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George R.R. Martin, James S. A. Corey and Douglas Preston have a hand in some of the best new science fiction books of April 2026

George R.R. Martin, James S. A. Corey and Douglas Preston have a hand in some of the best new science fiction books of April 2026

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Thriller Mars One by Charlotte Robinson is out this month Getty Images/iStockphoto I am currently reading the science-fiction classic Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson with the New Scientist Book Club (it’s our April read). It’s fantastic, so any other trips to the Red Planet are very welcome from my perspective, and I’m looking forward to Charlotte Robinson’s thriller Mars One. Elsewhere in this month’s science fiction, there’s horror in space from S. A. Barnes, some resurrected Neanderthals from Douglas Preston and his daughter Aletheia Preston, and ghosts in AI-generated videos from Max Lury. Something for all tastes, I’d say. Mars One by Charlotte Robinson This near-future space-thriller follows a one-way mission to Mars, as well as the disappearance of a programmer in Hong Kong, who leaves nothing behind but a cryptic warning. As the Argo spaceship heads towards Mars, the crew realise they are being sabotaged. How are the two storylines linked? Mars One’s publisher is comparing this to two of my favourite books: Andy Weir’s The Martian and Terry Hayes’s spy thriller I Am …

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas’ m home with ‘fully immersive’ indoor experience

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas’ $12m home with ‘fully immersive’ indoor experience

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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas’ sprawling Westchester County home is full of extravagance and luxury, but despite its appeal, the couple is struggling to find a buyer. Nearly two years after they listed the eight-bedroom, 11.5-bathroom estate in Irvington for a whopping $12 million, after buying the riverfront property for $4.5 million in 2019, Catherine, 56, and Michael, 81, have dropped the asking price by $2.25 million. The listing was removed in April 2025 and put back on the market for $10 million the following month, only to be taken down again before it was relisted on March 19, 2026, for a reduced price of $9.75 million, according to realtor.com. The couple moved into the home after downsizing from their 15,000-square-foot mansion in nearby Bedford, which they reportedly sold for almost $20.5 million.  Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: Inside Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas’ epic love story The property, known as Longmeadow, spreads across more than 11,600 square feet on a 12-acre lot and “is both grand in scale and intimate in feel,” according to the …

Downton Abbey star’s ‘superb’ drama Douglas is Cancelled is your TV binge-watch this week

Downton Abbey star’s ‘superb’ drama Douglas is Cancelled is your TV binge-watch this week

Published by Daniella Wilson

If you’re looking for a gripping miniseries to stream in one sitting this week, we’ve got you covered. Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville’s TV drama, Douglas is Cancelled, is now available on Disney+ – and it might just be the perfect one-night TV binge. The series, which first aired on ITV in 2024, consists of just four episodes, all around 40 minutes long. Set in the world of television news, the series follows national treasure Douglas Bellowes, whose broadcasting career is thrown into jeopardy after a sexist comment he made leaks online.  © Sally MaisHugh Bonneville stars as Douglas in the ITV drama Hugh Bonneville is brilliant as the titular bumbling TV anchor in this tense and witty drama, which tackles social media-driven cancel culture with dark humour, while also addressing workplace power dynamics. The series, which holds a solid Rotten Tomatoes rating of 78 per cent, comes from BAFTA-winning writer Steven Moffat, known for co-creating the hit detective show Sherlock and for his work on Doctor Who. Plus, the series boasts an impressive cast, …

Montell Douglas on switching from the Olympic Summer to Winter Games

Montell Douglas on switching from the Olympic Summer to Winter Games

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A career change is always a daunting prospect. No matter how strong those transferable skills may be, you still need to make leap of faith from world to another. Montell Douglas knows the feeling. Her CV is varied, to say the least. The Lewisham-born star boasts strong experience in sprinting and went the distance, representing Team GB at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, but her legacy is one of adaptability. Douglas shifted from the athletics track to the bobsleigh track, adding the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, also in Beijing, to her sizzle reel, and becoming the first British woman in history to compete at a Summer and Winter Games. If that’s not enough, Douglas re-honed her skill once more upon retirement to feature as ‘Fire’ on the hit BBC reboot of Gladiators and competed on the 2024 series of Strictly Come Dancing, during which she finished in sixth place. Speaking exclusively to Radio Times, Douglas explained her pride at transitioning from the track to ice and her hopes for Team GB at the Winter …

3 things Will Douglas Heaven is into right now

3 things Will Douglas Heaven is into right now

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Finding signs of life in the uncanny valley Watching Sora ­videos of Michael Jackson stealing a box of chicken nuggets or Sam Altman biting into the pink meat of a flame-grilled Pikachu has given me flashbacks to an Ed Atkins exhibition at Tate Britain I saw a few months ago. Atkins is one of the most influential and unsettling British artists of his generation. He is best known for hyper-detailed CG animations of himself (pore-perfect skin, janky movement) that play with the virtual representation of human emotions.  Still from ED ATKINS PIANOWORK 2 2023COURTESY: THE ARTIST, CABINET GALLERY, LONDON, DÉPENDANCE, BRUSSELS, GLADSTONE GALLERY In The Worm we see a CGI Atkins make a long-distance call to his mother during a covid lockdown. The audio is from a recording of an actual conversation. Are we watching Atkins cry or his avatar? Our attention flickers between two realities. “When an actor breaks character during a scene, it’s known as corpsing,” Atkins has said. “I want everything I make to corpse.” Next to Atkins’s work, generative videos look …