A River of News

Culture headlines, Wednesday, November 4, 2026

29 items. Times are UTC.

05:00 UTC 3

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    Stick review – you really need Owen Wilson’s beautiful golf comedy in your life The Guardian by Jack Seale
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    ‘May every data centre crumble to dust!’ How can we stop the tech bros, tyrants and tycoons? With quilts! The Guardian by Laura Snapes
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    NBCUniversal, Hornbill Capital Back EloElo, Parent of Indian Microdrama Platform Story TV, in $80 Million Funding Round Variety by Naman Ramachandran story

04:00 UTC 6

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    Karen Bass and Nithya Raman in Tight Race for L.A. Mayor in Early Returns Variety by Gmaddaus story
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    Hasan Piker Threatens Further Legal Action Against Conservative Pundits Who Defamed Him The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Abid Rahman
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    Xavier Becerra Elected California Governor Deadline (limited free articles) by Ted Johnson story
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    Xavier Becerra Defeats Steve Hilton to Become California’s First Latino Governor in 150 Years The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Carly Thomas story
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    Texas Turns Blue: How James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa Broke Dems’ Three-Decade Losing Streak The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by James Hibberd story
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    Xavier Becerra Declared Winner of California Governor’s Race Variety by Gmaddaus story

03:00 UTC 1

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    Democrats Win House, Poised to Take Senate Variety by Todd Spangler story

02:00 UTC 3

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    Chris Pappas Becomes First Openly Gay Man Elected to Senate The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by McKinley Franklin story
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    Kathy Hochul’s Win in New York Assures a Hollywood Home for Years to Come The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Julian Sancton story
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    Pierce Brosnan Endorses Callum Turner As Next James Bond As “He’s So Strong”; Josh O’Connor Reacts To Talk Around 007 Casting Deadline (limited free articles) by Armando Tinoco story

01:00 UTC 8

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    Weta FX and TAICCA Partner to Turn Taiwan Into an AI Screen Production Hub for Asia (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Naman Ramachandran story
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    ‘The Incomer’ Attracted Domhnall Gleeson and Moby and Got Its Creator on the BAFTA Breakthrough List. Now, He’s Working on a Plan B Film. The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Georg Szalai
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    Pedro Pascal, Olivia Rodrigo, Dave Bautista, Jennifer Lawrence Among A-Listers Urging Fans to Vote: “Get Out There” The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Carly Thomas
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    Paramount+ Drama Slate: Series Moving To HBO, Sarah Aubrey & Francesca Orsi Sharing Oversight Among Options Explored Post-Merger – The Dish Deadline (limited free articles) by Nellie Andreeva
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    Lucy Liu’s ‘The Pirate Queen’ Expands With Graphic Novel, New Game and International Tour as Creator Eloise Singer Joins BAFTA Breakthrough Cohort (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Naman Ramachandran
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    How Jon Ossoff Won Re-Election and Became the Midterms’ Main Character in the Process The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Kevin Dolak story
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    Park Hoon-jung’s ‘Tristes Tropiques’ Sells To Well Go USA For North America; Swift For France Deadline (limited free articles) by Liz Shackleton story
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    Park Hoon-jung’s Assassin Noir ‘Tristes Tropiques’ Sells to North America, France, Spain Variety by Naman Ramachandran story

00:00 UTC 8

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    Why Kim Kardashian came back to 'the worst TV drama ever' BBC
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    Are the Midterms About to Be a Blowout Ratings Night for Cable News? The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Rick Porter story
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    ‘Ish’ Has Resonated Widely Amid “Authoritarian Turn,” Says Its BAFTA Breakthrough Writer-Director The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Georg Szalai
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    Constantinople to Istanbul review – you won’t want to leave this lavish celebration of double imperial splendour The Guardian by Jonathan Jones
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    BAFTA Breakthrough: ‘Ish’ Filmmaker Imran Perretta & ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Star Ella Bruccoleri Among 2026 Cohort Deadline (limited free articles) by Zac Ntim story
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    BAFTA Breakthrough U.K.: Ella Bruccoleri, Sophie Stone, Izuka Hoyle Among 21 Rising Creatives The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Georg Szalai story
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    BAFTA Unveils 2026 Breakthrough U.K. Cohort, Including ‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Star Ella Bruccoleri Variety by Atingley4 story
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    Doc Talk Podcast: Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival’s Ken Jacobson On State Of Nonfiction Filmmaking, Competitive Oscar Race And More Deadline (limited free articles) by Patrick Hipes