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“Despite their supposed victory in the Supreme Court last April, anti-trans campaigners like Sex Matters have encountered failure after failure in their attempts to use the law to bully trans people out of public life."

And If Sex Matters tries to bring another challenge, we’re ready to fight back.
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson's wildly popular Cosmere universe — including Mistborn and The Stormlight Archives — has been picked up for movie and TV adaptations at Apple.

Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
January 28, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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The trailer for Travis Knight’s Masters Of The Universe is here, and with it, Empire breaks down 10 things you need to see in He-Man’s return.

Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
January 22, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Birds Of Prey scribe Christina Hodson has officially been tapped to write DC Studios' Batman #TheBraveAndTheBold movie.

Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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I resent so much waking up every morning and having to hear about Americans.
January 20, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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O'Brien: ohh!
O'Brien: it makes TOTAL sense!
O'Brien: yeah he's saying that we're all one with the universe, man
O'Brien: the important thing is the universe is EVOLVING, constantly expanding and contracting
Shelley: ok see THAT makes sense
Shelley: why didn't you explain it like that, edgar?
Poe:
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Poe: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of eureka
Poe: it's actually a scientific meditation on the nature of the universe
Barker: is this one of those things where you have to be high to get it
Barker: cuz if it is, i want to know now
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale are undead lovers on the run in the official trailer for #TheBride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's wildly ambitious 30s Chicago-set riff on The Bride Of Frankenstein.

Watch it here: www.empireonline.com/movies...
January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Sadly, I now have two tickets for the live Empire podcast tonight at @kingsplacelondon.bsky.social available for £15 each. DM or meet at venue.

@empiremagazine.bsky.social @chrishewitt.bsky.social @helenlohara.bsky.social @jamescdyer.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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I would dearly like to return to the pre ass eating era of porn.
December 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Happy Wreath of Khan season to all who celebrate
December 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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The first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey has arrived.

The Oppenheimer director is back, with Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, and more taking on the Greek epic.

WATCH HERE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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2 NEW epic images of Phobos over Mars just released by @esa.int Mars Express

This view is especially striking, with Phobos between the Tharsis volcanoes and Noctis Labyrinthus–Valles Marineris

Full resolution 300MP(!) & info on: flic.kr/p/2rMW4so
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY 🧪🔭
December 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Not many things in life will have you pumping your fist in the air, but watching little Tommy Robinson’s (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s) face and bravado drop when he gets called out for his racism and hypocrisy by boxer Ty Mitchell is one of them.

This is glorious. 🔥
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Americans - take that superfluous "s" that you add to Lego, and put it rightfully onto the end of Maths.
December 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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During the chase a man in the cinema told Paddington to "run, you cunt"
December 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The Oxford word of the year should not be two words. "Rage Bait" isn't a word, it's a phrase or saying.
December 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Never wanted the AI bubble to violently explode until now.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH - at this point is there a story to tell here or do we just like hanging out on pandora
Avatar: Fire and Ash is more of the same, and it’s getting boring – review
James Cameron’s blue epic remains visually impressive, but it’s frustrating how little he gives his actors to do
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM