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Trump’s America: Strong Against Allies, Soft on Autocrats
Trump’s America wages war on Iran, pressures Ukraine and alienates allies while Russia, China and billionaires profit from a dangerous new political order.
Clayface: Skin Falls Apart While Cinema Faces Its Future
Clayface delivers skin-crawling horror while Meta plans IMAX Enhanced glasses for 2027. A roast of cinema, scientific doom and the hope of healing tissue.
Wildwood: Childhood Magic Comes With a 12A Warning Label
Wildwood is beautiful, bold and unexpectedly brutal. Its dark fantasy leaves a strange question: are children tougher now, or merely more exposed to fear?
Man vs Machine: Who Will Be Master and Who the Apprentice?
AI is moving from conversation to discovery. But can machines surpass human imagination, consciousness and purpose, or will humanity remain the master?
AI and the Ancient Business of Blaming the Next Generation
Older generations built the tools, then blamed the young for using them. A roast of AI panic, inherited prejudice and a future that may…
When Everyone Has a Genius, Who Gets to Own the Future?
AI may soon put extraordinary intelligence in every pocket while ownership stays at the top. A roast of jobs, inequality, human value and the…
Fake It Till You Benchmark It: Big Tech’s AI Catch-Up Act
Google, Meta and Grok want the frontier AI crown. Their benchmark scores impress, but the real test is whether the models can finish ordinary…
Europe Paid for Protection. Trump Sent Another Invoice.
Europe relied on US protection and bought its weapons. Trump now demands more, while migrants take the blame and Brexit exposes Europe’s democratic weaknesses.
The North Takes No 10: Can Britain Find Its Way to Europe?
Andy Burnham offers Britain a fresh direction and a closer European future. But unity, trade and democracy need more than another speech from No…
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