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20 Years Ago, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show's Golden Era Began With A Strange Start

The third debut of David Tennant as the 10th Doctor in 'Doctor Who' was probably the most pivotal. Here's how "New Earth" feels, 20 years later.

Inverse

Jane Austen in pictures: two graphic biographies bring the novelist’s life to the page

To coincide with the 250th anniversary of her birth, last year saw the publication of two graphic biographies of Jane Austen.

The Conversation

Population Doomster and False Prophet of Ecological Apocalypse Paul Ehrlich Has Died

The author of The Population Bomb was never right but never in doubt that the world was about to end.

Reason

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Why asking ‘Was Jane Austen gay?’ still causes controversy

Would Jane Austen have even understood the question of whether she was gay? Michel Foucault, French theorist and author of The History of Sexuality (1976), would answer: “Non”.

The Conversation

Foreign women linked to IS group in Syrian camp hope for amnesty after government offensive

Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them

The Independent UK

Resident Evil Village boss guide — How to beat Lady D, Donna Beneviento, Salvatore Moreau, Karl Heisenberg, and other major enemies

Wait, you were expecting just zombies? Maybe another Plagas? Well, think again because Resident Evil Village has its own nightmarish menagerie of medieval and gothic-horror monstrosities to deal with, and we have the intel on how to slay them all.

Windows Central

Jane Austen’s will to go on show at Love Letters exhibition

The National Archives’ display will also include Lord Alfred Douglas’s petition to Queen Victoria pleading for the release of his lover Oscar Wilde.

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Jane Austen’s happiness was complicated – her last heroine in Persuasion knew why

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since the author’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading researchers. Along the way, we visit locations important to Austen to uncover a…

The Conversation

The best books to give as presents this Christmas, personally recommended

CHRISTMAS 2025: When it comes to gifts, you can’t go wrong with a good book. Here you’ll find standout titles across genres and styles, thoughtfully selected by The Independent’s culture staff to suit readers of every predilection

The Independent UK

Andrew Pippos’ The Transformations: a touching story of love, loss and newspapers

In Andrew Pippos’ successful epic migrant family saga, Lucky’s (2020), the characters were often larger than life and violence never far from the picture. His new novel, The Transformations, takes a psychologically darker, slower and more internal trajectory across a narrative that encompasses the online transformation of newspapers and journalism…

The Conversation

Will Murder In A Small Town Return After The Season 2 Finale And Karl's Big Risk With Cassandra? Here's What The Showrunner Told Us

This wouldn't be Karl and Cassandra if they didn't have high stakes ahead of the finale.

Cinemablend

Murder In A Small Town Boss Addresses Mayor Holman’s Fate Ahead Of The Finale And The ‘Really Unsettling’ Story For Cassandra

The latest episode set up an intense Season 2 finale.

Cinemablend

Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since the author’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading researchers. Along the way, we’ll visit locations important to Austen to uncover a…

The Conversation

Pierce Brosnan Ends 'Tough Love': Reconnecting With Son Is 'Greatest Achievement' Of His Life

Pierce Brosnan has reunited with estranged son Christopher after years apart, calling the reconciliation the 'greatest achievement' of his life.

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GamesRadar

After 11 years and roughly 1500 hours, Dragon Age Inquisition is still the one BioWare RPG I replay the most

Opinion | I adore every Dragon Age game, but 11 years on, I started thinking about why it is that Inquisition is the one I come back to the most

The Guardian - AU

The Transformations by Andrew Pippos review – a tender study of an ordinary man doing his best

Pippos brings a quieter drama to his second novel, about a subeditor who has a midlife shakeup in the dying world of print journalism

The Conversation

Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading Austen researchers. Along the way we’ll visit locations important to Austen to uncover…

The Conversation

Who are the worst fathers in literature? Our experts make the tough call

Literature has long portrayed messed-up families. As poet Philip Larkin famously wrote, “They fuck you up, your mum and dad. / They may not mean to, but they do.”

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The legend of Troy explained

The Trojan War is a legend that sprang from a distant memory of a real Greek incursion into the Bronze Age city of Troy (in modern day Türkiye). This may have taken the form of annual piracy raids and/or encounters based on control of the Aegean Sea.

Fortune

‘It’s almost tragic’: Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating one critic’s warnings

Gary Marcus told Fortune that AI valuations remind him of Wile E. Coyote. “We are off the cliff.”

The Conversation

Bonnets, speech bubbles and ‘cheeky easter eggs’: a graphic biography of Jane Austen is subtly sophisticated

This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and she hasn’t aged a bit as the cultural touchstone of classy romance. Her Pride and Prejudice anti-hero, Mr Darcy, perennially pops up in his breeches in Instagram memes, while Regency feminist, Elizabeth Bennet has been brought to life by…

Creative Bloq

How to paint a portrait with personality in Photoshop

Artist Jane Radstrom shows us she creates a portrait that draws in the viewer.

Bored Panda

Roman Comic Paintings Reveal The Hilarious Side Of The Empire

Uncover the hilarious side of the Roman Empire! Colorful murals depict comic scenes with nearly 260 figures. See ancient Roman life in this Italian city!

Reason

See, I Told You So About Justice Barrett

Justice Barrett compares the Constitution to Odysseus. But I feel like Cassandra.

The Guardian - UK

The best TV of 2025 in the UK so far

A dying woman’s quest for the perfect orgasm, incest in Thailand and the death of the internet’s daddy – it’s this year’s finest telly so far

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