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After 29 Years, South Park Officially Releases Its Most Controversial Episode Ever

Screen Rant declares that the latest episode of South Park, 'Billionaire Weenietown,' is the most controversial in the show's 29-year history, featuring grotesque nudity, a slur, and a degrading deep-fake of the US president.

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22:57Culture‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation 22:54CultureThe Muppets Turn 50 This Year But They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in Perseverance’22:30PoliticsOil prices spike after Houthi attacks on Saudi airports 22:02CultureHulu Deserves Kudos For Turning A 10-Episode Masterpiece Miniseries Into A Full Show 22:00CultureJason Statham’s $1.5B Action Blockbuster Is Officially About to Disappear From Netflix 21:27PoliticsLive updates: DC judge scolds DOJ, NPS for East Potomac Park tree cutting; Omar calls raid 'political intimidation'21:00CultureNew 8-Episode Mystery Series On Prime Video Is The Best Of Its Kind 21:00CultureGarrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy & Jessica Biel Going ‘Downriver’ For Artists Equity Independent Pictures, Hungry Bull Productions 20:34PoliticsJudge Orders Trump Administration to Answer for Tree Removals at D.C. Golf Course 20:15PoliticsAndy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU 19:20PoliticsSecurity for high-profile public figures to be reviewed after Ann Widdecombe’s murder 19:00CultureDisney's New Fantasy Adaptation Based On 11-Book Series Is An Apology 6 Years In The Making 19:00CultureChris Pratt's Action Thriller That Divided Critics & Audiences Officially Returns Next Week 19:00CultureWhat Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Reveals About Media’s Future (Guest Column)

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Hulu Deserves Kudos For Turning A 10-Episode Masterpiece Miniseries Into A Full Show

Hulu has renewed Shogun for a second season after the 2024 historical drama became a major critical and streaming hit. The next run will be an original story with a 10-year time jump.

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Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU

Andy Burnham has called for a deeper UK-EU discussion after the 20 November summit, saying the current relationship is not good enough. Talks may still run into disputes over trade, migration and youth mobility.

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Security for high-profile public figures to be reviewed after Ann Widdecombe’s murder

Shabana Mahmood has ordered an urgent review of state security for public figures after the killing of Ann Widdecombe. Police support will also be extended immediately to some high-profile figures not currently MPs.

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Disney's New Fantasy Adaptation Based On 11-Book Series Is An Apology 6 Years In The Making

Disney's upcoming Artemis Fowl TV series aims to redeem the franchise after the widely panned 2020 film adaptation, promising to restore the books' sharp wit and moral complexity.

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Oil prices spike after Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

Oil prices rose on Monday after Iran-backed Houthi attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. Brent crude closed at nearly $106 a barrel, up about $1.20 from Friday.

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Jason Statham’s $1.5B Action Blockbuster Is Officially About to Disappear From Netflix

Jason Statham’s Furious 7, his biggest film at $1.5 billion worldwide, is set to leave Netflix on 31 October. The action hit has an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Judge Orders Trump Administration to Answer for Tree Removals at D.C. Golf Course

A federal judge has demanded that the Trump administration explain who authorised the removal of hundreds of trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington. The issue came up in a four-hour hearing over the disputed work.

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What Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Reveals About Media’s Future (Guest Column)

A guest column says the Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery deal shows media consolidation alone will not solve fragmentation, streaming pressure and the rise of AI and new rivals. The argument is that future growth will depend on reinvention, not just scale.

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New 8-Episode Mystery Series On Prime Video Is The Best Of Its Kind

Prime Video's original teen mystery series 'Sterling Point' has become a breakout hit, topping global charts and earning a rare perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, outshining other YA shows on the platform.

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‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation

RJ Mitte died on 12 October aged 34 after making his name as Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, where his performance helped normalise disability on screen and boosted representation.

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The Muppets Turn 50 This Year But They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in Perseverance’

The Muppets marked 50 years since The Muppet Show first aired in 1976, after a difficult path to television that nearly kept Jim Henson’s creation unseen.

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Live updates: DC judge scolds DOJ, NPS for East Potomac Park tree cutting; Omar calls raid 'political intimidation'

A federal judge rebuked Justice Department and National Park Service lawyers over tree cutting in East Potomac Park, after work began with little notice and triggered an emergency order. In a separate development, Rep. Ilhan Omar called a raid on her home political intimidation.

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Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy & Jessica Biel Going ‘Downriver’ For Artists Equity Independent Pictures, Hungry Bull Productions

Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy and Jessica Biel have joined the dramedy Downriver, a Montana fly-fishing story from Artists Equity Independent Pictures and Hungry Bull Productions.

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Chris Pratt's Action Thriller That Divided Critics & Audiences Officially Returns Next Week

Chris Pratt’s Prime Video action series The Terminal List returns on 21 October after a four-year wait. Season 2 shifts from revenge to a global spy thriller set across Mozambique and Europe.

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20 Years Later, Children Of Men Has Sci-Fi's Best Opening Scene This Century

Screen Rant argues that Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men has the standout sci-fi opening scene of the 21st century, using a single-take sequence to build its bleak world in just over two minutes.

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Johnson: Video of Hasan execution could be 'recruiting tool for future terrorists'

House Speaker Mike Johnson said livestreaming the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan could aid terrorist recruitment. He joined other Republicans who have raised concerns about airing it publicly.

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’30 Rock’ 20th Anniversary Reunion: Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan Try to Remember Their Lines, Alec Baldwin Riffs as Jack Donaghy and More Best Moments

Conan O’Brien hosted a one-night 30 Rock reunion at Radio City Music Hall for the sitcom’s 20th anniversary, with cast members, surprise guests and charity fundraising for the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem.

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Pokémon TCG Retailer Issues Official Warning Over 30th Anniversary Demand

A small Suffolk toy shop has warned that Pokémon TCG’s 30th Celebration demand is overwhelming its limited stock. The retailer says it has been flooded with more than 500 messages in a week.

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Hulu Deserves Kudos For Turning A 10-Episode Masterpiece Miniseries Into A Full Show

Andy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EU

Security for high-profile public figures to be reviewed after Ann Widdecombe’s murder

Disney's New Fantasy Adaptation Based On 11-Book Series Is An Apology 6 Years In The Making

Oil prices spike after Houthi attacks on Saudi airports

Jason Statham’s $1.5B Action Blockbuster Is Officially About to Disappear From Netflix

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Answer for Tree Removals at D.C. Golf Course

What Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Reveals About Media’s Future (Guest Column)

New 8-Episode Mystery Series On Prime Video Is The Best Of Its Kind

‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation

The Muppets Turn 50 This Year But They Nearly Didn’t Get Made at All: ‘It Was a Real Study in Perseverance’

Live updates: DC judge scolds DOJ, NPS for East Potomac Park tree cutting; Omar calls raid 'political intimidation'

Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy & Jessica Biel Going ‘Downriver’ For Artists Equity Independent Pictures, Hungry Bull Productions

Chris Pratt's Action Thriller That Divided Critics & Audiences Officially Returns Next Week

20 Years Later, Children Of Men Has Sci-Fi's Best Opening Scene This Century

Johnson: Video of Hasan execution could be 'recruiting tool for future terrorists'

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