Hollywood’s old guard have been finding a new audience through frank opinions, unlikely videos and fan interaction When the time comes to remember him, Martin Scorsese’s legacy will be that of a pioneer. In his lifetime, Scorsese managed to harness the untapped power of an art form that had long since fallen into a bloated …
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In this week’s newsletter: Figures from Charlie Craggs to Mika Onyx celebrate the full spectrum of the trans experience in a new Anthem Talks series. Plus: five of the best podcasts about recent history • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Anthems Talks: Transgender Awareness WeekWidely available, new episodes daily …
USB-C, a faster chip, improved 48MP camera and dynamic island reach Apple’s regular smartphone line The iPhone 15 continues Apple’s slow trickling down of features previously reserved for its top Pro-line phones to other models. But even with the new dynamic island, improved camera, a faster chip and USB-C, the standard iPhone can’t escape seeming …
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Huge numbers for films based on Super Mario and Five Nights at Freddy’s have led to news of a Zelda adaptation, suggesting a new lease of life for a once-loathed genre When Nintendo announced via Twitter/X that Shigeru Miyamoto had been working for years on a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie with the producer …
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Machine apparently identified man inspecting it as one of the boxes it was stacking A robot crushed a man to death in South Korea after the machine apparently failed to differentiate him from the boxes of produce it was handling, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. The man, a robotics company worker in his …
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All 950 of the General Motors’ subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October and a subsequent …
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In this week’s newsletter: Almost 45 million people returned to the battle royale for its throwback event. What does that say about Fortnite’s grip on young gamers? • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Over the weekend, almost 45 million people returned to Fortnite. The beginning of the battle royale …
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Uninventive and a little uncomfortable, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s single-player is little more than a fairground ride – but will its players really care? Last year, Nintendo cancelled the rerelease of its war-themed strategy game Advance Wars. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine several weeks earlier had made the timing feel tactless to the publisher, …
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The actor shares the clips and memes keeping her company at 2am – including two reality TV dons and a tiny house Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Hello! I’m Melissa, I’m an actor and sometimes writer, which means I spend the majority of my time endlessly scrolling through the slop on the internet …
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The idea, according to TikTok, is to set wild expectations for yourself – and convince your mind to believe in them In the 1950s, Norman Vincent Peale called it “positive thinking”. In the noughties, Oprah promoted it through her talkshow as “manifesting”. Just six or so months ago, TikTok dubbed it “lucky girl syndrome”. The …
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