3 d. ago Angelina Jolie’s Ukraine visit sparks row as military recruiters seize her driver

Hollywood star’s second visit to war-torn country descends into drama as military recruiters press-gang local member of her entourage

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5 d. ago Anthony Hopkins criticised by ADHD and autism advocates after dismissing neurodivergent labels as ‘nonsense’

The Oscar-winning actor, who believes he may be neurodivergent himself, claims society is overusing medical labels to describe normal aspects of human behaviour

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2 w. ago Netflix hit Boots climbs charts after Pentagon’s ‘woke garbage’ comment

Show creator joked ‘we have to give some credit to the Pentagon’ for the drama’s success

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3 w. ago Netflix fans 'obsessed' with 'both hilarious and devastating' new series

The story is set in the 1990s and adapted from memoir The Pink Marine by a former sergeant, Greg Cope White, who both helped wrote and produce the series.

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3 w. ago Pentagon sparks criticism after dismissing Netflix’s gay military drama Boots as ‘woke garbage’

‘Boots’ follows a closeted gay teenager who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps

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3 w. ago Boots: the Netflix sleeper hit that’s a stunning indictment of military homophobia

This word-of-mouth sensation’s scenes about the US marines’ treatment of homosexuality are incredibly powerful. Until it throws in a weird food fight and starts trying to become an Orange Is the New Black-style comedy dramaOne of the pitfalls of the streaming era is that so many shows seem to go unheralded. Last week, Netflix’s Boots looked likely to be one of them, slipping into the submenus without making a noise. However, thanks to unbelievably positive reviews (“The best new TV show of the fall” said USA Today) and frothing word of mouth, the military drama is now the third most-watched show on the platform. With every passing hour, it seems as though Boots is destined to become the next Squid Game-style breakout. So, with all that said, is it actually any good?The answer: kind of. Boots is an adaptation of Greg Cope White’s 2015 memoir The Pink Marine, detailing his time in the US military in 1990, a few years before Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell became the service’s official position ...

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