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A weary Biden heads for the exit

New York Times: Biden races to cement his legacy as presidency winds down.

Tyler Perry, the billionaire who lent Harry and Meghan his LA home

Times: How one of the most powerful men in Hollywood survived a brutal childhood.

Number crunch: How NZ Rugby board has struggled with maths on Silver Lake

Private equity deal proved challenging for NZ Rugby board.

Brian Fairlie: New Zealand tennis legend shares memories and regrets

'Life has not always been good… but you are dealt a hand and you go with it.'

'Huge shift in values': How Govt is squeezing more money from conservation land

Proposals could swell DoC's annual budget by $200m, still well short of what's ideal

Josh Brolin on his wild life: Weed at 9, LSD at 13, jail nine times

Times: 'I was paralysed with what I thought other people saw in me.'

Kieran Culkin could rule Oscar season. He’d rather be at home

New York Times: Why Succession star Kieran Culkin values family over Hollywood fame.

'Let's make history': Inside the dressing room with Auckland FC

Behind the scenes of the club's stunning A-League charge.

'I was dropped': Why Susan Sarandon may never act in a blockbuster again

Times: The actress thought her politics would never harm her career.

With Gladiator II, Ridley Scott returns to the arena

NYT: Director on rejected sequel ideas and working with a “fractious” Denzel Washington.

Cher can, and does, turn back time in new memoir

New York Times: Cher's new memoir explores her difficult childhood and fraught marriage.

Can these ex-Hollywood chimps find a place among the apes?

NY Times: Chimps who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own.

Their lives were bound by a fraud case; their fates by a sinking yacht

NYT: They spent 12 years fighting a legal battle. Their celebration ended on the Bayesian.

A Wicked bond: Stars reflect on their iconic roles and friendship

New York Times: The stars of the new movie discuss their long ride together.

Shawn Mendes walked away from stardom. Now he’s ready to talk about it

New York Times: The star reflects on his mental health and emotional comeback.

I took a ‘decision holiday’ and put AI in charge of my life

New York Times: What happens if you let AI make all your decisions for a week?