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They had US$2m and six weeks. Everyone hated the name. Test audiences hated the film. Here’s the oral history of how Jennifer Kent’s debut got made – despite the odds

Long-time favorite four-letter-word ‘f***’ has crept more steadily in recent decades into media, society, slang and even politics. As many Americans (and global citizens) exclaimed it around the US presidential race and results, a new edition of lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower’s The F-Word has been published. He shares some ‘f****ing’ factoids…

A grandson of industrialist baron Andrew Mellon, he once railed against federal entitlements, which he said make Black people “belligerent.”

Trump has promised to turn back migrants at the southern border, but US law generally prohibits active-duty troops from being deployed for law enforcement purposes

Supporters and administration hopefuls have been flocking to Mar-a-Lago in the days since Trump’s win, Andrew Feinberg reports, as the first members of the new White House team are announced

Most people agree that actual facts matter – in such activities as debate, discussion and reporting. Once facts are gathered, verified and distributed, informed decision-making can proceed in such important exercises as voting.

This man’s girlfriend created a piece of art for his birthday, but it didn’t evoke the reaction she hoped for. The post “A Homemade Peace Of Artwork”: Guy Hates GF’s Birthday Gift, Says It Makes Him Uncomfortable first appeared on Bored Panda.

The $1.4 trillion package aims to jumpstart the stagnant economy by allowing local governments to reduce their debt load: report

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