Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic odyssey like no other
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Hig pilots his small, vintage plane up into the Colorado mountains, cuts the engine, and glides. Surrounded by endless sky and soft green forest, there’s a look of uneasy peace on the young man’s face. Serenity, grief, and a glimmer of a death wish swirl together against the canvas of Jacob Elordi’s perpetual 5 o'clock shadow as he soars silently through the air, waiting until the last possible minute to restart the engine and fly back home.
Country music icon Dolly Parton died peacefully at the age of 80 in Nashville on Tuesday after a “brief battle with cancer,” her reps announced.
In a statement to People, her team wrote: “Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand.”
"Fill up quickly and move on," Mayor Ihor Terekhov warns drivers in Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv.
Two petrol stations in the city in Ukraine's north-east were hit by Russian drones on Monday, which local officials say wounded two people. In another attack on a petrol station outside the city of Kryvyi Rih last week, three people were killed.
Markets are starting to care about the 2026 midterm elections, which loom 10 weeks away and could rip full control of Congress from President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Beyoncé has paid tribute to country icon Dolly Parton, who died on August 25, calling her “the barometer” and thanking her for the impact she had on the world.
In a statement posted to her website, Beyoncé wrote, “Dolly, you were the barometer. The north star. Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship. I’m honored that I had the privilege to work with you. I will treasure that forever. Thank you for your profound impact on the world. You are an angel who has made this world a happier place because of your joyful art. You are truly one of one. Rest peacefully.”
Energy bills for millions of households are expected to rise this winter to the highest level for three years, under a price cap to be announced by the industry regulator on Wednesday.
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ack Innanen remembers it like it was yesterday — the lightning bolt moment that made him change his life. It was shit.
It was 2019 and the Canadian native, who grew up in a town roughly an hour outside of Toronto, was attending the University of Toronto for astrophysics. After returning from a family trip to Cancun, Innanen was studying at the school’s dark, brutalist library. It was below freezing. Snowdrifts felt waist deep. And a man walked in and poured a bucket of feces on a student unprompted.
Humankind 2 was announced today at Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase, and I have to admit that I was among those who raised an eyebrow at the announcement trailer and wondered: Is this AI generated? A number of commenters speculated that it was.
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