In 1986, the United States was projecting swagger. Markets were booming, the networks broadcast American exceptionalism, and the outward presentation of nationhood was lacquered with optimism. The surface was peak Reagan-era gloss—shoulder…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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The 50 best TV shows of 2025: 50 to 41 | Television
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The Last of Us
(Sky Atlantic/Now) TV’s best ever video game adaptation screamed back to life with the year’s most traumatic killing off of a beloved character. Losing one half of the show’s central duo was no easy thing to move past,…
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Duchess Meghan sends letter to father, criticises Daily Mail's presence at his bedside – Reuters
- Duchess Meghan sends letter to father, criticises Daily Mail’s presence at his bedside Reuters
- Meghan hopes to send note to estranged father after surgery The Times
- Meghan Markle Reaches Out to Her Dad Thomas Markle After His Emergency Leg…
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Nnena Kalu ‘makes history’ by winning Turner Prize 2025
A British Nigerian artist who produces large-scale draped sculptures and vortex-like circular drawings has become the first person with a learning disability to claim the Turner Prize, one of contemporary…
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New music recalls former Spitfire pilot’s mysterious death
Ruairidh MaciverBBC Naidheachdan
BBCPeter Gibbs as a young man The life of a former Spitfire pilot who disappeared during a night-time flight 50 years ago has been recalled in a new collection of music.
Peter Gibbs shot down German V1 flying bombs…
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Channel 4 Names New CEO for UK Broadcaster: Priya Dogra
U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has named Priya Dogra its new CEO, succeeding Alex Mahon who stepped down this summer after eight years.
Dogra joined Comcast-owned Sky last summer as its chief advertising, group data, and new revenue officer….
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Kate Winslet says her family never, ever watch The Holiday
Colin PatersonEntertainment correspondent
Sony Pictures via AlamyFor many families, it has become an annual Christmas tradition – gathering together to watch The Holiday.
The romantic comedy from 2006 told the tale of two broken-hearted women,…
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1 Granary: the influential platform holding the fashion establishment to account | Fashion
At the Fashion awards – a lavish event at the Royal Albert Hall this month – Jonathan Anderson was named designer of the year for a third time for his work at his own namesake brand and Dior, Anok Yai was named model of the year and Delphine…
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On This Day, Dec. 10: Mary Barra becomes 1st woman to lead major automaker
Dec. 10 (UPI) — On this date in history:
In 1768, Encyclopedia Britannica was first published.
In 1817, Mississippi joined the United States as the 20th state.
In 1869, the Territory of Wyoming granted women the right to vote.
In 1898, Spain…
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AEC’s Most Successful Real-Time 3D Campaign
The B1M’s Chief Revenue Officer, Liam Marsh, shares how a single documentary became the most impactful AEC campaign Epic Games has ever run and why it changed the conversation around real-time 3D in…
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