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Arnold Schwarzenegger shares his wisdom from decades of success in bodybuilding, acting, business, and politics in Be Useful. With his signature toughness and humour, he reveals seven key principles that shaped his journey, from hard work and discipline to staying curious and always giving back.
The Diplomat is an American political thriller series. It aired on Netflix from 20 April 2023. Debora Cahn created it. Keri Russell plays Kate Wyler, an American career diplomat thrust into the role of ambassador to the United Kingdom during an international crisis.
Charlie Kirk’s Right Wing Revolution: How to Beat the Woke and Save the West argues that “wokeism” threatens American freedom and traditional values.
Young Sheldon is an American comedy drama series. It aired on CBS from 25 September 2017 to 16 May 2024. Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro created it. Iain Armitage plays Sheldon Cooper as a nine year old genius growing up in East Texas during the late 1980s and 1990s.
The Beekeeper (2024), directed by David Ayer, follows a retired operative who wages a one man war against a phishing scam network after his elderly neighbour loses her life savings and takes her own life. Jason Statham plays Adam Clay, a beekeeper with a violent past.
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is an American action thriller series. It aired on Amazon Prime Video from 31 August 2018 to 14 July 2023. Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland created it. John Krasinski plays Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst who gets pulled from his desk into dangerous field operations around the world.
The Blacklist is an American crime thriller series. It aired on NBC from 23 September 2013 to 13 July 2023. Jon Bokenkamp created it. James Spader plays Raymond 'Red' Reddington, a former government agent turned high-profile fugitive who surrenders himself to the FBI.
Ted Lasso is an American comedy drama series. It aired on Apple TV+ from 14 August 2020 to 31 May 2023. Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt developed it. Jason Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, an American college football coach hired to manage a professional football club in London despite knowing nothing about the sport.
Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs In His Own Words, curated by the Steve Jobs Archive, gathers speeches, emails, interviews, and personal notes from Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who reshaped technology and culture.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), directed by James Gunn, tells the story of Rocket's origins and the team's final mission together. Chris Pratt plays Peter Quill, who must hold the group together one last time to save the friend who never asked for help.
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), directed by Chad Stahelski, follows John as he wages a final war against the High Table. Keanu Reeves plays John Wick, who must defeat a powerful new enemy to earn his freedom or die trying.
Tony Fadell’s Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making distills lessons from his 30-year career in Silicon Valley, where he led teams creating the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Learning Thermostat.
Charlie Kirk’s The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth challenges the value of traditional college education, arguing it burdens students with debt while promoting progressive ideologies.
In from the Cold is an American thriller series. It aired on Netflix from 28 January 2022. Adam Glass created it. Margarita Levieva plays Jenny Franklin, a single mother on holiday in Spain whose past as a Soviet bioweapon agent catches up with her.
Hanna is a British-American action thriller series. It aired on Amazon Prime Video from 29 March 2019 to 24 November 2021. David Farr created it, based on the 2011 film of the same name. Esmé Creed-Miles plays Hanna, a teenage girl raised in a remote forest by her father to be a skilled fighter.
Charlie Kirk’s The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth challenges the value of traditional college education, arguing it burdens students with debt while promoting progressive ideologies.
Abigail Shrier's Irreversible Damage examines the rapid increase in teenage girls identifying as transgender. Shrier argues this surge is driven by social contagion, with online platforms like Tumblr and TikTok influencing girls struggling with anxiety or depression to identify as trans.
Homeland is an American spy thriller series. It aired on Showtime from 2 October 2011 to 26 April 2020. Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa created it. The show bases loosely on the Israeli series Prisoners of War. Claire Danes plays Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer with bipolar disorder.
Charlie Kirk’s Right Wing Revolution: How to Beat the Woke and Save the West argues that “wokeism” threatens American freedom and traditional values.
Mr. Robot is an American thriller drama series. It aired on USA Network from 24 June 2015 to 22 December 2019. Sam Esmail created it. Rami Malek plays Elliot Alderson, a young cyber security engineer in New York who suffers from social anxiety and depression.
Madam Secretary is an American political drama series. It aired on CBS from 21 September 2014 to 8 December 2019. Barbara Hall created it. Téa Leoni plays Elizabeth McCord, a former CIA analyst who becomes United States Secretary of State.
Toy Story 4 (2019), directed by Josh Cooley, finds Woody with a new child named Bonnie. Tom Hanks voices Woody, the cowboy who still leads. Tim Allen acts as Buzz Lightyear, the ranger who seeks his voice.
Arctic (2018), directed by Joe Penna, follows a man stranded alone in the Arctic after a plane crash. Mads Mikkelsen plays Overgard, a pilot surviving day by day in the frozen wilderness, waiting for a rescue that does not come.
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019), directed by Chad Stahelski, follows John as he is declared excommunicado and given a bounty of fourteen million dollars. Keanu Reeves plays John Wick, now hunted by every assassin in New York with nowhere to hide.
The Big Bang Theory is an American comedy series. It aired on CBS from 24 September 2007 to 16 May 2019. Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady created it. Jim Parsons plays Sheldon Cooper, a brilliant but socially lost physicist who shares a flat with his friend and fellow scientist Leonard Hofstadter.