthorised and kinky Harry Potter spin-off.The backstory behind Alchemised, by SenLinYu, sounds pretty freaky. SenLinYu’s original book, titled Manacled, inhabited a strange sub-niche of Potterverse named “Dramione” in which Hermione Grange...

Culture

4 d. ago Taking action to stop climate change is not an act of charity; it is a legal obligation | Cynthia Houniuhi

Countries like Australia that continue to dig up, export or burn fossil fuels, must take action or be held accountableI often talk about my childhood in the Reef Islands, a special place on the far eastern seas of Solomon Islands. It is there that I learned to fish, to plant root crops and to hunt. I came to understand how to read the weather and which plants could be used for injuries and cuts. Above all, I was taught the importance of caring for the land and the ocean.During bedtime, the spiritual connection to the land was taught to me through kastom stories. How did this land come about, how did that island come about, why is the river shaped like this or why is there a big rock near that waterfall? These stories taught me to respect and understand the natural world. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago King tides, flooding, storms: the ocean that was once my playground and my teacher is now the source of my greatest fear | Cynthia Houniuhi

Taking action to stop climate change is not an act of charity. It is a legal obligationI often talk about my childhood in the Reef Islands, a special place on the far eastern seas of Solomon Islands. It is there that I learned to fish, to plant root crops and to hunt. I came to understand how to read the weather and which plants could be used for injuries and cuts. Above all, I was taught the importance of caring for the land and the ocean.During bedtime, the spiritual connection to the land was taught to me through kastom stories. How did this land come about, how did that island come about, why is the river shaped like this or why is there a big rock near that waterfall? These stories taught me to respect and understand the natural world. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago The Girlfriend cast: Meet the stars of Prime Video's raunchy psychological thriller

The Girlfriend has just dropped on Prime Video and the raunchy psychological thriller is based on the book of the same name by Michelle Frances.

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1 week ago From slaughterhouse worker to literary giant: George Saunders wins National Book Award

George Saunders has been named this year's winner of the National Book Award for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters

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1 week ago The deleted Thursday Murder Club scene that never made it into Netflix film

The crime comedy film, based on Richard Osman's 2020 book of the same name, hit the streaming service on August 25 2025.

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2 w. ago Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and Greta Thunberg aid flotilla

Hundred Year Hunger – which has a chorus in Arabic – has been released by the British protest singer to coincide with a humanitarian aid flotilla heading for GazaBilly Bragg has released a new original song to show his support for the people of Palestine. The title of Hundred Year Hunger was inspired by a new book of the same name by E Mark Windle about the history of chronic malnutrition and deprivation in Gaza and will raise money for the Amos Trust’s Gaza Appeal.Writing on Instagram, the British protest singer said that the song “looks at the current famine that Israel has created in Gaza through the lens of a century of enforced food insecurity and malnutrition imposed on the Palestinian people, firstly by British imperialism, then as a weapon of mass displacement by the state of Israel”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Guinness World Records: The titles you could still hold as it celebrates its 70th anniversary

For 70 years, Guinness World Records has served as the definitive authority on stunts, challenges, and insanely wacky tasks that people take part in to etch their name into their world-famous book of records.

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2 w. ago Guinness World Records' most iconic winners from longest tongue to eyeball popper

What started as a question about fast birds became a worldwide iconic book that has seen millions of people attempt to etch their names in history as Guinness World Record holders

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3 w. ago I’ve already read 35 books this year, but this is my standout favourite

This could be the best debut of the year

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3 w. ago Fern Britton names the 1 book she's planning to read this summer

Fern Britton has shared the one book she's determined to read this summer as she embarks on a Mediterranean retreat - and it's another Sunday Times bestseller

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