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1950s Oscar Best Picture Winners, Ranked

Collider has ranked every Oscar Best Picture winner of the 1950s in a list of ten films, placing The Bridge on the River Kwai at No. 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai is listed as the decade's top winner; the film won seven Oscars, including Best Picture

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Reza Pahlavi urges Trump to back protesters and press for Iran regime's end

Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s deposed shah and a figure of the opposition in exile, said he supported U.S. intervention to back mass protests in Iran and issued a direct plea to President Trump to get involved in an interview on the Fox News program "Sunday

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Penne all’arrabbiata recipe: quick vegan pasta from pantry staples

Pasta all’arrabbiata is presented as an ideal dish for January: quick, vegan and made from ingredients you might already have in the cupboard. The name, which means "angry", is described by the writer as fitting the mood after the Christmas festivities, and a big plate of tomatoey

Sports

Olise and Díaz likened to Robben and Ribéry after Bayern’s 8-1 win

According to Goal, Michael Olise and Luis Díaz were compared to Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry after both wingers stood out in Bayern Munich’s 8-1 demolition of Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena on Sunday evening. The pair combined for five goal involvements as Bayern returned from the winter break,

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Revival of Orphans is a peculiar, incomplete hostage power play

A revival of Lyle Kessler’s Orphans stages an oddball hostage power play inside a Philadelphia household, where an interloper arrives first as a victim and then gradually seizes control. The family at the centre comprises two brothers: Phillip, played by Fred Woodley Evans, who is younger, vulnerable and apparently

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Alan Rickman relieved to play a 'decent' role after being typecast as a villain

Movieweb reports that Emma Thompson told GQ Alan Rickman was relieved to play a heroic, decent character in Ang Lee's 1995 Sense and Sensibility after years of being pigeonholed as an onscreen villain. Thompson suggested Rickman's performance as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince

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Three arrested after alleged racially motivated assault on Victorian imam

Three people were arrested after a Muslim religious leader in Victoria was allegedly punched in the face and his wife forced from their car on the South Gippsland Highway in Melbourne’s south-east, police said. Police allege the couple were travelling at 7.40pm on Saturday when three occupants of

Sports

Man v Fat soccer league expands in U.S., drawing hefty players in Dallas suburbs

Man v Fat, a soccer league founded in Britain in 2014 that is reserved for heavier players, has expanded to the United States and now operates leagues in states including New York, New Jersey, Florida and Texas. In suburban Dallas, teams such as Fat Man United and Totten-Ham and Cheese

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Noah Wyle's three children — Owen, Auden and Frances

Noah Wyle has three children — Owen, Auden and Frances, according to People. Wyle became a father on Nov. 9, 2002, when his then-wife Tracy Warbin gave birth to son Owen; daughter Auden followed on Oct. 15, 2005 before the couple split. He married Sara Wyle in June 2014, and their

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Trump threatens to seize Greenland, saying ‘whether they like it or not’

President Trump again threatened on Friday to forcibly annex Greenland, saying he was “going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not” at a White House event. The event, where Mr. Trump hosted oil and gas executives, focused on his plans to have American companies exploit Venezuela’

Crypto

Stellar nears breakout as RWA value approaches $1 billion

According to Beincrypto, Stellar's XLM price is approaching a potential 30% breakout as the network's real-world asset (RWA) value nears $1 billion, even though the token remains about 34% lower over the past three months. The article says XLM has stabilized and is forming an inverse

Science

NASA posts Artemis II media interview request form

NASA has posted a media request form for interviews related to Artemis II, the agency said in a post on NASA Science. The excerpt of the form lists fields for media information, including a validation field that "should be left unchanged," name (Last, First), media outlet, phone, outlet

Culture

The Testament of Ann Lee blends documented Shaker history with dramatized legend

Collider reports that Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee, now playing in theaters, stars Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee, the 18th-century figure who led the Shakers and promoted celibacy and egalitarian worship. The film draws on several documented elements: Lee was born in 18th-century England as the second

Crypto

Monero tops $500 for first time since 2021 as Zcash faces leadership crisis

Monero (XMR) surged past the $500 mark for the first time since May 2021, briefly touching $500.66 after rising more than 6% on Sunday and about 20% over the past week, bringing it close to its April 2021 record near $517.50. The rally came amid turmoil at rival

Sports

Raphinha double sees Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2 for 16th Super Cup

Goal reports Barcelona claimed a record-extending 16th Spanish Super Cup title by defeating Real Madrid 3-2 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as Hansi Flick's side registered a fifth victory in their last six meetings with their bitter rivals. Raphinha scored twice and Robert Lewandowski also found the

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Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios anthology is a hidden hard sci‑fi gem on Netflix

Movieweb reports that Oats Studios, a hard sci‑fi anthology created by Neill Blomkamp, is a hidden gem currently available on Netflix. Released in 2020, the 10‑episode series transports viewers to a desolate post‑apocalypse, strange outer worlds and alternate realities, blending live‑action with 3D CGI and visuals

Business

Bill Gates Donates $7.9 Billion to Melinda French Gates's Foundation

Bill Gates donated nearly $8 billion to the private foundation of his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, according to a tax filing reviewed by The Times’s Theodore Schleifer. The filing shows a $7.88 billion payment in 2024 to Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation as part of the couple’s divorce settlement.

World

Woman arrested after loose dog allegedly bit two children in Bolton

According to People, a 47-year-old woman in Bolton, England, was arrested on Jan. 9 on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control after two children were bitten by a loose dog on Halliwell Road on Jan. 5. Greater Manchester Police said the two children were taken to a

Politics

Glenn Youngkin says JD Vance would be a strong Republican nominee in 2028

Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia said on Sunday that Vice President JD Vance would be a "great, great presidential nominee," joining other prominent Republicans who have pointed to Mr. Vance as a likely 2028 contender and a successor to President Trump. Mr. Youngkin, whose term ends in less

Crypto

X previews Smart Cashtags to show real-time asset prices and mentions

Beincrypto reports X is previewing a feature called Smart Cashtags that product lead Nikita Bier says will let users tag exact assets or smart contracts so tapping a cashtag surfaces the asset’s real-time price and all related mentions in the timeline. Bier framed Smart Cashtags as formalizing X’s

Tech

Indonesia and Malaysia suspend access to Grok over deepfake concerns

Access to Grok, the xAI chatbot, has been cut off for users in Indonesia and Malaysia after regulators said the chatbot's safeguards were ineffective. Both countries issued temporary suspensions intended to remain in effect until xAI implements safeguards that comply with regulators' demands. "The government views

Culture

Elizabeth McCracken's A Long Game questions craft-book orthodoxy

Elizabeth McCracken, novelist, memoirist and former tutor at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, has written A Long Game, a book that challenges the conventions of creative-writing craft books and the private language of workshops. The review notes that terms such as trope, POV, backstory and character arc have spread since the

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Home Alone 2 ranks ninth globally on Disney+ after the holidays

According to Collider, over two weeks after Christmas Day Home Alone 2: Lost in New York topped out at ninth place globally over the past week on Disney+. The sequel follows the original's premise: the McCallisters prepare for a Christmas trip and forget Kevin, who mistakenly boards a

Health

Analysis suggests Australian GP bulk-billing rate nearly doubled after Medicare incentive

An analysis by online health directory Cleanbill suggests the proportion of Australian GP clinics that fully bulk bill almost doubled to 40.2% by the end of 2025, following Medicare incentives introduced by the federal government in November. The study noted the government implemented an additional 12.5% payment on

Sports

Real Madrid outclassed by Barcelona in 3-2 Spanish Super Cup final

Goal reports Real Madrid were outclassed by Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, losing 3-2 in a result that will increase pressure on manager Xabi Alonso. The match featured early struggles for Madrid, with mishaps from Rodrygo and errors from Raul Asencio as they failed to gain a foothold