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You be the judge: should my friend stop expecting gratitude for splitting a freebie?

Gary got a free festival ticket and agreed to go halves on a full-price one for Rita, but now he won’t stop going on about it. He says calling it a favour is simply a fact. You decide who the party pooper is

The Guardian - UK

‘Genuinely changed my life’: why Groundhog Day is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers paying tribute to their favourite comfort films is a pick for a comedy that demands countless rewatching

The Guardian - US

'Nuns Are Awesome': High Rents Push New Yorkers to Live With Nuns as Convent Rooms Cost Less

As New York's housing costs soar, young professionals are finding affordable living in convents, where rents are lower and community living offers additional benefits.

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Nuns who broke back into their Austrian convent ‘are step closer to being able to stay’

Plan for three nuns who escaped from care home last year to go to Rome thought to be positive sign of Vatican’s decision

The Guardian - UK

‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

Audiences draw parallels between the abduction plot of Feels Like Home and Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reign

The Guardian - UK

All You Need Is Kill review – time loop anime offers giant alien flower for Groundhog Day with mechs

New version of the sci-fi day-on-repeat sees a perplexed duo repeatedly battle monstrous plants but leaves you feeling as bored as the protagonist appears

The Guardian - UK

Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden

The new year in Sweden began with some record-breaking cold temperatures. Temperatures in the village of Kvikkjokk in the northern Swedish part of Lapland dropped to -43.6°C, the lowest recorded since records began in 1887.

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Unlicensed weight-loss drugs marketed on social media as ‘prizes’

‘Giveaway’ competitions on WhatsApp and Telegram for retatrutide and other drugs described as ‘extremely dangerous’

The Guardian - UK

22 Years Later, One Time Loop Sci-Fi Thriller Just Stole Its Mojo Back From Tom Cruise

'All You Need Is Kill, the anime adaptation of the Japanese sci-fi novel of the same name, manages to break new ground even after 'Edge of Tomorrow. '

Inverse

My fellow gen Z have spoken: these 22 products still scream ‘2016’

Beats headphones, army green jackets and ‘blinding highlights’ – I asked my fellow gen Z to name the 2016 fads they can’t let go of

The Guardian - US

Thomas Hardy’s Jude the Obscure criticised university elitism – it still rings true today

Thomas Hardy’s final novel, Jude the Obscure (1895), was ahead of its time in more ways that one. Upon its publication, it provoked controversy with its explicit criticism of organised religion and traditional marriage, leading to book burnings and public criticism.

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Blind date: ‘He’s a cat lover and I’m allergic. I would hate to make him have to choose!’

Rita, 35, a travel agent, meets Tom, 40, a social media manager

The Guardian - UK

Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – if they stay off social media

Trio given leave to stay in their abandoned convent near Salzburg until further notice, church officials say

The Guardian - UK

Where are the Shirley Valentines today?

The news that the actor Pauline Collins had died touched a nerve for Terri White. Brought up in a working-class culture, surrounded by Shirley Valentines (Rita, Sue and Bob too), she wondered, where on earth did they all go?

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Booker prize 2025: the six shortlisted books, reviewed by experts

From 150 titles to a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on November 10.

The Guardian - UK

Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain’s richest family, dies aged 85

Billionaire businessman’s family owns Hinduja Group, which has interests across oil, banking and real estate

Total Film

All You Need is Kill anime adaptation starring Demon Slayer and Dan Da Dan voice actor gets a trippy new trailer

The new movie is set to give anime fans a fresh look at Hiroshi Sakurazaka's hit sci-fi series

Evening Standard

My favourite books are in Amazon’s Big Deal Days sale: Top picks to read before the end of 2025

Whatever your literary catnip may be, it’s time to add steamy, intellectual or spooky books to your winter reading stack

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The Mary Sue

The 10 Best Satire Films of the 21st Century

The joke's on us.

The Guardian - UK

‘We were obedient our entire lives’: the nuns who broke back into their convent

Three nuns fled a care home to return to the convent, defying church orders and gaining global support – but their future remains unknown

WhatToWatch

Coronation Street spoilers: Theo's dark past comes back to haunt him

Airs on Wednesday, October 1 at 8pm on ITV1.

WhatToWatch

Coronation Street spoilers: Debbie catches Carl and Abi together

Airs on Monday, September 29 at 8pm on ITV1.

Benzinga

'These Texts Were Like a Drug': Montana Woman Lost $90K in Romance Scam After Bonding with Fake Celebrity

After falling for a charming suitor, a Montana woman learned the hard way that love can't always be trusted.

Cinemablend

Dexter: Resurrection's Finale Just Did The Impossible, And I'm Not Even Mad That It Debunked Some Of My Theories

Resurrection couldn't have been a more apt subtitle.

The Guardian - AU

Hailstones Fell without Rain by Natalia Figueroa Barroso review – a funny and tender debut

This exuberant novel, set in western Sydney and Uruguay, celebrates matrilineal connection over three generations of one family

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