THE HEDONIST — Sunday, 26 April 2026

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THE LONELIEST MILLIONAIRE IN AMERICA #

Howard Lutnick stood before lawmakers on Thursday and admitted the party is a total flop. The Commerce Secretary confessed that exactly one person has been approved for the Trump Gold Card visa. This comes after Lutnick previously boasted of selling $1.3 billion worth of the gilded tickets in just a few days. The $1 million pay-to-play residency was pitched as a green card on steroids, but the steroids seem to have worn off. According to the report by Sara Dorn,…

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ELON’S SIXTY BILLION DOLLAR CODING BINGE #

SpaceX just wrote a check so large it made the rest of Silicon Valley choke on their green juice. On Tuesday, the rocket firm struck a deal with the AI coding startup Cursor that could be worth a staggering $60 billion. This is the new peak of the vibe coding…

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DRONE KING FACES THIRTY YEARS IN JAIL #

Yoon Suk Yeol is finding out that acting like a movie villain has a very high price tag. South Korean prosecutors on Friday requested a 30-year prison term for the ousted President. The charge is simple but dramatic: Yoon allegedly ordered drone flights over Pyongyang to stir up a war…

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MANDELSON’S TACKY DEBTS RUIN THE LOBBY #

Peter Mandelson’s old consultancy, Global Counsel, has gone bust in a puddle of red ink and very bad associations. The firm collapsed owing a vulgar £4.6 million, including a £600,000…

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THE SOLDIER WHO NEVER HAD A LUNCH BREAK #

Jessica Foster had over a million followers and a perfect military career, except for one small detail: she wasn't real. The viral Instagram account featured a blonde Army service member…

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In Brief #

JULIANNE MOORE DAZZLES IN CANNES

Julianne Moore will receive the 2026 Women In Motion Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Francois-Henri Pinault praised Moore for her artistic choices and her help in redefining the leading woman in cinema.

LUFTHANSA CLEARS THE ELITE SKIES

Lufthansa has cancelled 20,000 flights through October due to the jet fuel blockade in the Gulf. The grounding of commercial fleets is effectively a logistical cleanse, leaving the European skies open for private aviation.

DONNIE YEN TAKES A SHOT

Donnie Yen has begun production on the John Wick spinoff, Caine, in which he reprises his role as the blind assassin. The franchise has already crossed the $1 billion mark as it expands into a standalone film empire.

AI VEGANS HIT THE STREAM

HBO has picked up a docuseries about the Zizians, a group blending AI safety anxiety with radical veganism. The series will explore the cultural and technological forces behind their unusual convergence.

MYTHOS PERIMETER HAS BEEN BREACHED

Anthropic’s unreleased Mythos model was accessed by unauthorized users who simply guessed the online address in a vendor environment. The breach collapses the narrative of the cognitive enclosure, proving even the digital VIP rooms are prone to trespassers.