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World cinemaInterviewEmily Browning: total controlMaddy CostaShe turned down the lead in Twilight and now stars in a film about sex work. Emily Browning tells Maddy Costa that yes, she knows exactly what she's doingEmily Browning spent the spring of 2011 ricocheting from one controversy to another. Sucker Punch, a hyperactive video game-influenced fantasia in which she starred as the scantily clad Baby Doll, was released at the end of March to a barrage of dreadful reviews deriding its "

US televisionThe boxer has disowned a new scripted series about his life, as those who have known him continue to have complicated thoughts on who he is and was Mike Tyson remembers throwing his first punch at a bully. “The guy ripped the head off my pigeon,” the retired boxer once recalled in a radio interview. “This was the first thing I ever loved in my life, the pigeon. That was the first time I threw a punch.

Chicago This article is more than 2 months oldMultiple shootings in US leave at least eight dead over Halloween weekendThis article is more than 2 months oldCountry continues to grapple with high levels of deadly gun violence, driven by easy firearm access and poor gun control At least eight people are dead and more than 50 others injured after multiple shootings across the country over the Halloween weekend. In Texas, three people were killed and three others injured at a Saturday night party in the small city of Texarkana, after rifles were pulled out during a fist fight.

The intimate art of Michael Stipe – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The REM singer-songwriter is releasing the first in a series of publications focused on his multifaceted approach to art. In Volume 1, images from his 37 years of creating are collected and assembled, with Stipe also posing as a subject for others

Italy holidaysThis tiny archipelago off Puglia was once a penal colony, but today its clear waters, coves and quiet lanes offer a blissful escape The ferry from Termoli noses its way towards two petite islands, slipping into a serene Adriatic inlet. To the left, San Domino’s low limestone cliffs rise, crowned by Aleppo pines. To the right, the Abbazia di Santa Maria a Mare, an 11th-century abbey built by Benedictine monks, dominates the skyline of San Nicola.

US televisionObituaryBetty White obituaryVeteran American actor who played Rose in the hit TV comedy show The Golden Girls Although she will be best remembered for playing the naive Rose Nylund in the hit comedy The Golden Girls (1985-92), Betty White, who has died aged 99, was for seven decades one of the best-loved performers on US television, a consummate professional who won eight Emmy awards, the first and last separated by more than 60 years.

Game of Thrones: episode by episodeGame of ThronesA well-paced and brutal finale to a fascinating season, with ice zombies, dragons and crossbows. What will season five bring? Game of Thrones season finale: winter has come Spoiler alert: this blog is published after Game of Thrones airs on HBO in the US on Sundays. Do not read on unless you have watched season four, episode 10 (which airs in the UK on Sky Atlantic on Monday at 9pm).

History of scienceObituaryJim Bennett obituaryMuseum curator with a gift for explaining the history of scientific instruments and the lives of those who made and used themJim Bennett, who has died of cancer aged 76, made significant contributions to the study of past science and to the stewardship of scientific heritage. As director of two history of science museums, one of them in Cambridge and the other in Oxford, he curated 35 exhibitions, authored hundreds of scholarly and popular works, and made several appearances on the BBC Radio 4 show In Our Time.

The news on TVObituaryMaury Chaykin obituaryActor who was at his best in shadowy rolesThe actor Maury Chaykin, who has died aged 61 after a heart-valve infection, was an American and a Canadian citizen, and his career reflected his dual nationality. In the US, he was a familiar face, if not a recognisable name, playing small but telling roles in major films. His breakthrough came in Dances With Wolves (1990), playing Major Fambrough, who sends Kevin Costner on his frontier assignment and then kills himself.