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The Guardian - US

Revealed: How Trump Aides Used Obscure Loophole to Hide $500M East Wing Ballroom Executive Residence Contract

A secretive White House construction deal worth $500 million has raised transparency concerns, as critics question the legality of bypassing standard procurement protocols for the East Wing ballroom project.

International Business Times UK

Coach Steve Clarke fears Scotland ‘probably going home’ after World Cup loss to Brazil

Coach Steve Clarke fears Scotland may be going home following a 3-0 loss to Brazil that leaves the team’s World Cup campaign in the balance.

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‘Backrooms’: Internet ‘creepypasta’ is year’s most unsettling horror film

The innovative studio A24 has not disappointed again. Kane Parsons’ Backrooms (2026) might be one of the most unique horror films we have seen lately. Based on a 2019 creepypasta (horror Internet myth), it frightens viewers not with jump scares but with a continuous eerie liminal atmosphere, where something deeply…

Bangkok Post

Emirates to offer incentives, safety assurances as Iran war hits travel

Emirates plans incentives beyond lower fares to attract passengers concerned about the Iran war. The airline prioritizes reliability and customer support, addressing safety and flight cancellations. Emirates seeks relaxed airspace restrictions and anticipates a return to normal operations as oil prices stabilize. This strategy aims to rebuild traveler confidence amid…

The Economic Times

Backrooms: A stealth Silicon Valley tale

Maybe this liminal space horror is telling a story about what happens when we get sucked into our screens

Salon

Heartbreaking historical tales, unsettling scenes and shortlisted non-fiction – what to read, watch and see this week

This curation of The Conversation UK’s arts and culture coverage was first published in our fortnightly newsletter, Something Good.

The Conversation

Backrooms: The unsettling reason this horror film resonates with so many people right now

The film is an adaptation of a popular internet horror concept and urban legend

The Independent UK

Backrooms: why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

In Backrooms, the latest horror film from production company A24, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Clark – a failed architect who accidentally slips out of reality. He ends up trapped in an endless labyrinth of yellow-tinted rooms, humming fluorescent lights and eerie, disembodied sounds – the “Backrooms”.

The Conversation

Why Does Clark Find Comfort In The Backrooms? Chiwetel Ejiofor Weighs In

So much to break down about this movie!

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Backrooms Ending Explained: Who Is Phil And Does It Set Up A Franchise?

Once you're in, you're in.

PC Gamer

Backrooms and Exit 8 make the perfect double feature for videogame-adjacent horror movies

Quiet. Tense. Creepy. And not overstuffed with lore or exposition.

Tom’s Guide

‘Backrooms’ review: This YouTube horror movie is ‘Blair Witch’ meets ’Cabin in the Woods’ in the best possible way

"Backrooms" is a gripping psychological YouTube horror movie that will have you audibly gasp in the theater, guaranteed.

Reason

SCOTUS Summarily Reverses The "Inquisitorial" Fourth Circuit Twice In One Term

The judges of the Fourth Circuit continue to act as advocates.

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Evening Standard

Backrooms review: Kane Parsons' puzzling panic rooms are this year’s freakiest show

4/5 Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve enter a maze of discombobulating horror in 20-year-old Kane Parsons’ adaptation of his YouTube series

The Guardian - UK

Backrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook

Debut from 20-year-old director examines memory, reality and fear after Chiwetel Ejiofor accesses an infinite series of hidden rooms that all feel creepily askew

Inverse

The Most Ambitious Thriller Of The Year Brings An Internet Phenomenon To Life

'Backrooms,' Kane Parsons' new A24 thriller adapting the popular internet sensation, is a visionary setting in search of a great story.

The Conversation

The Backrooms: how a teenager’s creepy YouTube series became the year’s most anticipated horror

Before Kane Parsons had a Hollywood deal, he had a cheap laptop in his bedroom, a consumer-grade camera, and a grainy image from a 4chan forum.

Total Film

Marvel star says he "didn't have any thoughts" about Backrooms' "viral nature", was just drawn to its "deep psychological resonance"

Exclusive: Chiwetel Ejiofor explains why he didn't feel any pressure to live up to Backrooms fans' expectations with the movie

The Independent UK

Tributes as ex NFL player Chris Payton-Jones killed in car crash aged 30: ‘Everybody loved him’

Chris Payton-Jones was described as a ‘beloved teammate’ and an ‘even greater man’ in a statement from the United Football League

Total Film

New A24 horror Backrooms unveils creepy commercial, and you can ring the number for levelled-up scares

"The only thing you'll be wanting is more space to keep it all!"

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