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The White Lotus star Patrick Schwarzenegger in Sydney this week.

‘Pivotal moment’: Patrick Schwarzenegger on The White Lotus scene that had everyone talking

Patrick Schwarzenegger’s character, Saxon, left us shocked – but during a whirlwind visit Down Under, he promised that things are about to change.

  • Louise Rugendyke

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The four-part Netflix series about a 13-year-old boy who kills a schoolmate.

Netflix’s Adolescence will be shown in UK schools, in bid to curb social media harm

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the filmmakers to Downing Street for talks. “As a dad, I have not found it easy to watch this with children,” he said.

  • Sylvia Hui
Chloe and Saxon

The White Lotus recap: Confrontation, closure and post-incest confusion

Everyone is having a party this week, but some characters are having more fun than others.

  • Sinead Stubbins
Actor Richard Chamberlain, star of Shogun and The Thorn Birds, has died.

King of the miniseries (and the original hot priest) Richard Chamberlain dies

The 1960s heartthrob starred in The Thorn Birds, the 1980 version of Shogun, and as the original Jason Bourne.

  • Patricia Reaney
Netflix has announced a multiplayer online game called Spirit Crossing, developed by Spry Fox.

After dominating television, Netflix is setting its sights on gaming

In a matter of years, Netflix’s new head of games believes we’ll all be playing Netflix games on any device we choose.

  • Tim Biggs
Michelle Williams (right) as Molly and Jenny Slate as Nikki in the comedy Dying for Sex.

Give Michelle Williams all the awards for this comedy about a terminally ill woman looking for sex

Adapted from a podcast series, Dying for Sex deals with living your life in the face of death and the strength of soul mates.

  • Craig Mathieson
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Tom Gleeson (left) and “lesser Tom”, Tom Cashman (right)

‘The worst thing that’s ever happened to me’: Inside Taskmaster’s best moments

The game show’s whistle-wielding referee Tom Cashman ranks his favourite tasks and reveals the comedian who cracked it.

  • Meg Watson
Isaacs stars as Timothy Ratliff, wearing a Duke University T-shirt.

Men on The White Lotus went to Duke. The US university is not happy

The hit show’s fictional Ratliff family boasts two Duke alumni, one of whom proudly wears a college T-shirt. Duke finds the use of its brand “troubling”.

  • Hannah Miller and Janet Lorin
David Genet winner of Deal or No Deal Island.

The $9m man: Aussie reality star wins one of biggest prizes in TV history

One of his biggest advantages on the show? That no one had watched Australian TV.

  • Meg Watson
The White Lotus makes female friendship triangles look messy and toxic. Is it a fair depiction?

The White Lotus makes female friendship trios look toxic. Here’s what it gets wrong

Pop culture depictions of female friendship triangles paint a picture of power shifts, backstabbing and gossip. But there’s so much more to socialising in threes.

  • Nell Geraets

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