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‘Bright, glossy and rotund’: the best supermarket strawberries

Back in 1994, I used to pick strawberries in Dorset to earn extra pocket money. It was gruelling but delicious work. We’d shuffle on our hands and knees down furrowed rows of plants, picking those beautiful, fat red berries and trying not to eat too many along the way.

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Brad Pitt's 'Fury' Leaving Pluto TV Ahead of New War Film

Brad Pitt is reuniting with director David Ayer for Heart of the Beast, a survival story that pairs Pitt with a retired combat dog and is set to open in theaters on Sep. 25. Before that arrival, one of his earlier wartime films, Fury, is set to exit free streaming.

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

A short quiz offers to identify which Oscar Best Picture fits you best, selecting from five winners: Parasite, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Oppenheimer, Birdman, and No Country for Old Men. Ten questions aim to figure out which film was made for the way your mind works. If you favour

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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner unveil stunning wedding photos after Sicily nuptials

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner shared official images from their second lavish wedding ceremony in Sicily earlier this month. The singer posted an Instagram carousel captioned “Mr & Mrs,” including an action shot of the couple popping champagne and intimate close-ups of them caressing one another and posing at the

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Tetsuya Nomura: Kingdom Hearts has become my life's work

Tetsuya Nomura's fingerprints are visible across Final Fantasy, from the heavy zips and belts in character designs to Final Fantasy 7's Limit Break system, but he says a different series has come to define his career. In an interview with Famitsu (translated by Genki) he stated,

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Bobby Prince, Composer of Doom and Duke Nukem, Dies at 81

Classic PC game developers confirmed earlier this week that Bobby Prince, the composer and sound designer behind several foundational titles, has died. He worked with Apogee/3D Realms and id Software in their formative years, composing for Doom, Wolfenstein, Duke Nukem and Commander Keen. He was 81 years old. Originally

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Readers’ favourite Steven Spielberg films

Readers wrote in about Spielberg films that have stayed with them, from first cinema trips to yearly comforts. Their choices range from early blockbusters to quieter, more personal work, with many recalling how the films shaped their curiosity and emotions. Andrea, 51, from Manchester, said ET was the first film

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Ridley Scott’s The Terror Returns with Season 3 Devil in Silver

At 88 years young, Sir Ridley Scott remains active, and the anthology he executive-produced, The Terror, has returned after a seven-year gap. The series first premiered on AMC in March 2018 and has evolved into a historical folk-horror showcase across three distinct chapters. The debut season, developed by David Kajganich

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A sci‑fi survival quiz matches your instincts to one of five universes: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, and Star Wars. Eight questions probe how you respond to danger and scarcity — whether you pull on every thread to understand a system, stockpile supplies, keep your head down, study

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Katy Perry appears to mock exes during Spain festival

Katy Perry made a pointed jab at ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom during her concert in Spain Thursday. A giant phone onstage displayed what appeared to be incoming calls from several of her former partners while she sang "Never Really Over," a video shared on social media showed. The on-screen

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day won't beat Spider-Man 2

Tom Holland brought a younger, more convincing high-school Peter Parker to the screen — he was 19 when he began as Spider-Man, while Tobey Maguire was 25 and Andrew Garfield 28 — and Brand New Day moves the character beyond high school. Still, it’s hard to imagine the new film topping

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Taylor Swift-approved singer invited to her wedding celebration with Travis Kelce

TMZ says Sombr has been invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July 3 wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden. The artist has grown close to Swift in recent months and was spotted with the couple after a New York Knicks game in the city. Sombr also performed at

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The Four Seasons still needs to fix a major pacing problem

The Four Seasons has been renewed for a third season after Season 2's recent release. Starring Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo and others, the series mixes broad comedy with emotionally resonant storylines about grief, the end of a marriage and the loss of a close friend. Season

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie? The quiz matches readers to one of five Best Picture winners — Parasite, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Oppenheimer, Birdman, and No Country for Old Men — by asking what kind of film experience they want. Ten questions probe tastes across form and feeling:

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Dua Lipa's Chanel haute couture wedding gown features beads and feathers

Dua Lipa wore a custom Chanel Haute Couture gown by Matthieu Blazy for her wedding to Callum Turner in Sicily, sharing photos on Instagram of the halter design covered in beads, with feathers on the skirt and a low-slung, embellished back. She completed the look with a matching feathered headpiece

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Dead Space remake is just $5.99 on Steam right now

EA Motive’s 2023 Dead Space remake is currently on sale on Steam for $5.99 — a 90% discount and the lowest price the game has ever had on that platform. The game typically retails for $59.99 on PC. The remake follows Isaac Clarke as he searches for his

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LeBlanc, Kudrow and Schwimmer mourn 'Friends' director James Burrows

Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow shared tributes on social media after the death of director James Burrows. The iconic TV director, known for his work on 'Will & Grace,' 'Frasier' and 'Friends,' died at the age of 85. LeBlanc posted a rare

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Slay the Spire 2 boss inspirations range from Deadlock to Princess Mononoke

Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano used a newsletter about the game's last major update to answer community questions, including how to pronounce Nonupeipe (No nu pay peh). Yano said Doormaker isn't a Worm reference — he had been playing a lot of Valve's still-in-testing hero

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Control Resonant hands-on: Remedy expands its strange universe

When Control arrived in 2019 it fit nowhere conventional, marrying brutalist design, everyday office detritus and internet-flavored weird fiction into a distinct, cult-favorite package. Mikael Kasurinen traces that appeal to a “new weird” — the creepypasta and Backrooms era that takes the world as it is and inserts something utterly confusing

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Homeland Is the Perfect Blend of Conspiracy and Counterterrorism

When it comes to conspiracy and counterterrorism, few shows are as defining as The X-Files and 24. For viewers who have exhausted both and their spin-offs, Showtime’s Homeland bridges the gap between The X-Files’ conspiratorial web and 24’s action-packed fight against terrorism. The series ran eight seasons from

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Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive. TEST YOUR SURVIVAL

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Jelly Roll divorce takes unexpected turn as cozy call with Bunnie Xo emerges

In a YouTube video titled "The Divorce Vlog," Jelly Roll — born Jason Bradley DeFord — addressed the end of his marriage to podcaster Bunnie Xo, whom he filed to divorce on May 18. He opened the clip with, "Yeah, y’all thought we were gonna hate each other,

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Steam’s New Military Sim Has You Spend 30 Minutes Loading A Big Cannon

June’s Steam Next Fest left the writer disappointed overall, but one demo stood out: Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator. The demo has been trending on Steam and sits at a 99 percent Overwhelming Positive score. It was developed by a two‑person team, Nick Nieuwoudt and Dominik Latos, and

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Prime Video's 'Robocop' Reboot Finally Lands Major Update

Amazon MGM Studios is developing a television reboot of Robocop. The project, first announced in 2023, named Peter Ocko as writer and showrunner and originally attached James Wan as an executive producer; after an extended silence, World of Reel provided an update that Wan will direct key episodes. The series

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House of Leaves: The Book Every 'Backrooms' Fan Should Read

Fans of the Backrooms film will find clear echoes in Mark Z. Danielewski’s 2000 novel House of Leaves. The 2026 movie follows a man (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who discovers an entrance to the titular Backrooms and is driven mad, with his therapist (Renate Reinsve) later entering the realm; the film