4 d. ago Death is not the end! From the new robot Walt Disney to Mountainhead, movies are fuelled by immortality

Transhumanism has long propelled films from Metropolis to The Matrix. But Jesse Armstrong’s billionaire satire isn’t sci-fi fantasy. Nor is the ‘robotic Grampa’ Disney’s granddaughter so despisesFor years, the world’s most perfect urban myth was this: Walt Disney’s body was cryogenically frozen at the moment of death, waiting for technology to advance enough to bring him back to life. Started by a National Spotlite reporter who claimed to have sneaked into a hospital in 1967, only to be confronted by the sight of Disney suspended in a cryogenic cylinder, the myth prevailed because it was such a good fit.Disney – and therefore Walt Disney himself – was the smiling face of rigidly controlled joy, radiating a message of mandatory fun that is magical when you are a child and increasingly sinister as you age. This policy (essentially “enjoy yourself or else”) suits the idea of cryogenic preservation. After all, if you have the ego to successfully enforce a blanket emotion as a company mi...

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6 d. ago Horror as Norwegian Cruise Line guest falls into water while ship breaks away from pier

A Norwegian Cruise ship descended into chaos as the boat became untethered from the pier and a guest slipped into the water.

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7 d. ago 'Very heavy' man sues Walt Disney World after injuring himself on water slide

A man has claimed a Disney water slide launched him through the ride at 'exhilarating speed' so powerful his 334lb body was left 'momentarily airborne' caused him to suffer 'catastrophic injuries'

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8 d. ago Man 'too heavy to ride waterslides' sues Disney over 'catastrophic injuries'

Eugene Strickland, who weighs 24 stone, is seeking more than £36k in damages against Disney World after he "became momentarily airborne" on the Downhill Dipper waterslide on July 21, 2021, according to his lawyers

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1 week ago Unseen footage of Liverpool parade crash car heading through city moments before horror

Footage maps the journey the Ford Galaxy took along Dale Street before 79 people were injured in horrific scenes in Water Street during Liverpool's title victory parade on Monday

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's emotional message to Liverpool on visit after parade crash horror

In a visit to the Liverpool today, Keir Starmer said the whole country watched in horror after a car ploughed into a crowd in Water Street - leaving 79 people, including children, injured

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1 week ago Comedian's gig axed after 'disgraceful' comment about Liverpool parade crash

At least 65 people were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians on Water Street on Monday evening, following the open-top bus parade through the city to celebrate Liverpool's champions

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1 week ago Arne Slot pulls out of LMA awards dinner after Liverpool parade incident

Head coach was due to receive two awards in London‘A decision I have not taken lightly but is absolutely right’Arne Slot pulled out of the League Managers Association’s annual awards dinner in London on Tuesday after the appalling incident at the end of Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade.The Liverpool head coach was due to receive the LMA’s and the Premier League’s manager of the year awards at the event for winning the title in his first season in English football. However, in light of the incident in Liverpool city centre on Monday, when 65 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd on Water Street, Slot and a senior delegation of Liverpool officials decided they should not attend. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk sends classy message to victims of parade incident

Liverpool supporters were injured on Monday after a car ploughed into them on Water Street in the city centre while they were watching the players parade the Premier League trophy

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3 w. ago Eerily abandoned Disney Island was a magical oasis but now it's frozen in time

Many people don't know that there is a hidden island in Walt Disney World that closed down after 25 years of welcoming guests. It used to be brimming with exotic animals

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3 w. ago Abandoned Disney World theme parks left to rot and eerily quiet

Walt Disney World in Florida is known for being a magical place, but there are some parts of the resort that have been left abandoned and are now slowly decaying

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