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Work permits increasingly being awarded on basis of online reach, favouring content creators

Financial Times

Influencers and OnlyFans models dominate US ‘extraordinary’ artist visas - Financial Times

The daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones has died, her family acknowledged in a statement on Friday night. 
A woman of the same name, Victoria Jones, was found dead at the San Fra… [+1853 chars]

The daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones has died, her family acknowledged in a statement on Friday night.

NBC News

Victoria Jones, daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, found dead in hotel on New Year's Day - NBC News

Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.

Mashable

NYT Strands hints, answers for January 3, 2026 - Mashable

For the Indian film industry, 2025 felt like a return to familiar ground.
The year before that, women-led stories had briefly reshaped India's global cinematic image, bringing accolades and new atte… [+6768 chars]

Violent, male-driven films dominated the Indian box-office and cultural conversations in 2025.

BBC News

Dhurandhar, Chhaava: The year angry men dominated Bollywood - BBC

As is usually the case, the final night of the year was also one of the biggest TV viewing nights of 2025 — and also per usual, the largest share of that viewing came on ABC.
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The network’s annual special tops all programming for the final night of 2025.

Hollywood Reporter

TV Ratings: ABC Hits Four-Year High for ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ - The Hollywood Reporter

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Jessie Buckley has been tipped for an Oscar for her role in Hamnet
The Oscar-tipped Hamnet, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, is a film that shows the … [+5733 chars]

"She was what I understand a woman to be", says Buckley on playing Shakespeare's wife and the mother of their son Hamnet.

Jessie Buckley 'overwhelmed' to be starring in Oscar-tipped Hamnet - BBC

Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons, Jackie Tohn, Adam Brody and Kristen Bell arrive at a For Your Consideration event for Nobody Wants This on Nov. 7, at Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jor… [+1862 chars]

The Readfield native was nominated for his role in the Netflix show 'Nobody Wants This.' The awards show airs Sunday night.

Press Herald

Maine native Timothy Simons nominated for Critics Choice Award - The Portland Press Herald

New Year's Day commemorates the passing of time and the start of a new chapter, so it is fitting that the same day also presents an opportunity to breathe new life into thousands of creative works ne… [+4323 chars]

Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.

CBS News

These notable works are officially in the public domain as 2026 arrives - CBS News

Novels by George Saunders, Tayari Jones, Karan Mahajan and Ann Patchett, a memoir by Liza Minnelli, the story of how Rupert Murdoch chose his family empires official heir, and more.
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Novels by George Saunders, Tayari Jones, Karan Mahajan and Ann Patchett, a memoir by Liza Minnelli, the story of how Rupert Murdoch chose his family empire’s official heir, and more.

The Washington Post

19 books we’re looking forward to in 2026 - The Washington Post

Along with the preview of 2026 were publishing this week, we thought we should take one more look over our shoulder at 2025: There are always far more noteworthy books than we can cover, and those be… [+57 chars]

A history of the Wall Street crash of 1929, a biography of Joan Crawford, a memoir by Cameron Crowe and more.

A look back at some worthy books from 2025 - The Washington Post

NEW YORK -- They're going to light up 2026 like dynamite: K-pop group BTS' comeback has an official date.
According to a note shared to social media by the entertainment company BigHit Music, the me… [+1250 chars]

They’re going to light up 2026 like dynamite

ABC News

BTS announces March comeback date, putting an end to a nearly four-year hiatus - ABC News

Este Haim of the band Haim performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Glastonbury, England in June 2025. Haim married tech entrepreneur Jonathan Levin on New Years Eve in California, in a ceremony a… [+3474 chars]

Este Haim wed tech entrepreneur Jonathan Levin on New Year’s Eve in California, with Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks among the guests.

San Francisco Chronicle

Este Haim’s New Year’s Eve wedding to tech exec draws Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks - San Francisco Chronicle

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Ed… [+1923 chars]

Here's today's Connections answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections, every day!

CNET

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 3, #937 - CNET

After five seasons stretched across nearly a decade, Stranger Things has come to an end. The movie-length finale dropped on New Years Eve, revealing the final battle between our beloved Hawkins crew … [+5736 chars]

"Stranger Things" will have an animated spin-off drop on Netflix in 2026.

Yahoo Entertainment

Miss 'Stranger Things' already? Here's how you can get your Upside Down fix in 2026 with spinoffs, games and more - Yahoo

Elli Hakami and Julian P. Hobbs, directors of the new TLC docuseries The Cult of the Real Housewife — about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby allegedly running a mind control cult… [+5777 chars]

Elli Hakami and Julian P. Hobbes go to church in TLC docuseries ‘The Cult of the Real Housewife’ to allege the reality TV star and her preacher husband extorted their congregation to fund her 'Real Housewives' lifestyle.

Directors of ‘RHOSLC’ Star Mary Cosby Cult Series Talk Affair and Extortion Allegations: “It’s a Playbook” - The Hollywood Reporter

NEW YORK -- Here's to a lifetime of pink skies: The irreverent country singer Zach Bryan is married.
Bryan, 29, confirmed the news in an Instagram post shared Thursday. Beneath a photo of him holdin… [+1380 chars]

Country singer Zach Bryan has married Samantha Leonard - ABC News

Emmy Award-winning actor Matthew Rhys will play the mayor of a cursed island town in his latest television show, Widow's Bay.
In the Apple TV series, Rhys, 52, portrays Tom Loftis, a mayor desperate… [+1620 chars]

The Welsh actor will play Tom Loftis, a "soft and cowardly" mayor desperate to revive his struggling community.