A River of News

Culture headlines, Tuesday, September 8, 2026

146 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 9

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    Meta Lab Heads to Best Buy With Rollout of 50 Locations by End of 2026 The Hollywood Reporter by Erin Lassner story
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    Spider-Noir picks up five Emmys days after cancellation The A.V. Club by Matt Schimkowitz story
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    The First Episode of ‘Star Trek’ Was Not the Best Episode of ‘Star Trek’ The Hollywood Reporter by Rick Porter story
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    Keen Ruffalo Signs With CAA Deadline by Matthewgrobar
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    Congress Begins Drafting 20% Federal Film Incentive With Trump’s Blessing (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Gmaddaus story
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    Bruce Davis, Longtime AMPAS Executive Director, Dies at 83 Variety by Pat Saperstein
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    British TV Sector Revenues Hit $5.1 Billion Last Year Driven by U.S. Streamers: It ‘Underlines the Strength of the U.K. Production Market’ Variety by K.J. Yossman story
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    International Revenues Of $2.1B Boost British TV Makers, Census Finds, As Pact Warns BBC Must Avoid “Managed Decline” Deadline by Jesse Whittock story
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    Paramount Argues That the States Post a $1.88 Billion Bond to Cover Warner Bros. Bills The Hollywood Reporter by Winston Cho story

22:00 UTC 13

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    Ex-‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Goes Public After Firing, Tells CBS Staffers to “Hold the Line” The Hollywood Reporter by Katie Kilkenny story
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    Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution The New York Times by Robin Pogrebin, Graham Bowley story
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    Jon Small, Director and Early Billy Joel Collaborator, Dies at 79 The New York Times by Sopan Deb story
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    How to Stream ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga,’ FX’s 2026 ‘Snowfall’ Spinoff The Hollywood Reporter by Erin Lassner
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    Fired ‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Says New CBS Bosses Wanted ‘White House Talking Points in Our Reporting’ and ‘We Questioned Authority’ Variety by Ethan Shanfeld story
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    Paramount Warns CA AG Bonta & WGA Of WBD Merger Fallout & “Financial Consequences If Their Challenge Ultimately Fails” Deadline by Dominic Patten story
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    African American Film Critics Association Donates $25,000 to Black Film Hall of Fame – Film News in Brief Variety by Mya Copeland
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    Casey Affleck’s ‘Company’ Earns 4.5-Minute Ovation At Venice World Premiere Deadline by Zac Ntim story
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    Andrew Garfield Explains the Robin Hood Energy in ‘The Uprising’ — and Why Marketing Noise Doesn’t Faze Him The Hollywood Reporter by Brian Davids story
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    ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Posts Big Gain As Summer Slips Away – Broadway Box Office Deadline by Greg Evans
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    Summer Box Office Hit an All-Time High in 2026 — We’re So Back, Right? And 4 Other Takeaways IndieWire by Brian Welk story
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    John Malkovich Drops Out of ‘The Music Critic’ in Israel After Press Release Attributed False Quotes Variety by Payton Turkeltaub
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    ‘SNL UK’ Sets Amelia Dimoldenberg & Jamie Demetriou As Guest Hosts Deadline by Jake Kanter story

21:00 UTC 10

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    Former ‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Guy Campanile Claims Show Has Become A “Casualty Of Corporate Priorities And Ideological Intrusion” Deadline by Ted Johnson story
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    Jim Geoghan, Co-Creator of ‘The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,’ Dies at 79 The Hollywood Reporter by McKinley Franklin story
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    34 Albums and Shows to Look Forward to This Fall: Charli XCX to Riley Green The New York Times by Elena Bergeron, Marcus J. Moore, Jon Pareles, Hank Shteamer story
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    The 25 Most Influential Fashion Photographs The New York Times by Nick Haramis, Elly Fishman, Kate Guadagnino, Eviana Hartman
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    If the Oscars want Chris Rock back, they're going to have to nominate him The A.V. Club by Matt Schimkowitz
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    Netflix Circling Andres Cantor For 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Coverage The Hollywood Reporter by Alex Weprin
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    What the Costume Emmy Winners Say About Fearless Aesthetics The Hollywood Reporter by Jeanie Pyun
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    Jim Geoghan Dies: ‘Suite Life Of Zack & Cody’ Co-Creator & Producer Was 79 Deadline by Greg Evans story
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    Lonnie G. Bunch III, Departing Smithsonian Secretary, Faced ‘Mounting Pressure Campaign’ The New York Times by Zachary Small, Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin story
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    ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ Returns for Its 16th Season: When and Where to Watch Online The Hollywood Reporter by Erin Lassner story

20:00 UTC 10

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    All 65 Movies That Topped $1B at the Global Box Office, Ranked The Hollywood Reporter by Lexi Carson story
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    ‘Mayday’ Directors Reveal How a Call From Ryan Reynolds to the Mayor of Budapest Rescued a Key Scene The Hollywood Reporter by Aaron Couch
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    Snoop Dogg Biopic Casts Biggie: D’Angelo and Angie Stone’s Son SwayvoTwain to Play the Notorious B.I.G. (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Staff story
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    ‘Saw: Genesis’ Creative Director Talks Multiplayer Build, Expanding The ‘Saw’ Mythology & Putting Players Through The Wringer Deadline by Destiny Jackson
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    Well-Preserved Tomb of Ancient Egyptian Official Found Near Saqqara ARTnews by Anne Doran
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    Lucasfilm announces IMAX 70mm release date for the original Star Wars The A.V. Club by Jarrod Jones
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    The Gentlemen is the latest victim of Netflix's viewership drop-off The A.V. Club by Drew Gillis
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    From ‘Primetime’ to ‘Company,’ 39 Cinematographers Talk the Looks of Their Venice Films IndieWire by Sarah Shachat
  9. culture
    Production Mold for Ancient Female Figurine Discovered in Jerusalem ARTnews by Lmiller
  10. culture
    Nothing Compares to Her: A Dance Love Letter to Sinead O’Connor The New York Times by Roslyn Sulcas

19:00 UTC 11

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    Sinead O’Connor and Oscar Wilde Ballets and More Dance This Fall The New York Times by Margaret Fuhrer
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    ‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck Directs a Surprising, Decade-Hopping but Dull Existential Drama The Hollywood Reporter by Richard Lawson story
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    ‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck’s Nesting Doll Narrative Is Pretty but Directionless IndieWire by Christian Zilko story
  4. culture
    Link wooks wike a wittle baby in Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake The A.V. Club by Matt Schimkowitz story
  5. culture
    Thieves Steal Artworks From Renoir Museum in France The New York Times by Ségolène Le Stradic story
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    Yellowjackets creators say they decided to speed plot up, end series early The A.V. Club by Drew Gillis
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    Spencer Lackey Jumping From Social Media to Features With ‘Lust’ for Neon, Blumhouse Atomic Monster (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter by Aaron Couch
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    As ‘Christine’ Turns 10, Rebecca Hall and Its Filmmakers Fear a Series of Corporate Bankruptcies Could Make the Film Disappear IndieWire by Brent Lang story
  9. culture
    Books to Match Your Mood The New York Times by MJ Franklin, Haimy Assefa, Edward Vega, Laura Salaberry
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    ‘South Park’ Is “Changing Its Name” to ‘South America’ for Season 29 to Mock Trump The Hollywood Reporter by James Hibberd story
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    Clive Davis’s Warhol, Hockney Paintings Head to Christie’s During Marquee New York Sales ARTnews by Alex Greenberger

18:00 UTC 11

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    35 Novels Coming This Fall The New York Times
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    From the twisted minds of M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks comes the teaser for Remain The A.V. Club by Matt Schimkowitz story
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    ‘From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Technically Dazzling, Slightly Dry 3D Doc The Hollywood Reporter by Leslie Felperin
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    Telluride Boosts Oscar Chances, from ‘Wild Horse Nine’ to ‘La Bola Negra,’ but Is A24’s Controversial Elizabeth Holmes Doc a Contender Too? IndieWire by Anne Thompson
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    In San Francisco, the Artist Joset Medina’s Walls Have Boundary Issues The New York Times by Stephen Treffinger, Matthew Millman
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    Entourage stars reunite to help Jake Paul take your money The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    Glastonbury confirms ticket sale dates - and highest ever price BBC story
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    South Park, not to be outdone by Trump, rebrands to South America The A.V. Club by Jarrod Jones story
  9. culture
    25 Global Art Openings Worth Making an Excursion For The New York Times by Jason Farago
  10. culture
    Who is Lanterns’ Manhunter? The A.V. Club by The A.V. Club
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    A Between-Seasons Playlist The New York Times by Lindsay Zoladz

17:00 UTC 14

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    Glastonbury tickets break £400 for first time as on-sale date is announced The Guardian by Ben Beaumont-Thomas story
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    ‘The Spiral’ Review: Jasmine Trinca’s Real Housewife of Bari Makes a Faustian Pact With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s Enigmatic Stranger in Crackling Chiller The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney story
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    In the Shadow of a Tragic Death, Jacob’s Pillow Looks to Move Forward The New York Times by Michaela Towfighi
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    Five Standouts at Portland’s Converge 45 Triennial, From a Gourd Frieze to a Performance That Played with Fire ARTnews by Brian Boucher
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    The Summer When TV Started to Portray Female Friendship Accurately The New York Times by Shivani Gonzalez
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    Paul Schrader just going to let AI do his racist movie for him The A.V. Club by Matt Schimkowitz
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    Adam Wingard on “Losing His Voice” in the Studio System and How ‘The Guest 2’ Became ‘Onslaught’ The Hollywood Reporter by Brian Davids
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    ‘Remain’ Teaser Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor Star in M. Night Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks’ Supernatural Romance The Hollywood Reporter by Lexy Perez story
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    Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch to Retire as Trump Targets Museum Consortium ARTnews by Tessa Solomon story
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    Oasis' Cardiff reunion gig was 'hugely emotional' say film-makers BBC story
  11. culture
    Stephen Graham to double the worst trouble you can think of in Heat 2 The A.V. Club by Jarrod Jones
  12. culture
    Drunk History triumphantly stumbles back to YouTube The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins
  13. culture
    How ‘Silo’ Keeps Getting Bigger The New York Times by Ashley Spencer
  14. culture
    ‘Bunker’ Review: A Tech Billionaire Asks Javier Bardem to Build a Doomsday Ark in Florian Zeller’s Heavy-Handed Social Thriller IndieWire by David Ehrlich story

16:00 UTC 9

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    Four-Hour Elon Musk Documentary by Alex Gibney Has Venice Premiere The New York Times by Beatrice Loayza story
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    Art’s New Season: Retrospectives and Resistance The New York Times by Holland Cotter
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    At the Stratford Festival, Forgiveness Is a Power Move The New York Times by Helen Shaw
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    Julia Roberts Will Return to Broadway in ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ The New York Times by Michael Paulson
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    Lucien Smith, Onetime Market Darling Who Turned His Focus To Helping Emerging Artists, Has Died at 37 ARTnews by Brian Boucher
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    Mr T: I Pity the Fool review – a rare chance with an electrifying star … and they blew it The Guardian by Lucy Mangan
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    Ashley St. Clair passed on $40 million to speak out about Elon Musk The A.V. Club by Jarrod Jones story
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    Practical Magic 2's nostalgia-bait spell blows up in its face The A.V. Club by Anna McKibbin story
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    ‘Practical Magic 2’ Review: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Break Hearts in a Spellbinding Sequel IndieWire by Alison Foreman story

15:00 UTC 10

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    The holiday weekend is just another day on top of the box office for Spider-Man The A.V. Club by Drew Gillis story
  2. culture
    Andrew Garfield plots the fall of countries in the Artificial teaser The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
  3. culture
    Monty Don steps down from BBC’s Gardeners’ World after 23 years The Guardian by Rachel Hall, Helena Horton story
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    ‘Alpha Gang’ Review: Léa Seydoux Leads an All-Star Cast of Motorcycle-Loving Aliens in the Zellner Brothers’ Wacky Sci-Fi Pastiche IndieWire by David Ehrlich
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    A constipated baby and a kid that looks like Boris Johnson: why would anyone bother stealing a Renoir? The Guardian by Eddy Frankel story
  6. culture
    ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Gets Focused With Season 2 Premiere Date, Teaser Reveal The Hollywood Reporter by Rick Porter story
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    Oxford University Museum to Repatriate 39 Colonial-Era Human Remains ARTnews by Francesca Aton story
  8. culture
    The Man Who Bought The Scream: Collector Leon Black’s Reckoning Is Far from Over ARTnews by Maximilíano Durón story
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    Pro-Israel group petitions Macklemore be fired from Ed Sheeran tour for "Free Palestine" statement The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
  10. culture
    The Downtown Festival Sets 2026 Film Lineup, Including Paul Schrader, Ethan Hawke and Siyou Tan IndieWire by Sarah Shachat

14:00 UTC 7

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    Former Chairman of Kennedy Center Buys Disassembled Joel Shapiro Sculpture ARTnews by Alex Greenberger story
  2. culture
    29 Nonfiction Books Coming This Fall The New York Times
  3. culture
    Dexter finally gets glasses in the first teaser for Dexter: Resurrection season two The A.V. Club by Matt Schimkowitz story
  4. culture
    ‘We all have an expiry date’: Kimberly Akimbo, the achingly funny musical about a teen with a 64-year-old body The Guardian by Emma John
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    60 Minutes' Bill Whitaker says Bari Weiss told him to call her out "if" she interferes The A.V. Club by Drew Gillis
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    Humanity fights atomic breath with fire in trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero The A.V. Club by Jarrod Jones story
  7. culture
    'I didn't want to leave The Voice', says Sir Tom Jones BBC story

13:00 UTC 9

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    Nick Offerman calls out Ben Shapiro's homophobia, cultural illiteracy The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    Lil Durk’s Murder-for-Hire Trial: What to Know The New York Times by Emmanuel Morgan story
  3. culture
    Gary Oldman says the hunt for the new James Bond is over The A.V. Club by Jarrod Jones story
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    Nathan Fielder's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary opens next month The A.V. Club by Drew Gillis story
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    Eiffel Tower Workers Strike in Outrage After Female Staffers Ordered to Leave Their Posts, Replaced by Men ARTnews by Devorah Lauter story
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    Loewe’s Fall 2026 Collection Inspired by Cosima Von Bonin’s Sea Creatures Lands in Stores ARTnews by Hikmat Mohammed
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    How to Write Chad Powers: Go With “Your First, Stupidest Thought” The Hollywood Reporter by Anthony Maglio
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    Comfort viewing: Acorn TV mixes cozy murder and smart drama The A.V. Club by Lacy Baugher Milas
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    TIFF Finally Has a Formal Film Market, but Sellers and Buyers Still Don’t Know What to Expect IndieWire by Brian Welk

12:00 UTC 8

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    Freiburg Baroque Orch/Rattle/Faust review – ‘problem’ Schumann works shine in exceptional evening The Guardian by Clive Paget
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    Monty Don is quitting Gardeners’ World – and you’re right to be devastated about it The Guardian by Stuart Heritage story
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    Musk review – epic study of the world’s richest and most banal man The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw story
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    Macklemore says 'Free Palestine' call was not an attack on Jewish people BBC story
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    Latimore, R&B Singer Known for ‘Let’s Straighten It Out,’ Dies at 86 The New York Times by Ama Sarpomaa
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    Reimagining Josephine Baker, on the Most Opulent Stage in Paris The New York Times by Elisabeth Vincentelli
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    ‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Distressing Biography of an Uber-Wealthy Tech Bro Is Less Bombshell Than Summary of How We Got Here IndieWire by Ryan Lattanzio story
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    ‘Cantona’s a Kwengletarian!’ Inside the maximalist, magical mentality of rising London Irish rapper Kibo The Guardian by Hugh Morris

11:00 UTC 5

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    Nigella praised as new Bake Off judge as latest contestants announced BBC story
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    Monty Don to leave Gardeners' World after more than 20 years BBC story
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    Alex Gibney Warns Elon Musk’s DOGE Data Could Be Used ‘for an AI to Influence the Election’ IndieWire by Ryan Lattanzio story
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    Richard Alston, trailblazer and guiding light of British dance, dies aged 77 The Guardian by Chris Wiegand Stage editor
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    Runner review – Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson thriller is serviceable B-movie camp The Guardian by Adrian Horton story

10:00 UTC 2

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    Why de-aging is always a crapshoot The A.V. Club by Alex Cranz
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    Don’t Forget Me review – Eddie Cochran bio-doc boasts top-notch roster of talking heads The Guardian by Leslie Felperin

09:00 UTC 4

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    How the World’s Longest-Running Musical Finally Made It to Broadway The New York Times by Jesse Green
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    ‘I suggested maybe a lighter touch’: William Shatner on Star Trek at 60 The Guardian by David Smith story
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    Dudamel in Command, a ‘Macbeth’ Opera and Steve Reich Coming This Fall The New York Times by David Allen
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    How Jutta Koether Made A Color Her Signature Style ARTnews by Emily Watlington

08:00 UTC 2

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    The Castle by Jon Ronson review – bizarre tales of modern masculinity The Guardian by Anthony Cummins
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    Knightfall review – low-rent gender-flipped Bond knock-off swaps Aston Martins for Minis The Guardian by Mike McCahill

06:00 UTC 4

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    Goodbye, Colin from Accounts: how TV’s loveliest comedy stuck the landing The Guardian by Walter Marsh
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    Better Go Mad in the Wild review – boozing, bantering hermits impart their spiritual wisdom The Guardian by Phil Hoad
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    The Newer World by Sebastian Barry review – a near-miracle of storytelling The Guardian by Sara Collins
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    Scarves, hijabs and a grand boubou: unmasking identity – in pictures The Guardian by Guardian Staff

05:00 UTC 3

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    The Regeneration Of Danielle Spencer Variety by Toby Smith
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    TV tonight: Paul C Brunson looks at dangerous red flags in relationships The Guardian by Phil Harrison, Hollie Richardson, Priya Elan
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    Dizzee Rascal spotted at community folk festival BBC

04:00 UTC 1

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    ‘It’s not good to walk through the world feeling like prey’: Thelma & Louise’s writer on turning a movie classic into a musical The Guardian by Lyndsey Winship

02:00 UTC 1

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    Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger: what we learned from the year’s biggest rockumentary The Guardian by David Renshaw story

01:00 UTC 3

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    HOYTS Backs New Distributor Pacific Lantern in Chinese-Language Cinema Push Variety by Jade Kennedy
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    How colourful stripes (and rubber chickens) helped Paul Smith conquer the fashion world BBC
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    Welcome to a New Era at WAAPA Variety by Toby Smith