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Suzi Ruffell on comedy, coming out and meeting Mel C

Suzi Ruffell was born in Portsmouth in 1986, trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and began performing standup in 2008. She has toured, appeared on Live at the Apollo, hosts the podcast Out With Suzi Ruffell and co-hosts Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen, and has written

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Stayed in Celebrity Cruises Infinite Veranda cabin; pros outweigh cons

I spent 12 nights on Celebrity Edge in New Zealand in an Infinite Veranda stateroom. The design, introduced in 2018, replaces a traditional balcony with floor-to-ceiling windows that lower at the push of a button. Think of it less as an outdoor patio and more as a sunroom; some cruisers

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Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

This action-hero quiz lines up five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt — and asks ten questions to reveal which one would be your ideal partner in dangerous situations. The scenarios range from being dropped into peril with no warning to being pinned down and outnumbered,

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Zero Parades' story does one better than Disco Elysium's in an important way

Disco Elysium presents an odd split: Martinaise's social and political tragedy plays out almost independently of Harry's personal drama. The catastrophes that leave him half-dead in a rancid hotel room are the last real overlap between his past and the city's story, and his

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27 Years Later, This Is Officially the Most Horrifying Scene in All of Star Wars

Few moments in Star Wars feel truly horrifying, but one sequence from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace keeps resurfacing for how brutal it is: Ratts Tyerell’s death during the Boonta Eve Classic. The clip has gone viral again, with posts from X user @NudeGunray calling it “the

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Overwatch's rise from Titan's ashes

Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch grew out of the canceled MMO Titan and a burst of creative reinvention. Launched May 24, 2016, it became a cultural touchpoint and, by October 2022, had sold approximately 50 million copies. It saw competitors rise then drown in the tides of an ever-expanding sea

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Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks eight questions to figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland your instincts were built for. Five universes offer five different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames — and your answers point to one of them. Each question presents choices

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Jamie Lee Curtis honors sister Kelly with never-before-seen photos after her death

Jamie Lee Curtis honored her older sister, Kelly Curtis, by sharing never-before-seen black-and-white photos of the two of them after Kelly’s death. On Instagram she posted a photo roll of images of them posing together and recalled that "In 1984 on December 17, in the evening before my

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New voice actors step into Rick and Morty's iconic roles

Adult Swim cut ties with Rick and Morty co‑creator Justin Roiland in 2023 after he was charged with felony domestic violence, leaving questions about the series since he voiced both title characters. Harry Belden says his reaction was different: "When I saw that they were going to be

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Brutal Crime Thriller Is a Must-Watch for ‘MobLand’ Fans

One of the most brutal crime thrillers ever made is a must-watch for ‘MobLand’ fans. Its unflinching look at the criminal underworld and relentless intensity echo the tone that drew viewers to ‘MobLand’, making the film a natural companion to the series. For anyone captivated by the series’ stark, uncompromising

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Affection for a work friend: could this be love?

You say you’re unsure whether you’re in love. You work together at the same university and have grown close over many months. He isn’t perfect; his behaviour sometimes annoys you in company, yet you picture holidays with him, want to spend a lot of time together, and

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I decluttered my attic to create a feminine sanctuary

I have three sons, and while I enjoy life as a boy-mom — with superheroes, backyard battles, and movie nights fueled by "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings" — I often feel like the odd woman out at the family table. Their shared language and rhythms

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007 First Light's GOTY chances are minimal thanks to one major reason

007 First Light has reviewed well, offers polished gameplay and serious narrative ambitions, and is being touted as a Game of the Year contender. Yet it faces a clear impediment: it is a licensed James Bond game. The Game Awards jury has shown little appetite for licensed titles and rarely

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Vin Diesel’s The Last Witch Hunter Streams Free Ahead of Sequel

Vin Diesel’s action-fantasy The Last Witch Hunter, which grew out of the actor’s Dungeons & Dragons character, is headed to free streaming. Directed by Breck Eisner, the 2015 film stars Diesel alongside Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood and Michael Caine. The story follows Kaulder, an 800-year-old warrior cursed with

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually

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When Backrooms will hit digital, disc, and HBO Max

After years as a viral liminal horror concept, Backrooms has arrived in theaters and many viewers are wondering when they can watch it at home. For digital rental and purchase, recent release patterns suggest a fairly quick turnaround. Several recent films from the same distributor showed up on digital storefronts

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Which MCU Hero Are You? Marvel Personality Quiz

Marvel Personality Quiz: Which MCU hero are you? Six heroes — Spider-Man, Daredevil, Iron Man, Punisher, Thor and Captain America — stand ready as possible matches based on your answers. The quiz runs through ten short questions that probe motivations, habits and limits: examples include “What drives you to do what’s

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Vivienne and Knox's 18th birthdays mark close of Brangelina era

Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt will turn 18 on July 12, a milestone that also brings a decade-long legal and personal conflict between their parents, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, to a close. The couple split after Jolie filed for divorce in September 2016; they had been together for 12 years

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Fan remake of 1999 Medal of Honor adds cut Colditz level

A developer known as Elber88 has released a ground-up fan remake of the original 1999 Medal of Honor built in Unreal Engine 4. It reuses original game logic and assets from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, effectively making the series debut playable on PC for the first time. The remake

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D&D 5.5e's Ravenloft update shows why challenge ratings still don't work

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within, due June 16, is being previewed through D&D’s new Dungeon Masters show and a Ravenloft Play-Along pack on D&D Beyond. This week’s drop brings back the loup garou, and the Play-Along encounter pairs a loup garou with three werewolves for

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? Take the Quiz

A short sci‑fi survival quiz uses eight questions to determine which of five universes — The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars — your instincts would be best suited to. The questions probe how you react when things go wrong: whether you pull threads to understand a system,

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When my family of five moved in with my parents

In January my family of five moved from country Victoria to the Gold Coast, my hometown. To save money, my folks offered us the bottom level of their double-story home. For the first couple of months they were overseas, and then our multigenerational living began. My parents had lived alone

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Jamie Lee Curtis' older sister Kelly Lee dies at 69

Jamie Lee Curtis mourned the death of her sister Kelly Lee in an Instagram post, sharing a black-and-white snapshot of her older sister having her hair styled. "A warm aloha to my older sister, Kelly Lee Curtis," the "Halloween" actress wrote, saying Kelly passed "this

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Action Hero Quiz: Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

An Action Hero Quiz asks which action hero would be your perfect partner, offering five legends to choose from: Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane and Ethan Hunt. The quiz runs through ten short scenarios — from being dropped into danger with no warning to travel methods, being pinned down,

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CBS’ New Crime Phenomenon Is the Perfect Binge for ‘Fire Country’ Fans

An exclusive Taylor Sheridan Universe quiz asks ten questions to reveal which one of his worlds you were made for. Sheridan’s four worlds—Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King, and Mayor of Kingstown—are presented as brutal, complicated places built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. He doesn’t