Douglas Adams was right: “Genuine people personalities” are coming to our gadgets

I remember the first time I read Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It was back in junior high, around 1982, before I knew about the radio series. I got to the part where the automatic door talks to Arthur Dent, and I remember very clearly thinking: “This is ridiculous. Why would an automatic door need […]

John Woo Brought Genuine Hong Kong Spectacle to ‘Mission: Impossible II’

(Welcome to Team Leaders, a series where we explore how the directors of the Mission: Impossible movies used this franchise as a canvas to explore their pet themes and show off their unique sensibilities. In this edition: John Woo’s graceful Hong Kong transplant, Mission: Impossible II.) 18 years after the May 2000 bow of Mission: Impossible II, it’s somewhat […]

Fake passport signs: How YOU can tell if your travel document is genuine

Fake passports being sold online are on the rise, according to an undercover BBC investigation. An undercover reporter for BBC Inside out London found that they were selling for as much as £500 online. Whilst most Britons will get their travel documents online through the government, it can be useful to know what signs show […]

Jodie’s fake doctor drama has some genuine shocks

Millions of viewers covered their eyes during new BBC One drama Trust Me when a nurse posing as a doctor yanked a twisted ankle back into shape.  In the show, Jodie Whittaker plays Cath Hardacre who pretends to be a doctor in an Edinburgh hospital’s A&E department. One of the patients in Tuesday’s first episode […]

Manchester terror: Ariana Grande shows genuine love for young fans in heartbreaking video

Once her concert finished at the Manchester Arena, a suicide bomber killed 22 and left many more injured – with a child aged eight amongst the fatalities. Ariana has since tweeted to say she is emotionally “broken” and “so sorry”, but fans have rushed to prove just how much of an inspiration she is. A […]