Lockerbie drama The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is elegant and sensitive – but it feels unnecessary

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Amber Ruffin says she feels ‘less welcome’ under Trump after being dropped from White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more

Why Watching The Pitt Feels So Cathartic for ER Doctors Like Me

For an emergency medicine physician, a typical shift is a front-row seat to the worst days of people’s lives—a whirlwind of drama, frustration, quiet victories, devastating losses, and unfiltered humanity. And then, it’s onto the next patient’s room to do it all over again. Maybe that’s why, as an emergency medicine attending physician in Chicago, … Read more

Commentary: ‘Looney Tunes’ has been removed from Max. This is why it feels like an attack

In a time so choked with bad news that bad news has to fight to be heard, the bad news that Max, the streaming arm of Warner Bros. Discovery, has stripped the original “Looney Tunes”/”Merrie Melodies” shorts from its lineup is bad enough to have broken through the noise. This removal, adding — or subtracting … Read more

Davina McCall ‘feels amazing’ returning to work after brain tumour

TV presenter Davina McCall has said going back to work is “like the final piece of the jigsaw” during an interview on the BBC’s One Show. “I am so happy to be back,” she told presenters Alex Jones and Vernon Kay, inher first live interview since being operated on for a benign tumour. McCall said … Read more

An accidental hero feels no pain in ‘Novocaine,’ a brutal yet weightless action-comedy

The unwieldy action rom-com “Novocaine” makes a convincing argument that its lead, Jack Quaid, can do it all: woo the girl, shoot the goon and tickle the audience. The movie itself has a harder time, screwing its three genres together so awkwardly that it tends to limp. Directed by And Berk and Robert Olsen from … Read more

Pope Francis describes his frailty as a ‘blessing’ and feels ‘all the prayers’

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Australian Navy rescues rower caught in cyclone 02:10 German police have one person in custody following latest deadly car attack 02:44 Israel halts aid deliveries to Gaza until Hamas accept U.S. ceasefire extension 02:43 Now Playing Pope Francis describes his … Read more

Commentary: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ is a political thriller that shies away from politics. Why it feels like a step backward

This article contains spoilers for “Captain America: Brave New World.” During the final moments of “Captain America: Brave New World,” Sam Wilson gets candid about the pressure he feels to be the perfect superhero. “Because if I’m not on point, I feel like I’ve let down everyone who is fighting for a seat at that … Read more