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Star Wars' Harrison Ford puts Han Solo's leather jacket up for sale
In the rollcall of cinema's seriously cool movie leather jackets (think: Marlon Brando in The Wild One, Tom ...
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If "juvenile, gross, unsophisticated and insensitive" isn't enough, what about "a circle-jerk of imbecilic white-dude humour"?
Netflix sheds movies as Hollywood grapples with existential crisis
That's a question the experts are asking themselves as they watch Netflix shed thousands of movies.
Axl Rose for AC/DC rumours gain traction
From rumour to truth? Axl Rose could well be the band's replacement for Brian Johnson.
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Joint finances are fine, but assumptions about joint finances are a big problem.
Health insurance: Why we have to suffer soaring premiums
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Light at end of tunnel after resources bust
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