March 2020

Why Does No One In Horror Movies Believe The Female Protagonist?

Warning: This post contains spoilers for “The Invisible Man.” There’s a horror-movie trope that drives me nuts, and I need to talk about it. Here goes: No one believes the protagonist being haunted, stalked and/or unnerved until it’s too late. The doubters almost always die or turn out to be the villains perpetuating the terror,

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Post-Brexit US trade: UK talks plan insists NHS ‘off the table’

Image copyright Getty Images The government has stressed that the NHS is “not on the table”, as it publishes its negotiating strategy for post-Brexit trade talks with the US. The 180-page document also pledges to maintain food standards, lower import taxes, or tariffs, on many UK exports – and increase trade in services. It estimates

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