9 h. ago Melania Trump is right that the robots are here – but she’s wrong on how to handle it | Arwa Mahdawi

The first lady has taken it upon herself to help children navigate AI. If she really wants to help, then she should ask her husband to stop gutting public education“The robots are here,” proclaimed Melania Trump during an AI event at the White House on Thursday. It can be hard to parse the first lady’s poker face and expressionless voice, but this certainly wasn’t a statement of regret. Rather Trump, reading from a script encased in a very analogue binder, was taking it upon herself to help America’s children navigate AI, which she touted as the “greatest engine of progress in the history of the United States of America”. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Macaulay Culkin reveals John Candy realized his father was a 'monster' years before estrangement

Macaulay Culkin has revealed the late John Candy swiftly clocked onto the fact his father was a 'monster' - years before he became estranged from him.

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38 h. ago Macaulay Culkin thanks John Candy for noticing his father was a ‘monster’

‘I remember John caring when not a lot of people did,’ said star

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63 h. ago ‘We are hunting them’ – Jess Breach urges England to turn into predators not prey against Australia

Breach will win 50th cap and has never lost in England jerseyAlex Matthews captains team aiming to win to seal Pool AJess Breach said England want to be “the predator” not other teams’ prey at the Rugby World Cup after she was named to win her 50th cap against Australia in the Red Roses’ final pool game.Australia need to beat the World Cup hosts on Saturday or pick up bonus point to secure a quarter-final spot; beyond that it will come down to points difference and on how the USA v Samoa game pans out.Messaging in the England camp this week has been about flipping the script to being viewed as the hunters. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago ‘We are hunting them’ – Breach urges England to be predators not prey against Australia

Breach to win 50th cap and has never lost with EnglandAlex Matthews captains team aiming to win to seal Pool AJess Breach said England want to be “the predator” not other teams’ prey at the Rugby World Cup after she was named to win her 50th cap against Australia in the Red Roses’ final pool game.Australia need to beat the World Cup hosts on Saturday or pick up bonus point to secure a quarter-final spot; beyond that it will come down to points difference and on how the USA v Samoa game pans out.Messaging in the England camp this week has been about flipping the script to being viewed as the hunters. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘If the devil did exist, he’d be just such a gentleman’: Neil Jordan remembers Terence Stamp

The Company of Wolves director on casting the late actor and an unforgettable hour on set involving Stamp, a Rolls-Royce and a shrivelled skullObituary of Terence StampTerence Stamp: a life in picturesWe were making The Company of Wolves. And we had a problem. With Angela Carter, I had written a scene where the devil drives a cream-coloured Rolls-Royce through an imaginary forest, chauffeured by the young dreamer Rosaleen, played by Sarah Patterson.My initial thought was for Andy Warhol to play the devil. Those pale-blue eyes and that blank expression framed by the blond wig. Andy read the script and liked it. Stephen Woolley, the producer, flew to New York to talk to him, but he was recovering from being shot by Valerie Solanas, who seemed to think he was the actual devil. He said he would play the part, if we shot his scenes in New York. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It’s like a stone gets shoved into the river of your life’: Eva Victor on sexual assault drama Sorry, Baby

The actor’s directing debut has been acclaimed for reimagining the ‘trauma plot’. Victor discusses bootcamp with Barry Jenkins – and what you can learn from working in a bridal shopIn late 2020, the actor and comedian Eva Victor decamped from New York to their cousin’s house in rural Maine with a surprise window of time and an urgent subject. Covid had shut down production on Billions, Showtime’s soapy finance drama on which Victor scored their first regular acting gig. Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, a fan of Victor’s short comedy videos on social media, had DM-ed to offer encouragement and a request: send a script when you’re ready.That year, everything felt incomprehensibly big – global pandemic, political upheaval, social fracturing. But alone in wintry Maine, Victor turned far inwards, towards a quiet personal trauma. “It’s like a stone gets shoved into the river of your life. There’s a lot of pain in trying to remove it and you can’t,” says Victor. “You just have to find a w...

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3 w. ago ‘Oh God no, Dad!’ The makers of TV’s most terrifying monsters reveal their repulsive secrets

As Alien: Earth hits the small screen with promises of creatures even scarier than the slathering xenomorphs, SFX experts tell us how they made Stranger Things, The Last of Us and more so horrifyingWhen special effects artist Aaron Sims first read the script for Stranger Things, he was struck by how vague the description was for the show’s centrepiece monster. “It basically said, ‘The Demogorgon is a tall, lanky creature that eats children,’” recalls Sims. “I’m thinking, ‘OK, that’s scary – but what does that actually look like?’” What happened when he posed this question to the series creators Matt and Ross Duffer? “They said, ‘We have no idea – come up with something.’”For Sims, who has worked on films such as The Incredible Hulk, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men, this was a relief. “When there’s already a fanbase, there is a lot of scrutiny and expectation. The fans either love it or hate it – and there’s nothing you can do. Working on The Incredible Hulk, for example, to...

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4 w. ago Macaulay Culkin has good reason to think Home Alone 2 is better than the original

Former child star appeared on Sean Evans’ show ‘Hot Ones’ two years after his younger brother, Kieran Culkin, took on the spicy wing challenge

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4 w. ago Cult classic 90s comedy shaped a generation finally streaming on Netflix

Clueless was a hit with critics and audiences alike and quickly became a cultural touchstone - not to mention a huge box office success. The film was followed by a TV series spin-off, which ran for three seasons from 1996 to 1999.

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4 w. ago Macaulay Culkin finally clarifies Home Alone rumours that have left fans guessing for YEARS

The actor, 44, who played Kevin McAlister in the 1990 flick and 1992 sequel Lost in New York, lifted the lid on the script and his co-stars during a rare appearance on YouTube show Hot Ones.

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last month Macaulay Culkin regrets missing '90s comedy after not even reading the script during teenage retirement

The 44-year-old actor - who was seen c onsoling goddaughter Paris Jackson on a recent outing - talked candidly about leaving the acting business behind as a teenager.

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last month Macaulay Culkin sets the record straight on Home Alone rumors

Culkin was a guest on Thursday’s episode of the YouTube series ‘Hot Ones’

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last month Macaulay Culkin's son with Brenda Song wants to 'marry a girl just as pretty as London Tipton'

Macaulay Culkin's son with Brenda Song wants to 'marry a girl just as pretty as London Tipton'  Entertainment Weekly

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