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2JHKP8X LAURENCE MASON, MATTHEW LILLARD, ANGELINA JOLIE, JONNY LEE MILLER, JESSE BRADFORD, HACKERS, 1995

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51¶¯Âþ recommends the cult film Hackers – 30 years late

The books, TV, games and more that 51¶¯Âþ staff have enjoyed this week

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Chemistry

Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar

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The best new science fiction books of November 2025

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The best new science fiction books of November 2025

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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Book Club: Read an extract from Every Version of You by Grace Chan

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

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If you could upload your mind to a virtual utopia, would you?

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Never Let Me go book cover

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51¶¯Âþ recommends Never Let Me Go

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Grass Paperback by Sheri S. Tepper

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51¶¯Âþ recommends Sheri S. Tepper's science fiction novel Grass

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Netflix handout film still -- Frankenstein. BTS - (L to R) Jacob Elordi as The Creature and Oscar Isaac as Dr. Victor Frankenstein on the set of Frankenstein. Cr. Ken Woroner/Netflix ?? 2025.

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Del Toro's Frankenstein is a sumptuous take on a classic parable

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Beyond Human series. Collage of human, geometric and natural forms on the subject of inner reality, mental health, imagination, mysticism, thinking and dreaming.; Shutterstock ID 164294465; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other:

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If you love AI, you'll love Ken Liu's new cyberpunk thriller

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Left: Cover of The Dispossessed. Right: Ursula K. Le Guin in 2001

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Our verdict on ‘The Dispossessed’: A tricky but rewarding novel

The 51¶¯Âþ Book Club has just finished reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed. Most of our members enjoyed it, even if the sheer volume of ideas in the book made it a challenging read

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The best new science fiction books of October 2025

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Health

The exceptionally tasty new fermented foods being cooked up in the lab

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Why is Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Dispossessed' so popular 50 years on?

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Environment

Simple menu tweak can nudge people into choosing climate-friendly food

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