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1. ‘The Odyssey’ Oscar Blitz to Begin With Robert Downey Jr., Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg as Moderators Variety · 30 Oct 2026

   Odysseus spent 10 years getting home. Universal is giving “The Odyssey” about 10 weeks to get its name on a ballot. The studio’s official Oscar campaign for Christopher Nolan’s epic kicks off in earnest the week of Nov. 9, Variety has learned, with a run of screenings and Q & As that puts Nolan…

2. Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Cuts 50% of Employees After Actress Buys Back Company Variety · 30 Oct 2026

   Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is majorly shrinking. Earlier this month, Witherspoon bought her production company back from Candle Media, the Blackstone-backed label that had acquired a controlling stake in 2021. With the support of the French conglomerate Mediawan, the actress was reportedly…

3. Theatre is Michael Paynter’s ‘idea of hell’ but he’s making an exception for John Farnham Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   The acclaimed performer has a lot in common with the legendary Australian singer he plays in Whispering Jack. And it’s not just that they’ve both been Jesus.

4. Trump revives final midterm rallies after erupting over idea he was ‘sick’ Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   The president will head to Kansas and Iowa in the campaign’s final stretch a day after the Republican Party claimed the rallies were not necessary because the party was in a strong position there.

5. As a reviewer, I believe star ratings are an insult to the public Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   They’re useful when choosing a hotel – but in the popular arts, star ratings are a bust.

6. This single word will leave you breathless – literally Nine · 30 Oct 2026

   Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is no match for the English dictionary’s longest word.

7. Japan's Murata to invest $6.3bn in capacitor production for AI over 5 years Nikkei · 30 Oct 2026
8. G20 foreign ministers’ group photo canceled after several refuse to pose with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Meduza · 30 Oct 2026

   Organizers of the G20 foreign ministers’ summit in Atlanta canceled the traditional group photo after several ministers refused to pose with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Bloomberg reported. Although the photo is purely ceremonial, it is “a ritual of such meetings and meant to display…

9. As Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s best-known independent newspapers, is forced to close after 33 years, three former staffers look back on its legacy Meduza · 30 Oct 2026

   Novaya Gazeta has announced that it is closing. For more than 30 years, it covered Russia’s biggest events and told stories about Russians that readers couldn’t find anywhere else. Many outstanding journalists worked at Novaya. Some were killed for telling the truth. Meduza asked former Novaya…

10. Around 100 jobs at risk at Liberty Recycling Ltd RTÉ · 30 Oct 2026

    RTÉ understands that around 100 jobs are at risk following the appointment of provisional liquidators to a registered charity at the centre of a garda money laundering investigation.