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Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things: Season 5. COURTESY OF NETFLIX

Stranger Things Season 5 goes high-concept

Can Stranger Things, a silly, warm, gory, surprising show, produce something genuinely original: a supernatural ecosystem capacious enough for all those different forms of evil to coherently coexist?

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Heartbroken Branson recalls wife’s last moments before death.

Branson shares wife’s final moments before her sudden death

Sir Richard Branson has shared a heartbreaking twist of fate that brought him to his wife Joan’s hospital bedside in her final hours, recalling their last moments together.

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Robert Irwin has surely never been in a better financial position following his win on Dancing with the Stars.

How much Robert Irwin is worth after US dance win

As the young wildlife star’s popularity surges, so does his bank account!

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Duck Pond will be staged at the Sydney Opera House.

Old-school ballerinas are not going to be happy about this

If you think of Dumbo when you think of the circus, prepare to have your expectations smashed. Circa is taking on Swan Lake, and purists aren’t going to be scandalised.

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The final instalment of Stranger Things has seen the sci-fi horror production’s previous four series rocket back into Netflix’s top 10.

End of an era as Stranger Things finale crashes Netflix

With the final season of the hit fantasy/horror series crashing the streaming platform on its release day, it’s timely to consider one question: what is Netflix without Stranger Things?

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Aussie icon Hugh Jackman has finally gone Instagram official with Sutton Foster — but not everyone is thrilled about it. 

‘We were rooting for you’: Hugh Jackman’s love life explodes

‘That’s embarrassing Hugh! We used to think you were cool, what a disappointment.’

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The viral pregnancy trend experts call ‘traumatic’.

This shocking trend is turning infertility into a punchline

A viral pregnancy ‘game’ is leaving women navigating infertility reeling, as experts warn it turns private trauma into public entertainment.

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From left, Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner in Eternity. A24

Death makes a delicious pickle

Eternity, which marks Irish director David Freyne’s first American production, is a sweet and amusing yet ultimately flimsy exploration of long-lost love and meaningful companionship.

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Singer grabbed on stage by female fan.

Singer groped on stage as crowd watches in shock

American R&B singer Mario was forced to pull away and scold a fan after she reached up and grabbed him during a Detroit show.

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Mark Beretta is bidding farewell to Sunrise after 22 years as sports anchor.

Mark Beretta announces Sunrise departure after more than two decades

Beretts has opened up about his decision to step away from the Sunrise desk.

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The Beatles.

How the Beatles got their hooks into Gen X and never let go

THE NEW YORK TIMES: I thought the Beatles represented my parents’ generation, but one documentary changed my mind.

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Brett Ratner could be making a comeback with a Rush Hour sequel. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

How Trump ‘pressed’ studio to bring back cancelled filmmaker

Brett Ratner, who faced six allegations of sexual misconduct in 2017, which he denied, could be making his comeback thanks to Donald Trump’s intervention.

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Robert Irwin with his Dancing With the Stars partner Witney Carson.

Why Americans can’t get enough of Robert Irwin right now

WENLEI MA: He’s only 21 years old but Robert Irwin could make a convincing case for being the most beloved Australian in the US right now.

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The Irwins make Dancing With the Stars history.

How the Irwin family has made American TV history

His big sister Bindi famously won in Hollywood in 2015, charming audiences with her powerhouse partnership with Derek Hough.

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