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Stuart Fails To Save The Universe is definitely worth your time.
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Clare Rigden

The five TV shows worth watching this week

This week our Screen Queen is being won over by a Chuck Lorre sitcom, checking out Netflix’s My Brilliant Career adaptation, peeping Ultimate Girls Trip and getting her silly on with the folks from Tires.

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Independence Day and Mars Attacks, Antz and A Bug’s Life, Elvis and Priscilla - cinema is riddled with similar movies that come out at the same time.

The odd coincidence of movie twins

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Callum Turner has revealed his very own love language.

Callum Turner reveals his ‘give and receive’ dating approach

Culture
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One Night Only has a wild - and dystopian - premise for a frothy rom-com, but for something billed as a sex comedy, it is surprisingly not horny. The ending, in particular, is something to be avoided, writes Wenlei Ma.
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Why you should walk out of this movie before its dumb ending

Film
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Paw Patrol have been accused of being covert outriders for authoritarian capitalism.

Haters accuse Paw Patrol pups of hiding a dark underbelly

The Economist
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Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon.

The Game of Thrones universe is finally turning it around

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Two Weeks in August.
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Bad omens abound in White Lotus-lite TV show

TV
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Paw Patrol have been accused of being covert outriders for authoritarian capitalism.

Haters accuse Paw Patrol pups of hiding a dark underbelly

The Economist
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Kim Kardashian’s Hidden Hills home has allegedly been robbed.

Kim Kardashian’s luxury LA mansion robbed and car stolen

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The legal battle between Guy Sebastian and his former manager Titus Day has finally come to a close as the pair reached a settlement. NewsWire/Nikki Short.

Guy’s legal battle with manager ends

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Duane Davis during the first day of his murder trial for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Tupac murder trial begins 30 years after rapper’s death

World
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The duo are releasing their first ever song together.

Queen and Princess of pop release first song together

Music
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Music legend Bruce Springsteen has opened up about his wife Patti Scialfa’s private health battle.

Bruce Springsteen shares wife’s cancer update

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Callum Turner has revealed his very own love language.

Callum Turner reveals his ‘give and receive’ dating approach

Culture
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The Aussie actor shared a photo of his new tattoo, which is a tribute to the NSW suburb he was raised in.

Actor’s bold new tattoo celebrating one Aussie suburb

Pop Culture
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The 29-year-old bared her chest as she soaked up the sun on a family holiday in Sardinia, Italy on Sunday.

TV star goes topless on boat with father

Pop Culture
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Duane Davis during the first day of his murder trial for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Tupac murder trial begins 30 years after rapper’s death

World
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Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi.

Best-selling author and Oscar trailblazer dead at 56

Culture
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Archibald Prize 2026 winner. Portrait of Iluwanti Ken by Richard Lewer.

Richard Lewer wins Archibald with life-size portrait

Visual Arts
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‘Flying Rodent’ was the winning image.

Wildlife photographer crowned for ‘rarest wild cat’ image

World
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Authorities have recovered the 18th-century Portrait of a Lady looted by the Nazis during WWII. (AP PHOTO)

Couple charged for hiding with nazi-looted painting

The New York Times
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Grand Theft Auto VI will be released on November 19.

Controversial blockbuster game is back after 13-year absence

Gaming
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Netflix game Unhinged.

Netflix’s new horror release signals gaming ambitions

Gaming
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Vince Zampella has died, aged 55.
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Grim video of crash that killed Call of Duty creator emerges

World
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: The top 10 video games of 2025 spotlight artistic indies, nostalgia and mysteries amid chaotic times in the real world.

The 10 best video games of 2025 revealed

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Radio

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Kyle Sandilands has revealed that he and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson have been secretly texting each other.

Kyle reveals hidden texts with Jackie ‘O’ throughout feud

Radio
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Melbourne radio host Nick Cody (left) revealed to co-hosts Brendan Fevola and Fifi Box he is expecting a third child in October.

Star announces exciting family news live on radio show

Radio
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Karl Stefanovic makes a major change to his social media following his Nine departure.

Karl Stefanovic cuts final ties with Today and Nine

Radio
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Karl Stefanovic swiftly departed Nine after he published a controversial podcast featuring British far-right commentator Tommy Robinson. YouTube

‘Good on you’: Eddie confirms Karl news

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Writer Anna Funder swore she wasn’t doing her kid’s uni assignment. 

Why we need to hold thieving tech bros to account

Books
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Laperouse: A Parisian Icon Since 1766: a peek at a unique web of history, seduction, food and fun.

A peek into a uniquely Parisian web of history

Lifestyle
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Stuff the British Stole.

TV show which provokes honesty and racist reactions

Books
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Laverne Cox in New York in April 2026. Her memoir follows the path from an abusive childhood to Hollywood stardom — but it’s being released amid a backlash over transgender rights that’s caught up to her, too. (Marcus Maddox/The New York Times)

How Laverne Cox slayed her demons: with grit and glamour

Books
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The Best Australian Yarn

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South Australia has confirmed a case of H5 bird flu.

‘Touched it’: Surfer details run-in with flu-infected bird

South Australia
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Winner: Anson Cameron.

Melbourne writer wins $50,000 writing prize

The Best Australian Yarn
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Anson Cameronhas taken out the $50,000 first prize in The Best Australian Yarn competition.

Anson Cameron wins $50k prize at Best Australian Yarn awards

The Best Australian Yarn
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After a twenty-year departure from the short story format, critically acclaimed author Anson Cameron has made an emphatic return, securing a coveted spot on the longlist for The Best Australian Yarn, the world’s most lucrative short story competition.

Anson Cameron makes short story comeback for $50k prize

The Best Australian Yarn
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