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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: what the title means — Kesey wrote the novel on night shifts at a psychiatric ward
The title of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest comes from a nursery rhyme, but the novel came from a night job at a Californian veterans' hospital and a CIA drug programme. Here's where Ken Kesey got both.
September 17, 2026 3:17 pm
Lance Armstrong has sold his life rights for the first time - Edward Berger and Austin Butler start shooting the biopic in January 2027
Austin Butler’s Lance Armstrong sports biopic has kicked up a gear, as Oscar-winning director Edward Berger pushes production toward a target start date.
September 17, 2026 7:42 am
Hayden Panettiere update turns grim: DEA pursues drug trail after actress’ death, fentanyl theory grows
The DEA is hunting the source of a mystery pill after Hayden Panettiere’s death — and one fast-growing theory is sharpening the chase.
September 14, 2026 9:35 pm
Feeling optimistic? Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s health update — and why he’s hopeful for a cure
Michael J. Fox has spoken candidly about living with Parkinson’s — and why, even as it grows tougher to manage, he’s still hopeful about a cure.
September 10, 2026 7:15 pm
Wondering why her cancer diagnosis stayed quiet? Dolly Parton’s sister finally explains
With fans still grieving Dolly Parton’s passing last month, sister Stella has now explained why the family kept her cancer diagnosis under wraps.
September 9, 2026 7:12 pm
What is the Algorithm in Silo, explained
Silo spent two seasons implying somebody was running Silo 18 from behind the glass. Season 2 answered it with a voice that never introduces itself — the subtitles call it the Algorithm, and no character on screen ever does.
September 2, 2026 5:45 pm
The Gentlemen returns on September 3, which leaves one day to redo season 1
Thought you'd seen the last of Guy Ritchie's 'The Gentlemen' — after two and a half years, it's returning on Netflix for Season 2.
September 2, 2026 2:44 pm
What drug is used in Peaky Blinders? Tommy's habit goes back to the tunnels of France
What drug does Tommy Shelby use in Peaky Blinders, why the show keeps returning to it, and what the real history of shell shock after the First World War has to do with Birmingham's best-dressed gangster.
August 27, 2026 8:50 pm
Peaky Blinders: what happened to Arthur?
Arthur Shelby is dead when Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man opens on Netflix — no scenes, no return for Paul Anderson, and an official version of events that the film spends its runtime dismantling. He survived all six series. He doesn't survive the gap between them and the film.
August 19, 2026 4:46 pm
Who killed Ray in Harry Wild? The killer, the motive, and the clue that gave it away
The series 2 opener of Harry Wild, "Silence Dogood Did Bad" (2023), starts with a body — and it's not a stranger of the week. Ray Tiernan, played in series 1 by Stuart Graham, is shot dead in the opening stretch, and the rest of the episode is Harry working out who pulled the trigger.
August 12, 2026 6:43 pm
Who killed Steve in The Chelsea Detective? The trail leads back to a football riot from 20 years earlier
"The Gentle Giant" — series 1, episode 3 of The Chelsea Detective, first shown on Acorn TV on 21 February 2022 — opens with popular security guard Steve O'Hara (Ché Walker) stabbed to death on a patch of waste ground, the night after a Chelsea cup win.
August 4, 2026 5:24 pm
How did Ronnie and Roxy die in EastEnders? The exit fans still haven't forgiven
New Year's Day 2017 remains one of the most contested dates in EastEnders history. Two of Walford's most popular characters left the Square that night — permanently, brutally, and in a way a chunk of the audience has never accepted.
July 27, 2026 3:47 pm
How did Ravi lose the restaurant in EastEnders?
Walford East was supposed to be Ravi Gulati's way out. He and Suki Panesar bought the restaurant together in 2022, and for Ravi — played by Aaron Thiara — running it straight was his best shot at proving to Priya Nandra-Hart that he could be a stable partner and father.
July 24, 2026 4:37 pm
What happens at the end of Dutton Ranch season 1? The finale, explained
Nine episodes flew by, and the Yellowstone sequel closed its first season on 3 July 2026 with "El Padrino" — an episode that resolves almost nothing and escalates almost everything. If you've just finished it and need the dust to settle, here's what happens at the end of Dutton Ranch season 1.
July 13, 2026 11:42 pm
After three years, Silo finally answers the two biggest questions fans have obsessed over
Episode 2 of Silo Season 3 blows the lid off two burning questions — and the truth is straight-up nightmare fuel. The answers land hard and could reshape everything underground.
July 10, 2026 11:40 pm
Yellowstone just confirmed Dutton Ranch's John Dutton replacement
Yellowstone’s John Dutton set the bar for layered, magnetic protagonists — and now sequel Dutton Ranch rides in with a familiar, hard-bitten echo.
July 5, 2026 4:33 pm
Everyone slept on this Tom Hardy thriller miniseries — and it’s the perfect one-night binge
One of Tom Hardy's earliest gigs is a short-and-sweet miniseries with a stacked cast — including his wife, Charlotte Riley — and it’s perfect for a quick binge.
June 22, 2026 11:28 pm
Sugar season 2 review: Colin Farrell's noir returns with a daring genre-bending twist
Colin Farrell’s offbeat noir Sugar is back on Apple TV+ with a fresh mystery and a genre-bending twist, welcoming Tony Dalton, Laura Donnelly and Shea Whigham to the case.
June 21, 2026 4:27 pm
Bryan Cranston Says One Scene in The Studio Season 2 Could End His Career
Bryan Cranston is teasing a wild Oscars-related swing in The Studio Season 2 — a scene he says could either rocket his career or blow up in his face. Fresh off the show’s hit first season, he hints the moment will stun fans as he talks up several upcoming projects.
June 10, 2026 10:45 pm
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