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Kay Scarpetta led the trend for serial killer hunters. I love crime heroines – but she leaves me cold

Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, made her fictional debut in Patricia Cornwell’s first crime novel, Postmortem, published in 1990. Cornwell had been both a police reporter and a morgue assistant. And her character was inspired by a real medical examiner she worked with.

The Conversation

Nicole Kidman Sparks Dating Rumours With Simon Baker After They Were Seen Holding Hands

Nicole Kidman and Simon Baker were seen holding hands at the 'Scarpetta' premiere, sparking dating rumors, although sources claim they are just friends.

International Business Times UK

Nicole Kidman Sparks Dating Buzz With Australian Actor After Keith Urban Divorce

Months after her divorce from Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman has fans buzzing after a hand-holding moment with an Australian co-star.

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'Scarpetta' Season 2: Everything We Know

The showrunner has confirmed which Patricia Cornwell books it'll be based on.

Marie Claire

New crime thriller stars Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis

The Prime Video series is based on American crime writer Patricia Cornwell’s bestselling Kay Scarpetta novels and features a dual narrative.

Evening Standard

A Game of Thrones spin-off, The Pitt returns and Goolagong: what’s new to streaming in Australia in January

Plus a star-studded Agatha Christie adaptation, gory new Ryan Murphy drama The Beauty and Oscars frontrunner One Battle After Another

The Guardian - AU

Simon Baker Claims He Would 'Drop Everything' to Date Newly Single Nicole Kidman

Simon Baker, an Australian heartthrob, is said to have affections for fellow actress Nicole Kidman and is willing to 'drop everything' to seek a personal relationship now that Kidman is newly single.

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Widespread cold virus you've never heard of may play key role in bladder cancer

Scientists uncovered how childhood BK virus infections may set off cancer-causing mutations decades later: by activating a host immune system enzyme that attacks DNA.

LiveScience

‘Flu-like virus turned into terrifying news I had bladder cancer’

BK virus is very common, with most who catch it picking it up in childhood like a common cold

The Independent UK

The Narrow Road To The Deep North Is Confronting — But Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Look Away

"The modern world and the way we consume entertainment and content is depriving us of the connection of humanity that exists within us.”

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Deaf TikTok star overdosed on medication months before suicide, inquest hears

Imogen Nunn took a poisonous substance and died in Brighton, East Sussex, on New Year’s Day 2023.

Evening Standard

‘Grow up’: Kevin Spacey responds to Guy Pearce’s allegation that he ‘targeted’ him

‘I’ve got nothing to hide’ says Spacey, after the Australian actor said he is attempting to be more candid about his former co-star’s alleged behaviour

The Guardian - AU

Guy Pearce claims Kevin Spacey 'targeted' him

Guy Pearce has claimed he was "targeted" by Kevin Spacey on the set of 'L.A. Confidential' and he only felt "safe" on set when a "prettier" co-star was filming too.

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Robbie Williams biopic Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe lead 2025 Aacta award nominations

Netflix adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel lands 22 nominations, the most in Aacta history, while Williams’ Melbourne-made biopic sets new record for film with 16 nominations

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Why News Corp’s realestate.com.au can put fees ‘up and up and up’, according to ex-CEO

Simon Baker says REA Group’s property portal is viewed ‘jealously’ by others around the world because the home-sellers pay the bills

The Independent UK

'The Mentalist' star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia

Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” has avoided a conviction after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near his rural home

AAP

The charge star crime-fighting actor didn't see coming

Actor Simon Baker has avoided a conviction after appearing in a country town court over a drink-driving charge, complicated by a global tech outage.

AAP

The Mentalist actor Baker admits to drink-driving

Lawyers for actor Simon Baker have appeared in a northern NSW court to admit the star was caught driving under the influence of alcohol.

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Evening Standard

The Devil Wears Prada is getting a sequel — here’s where the cast are now, from Anne Hathaway to Stanley Tucci

Only two things could make Miranda Priestly smile: Tom Ford in 2001 — and a sequel to the Noughties classic

Newcastle Herald

'A lot of chrome': Kurri nostalgia festival rocks on for 20th anniversary

Keeping alive the rock, fashion and cars of the '50s and '60s.

Salon

Indigenous folks "rarely make headlines"

An "unrecognizable" Simon Baker and director Ivan Sen spoke to Salon about addressing justice for First Australians

The Guardian - AU

Boy Swallows Universe review – Netflix’s Trent Dalton adaptation is one of a kind

This seven-part series based on the bestseller is impressive, following a young boy who must navigate 1980s Brisbane’s criminal world

The Guardian - AU

From dystopian drama to heart-rending documentary: the 10 best Australian films of 2023

The punk horror of Talk to Me, the beauty of Shayda and the heartbreak of Man on Earth – it has been a cracker year

Salon

"We need to laugh" at Native dysfunction

Cody Lightning costar of 1998's "Smoke Signals" tells Salon about his mockumentary film that pokes at that legacy

The Guardian - AU

Limbo review – Simon Baker is transcendent in another beautiful film from Ivan Sen

The cast are uniformly excellent in the auteur’s latest outback noir, with his star playing a tough, sorrowful detective investigating the murder of an Indigenous girl 20 years before

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