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Naturally, someone out there has the largest collection of something. For example, Bettina Dorfmann of Düsseldorf, Germany is the world leader in Barbie Dolls, with over 15,000 in her collection. One wonders if the recent film made the value of her hobby skyrocket. If yes, good for her.For older items, as one can expect, you will have to frequent thrift stores. Unfortunately, more valuable items can be hard to get, as collectors grab them up. So the best bet is to simply explore thirst stores, garage sales, and other,…

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In England, over 80,000 children are now in care, an increase of nearly one third since 2010. We've discovered that local party politics is a factor in this. Our analysis shows that, between 2015 and 2021, six or seven more children each year were taken into care in an average sized Conservative council than in an equivalent Labour council. …

Barbie (which can be streamed with a Max subscription) was arguably the biggest movie of last year. Barbie was a massive box office hit and it stands a chance of going home from the Oscars with more than one statue. Barbie received several major 2024 Oscar nominations, despite its star and director both being criminally overlooked. The movie is a staggering achievement, being both an IP-driven tentpole based on a popular toy, and a serious look at just what that toy means to the culture at large. It's incredible the…

screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET The next screen asks you to verify your account through a text. Confirm your country and then enter your mobile phone number. Click the button to request a code. screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET At the next screen, create and type a user handle. Your full handle on Bluesky will then be the name you type followed by .bsky.social, as in @johnsmith.bsky.social. Click Next. screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Next, Bluesky displays a series of accounts you might…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeKumail Nanjiani has spoken out about the impact of receiving poor critical reviews, sharing that he started attending counselling after the release of Eternals.The actor and writer played cosmic superhero Kingo in the 2021 Marvel film, which adapted the comic about ancient aliens protecting the earth from attack.In preparation for the role, Nanjiani, 45, underwent a major physical…

Disney+ started getting strict about password sharing in Canada last year, and now it's expanding the restriction to the US. According to The Verge, the streaming service has been sending out emails to its subscribers in the country, notifying them about a change in its terms of service. Its service agreement now states that users may not share their passwords outside of their household "unless otherwise permitted by service tier," suggesting the arrival of new subscription options in the future.The Verge says Disney+…

Apple's Vision Pro is now on sale and those who were able to get their preorders in early have already been enjoying the spatial computing experience for a few days now. We've seen plenty of Vision Pro reviews, both positive and not-so-positive as well as reports from people who actually spent their own money on the device. And while Apple hasn't shared sales figures, some have posited that around 200,000 Vision Pros were bought as part of the preorder window from January 19 to February 2.That's a big number although in…

I had been married for six weeks the night I met Anthony. Tall, olive-skinned with electric green eyes, he was so handsome my cheeks were flushed when I walked through the front door of his shared Venice Beach home.I was in L.A. from Seattle visiting my sister for the weekend. Crossing paths with her boyfriend’s best friend and housemate wasn’t on the agenda. Due to flight delays, Anthony had just returned from a trip to the East Coast. His suitcase was still at the foot of the stairs.“Well, where are we all going for…

Jam Master Jay “was nervous about something” days before he was killed, according to witness testimony on Thursday at the Brooklyn trial for two men accused of killing the Run-DMC DJ in 2002. The Associated Press reports that Stephon Watford, a cousin and business associate of the late DJ (whose real name was Jason Mizell), told the jury Mizell had started carrying a gun to protect himself in the days prior to the fatal shooting. Watford also claimed that one of the defendants, Ronald Washington, had asked for…