3 h. ago Robert Redford: 11 of his most memorable performances and where to watch them

Many of Redford’s films transcended their original reviews to find passionate fanbases

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6 h. ago Jill Lepore on the US constitution, originalism and Madison’s nose

The esteemed historian says her new book on the writing –and the attempts to amend – the constitution is in part ‘a deep historical critique of originalism’In her new book, the Harvard history professor and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore makes a 600-page case for the US constitution as a living document, made to be amended by each generation.Lepore said her book, We the People, is also “a deep historical critique of originalism”, the conservative legal theory that dominates the supreme court, deep political polarization having rendered constitutional amendments all but politically impossible. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Ice threatens federal assault charges against anyone who attacks its officers

Agency on X also said people who assault officers will face felony ‘prosecution to the fullest extent of the law’US politics live – latest updatesUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) warned Tuesday that assaulting its officers constitutes a federal crime punishable by felony charges.“Anyone – regardless of immigration status – who assaults an ICE officer WILL face federal felony assault charges and prosecution to the fullest extent of the law,” the agency posted on X. Embedded in the post was an image that read “think before you resist” with a clenched fist. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago NCIS Tony and Ziva star Michael Weatherly weighs in on original cast joining spin

NCIS: Tony & Ziva has been a hit with fans and a second season is yet to be confirmed, but star Michael Weatherly has spoken out about the possibility of a crossover

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10 h. ago Superdrug cuts 20% off 'daring' new designer perfume ahead of Christmas

"Smells absolutely lovely! Dare I say better than the original? Highly recommend!"

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12 h. ago Chelsea make new Champions League squad decision after injury blow confirmed

Summer signing had originally been left out

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12 h. ago Thundercat announces six UK dates only as part of his 2026 European tour

The musician’s return to the UK coincides with his first new original music in two years

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13 h. ago Jackson Pollock mystery is SOLVED after 77 years: Scientists finally identify the origins of the blue colour used in one of his iconic paintings

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue colour in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings on display at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.

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15 h. ago Gogglebox legend's very different life in another country after quitting Channel 4 show

One of the original Gogglebox stars has since moved to another country following their exit from the programme

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16 h. ago Gogglebox original star Chris' new life in another country seven years after quitting show

Former Gogglebox star Chris Ashby-Steed appeared on the show from 2013 to 2018 but the hairdresser now lives a totally different life in another country

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17 h. ago Tape review – reverential Hong Kong remake of Richard Linklater drama of toxic masculinity

Linklater’s ahead-of-the-curve adaptation of a 1999 play about an alleged rape is reconfigured to try and reflect current concernsRichard Linklater’s 2001 movie Tape, and Stephen Belber’s 1999 play that preceded it, were ahead of the curve in their targeting of male sexual violence, blurred lines of consent, performative apologies and self-victimising aggressors. Now comes a remake from Hong Kong for the post-#MeToo era. It makes a few updates, such as situating the film in an Airbnb apartment (instead of a motel room), where two old high-school friends convene. But, somewhat too reverential towards the original, this new version from director Bizhan Tong doesn’t do enough either conceptually or aesthetically to dig down into today’s shifted gender battle lines.In Tong’s scenario, flippant lifeguard and small-time drug-dealer Wing (Adam Pak) invites his straight-laced school buddy Chong (Kenny Kwan) over to shoot the breeze at his apartment. Initially they smoke spliffs and banter t...

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17 h. ago To understand how AI will reconfigure humanity, try this German fairytale | Clemens J Setz

Artificial intelligence will replace creativity with something closer to magical wishing. The challenge for future generations will be dealing with the feeling of emptiness that leaves us withIn the German fairytale The Fisherman and His Wife, an old man one day catches a strange fish: a talking flounder. It turns out that an enchanted prince is trapped inside this fish and that it can therefore grant any wish. The man’s wife, Ilsebill, is delighted and wishes for increasingly excessive things. She turns their miserable hut into a castle, but that is not enough; eventually she wants to become the pope and, finally, God. This enrages the elements; the sea turns dark and she is transformed back into her original impoverished state. The moral of the story: don’t wish for anything you’re not entitled to.Several variations of this classic fairytale motif are known. Sometimes, the wishes are not so much excessive or offensive to the divine order of the world, but simply clumsy or contradi...

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28 h. ago Scientists identify a mystery color in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings

Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry

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28 h. ago Prosecutor in Epstein case sues Trump justice department over abrupt firing

Maurene Comey alleges firing was retaliation against father, former FBI director James ComeyMaurene Comey, a federal prosecutor involved in cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell and led the recent case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging her abrupt termination as politically motivated retaliation against her father, former FBI director James Comey.According to the court documents, the justice department fired Comey without cause or explanation on 16 July, citing only “article 2 of the United States constitution and the laws of the United States” in a brief email. When she asked for a reason, interim US attorney Jay Clayton told her: “All I can say is it came from Washington. I can’t tell you anything else.” Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Searchers discover shipwreck of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago

Searchers have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank during a Lake Michigan storm almost 140 years ago

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32 h. ago US couple's key observations after selling everything to start new life in UK

Madison Parker and her husband Brett Patzke flew to the UK in July along with all of their belongings in seven suitcases and have shared their verdict on like in England's second city

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33 h. ago Dreamgirls set for Broadway return with worldwide search to find stars

Musical, which originated on Broadway in 1981, will return in 2026 with auditions taking place in cities across the worldThe hit musical Dreamgirls will return to Broadway with a global search to find its new stars.The show originated in New York in 1981 and played until 1985, winning six Tony awards as well as two Grammys. The song And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going was also a No 1 hit on the R&B chart. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Scottish schoolgirl, 17, who was inspired by Stephen King makes BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist

The story was praised for its originality, gothic overtones and use of a feline narrative perspective

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35 h. ago Bob Vylan gig is cancelled after frontman's comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination

The English group (pictured), who rose to attention this summer after calling for 'Death to the IDF' during Glastonbury, made their original incendiary remarks at a gig in the Netherlands.

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36 h. ago Trump condemns ‘brutal’ beheading of motel manager killed in front of his family and vows justice

Trump says suspect will be charged with ‘murder in the first degree’ after Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah, originally from India, was killed in Texas

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