Horror films exploit how human vision works to deliver movies’ best scares This article contains spoilers from popular horror movies and shows. The Conversation · Oct 20
Curiosity, atonement or a score to settle? Why – and how – people get through their high school reunions Reunions can be riotous, scandalous or just plain awkward. Experts and attendees share how to go in prepared The Guardian - AU · Oct 20
The Cycle review – forensic scientist autopsies her dad in grisly psychodrama that turns supernatural Tense story fritters away initial levels interest as generic horrors eclipse offbeat family dynamic The Guardian - UK · Oct 20
‘How do we welcome the stranger, with humanity or anger?’ The forgotten Germans who found refuge in Ireland A new play revisits the story of Ireland’s 18th-century German refugees, whose experience of prejudice and exclusion resonates with today’s debates over immigration The Guardian - UK · Oct 18
69 People Who Completely Missed The Point Of A Joke, And The Explanations Were Priceless (New Pics) It's so awkward to tell a joke and have no one else get it. And once you explain it, it's no longer nearly as funny. But sometimes, the explanation itself can be even more hilarious. So the full list of joke fails is in the article. Bored Panda · Oct 16
The Book That Changed My Life review – these joyful tales of the power of reading are TV magic Wonderful, exuberant stories spill out in these honest tales of lives genuinely transformed by literature – while Queen Camilla has an off-with-their-heads moment The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Mother of Baby P admits she can be manipulative as bid for parole continues Tracey Connelly was jailed at the Old Bailey in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her 17-month-old son Peter. Evening Standard · Oct 13
Is 'Time' Series 3 the End? BBC Prison Drama Finale Brings Major Character Decisions The Time Series 3 finale sees Marie-Louise find a new purpose and Bobby Bailey confront the truth about a prison death, while the BBC drama's future remains uncertain. International Business Times UK · Oct 12
Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation This is no scoffing matter. The accelerating proliferation of advanced nuclear weapons is bringing ‘end times’ closer by the day, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall The Guardian - UK · Oct 11
Scrap-Built Hudson Valley Castle: couple spends 47 years hand-building home; it becomes a B&B For over 47 years, Peter and Toni Ann Wing have poured their hearts into transforming their family land in Hudson Valley into a stunning castle. Incorporating recycled materials salvaged from old structures, they crafted a unique medieval-style architecture that began with a simple barn design. The captivating castle now operates… The Times of India · Oct 10
How Trump’s war on Iran is affecting school buses across the US Diesel powers more than 87 percent of the buses that shuttle about 23.5 million students to school and school-related activities The Independent UK · Sep 27
Looksmaxxing Influencer Clavicular Charged With Rape & Drugging Woman For Sex Looksmaxxer Braden Eric Peters — AKA Clavicular — has been charged with the alleged drugging and rape of a woman in Massachusetts. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 23
Nick Rodger: In an artificial world, Scott's genuine talent gets PGA Tour reward Nick Rodger: In an artificial world, Scott's genuine talent gets PGA Tour reward The National (Scotland) · Sep 22
First Circumnavigation On Foot: brothers set out to walk the world; only David returns to finish In the year 1970, two brothers from Minnesota set out on a remarkable journey to walk around the world. Their adventure took a tragic turn when one brother was killed in Afghanistan, forcing the surviving brother, David Kunst, to continue alone. Despite the heartbreak, he persevered, completing the monumental circumnavigation… The Times of India · Sep 20
The Independent UK · Sep 20 Rob Brydon: ‘I was up on stage, with everyone going, you’re fantastic! But I was very unhappy’ INTERVIEW: Just when you thought Brydon had dipped his toe into every possible area of entertainment, from sitcoms to game shows, the 61-year-old star of ‘Gavin & Stacey’ brings out his first children’s book. He talks to Ellie Harrison about branching out in his sixties, why he’ll never go on…
We Got This Covered · Sep 15 White South African would-be immigrants shocked at rejections by Trump admin, ‘I cried like a baby’ These refugees "thought that their prayers had been answered"
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15 More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade Women used profits from trafficking of enslaved Africans to secure their families’ futures, research reveals
The Independent UK · Sep 5 Patrick Brammall: ‘If my wife and I find something humiliating, it’s going in our show’ THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Aussie actor has emerged from the word-of-mouth hit ‘Colin from Accounts’ to take on a string of unexpected roles – from the oddly controversial love interest in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ to the antihero of Apple TV’s thriller ‘Last Seen’. He tells Annabel Nugent about…
Cinemablend · Sep 2 Long Before They Named Their Dog, Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Have Referenced 'Wendy' Both have a connection to the name.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24 ‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos Service charges used to be a matter of choice, but now consumers feel obliged to pay them for even a cup of coffee. How do we navigate this minefield and who is really profiting?
Woman & Home · Aug 21 Princess Anne's private 'bolthole' where she puts 'natural talent' to good use with family - including new step-granddaughter She has a 'happy place' in the countryside where she doesn’t have to worry about being royal and just enjoys time with loved ones
AAP · Aug 20 Elderly couple rescued after two nights in bogged car Police have praised a missing elderly couple for staying with their car after it got stuck on a remote wilderness track during a sightseeing drive.
The Independent UK · Aug 19 Club Kid: The surprise hit of this year’s Cannes Film Festival now has a trailer No one was paying attention to comedian Jordan Firstman’s directorial debut... then it became the Cannes film absolutely everyone was talking about (and which A24 paid $17m to release)
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18 Lesley Urbach obituary Other lives: Co-founder of Generation 2 Generation, a charity devoted to preserving the stories of Holocaust survivors
The Independent UK · Aug 13 Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River as Rome faces water crisis Rome’s ancient Nero’s Bridge has reemerged from the Tiber River as exceptionally low water levels expose parts of the historic structure near St. Peter’s Basilica