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Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – revenge of the giant humanoid mosquito | Fiction

Argentina, 2272. The Argentine Pampas, the grassland prairies that make up much of the country’s interior, have been flooded by a rising sea. The landscape of lakes and glaciers is…

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Comedian Ronny Chieng on why ‘The Daily Show’ is the best job in comedy : NPR

A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: When you've watched Ronny Chieng's comedy, it becomes pretty clear he's a guy who takes none of his success for granted. He knows…

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Scarlett Johansson calls out ‘misuse of AI’ over deepfake Kanye West protest video

Scarlett Johansson has warned about the "misuse of AI" after a deepfake video purported to show her and other Jewish celebrities sending a message of protest to Kanye West.It comes…

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A House for Miss Pauline by Diana McCaulay review – family secrets in Jamaica | Fiction

Before I introduce you to our narrator, a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday, you’d better take a moment to prepare yourself. Tuck that shirt in. Stand up straight.…

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John Lithgow ‘set’ to be new Dumbledore in Harry Potter TV show

Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesUS actor John Lithgow is reportedly set to take on the role of Dumbledore as the makers of the new Harry Potter TV series start to assemble…

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TV tonight: James May’s new series takes him on an eye-opening voyage | Television

James May’s Great Explorers9pm, Channel 5James May’s new series is about the explorations of Christopher Columbus, Walter Raleigh and James Cook and their contentious legacies. May starts by taking the…

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More Life review – death-cheating tech drama is incredibly human | Theatre

What makes a life? Kandinsky theatre company’s bruising sci-fi drama sweeps us thrillingly from 1803, when scientists electrocute a corpse to simulate stuttering new life, to 2074, when private tech…

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Prince William gets behind camera on London Screen Academy visit

The Prince of Wales was behind a film camera, being rolled along tracks, gradually closing in on a journalist, inch by inch. It was not a reporter's fever dream, but…

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Ofcom receives 1,227 complaints over Josh Howie’s LGBT comments

Paul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesDuring an episode of Headliners which aired on 22 January, while discussing a sermon given by a US bishop, presenter Josh Howie appeared to suggest the LGBT…

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