‘Seeking connection’: the video game where players stopped shooting and started talking

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In a post-apocalyptic landscape of cutthroat scavengers, surprisingly peaceful players are opting to team up and open up – a phenomenon that’s intriguing game developers and psychologists alike.   Source: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/15/arc-raiders-players-stopped-shooting-started-talking

I’ll make up a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised?

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From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’?   Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/17/cinema-improvised-lines-nehind-the-scenes-secrets-godfather-saltburn

French director of Nazi collaborator film rejects ‘historical gaslighting’ claims

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The director of a box office hit film about Nazi collaboration and its Oscar-winning star have described criticisms they have whitewashed wartime atrocities as dishonest and “a scandal”.   Source:  https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/19/xavier-giannoli-nazi-collaborator-film-les-rayons-et-les-ombres-historical-gaslighting-claims