11 h. ago Mission relatable: forget the stunts, the key to Mission Impossible’s appeal is office dynamics

From put-upon backroom schlubs to everyone-knows romances, the franchise reflects modern work culture, especially the collective banter With Tom Cruise’s reckoning upgraded to “final” in the imminent instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, it seems a strong probability that the curtain is about to fall on cinema’s leading daredevil. Unless his Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt expires mid-battle like 007 in No Time to Die, it seems likely the character will be gracefully retired. Cruise, now 62, can’t reasonably be expected to suction-cup himself to landmark architecture for much longer. Which begs the question of his IMF colleagues: what to buy the departing espionage hotshot? There’s always the trusty carriage clock (fitted with disarmable neutron bomb, just to keep his skills ticking over).The office comparison isn’t just fanciful. Along with envelope-pushing stunts and concierge-class glamour, part of the reason for the Mission: Impossible franchise’s resurgence...

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11 h. ago Mission relatable: forget the stunts, the key to Mission Impossible’s appeal is office dynamics | Phil Hoad

From put-upon backroom schlubs to everyone-knows romances, the franchise reflects modern work culture, especially the collective banter With Tom Cruise’s reckoning upgraded to “final” in the imminent instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, it seems a strong probability that the curtain is about to fall on cinema’s leading daredevil. Unless his Impossible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt expires mid-battle like 007 in No Time to Die, it seems likely the character will be gracefully retired. Cruise, now 62, can’t reasonably be expected to suction-cup himself to landmark architecture for much longer. Which begs the question of his IMF colleagues: what to buy the departing espionage hotshot? There’s always the trusty carriage clock (fitted with disarmable neutron bomb, just to keep his skills ticking over).The office comparison isn’t just fanciful. Along with envelope-pushing stunts and concierge-class glamour, part of the reason for the Mission: Impossible franchise’s resurgence...

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The man was found at around 4.35am on Saturday, May 10, outside a passport office in Liverpool city centre and died a short time later in hospital - but is yet to be identified

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Harry’s ‘stitch-up’ claims were repeated and not ‘properly challenged’, the BBC said.

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Prince Harry criticised Buckingham Palace officials in an interview yesterday after the Court of Appeal rejected a bid to restore his police protection

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Harry, 40, lost a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements while in the country.

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Harry is challenging the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office related to his security arrangements while in the UK.

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