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‘I’m going to sue the living pants off them’: AI’s big legal showdown – and what it means for Dr Strange’s hair

AI has given us the pope in a puffer, but it is also predicted to wipe out 200,000 entertainment jobs. We report from a crucial event in Portugal, full of angry artists, digital miracles – and a ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Ancient gameshows, long-dead stars, Gregg Wallace … I’m fascinated by Mum’s taste in TV | Adrian Chiles

I’ve pleaded with her to use streaming services, to no avail. If the BBC is showing a 1974 episode of Call My Bluff, that’s what we’re watching. One thing led to another this week, and I spent some ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

RFK Jr. talks health care agenda following Trump win: ‘I’m not going to take away vaccines’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who may play a key role in overseeing health care in a second Trump administration, spoke to NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard about his current views on vaccines, fluoride in water, ...

‘I’m devastated she didn’t win’: I voted for Kamala Harris. Am I disloyal for taking advantage of the Trump stock-market rally?

“Am I trading off my candidate’s loss? Does that make me a turncoat?”

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

‘I’m here for the ghosts’: an after-dark walk through Istanbul in search of its soul

The author of the Istanbul-set Inspector Ikmen novels takes a trip into the Old City’s thrilling and turbulent past. It is a cold, autumnal wee hour of the morning in Istanbul and I am sipping a ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

‘Watch out, I’m even less inhibited’: Olivia Williams on movies, misogyny and living with cancer

Olivia Williams has long balanced her talent with a desire to tell it how it is – and she’s now feeling more frank than ever. The Dune star gets more than a few things off her chest, from the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

One thing I’m sure of: Harris offered voters nothing on Gaza, and it mattered in the result | Nesrine Malik

Imagine how isolated in their trauma Arab-American voters must have felt to turn to Trump. But that’s what happened. I would be sceptical of post-election analyses in the wake of what is seen as a ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Artist Kenny Scharf: ‘I’m carrying the torch for friends who couldn’t keep it going’

He worked alongside Keith Haring and Andy Warhol in 1980s New York and now gets his first major institutional show in the same city. In the mid-1980s, Kenny Scharf biked from his Queens studio to ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

I’m 71 with $2 million in retirement savings and a conservative investment strategy. Am I doing this right?

“I’m in good health and still working part time.”

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

I’m 69 and have $10,000 in legal bills from my divorce. Is now the time to borrow from my IRA?

“I never dreamed I’d be in this position.”

Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago

The ‘Trump bump’ added $75,000 to my $1.3 million portfolio. I’m 39. Should I retire early and move to Europe?

“I have my eyes set on either Italy or Spain next year, where the cost of living is roughly half of what it would be in the U.S.”

Business - MarketWatch - 9 hours ago

‘I’m 38 and completely broke’: I earn $50,000 a year. What professional degree will guarantee me six figures?

“I am willing to put in an extra 1 to 4 years of schooling and use student loans to pay for it.”

Business - MarketWatch - 3 hours ago

‘I’m empowering my song to go and make love with different people’: Imogen Heap on how her AI twin will rewrite pop

Known for her wild ‘Imogenation’, Heap has always reworked pop with tech, but her new data-mining project is her boldest yet. She explains why ‘you can’t stop progress’. It’s a very Imogen Heap way ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

I’m 70 and started taking Social Security. My adviser said forget about Roth conversions — take a cruise instead. Is that crazy?

“I was quite surprised to hear this approach. Have others gotten this kind of financial advice?”

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

‘I retired earlier than planned’: I’m 69 and will have $6,000 a month in retirement income. The bulk of my $3.6 million is equities. Is that OK?

“I don’t expect equities to do as well over the next decade as they have in the past, but I still think they will outperform other options.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

More and more, I sense I’m out of touch. Can my expat writing still call Australia home? | Mikaella Clements

Putting anything down is an exercise in vulnerability but the fear of getting my homeland wrong is embarrassing and invalidating. I’ve lived overseas for 12 years, the vast majority of my adult ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

‘I own my home’: I’m 74 with $300,000 in annuities and live modestly. What should I do with my retirement savings?

”I am not very savvy with the stock markets.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

‘I have few close friends’: I’m 69, retired, single and have amassed $3.6 million. What should I do with my fortune?

“Many weeks I spend more on my three rescue kitties and one rescue mouse than I do on myself.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

I’m 63, retired and getting $45,000 per year. But I only have about $200,000 in my IRA and still have a mortgage. What’s my move?

Have an issue with your financial adviser or considering a new one? Email questions or concerns to picks@marketwatch.com. We’ll have financial advisers weigh in.

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

I’m a 26-year-old property investor. Is now a good time to refinance — or should I flip houses before buying more?

“I’ve been investing in real estate since I was 20.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 2

‘This election season has worn me out’: I love this country, but I’m no better off financially than I was 10 years ago. Why vote?

“I’m in my mid-40s, female, single, and working a nine-to-five job.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

I’m a ‘trad wife’ in a happy marriage. How can I get my friends to accept me for who I am? | Leading questions

To your friends, your relationship is probably the least interesting thing about you, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . Try to remember what drew you to these people in the first ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

I’m 67, married and have two mortgages worth $660,000. Should I use my 401(k) to pay them off?

“I want to have $6,000 a month in cash to live comfortably and travel upon retirement.”