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Movies This article is more than 10 years oldDeep Throat lawsuit threatens to swallow Lovelace biopic wholeThis article is more than 10 years oldOwners of 70s porn film Deep Throat seeking to block release of Linda Lovelace movie amid claims footage used without consentDeep Throat was a notorious 1970s porn film about a sexually rapacious young woman who swallow all her suitors. Now, four decades on from its initial release, Deep Throat appears to be back to its old tricks. [Read More]

NFL This article is more than 14 years oldFormer NFL star Steve McNair was killed by jealous girlfriend, police sayThis article is more than 14 years oldLover shot Super Bowl quarterback four times and then killed herself after suspecting he was seeing another womanIt was in many senses a very modern American story: the retired football legend, the mistress, the perils of fame, and a murder that has gripped the country for days. [Read More]

OpinionXinjiang This article is more than 2 years oldHow China went from celebrating ethnic diversity to suppressing itThis article is more than 2 years oldThomas S MullaneyThe brutal clampdown in Xinjiang represents an about-face from the communist party’s original approach to cultural differences China’s mass detention of Uyghur Muslims – the largest of a religio-ethnic group since the second world war – is not the inevitable or predictable outcome of Chinese communist policies towards ethnic minorities. [Read More]

Sandro BotticelliAn expansive exhibition in San Francisco brings together the artist’s influential work, including five newly attributed pieces Throughout the Renaissance, drawings became an integral part of the massive paintings and frescoes that have long been associated with that period. Among other things, they were a way for artists to get a feel for how to arrange the space of a composition, and they also helped artists hone the incredibly lifelike poses that have become synonymous with masterworks from the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Tiziano Vecellio (better known as Titian) and Tintoretto. [Read More]

Digital mediaClarita needed to put herself through nursing school; Lex wanted to boost his income as a labourer – now they are erotic influencers on the subscriber site In many ways, Lex Lederman, 28, is a classic American family man. He owns a farm in New Hampshire, where he lives with his wife and three children (plus a sizable company of chickens, pigs and geese). He’s teaching himself home renovation (plumbing, electrics, how to lay floors) and regularly helps out with homeless food charities, refugee relief, and the local high school football team. [Read More]

Until recently, doctors treated all cases of endometriosis with the same approach, usually involving surgery. Illustration: Hannah Izzard/Guardian DesignRepeat surgeries for endometriosis could be exacerbating pain symptoms, experts say by Lucia Osborne-CrowleyIt has long been believed that the best way to treat endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory condition that affects one in 10 women globally, is by performing laparoscopic surgery to remove damaged tissue from the body. But experts now say the surgery may not be as effective as once thought in relieving symptoms, and could actually be making things worse for some patients, including those who have developed separate pain conditions as a result of their endometriosis. [Read More]

The ObserverCycling This article is more than 2 years oldGeraint Thomas denied by freak crash at stage finish in Tour de RomandieThis article is more than 2 years oldBritish rider went down metres from finish line in ThyonMichael Woods takes win on queen stage in bad weatherA crash inside the final 50 metres cost Geraint Thomas the yellow jersey on a dramatic penultimate stage of the Tour de Romandie. Thomas was battling Michael Woods for victory as sleet fell at the summit finish in Thyon, but the Ineos Grenadiers rider slipped as he climbed out of the saddle for a final dig for the line. [Read More]

Heavy equipment is used to demolish the house on Thursday in Moscow, Idaho. Photograph: Ted S Warren/APHeavy equipment is used to demolish the house on Thursday in Moscow, Idaho. Photograph: Ted S Warren/APIdahoIdaho house where university students were murdered in 2022 is demolishedOwner of property donated it to the University of Idaho, which said that its demolition was a key step towards finding closure Demolition began on Thursday of the house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year, marking an emotional step for the victims’ families and a close-knit community that was shocked and devastated by the brutal stabbings. [Read More]

Nicole KidmanShe’s been a blond vamp, an American princess and a thorn in Lars Von Trier’s side. But 2017 looks set to be Nicole Kidman’s greatest Cannes yet The official social media hashtags for this year’s Cannes film festival are #Cannes2017 and #Cannes70. But maybe it should be #Nicolefest and #Nicolepalooza. Because Nicole Kidman is set to dominate, with no fewer than four entries in the official selection. In all her sculpted blond tallness, looming over most of the grinning menfolk on the red carpet, she is going to be a Cannes fixture. [Read More]

Media blog AustraliaRupert Murdoch This article is more than 10 years oldRupert Murdoch divorce: money to Wendi Deng hangs on prenuptialThis article is more than 10 years oldNews Corp's founder paid out £1.1bn when he divorced Anna Torv, but lawyers don't think that will be repeatedWhen Rupert Murdoch divorced his second wife Anna Torv in 1998, it reportedly cost the tycoon $1.7bn (£1.1bn), of which $110m was in cash. That figure has largely been dismissed as inaccurate today by two Murdoch authors, Neil Chenoweth and Michael Wolff and by one other former News Corporation executive who say her settlement was much nobler – she gave her rights to family stock to the children. [Read More]