The Californian wildfires are wreaking havoc, burning down celebrity homes in Malibu and the Pacific Palisades and leading to the delay of many awards ceremonies, including the Oscar nominations, which have been pushed to next week.

Welcome to 2025, where, less than two weeks in, as Hunter S Thompson might put it, the going is getting very, very weird, and the weird? Well, they’ve turned pro and taken over the world...

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