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Marianna Spring is the BBC’s first disinformation and social media correspondent, a post best described as prolonged recumbence on a bed of very sharp nails. She is also a plucky and dogged investigative reporter who has repeatedly dived into the cesspit of online hatred and misinformation with the aim of trying to understand, rather than merely ridicule or condemn it. For her pains, Spring has already received – and deserved – some professional awards. But she has also been the target of some of the most vicious targeted…

Julianne Moore got where she is today thanks to her pathological need to go against the grain. She started her career in soap operas, and could have made a perfectly decent living there, but then she decided to change things up and move into film. Again, she could have made a perfectly decent career starring in the sort of fare she was offered, in entertaining schlock like Body of Evidence and The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, but she decided to change things up once more by seeking out work with auteurs like Paul Thomas…

Image via Warner Bros. Pictures As the world bids their farewells to Academy Award-winning actor Alan Arkin today, a time of reflection is sure to follow in due time; indeed, whether he tickled our funnybones or made our jaws drop with his stage-worthy gravitas, Arkin is sure to be remembered for many turns, among them The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Argo, and his Oscar-winning performance as Little Miss Sunshine. But for some, he may be remembered as one half of…

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press A high school gym teacher grappling with her sexual identity is challenged on both a micro and macro level in 1988 England in ” Blue Jean,” a quietly complex portrait of compartmentalization and self-actualization. In October 1987, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gave a speech in which she bemoaned the state of education and said that “Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay.” This was just…

Player versus player combat, or PvP for short, is a major feature in Diablo 4. Of course, players can choose whether or not to participate in PvP, as it's a totally optional feature within the game. If some fans want to stick solely with the main story and PvE elements of Diablo 4, they are completely free to do so. However, those that want to venture into PvP will need to head to the Fields of Hatred in Sanctuary. This is a part of the world map in Diablo 4 and it's solely where PvP takes place. The…

In case you missed it, HBO’s The Last of Us premiered last night, and it’s easy to see why it instantly secured a reputation as the single best-reviewed live-action video game adaptation in history. To be fair, audiences have had to sift though an awful lot of crap in the 30 years since the infamous Super Mario Bros., but there’s one console-to-screen blockbuster that’s been singled out above all to be placed back into the firing line. Not only that, there’s even a specific actor to have been pinpointed as the object of…

From a "nuclear explosion" in the country to North Korea sending troops to Ayodhya, the 102 YouTube channels banned by the government were known to routinely spread disinformation about India to its lakhs of subscribers, and were "monetising fake news", officials have said. The government started the crackdown against such YouTube channels for the first time in December last year using its emergency powers under the Information Technology Rules, 2021.Invoking the rules notified in February last year, the government has…

In tandem with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's ongoing divorce drama and custody issues, the two also continue to fight over a French vineyard they purchased together back when they first started dating. In essence, Jolie sold off her share of the business just recently to the wine division of the Stoli group, which prompted Pitt  to later sue her for what he views as an unlawful sale. New developments have since arisen in the winery battle, including one insider making claims that Pitt’s “hatred” is the real root of the…

Netflix’s 2017 live-action Death Note was about as popular with fans as a bucket of cold puke. Even before release, there were loud objections to the alterations to the story and characters, with the story having been altered in an attempt to appeal to Western audiences. Despite the fan hatred, Death Note was a hit with general audiences, so now it’s sequel time. We’ve known Death Note 2 was coming for a while, with Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City‘s Greg Russo on writing duties. Since…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to attitudes and behaviors among members of American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.  …