The testimonies of Justin Fox and Nathan Cavanaugh have been released. (American Historical Association) Staffers of Elon Musk’s now-defunct Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have alleged that AI assistant ChatGPT’s was used to cancel grants referencing LGBTQ+ people. Testifying under oath, DOGE officials Justin Fox and Nathan Cavanaugh noted they were tasked with radically cutting
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Bride of Frankenstein isn’t a love story. Given the title’s nuptial tone, one could be forgiven for going into James Whale’s 1935 film with the expectation of an autumn courtship, perhaps leading to a Samhain wedding. While Boris Karloff’s Monster and Elsa Lanchester’s Bride have transcended the silver screen to become a cinematic power couple,
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NTS Radio has revealed its next batch of residents joining the global radio station this spring. Wednesday singer-guitarist Karly Hartzman will host her Prison Divorce Bombshell show featuring ambient, experimental, and indie rock; Texas guitarist Hayden Pedigo is leading Amarillo on Everything where he’ll play country, electronica, and beats; and celebrated video game composer June
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One of the UK’s biggest resource hubs for ‘DIY’ HRT has been shut down. (Getty) A major ‘DIY’ hormone resource website appears to have closed just days after being targeted by right-wing and gender-critical media outlets. HRT Cafe, a grassroots database of tutorials, resources, and information on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), closed its doors earlier
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Contemplating why people learn to fly feels obvious to those who have done it—more Why wouldn’t you? than Why would you? It’s unlike anything else you learn to do as an Earthbound beast, and in most ways, you’re not supposed to be doing it. So why wouldn’t you put yourself in a tiny open-cockpit experimental
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Paramount/Spyglass’ Scream 7 scored the best opening year to date for a Hollywood movie with $97.2M at the global weekend box office. As we told you there were myriad records broken for both a Paramount horror pic opening and a Scream franchise movie. Our full analysis of Scream 7‘s international is here. However, post New
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Legendary salsa musician Willie Colón has died at the age of 75. Willie’s Facebook page shared a statement early Saturday morning to confirm the news, saying, “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and renowned musician, Willie Colon.” The statement reveals he passed away peacefully Saturday morning,
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The Melania documentary is facing another post-release controversy, and this time it has nothing to do with its Rotten Tomatoes score. The 2026 movie release is receiving a new round of criticism, this time from two prominent figures in the film and music worlds. Director Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood are calling for the
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ABC/Disney Hollywood’s biggest night rarely goes exactly as planned. Sunday’s Oscars ceremony was, as usual, one to remember, with Conan O’Brien returning for his second consecutive year as host and presiding over a night filled with emotional wins, powerful performances — and yes, a few stumbles along the way. Among the highlights: O’Brien’s gleefully absurd
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Misty Copeland is pushing back on Timothée Chalamet‘s controversial comments that “no one cares about” ballet and opera … saying the centuries-old art forms paved the way for actors like him. The famed ballerina addressed the actor’s remarks during a recent panel discussion … acknowledging opera and ballet aren’t part of pop culture in the
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Bon Iver has announced Volumes, a series of archival releases launching with an anthology of live recordings. Titled Volumes: One “Selections From Music Concerts 2019–2023 Bon Iver 6 Piece Band,” that first installment arrives in digital and physical formats on April 3, via Jagjaguwar. Watch a live video of the rarity “Heavenly Father,” recorded at
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Alexandra Căpitănescu’s ‘Choke Me’ has been criticised for ‘glamorising sexual strangulation’. (YouTube/Eurovision Song Contest) Romania’s 2026 Eurovision song contest entry has been criticised by a professor of law at Durham University for “glamorising sexual strangulation”. Eurovision 2026 –the 70th edition of the contest –will take place in Vienna, after Austrian singer JJ won last year
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Husband and wife writing team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French are probably best known for their series of books featuring psychotherapist Frieda Klein, but in recent years they’ve been gradually building up a new collection, with DI Maud O’Connor as the strangely not-quite-central character. Maud was first introduced in Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?, released
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