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Royal Battle: Prince Harry's Emotional Testimony Against the Press
Royal Battle: Prince Harry's Emotional Testimony Against the Press Prince Harry delivered an emotional testimony on Wednesday at London's High Court, asserting that the Daily Mail had severely affected his wife Meghan's life. In his privacy lawsuit against the paper's publisher, he described the ordeal as 'an absolute misery.'Alongside other notable claimants like Elton John, the Duke of Sussex is suing Associated…
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Former AIADMK Stalwarts Shift Allegiance to DMK
Former AIADMK Stalwarts Shift Allegiance to DMK In a significant political development, 'Kunnam' R T Ramachandran, a staunch ally of ousted AIADMK figure O Panneerselvam, declared his resolve to transition to the DMK ranks next week along with his supporters.This announcement follows a similar move by previous AIADMK Minister R Vaithilingam, who joined the DMK in the esteemed presence of DMK President and Chief…
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Adobe Acrobat now lets you edit files using prompts, generate podcast summaries
Adobe is adding AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of files, create presentations, and a way for users to edit files using prompts.
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I Do review – immersive hotel drama as wonderful as a real wedding day
Malmaison hotel, LondonTheatregoers move from room to room as emotional messiness is laid bare with spirited bridesmaids, painful encounters and ‘call it all off’ nervesWhen isn’t there big family drama in the buildup to a wedding? The nerves, the tantrums – sometimes even charges of “inappropriate” first dances. Isn’t it all part and parcel of the apparently perfect day?That emotional messiness is laid bare in…
19 Years Later, Stephen King's Most Underrated Horror Movie Just Got A Huge Upgrade
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19 Years Later, Stephen King's Most Underrated Horror Movie Just Got A Huge Upgrade
If you love a haunted hotel but can't watch 'The Shining' yet again, now's the perfect time to check out -- and into -- '1408.'
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Ron Perlman? 'Fallout's Shocking Cameo Just Revealed A Huge Mutant Easter Egg
'Fallout' Season 2 just introduced an iconic creature with a very familiar voice.
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‘A new form of theater’: can Ian McKellen, 52 cameras and ‘mixed reality’ reinvent a medium?
At the Shed in New York, attendees wearing enhanced glasses are witnessing an experimental new play where actors appear in video formYou sit in a circle at the Shed, the cultural center in Manhattan’s futuristic Hudson Yards, waiting for the show to begin. Through your enhanced glasses, you see four empty chairs facing you, just out of reach. You watch strangers look out for the actors to arrive. As they do, one at…
Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama
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Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama
Arcola theatre, LondonChris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprisingThis historical drama about the 1991 Kurdish uprising in Iraq abounds with diplomats. There is the Whitehall contingent, speaking in clipped tones about Kurds hiding in the mountains, at the mercy of Saddam Hussein’s armed forces. There’s Iraqi diplomat Al-Tikriti, Saddam’s half-brother, and there is also Chris Bowers, the play’s writer and a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan.Bowers infuses the debates and wrangles at the heart of this crisis with an authenticity that carries weight, but it does not make for good drama in itself.At Arcola theatre, London, until 7 February Continue reading...
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Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?
Queen tells reading campaign that listening counts too – and the publishing industry increasingly agreesQueen Camilla has met many disreputable characters in her time as a royal, but her encounter this week with two celebrity reprobates was at least for a good cause. The queen has appeared in the Beano alongside its celebrated bad boy Dennis the Menace and his dog, Gnasher, as part of a campaign to promote…
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Vigil by George Saunders review – will a world-wrecking oil tycoon repent?
The ghosts of Lincoln in the Bardo return to confront a dying oil man’s destructive legacy – but this time they feel like a gimmickGeorge Saunders is back in the Bardo – perhaps stuck there. Vigil, his first novel since 2017’s Booker prize‑winning Lincoln in the Bardo, returns to that indeterminate space between life and death, comedy and grief, moral inquiry and narrative hijinks. Once again, the living are largely…
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TV tonight: Dawn French is a hoot in insurance-scam comedy
The cat’s out of the bag in the latest episode of Can You Keep a Secret? Plus: an Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Digging for Britain. Here’s what to watch this evening9.30pm, BBC OneDawn French continues to be a hoot as Debbie, a woman who’s pretending her husband has died for the insurance payout. But now the cat’s out of the bag: her police officer daughter-in-law Neha (Mandip Gill) knows that William (Mark Heap) is…
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New York’s Met Opera announces ‘necessary’ layoffs and pay cuts
‘Cost-cutting’ announcement comes amid uncertainty over deal struck with Saudi Arabia to perform in RiyadhNew York’s Metropolitan Opera has announced a round of layoffs, pay cuts and program reductions as it grapples with financial strain.The organization cited problems left over from the Covid pandemic, which drastically affected performing arts shows across the US and internationally. Continue reading...