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Tim Richards, CEO and founder of exhibition chain Vue, has been appointed the next Chair of the British Film Institute. Richards will take over the role from interim Chair and BFI Governor Pat Butler. The public appointment was made by the Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden. Richards will take up the position from Tuesday 16 February
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This post was originally published in our mystery/thriller newsletter, Unusual Suspects. Sign up for it here to get mystery news, reviews, deals, and more! Hello mystery fans! First, if you’ve been waiting for the release of Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, it’s finally here! (Review) For this week I have for you one of my favorite
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There are celebrity journeys, there are X-Factor esque sob-story journeys and then this the remarkable journey of Marama Corlett, the 29-year-old actress poised to star in the big budget BBC America adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, new TV show, The Watch. Photographer David Reiss, Stylist Krishan Parmar at Carol Hayes Management, Make up Barrie
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The government will provide a further £3.5bn to “end the cladding scandal in a way that is fair and generous to leaseholders” in the wake of Grenfell Tower fire, the housing secretary has announced. Robert Jenrick told MPs on Wednesday that ministers aimed to “finish the job we’ve started” on removing and replacing unsafe cladding
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The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars is set to reach the red planet and enter its orbit on Tuesday following a seven-month, 494 million km journey, allowing it to start sending data about the Martian atmosphere and climate. This would make the UAE the fifth space agency to reach the planet. The Mars
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Hustler founder Larry Flynt has died at 78. The Washington Post confirmed the news with his brother Jimmy. No cause of death was given. Flynt made his fortune with Hustler magazine and associated businesses, but he made a name for himself by challenging cultural norms. He unapologetically called himself “a pornographer.” Injured by an assailant’s
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In December I told you about the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Longlist. As promised, they have now released their finalists. The virtual Literary Awards Ceremony will be held on April 8, 2021. This $75,000 award is given to “a book-length work of any genre for its originality, merit, and impact, which has broken new
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