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China’s first AI-generated film is a flop. Some still see it as the future of cinema

Chinese investors placing high value on AI despite unpopularity of Sanxingdui: Future Past China’s first fully AI-generated movie has flopped, earning just 1.7m yuan (£191,000) at the box office despite costing “tens of millions” to make, according to its producer. But is it any good? The Guardian watched Sanxingdui: Future Past in a virtually empty cinema in Beijing, and found it no worse than plenty of human-centred mindless action flicks. Continue reading...

Guardian Culture · EN

They fell in love on The Simpsons and married in real life. Meet the French Homer and Marge

They have brought TV’s most famous cartoon couple to life in France for the last 38 years. Philippe Peythieu and Véronique Augereau tell all about working and living together for so long, still being lovebirds – and rarely arguing The Simpsons is the biggest cartoon comedy in the world, with suburban couple Homer and Marge at its heart. From their beginnings as high-school sweethearts to the travails of married life, they’re an unbreakable pair. Gag-heavy as it may be, it’s also a series with plenty of sentimental plots, from Homer giving up his beloved Duff beer for a month to prove his love

Guardian Culture · EN

‘A trailblazer in the truest sense’: poet Grace Nichols wins £10,000 Pioneer prize

The Guyana-born, British-based writer takes home the Royal Society of Literature prize honouring women writers over 60 who have broken barriers The poet Grace Nichols has been named the winner of the 2026 Royal Society of Literature Pioneer prize, a £10,000 award that recognises women writers over 60 who broke through at a time when the literary world was less open to them. Nichols, 76, who was born in Guyana and moved to the UK in 1977, made her name with I Is a Long-Memoried Woman, which took the Commonwealth poetry prize in 1983, and The Fat Black Woman’s Poems, a collection published the f

Guardian Culture · EN

“Chaos” in the air: Five ways voting could be disrupted on Election Day

Voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls thanks to the Trump admin's involvement

Salon · EN

Black voters could sway the midterms in surprising places

SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act. Early voting numbers indicate that Black Americans are fighting back

Salon · EN

Tom Petty and The Who box sets reveal two sides of rock history

The best classic rock box sets don't just revisit history — they bring it to life

Salon · EN

Who Was the First Poet to Be Buried at Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Nov. 3, 2026.

Slate · EN

I Haven’t Thought About the Affair I Had in Many Years. Now It’s Come Knocking on My Door.

My marriage will not be the same.

Slate · EN

Six Years Ago, My Husband Planned to Meet a Woman for Sex. He Can’t, Or Won’t, Tell Me Anything More.

How can I get over this when I don't know what "this" is?

Slate · EN

Slate SoundBites for November 3, 2026

Build your answer from the sound up with our new game, SoundBites!

Slate · EN

My Daughter Asks Me What I Think of Her Clothes. When I Answer, She Enters a Rage.

She says I'm "shaming" her.

Slate

Here’s the Exact Moment the Supreme Court Went Off the Rails

And how to get it back on track.

Slate · EN

What Does “Extreme” Even Mean in the Trump 2.0 Era? Here Are Four Examples.

It’s not easy to separate yourself from the extremist pack during Trump 2.0. These candidates found a way.

Slate · EN

Buried in Spam? There’s a Hidden Trick in Gmail to Make Your Inbox Less Chaotic.

It only takes a minute.

Slate · EN

What Democrats could actually do if they win Congress

The outcome of the midterm elections is perhaps the single most important factor in determining how the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency will play out — and what impact it will have on people’s lives in the United States and around the world. If Republicans defy the polls and hold both chambers, Trump […]

Vox · EN

Who will govern Israel? It may come down to Arab voters.

The dust is beginning to settle a week after Israel’s first national election since Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, and the war Israel waged on Gaza in response. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opponents won the 61 parliamentary seats needed to govern. Now the fate of the next government hinges on a […]

Vox · EN

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol.782)

1. Once one of the world’s largest and most beautiful department stores, today hiding inside a Parisian office building Founded in 1856 as the Palais de la Nouveauté, Dufayel became one of the world’s largest department stores, famous for selling furniture and household goods on credit. At its height, the business employed approximately 15,000 people. […]

Messy Nessy Chic · EN

Why We Cringe

What makes someone else's behavior so embarrassing? The answer lies in our expectations of how people should act. The post Why We Cringe appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

JSTOR Daily · EN