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ENQUÊTE - Ils ont découvert la science-fiction enfant. Devenus les hommes les plus riches du monde, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg ou Peter Thiel rêvent de transformer leurs livres de chevet en réalité.

Sarah Moss: Is it possible for me, an immigrant writer, to produce ‘Irish fiction’?

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Translated Japanese fiction is obsessed with quiet stories taking place in bookshops and cafes, but life and work in Japan are not as idyllic as it seems.

As peptides gain popularity among some wellness influencers and federal government officials, doctors share what you need to know.

British filmmaker Joanna Hogg, who has been serving as president of the Feature Narrative Competition jury at the ninth edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival this week, tells Variety she prefers to know as little as possible about a film before watching it, “not even a synopsis of the story.” “I prefer to go […]

We seem to be in crisis mode when it comes to masculinity: the Tate brothers, looksmaxxing, Hegsethian obsessions with testosterone and TikTok videos awash in pumped bodies spouting unapologetic misogyny. The fear of effeminization has never felt so acute, which presumably is why Matt Damon’s Odysseus needed bulging muscles, to ensure his sensitivity was mit

<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/9sNtdQ/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/09/06/8e880ebb-f002-4c63-a6c9-73a141c0883c.webp">Theresa Hannigs "Parts Per Million" trifft aus der nahen Zukunft mitten in die Gegenwart der Rekordhitze und Trockenheit

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New York Comic Con can be a strange place sometimes, but this year, Sega gave select media the opportunity to make it stranger (than heaven). We went hands-on with developer Ryu ga Gotoku's next major project, and while our extended look offered glimpses into the decades-spanning adventure, there's clearly still a lot more to see.&nbsp; The three-hour demo w

Ryu Ga Gotoku's next major game hopes to live up to Like A Dragon's legacy.