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2 days, 19 hours ago

DAN HODGES: Ruthless, cynical and cunning - why Mandy is the perfect choice as US ambassador

Peter Mandelson is cynical, manipulative, ruthless, calculating, cunning and ambitious – and the perfect choice to be Britain’s new ambassador to Washington. The Prime Minister’s decision to appoint the man once dubbed ‘The Prince of Darkness’ to the coveted role has caused consternation, especially among his old foes in the Labour movement. Peter Mandelson is cynical, manipulative, ruthless, calculating, cunning …

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Ariana Grande's boyfriend Ethan Slater condemned by fans for 'deeply disappointing treatment' of ex-wife Lilly Jay as they issue warning to Wicked co-star

Daily Mail

Ariana Grande's boyfriend and Wicked co-star Ethan Slater has been condemned by fans after his ex-wife Lilly Jay opened up on the 'darkness' of watching him move on. Ariana Grande 's boyfriend and Wicked co-star Ethan Slater has been condemned by fans after his ex-wife Lilly Jay opened up on the 'darkness' of watching him move on Lilly, 32, who …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

Model Petra Nemcova says she entered a ‘meditative state’ to survive 2004 tsunami

LA Times

Petra Nemcova was on vacation in Thailand at the time of the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 230,000 across Southeast Asia. The Czech-born supermodel spoke about her vacation-turned-nightmare with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer in a segment that aired Thursday on “Good Morning America.” Sawyer first interviewed Nemcova about her unlikely survival in 2005, mere months after the storm claimed …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

In the dark: How rolling blackouts have transformed life in Ecuador

Al Jazeera

Quito, Ecuador – With darkness descending on the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, 26-year-old Brandon Samueza races to send out job applications before 8pm, when the power — and his internet — go out. The cuts aim to prevent the collapse of the electrical grid, as a months-long drought dries up the rivers that power hydroelectric dams, Ecuador’s primary source of …

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5 days, 1 hour ago

Movie Review: Like architecture itself, ‘The Brutalist’ is an epic exercise in ambition and grandeur

Associated Press

“The making of a good building,” observed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, “is a great moral performance.” Like many notable quotes about architecture, it speaks to grandeur, permanence, scale. Tóth, played with deep soul and unrelenting intensity by Adrien Brody in “The Brutalist,” is actually fictional, though you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise, so richly realized is his story in …

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Daisy Edgar-Jones fails to grasp the darkness and depth in Tennessee Williams revival

The Independent

Tennessee Williams’s landmark play opens with a long, drawn-out howl of pain. Frecknall’s previous takes on Williams’s plays were much-praised masterpieces of female subjectivity and neuroticism, with Patsy Ferran’s agile, highly strung charisma shining bright on hazy, dimly lit stages. open image in gallery Lennie James as Big Daddy She’s fuming because her sister-in-law’s “no-neck monster” children have spoiled her …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Scientists find alien-like predator in the deep ocean, name it Darkness

Hindustan Times

Despite oceans covering 71% of our planet, a staggering 95% remains unexplored. While most amphipods scavenge or feed on detritus, this species actively hunts prey, making it the first predatory amphipod documented in the hadal zone. This region, characterised by depths beyond 6,000 metres, is one of the least understood habitats on Earth, yet it may hold invaluable secrets for …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Celebrate Karthigai Maha Deepam virtually with Sri Mandir’s live darshan experience

Deccan Chronicle

Celebrating the eternal triumph of light over darkness, the sacred festival of Karthigai Maha Deepam holds profound spiritual significance for millions of devotees. Sri Mandir, India’s largest devotional platform, proudly announces a special initiative for devotees to partake in the Karthigai Maha Deepam LIVE Darshan Special on Friday, December 13, 2024. This sacred event, timed with the auspicious Karthigai Maha …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Poemlets and extinctions | Review of ‘Yellow’ by Sukrita Paul Kumar and ‘Eartha’ by Vinita Agrawal

The Hindu

Sukrita Paul Kumar’s new book of poems, Yellow, speaks of the interplay between darkness and light, where darkness swallows whatever little light there is. The poet calls these fragments ‘poemlets’ instead of poems, perhaps to indicate a sense of fledgling incompleteness. Vinita Agrawal’s ‘Eartha’ Vinita Agrawal’s Eartha, as the title suggests, delves into wounded earth and the disappearance of various …

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1 week, 3 days ago

ABVP alleges stone pelting during screening of 'Sabarmati Report' at JNU

India Today

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Thursday alleged that stones were allegedly thrown at a group of students watching the film Sabarmati Report at a public screening in New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. "We have been peacefully conducting the screening of Sabarmati Report, which has also been seen by the Prime Minister and has been made tax-free in many states. …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year

Hindustan Times

A movie shot in first person sounds like a gimmick. Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year And yet, with “Nickel Boys,” filmmaker RaMell Ross not only commits to the idea but delivers one of the most powerful films of the year in the process — a lyrical, heartbreaking and haunting …

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Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year

Associated Press

A movie shot in first person sounds like a gimmick. And yet, with “Nickel Boys,” filmmaker RaMell Ross not only commits to the idea but delivers one of the most powerful films of the year in the process — a lyrical, heartbreaking and haunting journey into the darkness of a brutal reform school in the Jim Crow South. Ross and …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Over 1,000 industrial units reel under darkness as power outage continues in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times

As the blackout resulting from a fire that broke out at the 66 KV grid on Tajpur Road continued into Thursday, the power supply was disrupted at the central jail, 15,000 houses and 1,000 industrial units. Chief engineer Jagdev Singh Hans said the power supply to the central jail was restored by 11 pm on Wednesday on priority and domestic …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Justin Hawkins defends Liam Payne comments after he’s accused of having ‘blood on his hands’

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Justin Hawkins has rejected calls …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Alien predator discovered in ocean's depth. Scientists name it Darkness

India Today

The deep ocean, one of Earth's most mysterious and diverse regions, continues to reveal secrets about its unique ecosystems. Recent research has uncovered a new species of amphipod, Dulcibella camanchaca, from the Atacama Trench, located off the coasts of Peru and Chile. Found at a staggering depth of 7,902 meters during the 2023 Integrated Deep-Ocean Observing System Expedition, this discovery …

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1 week, 5 days ago

2 Ukrainian women are pulled alive from rubble hours after Russian missile strike

LA Times

Rescue crews pulled two women from rubble several hours after a Russian missile struck a medical clinic in southern Ukraine, killing nine people and wounding 22 others, authorities said Wednesday. The women called rescue services to say they were buried by debris for seven hours after the attack late Tuesday in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine’s Emergency Services said, as deadly Russian strikes …

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2 weeks ago

Russia has used Putin’s Oreshnik missile for the first time. Why now?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Russian President Vladimir Putin makes …

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Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missile for first time: Its key capabilities

India Today

The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge fireballs pierced the darkness and slammed into the ground at astonishing speed. Putin said the missile was called the “Oreshnik” — Russian for “hazelnut tree.” A look at the weapon, how it fits into Moscow’s battle plan …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Notre Dame's reopening celebrated its saviors as much as the cathedral's resurrection from fire

The Independent

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Notre Dame’s reopening celebrated its saviors as much as the cathedral’s resurrection from fire

Associated Press

PARIS — The reopening ceremonies for Notre Dame were as much a celebration of people as they were a rejoicing at the cathedral’s resurrection from fire. “She lives again, she is reborn.” The American carpenter “Impossible.” That was American carpenter Hank Silver’s first thought when he joined the reconstruction effort — in a workshop in Normandy, northern France, that was …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Paying it forward

New Indian Express

Even just one sincere smile can create a chain reaction of kindness that reaches across whole communities. Children, a sweet smile on the face is an outward expression of the divine consciousness within. Where there is a sincere smile, there one will always find love, happiness, compassion and patience. The thought that there was at least one person in the …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Review: In ‘The Girl With the Needle,’ women face unthinkable options — and a dark solution

LA Times

Karoline is utterly alone in Copenhagen. “The Girl With the Needle,” Denmark’s official submission for the international feature Oscar, is directed and co-written by the Swedish Polish filmmaker Magnus von Horn. It doesn’t announce itself as such, but it is a film about one of Denmark’s most notorious serial killers, Dagmar Overbye, a child caretaker convicted in 1921 for murdering …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

65 days of darkness: Alaska enters its longest polar night

India Today

Barrow, Alaska, also known as UtqiaÄávik, the northernmost city in the United States, bids farewell to the sun on November 18, 2024. THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE DARKNESS The polar night occurs because of the Earth's axial tilt, which causes areas near the poles to experience extended periods of darkness during winter. In UtqiaÄávik, Alaska, this twilight period lasts approximately three …

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Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months

Raw Story

Cash-strapped Cuba was plunged into darkness on Wednesday for the third time in two months after the power grid failed. The blackout dealt another blow to the communist-run island, which is reeling from the effects of two hurricanes, repeated power outages and a severe economic crisis. The cause of that outage, like Wednesday's, was a failure at the Antonio Guiteras …

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DAN HODGES: Ruthless, cynical and cunning - why Mandy is the perfect choice as US ambassador

Ariana Grande's boyfriend Ethan Slater condemned by fans for 'deeply disappointing treatment' of ex-wife Lilly Jay as they issue warning to Wicked co-star

Model Petra Nemcova says she entered a ‘meditative state’ to survive 2004 tsunami

In the dark: How rolling blackouts have transformed life in Ecuador

Movie Review: Like architecture itself, ‘The Brutalist’ is an epic exercise in ambition and grandeur

Daisy Edgar-Jones fails to grasp the darkness and depth in Tennessee Williams revival

Scientists find alien-like predator in the deep ocean, name it Darkness

Celebrate Karthigai Maha Deepam virtually with Sri Mandir’s live darshan experience

Poemlets and extinctions | Review of ‘Yellow’ by Sukrita Paul Kumar and ‘Eartha’ by Vinita Agrawal

ABVP alleges stone pelting during screening of 'Sabarmati Report' at JNU

Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year

Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year

Over 1,000 industrial units reel under darkness as power outage continues in Ludhiana

Justin Hawkins defends Liam Payne comments after he’s accused of having ‘blood on his hands’

Alien predator discovered in ocean's depth. Scientists name it Darkness

2 Ukrainian women are pulled alive from rubble hours after Russian missile strike

Russia has used Putin’s Oreshnik missile for the first time. Why now?

Russia deploys hypersonic Oreshnik missile for first time: Its key capabilities

Notre Dame's reopening celebrated its saviors as much as the cathedral's resurrection from fire

Notre Dame’s reopening celebrated its saviors as much as the cathedral’s resurrection from fire

Paying it forward

Review: In ‘The Girl With the Needle,’ women face unthinkable options — and a dark solution

65 days of darkness: Alaska enters its longest polar night

Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months