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August 19, 2025

How churches use data and AI as engines of surveillance

On a Sunday morning in a Midwestern megachurch, worshippers step through sliding glass doors into a bustling lobby - unaware they’ve just passed...

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August 16, 2025

Celebrating 50 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

"It's had a profound impact on our culture, especially on people who've felt different and marginalized." ...

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August 15, 2025

Indigenous knowledge meets artificial intelligence

There is no word for art in most Native American languages. Instead, the closest terms speak not to objecthood but to action and intention. In...

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August 15, 2025

Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents

Tiébélé’s wavy-walled houses covered in geometric lines showing signs of disintegration amid erratic weatherA world heritage site that was once a...

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August 15, 2025

Dedicated volunteer exposes “single largest self-promotion operation in Wikipedia’s history”

Ten years of work to boost one man's reputation. ...

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August 14, 2025

Writers festival requires ‘complete self-censorship’ over Gaza war, academic claims, as speakers withdraw in protest

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah among those to boycott Bendigo writers festival, arguing she cannot appear ‘as a Palestinian’ due to speaker codeGet our

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August 12, 2025

They’re golden: Fictional band from K-Pop Demon Hunters tops the charts

Netflix film's appeal fueled by killer K-pop soundtrack with one banger after another. ...

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August 11, 2025

Pioneering Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92

Leicester-born producer was editor of BBC children’s show for more than 20 years and introduced Blue Peter badgeBiddy Baxter, the pioneering...

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August 11, 2025

Russell T Davies blames Reform and Trump for decline in UK gay rights

Screenwriter known for reviving Doctor Who and writing Queer As Folk says LGBT community needs to fight backRussell T Davies has said gay rights are...

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August 10, 2025

Tom Hanks pays tribute to Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell

Actor who portrayed commander in 1995 Oscar-winning film says Lovell dared to go to places most wouldn’t goLate Apollo 13

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August 09, 2025

National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year

Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year

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August 08, 2025

Review: The Sandman S2 is a classic tragedy, beautifully told

Stellar cast, lavish visuals make Netflix adaptation of influential graphic novels shine. ...

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