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The Hollywood superstar is almost unrecognisable in The Smashing Machine, which tells the story of legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr.

The actress charmed the Venice Film Festival even as her new movie — a thorny thriller from Luca Guadagnino about a rape accusation — confounded some critics.

Companies are rewarding candidates who show how AI can boost productivity, from social media managers to consultants.

Donald Trump has declared classical architecture the official style of US federal buildings, scrapping decades of modernist influence.

Kalshi and Polymarket, platforms that are popular with political news obsessives, also drew bets from Swift fans.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Science has a say on five popular solutions for sleeplessness.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Onitsuka Tiger is enjoying record sales, with tourists flooding flagship stores all over Japan.

THE WASHINGTON POST: By studying elite older athletes, researchers are able to learn more about what’s possible as we age, and it turns out we are capable of a lot.

THE WASHINGTON POST: It’s starting to feel like tariff policy is stabilising, but be careful what you wish for because the medicine may be worse than the disease.

Ne Zha II is as visually stunning as it is narratively opaque. It’s also the highest-grossing movie in both the animated and non-English-language categories — in history and is now in English.

A DOJ employee was fired and charged with a felony after chucking a footlong at a federal agent. Now his likeness is a symbol - and for sale on t-shirts.

The planned offensive has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, which warned it would lead to the forced displacement of about a million Palestinians.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Israel’s cabinet has agreed to raise this year’s budget significantly to cover costs related to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

He Got Game might never get a sequel, but having the chance to spin the block once more with Denzel Washington in Highest 2 Lowest gave Spike Lee the chance to marvel at the actor’s brilliance

Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine. Trump’s claims that the Kremlin’s position has changed has left analysts puzzled.