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The life cinematic with Wes Anderson: everything you need to know about one of cinema’s most distinctive auteurs

From his famous ex-roommate to his cinematic adverts, here are some things you perhaps didn’t know about the much-loved directorMany people can inst...

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A brush with Cezanne in Aix-en-Provence, France: a blockbuster retrospective comes to town

The city once neglected its most famous son. But this summer visitors can immerse themselves in a major new exhibition and see the artist’s restored...

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Crime scene catharsis: how a darkly comic video game and TV show turned me into a murder clean-up specialist

Slinging bodies into a pickup as Kovalsky in Crime Scene Cleaner reminded me of Greg Davies in The Cleaner – there is something grimly satisfying ab...

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Tied up and blindfolded: How BBC team was held at gunpoint by Israeli forces in Syria

BBC Arabic's Feras Kilani and his colleagues were held at gunpoint, bound and strip-searched while filming in the Golan Heights....

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Israeli Military Recovers Bodies of Two Hostages Taken in Oct. 7 Attack

Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai, who were in their 70s, were killed by members of a small Palestinian militant group, according to the Israeli se...

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How ASML, a Key Supplier to the Chip Industry, Is Navigating Trump’s Trade War

ASML, the Dutch company that makes multimillion-dollar tools to manufacture advanced semiconductors, is grappling with the repercussions of a tech tra...

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What Experts Are Saying

David Wilson
David Wilson

Professor

4.4

This book came into my life at just the right time. I've been struggling with programming in my work, and the practical advice in JavaScript in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Break Series) has been transformative.

Review of JavaScript in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Break Series)

Lisa Thompson PhD
Lisa Thompson PhD

Gaming Enthusiast

5.5

I absolutely loved Foundations of Graphics & Compute: Volume 5: Ray-Tracing! As someone passionate about webgpu, I found the author's perspective refreshing.

Review of Foundations of Graphics & Compute: Volume 5: Ray-Tracing

Raj Patel PhD
Raj Patel PhD

Chef & Food Blogger

5.8

This book came into my life at just the right time. I've been struggling with ai in my work, and the practical advice in Non-Human Intelligence has been transformative.

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