7 d. ago Declassified CIA 'Jesus' files claim end of the world was predicted by Christ

A book from 1966 - The Adam and Eve Story - contains a string of bizarre claims by author Chan Thomas that Jesus warned of the end of the world and disasterous floods

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8 d. ago ‘Oh, THAT guy!’: 17 instantly recognisable actors whose names you don’t know

From ‘the guy in Groundhog Day’ to ‘the creepy dude from Christopher Nolan’s movies’, here are some of the most famous non-famous movie stars working today, as chosen by Greg Evans and Jacob Stolworthy

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2 w. ago Expelled! review – deliciously daft private school murder mystery

(Inkle; Nintendo Switch, iPhone/iPad, Mac, PC)Prove that Verity Amersham is innocent of trying to bump off the head girl in this ingenious whodunnit from the makers of Overboard!There’s been a murder – or an attempted one, at least. At sunrise someone shoved Louisa Hardcastle, soon to be crowned head girl of Miss Mulligatawney’s School for Promising Girls, through the school’s stained-glass window. Your character, Verity Amersham, stands accused, and must present an account of her day that proves her innocence. This is achieved via a Groundhog Day structure: you repeatedly play through the hours leading up to Verity’s expulsion as an interactive flashback, from the moment she woke, through to attending chapel and classes, and the accusation on which the story pivots. There’s no magic involved: you’re simply recounting the day’s events to your concerned father as you construct your alibi, establish whether Verity committed the crime – or if not, by whom she has been framed.Developed ...

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2 w. ago ‘HillmanTok’: how The Cosby Show inspired resistance to Trump’s war on Black education

Inspired by the university setting of A Different World, the world’s first crowd-sourced HBCU is expanding onlineIn 1987, the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World made its US TV debut and followed the elder child, Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet), as she studied at her parents’ alma mater. The fictional historically Black college (or HBCU), Hillman, would go on to become a byword for Black excellence. “The influence of kids wanting to go to school, period, I think is very powerful,” one of the stars of the series, Jasmine Guy, said while touring HBCU campuses with her former castmates in 2024, 35 years after the sitcom ended. “Because they could see themselves there.”Hillman College is credited with driving record levels of enrollment at actual HBCUs in the 1980s and 90s, and remains a source of inspiration for Black creatives to this day. The actor-screenwriter Lena Waithe had the fabled campus in mind when she launched her production company, Hillman Grad. “I want to call it something...

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3 w. ago Bizarre story of disabled bear that walks like a human and bends over like an old man

Shocking images have emerged of a predator that typically four legs roaming in the mountains of West Virginia on just its hind legs. The frightening sight was captured by an experienced outdoorsman.

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3 w. ago The bizarre story of the Groundhog Day actor who inspired Radiohead's band name

Radiohead are massive but if it wasn't for one actor in a classic comedy, they could have been called something entirely different

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3 w. ago How 'psychic' Groundhog Day star accidentally inspired Radiohead's name

In a bizarre series of events, one of Bill Murray's co-star's in Groundhog Day is actually behind how one of the biigest bands in the world got their name

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3 w. ago Val Kilmer's family hot tub tragedy haunted actor and inspired Hollywood role

Val Kilmer's family suffered an awful tragedy involving a hot tub many years ago which left the Top Gun actor scarred, which he later used to influence one of his on-screen characters

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3 w. ago Val Kilmer's heartbreaking tragedy that struck his family when he was a teenager and an inspired acting role

Val Kilmer's family suffered a horrific tragedy when he was just 17 years old which the actor previously revealed inspired one of his acting roles.

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3 w. ago Inside story of Steven Spielberg's bizarre arrangement with ex

Amy Irving has remained surprisingly close with the 78-year-old legendary filmmaker since their 1989 split

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3 w. ago Virginia Giuffre story takes bizarre twist as cops say car crash was 'minor with no injuries'

Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre, 41, claimed in a post on social media platform Instagram she was given just four days to live after her car was hit by a bus - now police have issued a statement

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4 w. ago Will Smith raps about Chris Rock slap in new song as he teases album release

Will Smith has used his infamous Oscars 2022 slap on Chris Rock as inspiration for his new music, with the actor rapping about the incident on his upcoming album

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4 w. ago ‘A different philosophy of things’: how Solvej Balle got ahead of Groundhog Day’s time

Solvej Balle had been planning her time-loop novel for a decade when the Bill Murray comedy beat her to it. Thirty years and five volumes later, it is longlisted for the International BookerIf you’ve heard about Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume I, longlisted for this year’s International Booker prize, you may have experienced a sensation that is central to the Danish writer’s brand of philosophical speculative fiction: deja vu.In Balle’s five-book opus (of a planned septology), the first three of which won the prestigious Nordic Council literature prize in 2022, someone wakes up to find they are reliving the same day over and over. Their partner, family, neighbours: they all experience this day for the first time in their life. Only the protagonist has been there before. That person is a woman called Tara rather than a man called Phil, and the day is 18 November rather than 2 February, but the plot resemblance to Groundhog Day ...

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last month Influencer catfish scam: Social media stars have their identities stolen in elaborate scheme by mystery woman who's spent 15 YEARS hoodwinking sports stars and celebs

The bizarre story of two influencers who were caught up in a catfishing scam has been exposed by the Irish podcast The 2 Johnnies.

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