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The Louvre museum and several other French cultural sites are increasing the price of entry for visitors from outside Europe. So-called "dual pricing" is quite common in less wealthy countries but rar...
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Hachette and Cengage allege Google bypassed licensing to train Gemini, calling it “historic copyright infringement.”...
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As AFCON 2025 heads towards a thrilling finale in Morocco, the host cities are buzzing with far more than football. In Casablanca and Rabat, art, culture and the passion of fans are turning the tourna...
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Oni Press is starting off the new year strong with a new graphic novel called The Demon of Beausoleil. Even though it deals with demons and exorcism, this book is actually a surprisingly lighthearted ...
Jack O'Connell in "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple." Sony In "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," Jack O'Connell plays Sir Jimmy Crystal, a strange cult leader. The character and his fol...
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