Gaslighting Is the Word of the Year. What Does That Tell Us About the World We’re Living In?

Harry & Meghan has become Netflix’s biggest show of the year in the UK after it dropped in a blaze of publicity on Thursday morning.

Strange as it may seem, the Oscar for Best International Feature tends to go to movies that are universal rather than geographically specific. Last year’s winner Drive My Car spoke more about mankind’s default setting to loneliness than it did about the specifics of relationship dynamics in modern Japan, just as the Danish drunks in 2021’s Another Round got hammered in a way that was relatable to boozers in every country from Albania to Zambia. Maybe the Academy feels that real life is better left to docs, but a 2015 win for the harrowing Second World War drama Son of Saul suggests that the door is always open. And after a year that saw the whole world reeling from Vladmir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, this might be one of those years that addresses the fact.

The American Film Institute has released its annual list of 10 top TV programs of the year, with FX, Apple TV+ and HBO landing two slots each and ABC’s comedy Abbott Elementary representing broadcast solo. AMC, Netflix and HBO Max have one show apiece on the list.

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Liev Schreiber and his girlfriend, Taylor Neisen, looked stunning on the red carpet as they arrived to honor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday night in New York at the Time Person of the Year awards.  Liev, whose grandfather was a Polish-Ukrainian immigrant, has been supporting Ukraine's forces and people since the Russian invasion in February. The Ray Donovan star, 55 - who has two kids with Naomi Watts - stood tall in a black tux with a velvet jacket, white shirt and a black tie. His dark hair and salt and pepper beard were closely cropped. Stunning: Liev Schreiber and his girlfriend, Taylor Neisen, looked stunning on the red carpet as they arrived to honor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday night in New York at the Time Person of the Year awardsTaylor, 30, looked lovely in a white strapless frock, with an A-line midi skirt  and an asymmetrical ruffle. The model styled her long blonde hair is loose curls and pulled it to one side, making it easier to display her dangling diamond earrings.  The former Miss South Dakota carried a fringed evening purse and completed the look with high heel silver sequined sandals. Time Magazine selected the Ukrainian president as Person of the Year for his leadership and fortitude during the crisis.   Support: Liev, whose grandfather was a Polish-Ukrainian immigrant, has been supporting Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February.

Taylor Swift announced her plans to direct her first feature for an original script that she wrote, less than a year after earning Oscars buzz for All Too Well: The Short Film.After stepping behind the camera to co-direct the music video for her 2019 hit, ME!, the pop star, 32, has impressed fans with her video-making prowess by self-directing herself in her music videos for The Man (2019), Cardigan (2020), Willow (2020), Anti-Hero (2022), and Bejeweled (2022).Her project will be produced by Searchlight Pictures, which is the studio behind a number of critically-acclaimed flicks, including Nomadland and The Shape of Water.  A force behind the camera: Taylor Swift announced her plans to direct her first feature for an original script that she wrote, less than a year after earning Oscars buzz for All Too Well: The Short Film; seen in 2021While the plot and casting remains tightly under wraps, Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield described the singer as 'a once in a generation artist and storyteller.' 'It is a genuine joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and new creative journey,' the pair gushed in a statement. The 11-time Grammy winner hinted at her next step at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, when asked if she would be open to directing a feature-length film.

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Basic and New State Pension payments will increase next year by 10.1% for some 12.5 million older people across the UK, including 992,052 living in Scotland. The honouring of the Triple Lock rule was confirmed last month during Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement and means that older people are set for an income boost from April, 2023.

A woman who previously worked as a glamour model is now making a living by inviting men into her home to dominate them and beat them up. Sophie Larissa Weiss, 30, says business is booming as blokes fly from all over the world and pay for her to wrestle them to the floor, choke them up until they tap out and even punch them in the face, the Daily Star reports.

Phone calls and surfing the internet will be allowed on EU flights as of next summer, it has been announced.

Ashley Graham left little the imagination as she flaunted her famous curves on the red carpet at the TIME Person Of The Year Reception held in New York City on Thursday night.The supermodel, 35 - who welcomed twins back in January - looked sensational in a see-through black beaded dress that she styled with opaque black lingerie.The sexy bra and hot pants appear from Ashley's Knix shapewear collection, which she launched earlier this year. Curvaceous: Ashley Graham left little the imagination as she flaunted her famous curves on the red carpet at the TIME Person Of The Year Reception held in New York City on Thursday nightHer daring dress had a hood that she kept over her wavy brunette hair as she smoldered for the cameras.The runway maven paraded around in strappy black heels.  Ashley achieved a sultry stare by creating a smokey cateye with black eyeshadow.

Grammy-nominated comedian and podcaster Nate Bargatze is headed to Amazon with his first stand-up special for the streaming service. Nate Bargatze: Hello World will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on January 31, 2023.

Katy Perry is planning for a fun holiday season with fiancé Orlando Bloom and their two-year-old daughter Daisy. This week the I Kissed A Girl singer shared that her mini-me girl loves Christmas.'She's just coming alive. This is her third Christmas and she's super into it,' the Teenage Dream singer shared with Access Hollywood.

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Celtic could be set to add to their midfield ranks yet again with Ferencvaros midfielder Aissa Laidouni the latest star to be linked with a move to the Scottish Premiership leaders.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World: Dominion) has signed with M88 for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Lucas Till (MacGyver), Ruby Rose (Taurus), Tyrese Gibson (Morbius) and Don Johnson (Knives Out) will topline the action-thriller The Collective from Yale Entertainment, which has recently wrapped production.

The Globes are back! Jerrod Carmichael is set to host the 2023 Golden Globe Awards.