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Afternoon Update: PM pledges billions for healthcare overhaul; Lehrmann free to pursue defamation; and a Cleopatra controversy

National cabinet agrees to measures including Medicare changes and plans to address rental crisis

The Guardian - AU

Netflix Is Getting Sued For Portraying Cleopatra As Black. Now The Film’s Director Speaks Out

A new Netflix series is being sued over its depiction of Cleopatra.

Cinemablend

Netflix sparks debate in Egypt after portraying Cleopatra as Black in series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith

Netflix said biracial actor Adele James had been cast in ‘a nod to the centuries-long conversation about the ruler’s race’

The Independent UK

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Netflix accused of Blackwashed Cleopatra

The age-old debate gets dusted off with the casting of a biracial actor to play the infamous Egyptian queen

Salon

Netflix's Cleopatra slammed and becomes one of most DISLIKED trailers leaving fans fuming

Social media users are up in arms over Netflix's new docudrama African Queens: Queen Cleopatra, with many claiming the new series is trying to 'rewrite history'

Daily Mirror

Netflix sparks debate in Egypt after portraying Cleopatra as Black in series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith

Netflix said biracial actor Adele James had been cast in ‘a nod to the centuries-long conversation about the ruler’s race’

The Independent UK

I dug for evidence of the Rosetta Stone's ancient Egyptian rebellion – here's what I found

The Rosetta Stone is not known for its content, but as a lexicon of Egyptian hieroglyphics. The decree inscribed on the stone, however, discusses a violent revolt – largely lost to history – that shaped the trajectory of western civilisation.

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The big idea: why you can’t leave climate out of history

Environmental changes have had far greater impact than kings and battles

The Guardian - UK

All hail Netflix's African Queens Njinga

Narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, Netflix's hybrid docuseries highlights how much history Hollywood tends to ignores

Salon

Dark side of Carry On films - 'immoral' bosses who left female stars 'humiliated'

In a new documentary revealing the darker side of the Carry On films, the late Dame Barbara opened up about how the stars 'didn't earn a lot of money'

Daily Mirror

Major Newcastle exhibition captures enduring appeal of Ancient Egypt

Visions of Ancient Egypt: Art, Design and the Cultural Imagination is running at Laing Art Gallery until April 29 with displays of art, jewellery, costumes, photographs and film

Chronicle Live

Super Bowl 2023: The biggest fashion moments in halftime show history that deserve an instant replay

As Rihanna’s highly-anticipated Super Bowl 2023 halftime show approaches, here’s a look back at some of the most iconic fashion moments of years past

The Independent UK

Super Bowl 2023: The biggest fashion moments in halftime show history that deserve an instant replay

As Rihanna’s highly-anticipated Super Bowl 2023 halftime show approaches, here’s a look back at some of the most iconic fashion moments of years past

The Independent UK

2022 wasn't the year of Cleopatra – so why was she the most viewed page on Wikipedia?

At the end of every year, I gather statistics on the most viewed Wikipedia articles of the year. This helps me, a computational social scientist, understand what topics captured the most attention and gives me a chance to reflect on the major public events of the year. I try to…

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Daily Mirror

Maximalist baby names set to be huge this year - from Cleopatra to Oberon

The experts at Nameberry predict a shift in baby name trends this year as parents rebel against the past. Here's a few of the maximalist names you can expect to hear around the playground

Daily Mirror

Amanda Holden to host raunchy new TV show about sex as star got 'hands on' in filming

Amanda Holden's surprising career change that's worlds away from Britain's Got Talent

Wales Online

The half naked woman in a bathtub who brought Welsh cheese back to life

Thelma Adams' stunt brought Carmarthen town to a standstill

The Guardian - UK

Papyrus by Irene Vallejo review – how books built the world

From Alexandria to Oxford, a kaleidoscopic history of the written word

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Evening Standard

Leonardo Da Vinci-inspired Battersea flat designed by London artist is for sale

Artist Mark Humphrey designed the flat as a work of art for living in.

Manchester Evening News

Amanda Holden teases Marilyn Monroe look for new TV project

The TV personality looked glamorous as the 1950s icon

Daily Record

Amanda Holden stuns fans as she transforms into Cleopatra and strips down for bath

Amanda, 51, donned a black wig with gold and turquoise beads braided through it for the occasion as she appeared to pose with no clothes on in her white bath tub.

Liverpool Echo

Amanda Holden looks 'incredible' as she strips off for Cleopatra shot

Amanda posed for the shot in the same iconic Egyptian headwear

Manchester Evening News

Amanda Holden looks 'stunning' as she transforms into Cleopatra and strips down for bath

The Britain's Got Talent judge shared the cheeky snap with her Instagram followers

Evening Standard

London’s best pantomimes 2022 to book now, from McKellen’s Mother Goose to Robin Hood at Greenwich

It’s not behind you yet

Daily Mirror

Christina Ricci forced to sell designer handbag collection to pay for divorce battle

Wednesday actress Christina Ricci admits flogging her expensive designer handbag collection to pay for her seemingly pricey divorce from James Heerdegen

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