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Formula One’s governing body has promised a full investigation into a software bug that caused chaos and forced the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to be aborted, with drivers feeling like they were in battery-powered cars made of Lego.

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"Orientation" almost had a major exposition problem

21 years ago, Lost mastered the mystery box with a single bullet

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Every mystery box has the same inherent problem: Eventually, you have to open it. The questions that keep an audience obsessing over a TV show from week to week can lose their power the moment we finally get some answers. Explain too little, and viewers feel frustrated. Explain too much, and you run the risk of deflating the entire story. There’s always the third option, however, which is to answer questions with details that generate even more questions. Instead of a mystery box, why not make it a nesting doll of secrets?

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends an extraordinary parliamentary session to vote on a government housing decree on October 2, 2026 at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid.

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Chiefs and 49ers remain unbeaten - five things from NFL week four

ITV Studios has unveiled 10 new titles on its Mipcom formats slate, led by “The Chase Around the World,” and also revealed the unscripted lineup, which includes “70 Up,” the final chapter of the groundbreaking documentary series “7 Up.”