Six great reads: my Couples Therapy hell, the plot to dethrone Keir Starmer and a creepy' AI toy
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Six great reads: my Couples Therapy hell, the plot to dethrone Keir Starmer and a creepy' AI toy
"When Boris Fishman's marriage to Jessica ran into trouble, he turned to the hit TV show Couples Therapy for help. It proved a huge mistake, not only taking a wrecking ball to their relationship but turning him into public enemy number one on the internet. Here's his account of what didn't make it to the screen. Read more The piece explores questions over Starmer's future."
"Grem the chatbot. Photograph: Hannah Yoon/The Guardian The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to learn your child's personality, while every conversation they have is recorded, then transcribed by a third party. It wasn't long before Arwa Mahdawi wanted this experiment to be over Read more Brenda Fricker in a picture taken last year. Photograph: Melanie Mullan The actor had a zest for life that propelled her to the heights of stage and screen"
When Boris Fishman's marriage to Jessica faltered he sought help on Couples Therapy, which worsened their relationship and provoked intense online hostility. Questions about the UK prime minister's future emerge after a scandal and apparent internal effort to unseat Starmer. The cuddly chatbot Grem records children's conversations and sends transcripts to a third party, raising privacy concerns and prompting Arwa Mahdawi to end the experiment. Brenda Fricker's life combined professional success with a past of violence, grooming and abuse; she reflected at age 80 from her bed surrounded by pills and cigarettes. A 1970s German leftwing terrorist group spread fear through violent acts despite internal vanity and incompetence.
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