2025 sounds more futuristic. Maybe it’s the “f” sound on “five.” But 2026 is one step beyond, and it’s where we are now, with every science-fiction-style development – principally the widespread adoption of AI – looking dystopian,…
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George Clooney fires back at Trump after US president mocks his French citizenship | George Clooney
George Clooney has lashed out at US president Donald Trump for criticising France’s decision to grant the Hollywood actor and his family French citizenship.
The 64-year-old Oscar winner, his wife, Amal Alamuddin Clooney, and their two children…
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Are reading goals helpful or performative? How to read more in the new year
Clara Pribadi is a “bit behind” on her reading goal for 2025.
The 32-year-old from Adelaide/Tarntanya exceeded her 50-book goal last year. But as of November, she still has 10 to go.
“This year I’m really slow — I got a new job, a new dog, life…
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George Clooney’s new French home
This 20-room mansion is in the same neighbourhoood as the Clooneys and has a price tag equivalent to $26m.
The Hollywood star George Clooney now has French citizenship and says he and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, are loving life in…
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‘Suspension of entry into the US’, paparazzi – and wine: three other reasons George Clooney moved to France | Film
The exodus from Hollywood to shores not presided over by Donald Trump has been busy and loud. Ellen DeGeneres, Robin Wright and Courtney Love moved to England; Rosie O’Donnell opted for Ireland; Eva Longoria, Spain. Other Trump critics, including…
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How one Colorado business is encouraging mindful drinking during Dry January
Some people are beginning “Dry January,” where they stop or cut back on drinking alcohol. While people are getting started tackling their New Year’s resolutions, the owner of Lovely, a tea shop in Aurora, Colorado, is embracing mindful…
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PORTRAITS. By Stephanie Baker, 1990-Present on View at the Community Arts Workshop
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Credit: Courtesy (SANTA BARBARA, CA, December 31, 2025) – “Portraits. by Stephanie Baker, 1990-Present” is an exhibition of black & white photographs…
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New RTÉ documentary series takes us inside one of Ireland’s busiest hospitals – About RTÉ
Any Given Day: Cork University Hospital premieres Wednesday 7 January on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player at 9:35pm
RTÉ will debut a powerful new six-part documentary series that goes beyond the headlines and behind the scenes of one of Ireland’s…
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