The recent success of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil appears to be inspiring audiences to revisit the original Resident Evil movie franchise, headlined by Milla Jovovich. It also seems to be rubbing off on other fantasy horror movies of that era, such as the Underworld series, the forgotten vampire movie Priest, and another movie that was released in 2010. Like Priest, it was directed by Scott Stewart and headlined by MCU alum Paul Bettany. However, while Priest was a box-office underperformer, its predecessor was a modest hit. It’s now among the most-watched titles on the domestic Tubi chart, according to FlixPatrol.

A mashup of the cult classic comic book adaptation Constantine and the blockbuster John Wick franchise, both starring Keanu Reeves, the movie follows a fallen angel who must protect the Second Coming of Christ. The film also featured Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Durand, and Dennis Quaid. It grossed nearly $70 million worldwide against a reported budget of $26 million, which perhaps encouraged Sony, Screen Gems, and Bettany to regroup for another original movie directed by Stewart. Produced on a much higher reported budget of $60 million, Priest wasn’t as successful as its predecessor, grossing approximately $78 million worldwide.

‘Legion’ Received Poor Reviews

Neither movie received positive reviews, but we’re talking about Legion. It now holds a 20% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Despite a solid cast and intermittent thrills, Legion suffers from a curiously languid pace, confused plot, and an excess of dialogue.” Ahead of Bettany’s return as Vision in the MCU series VisionQuest this October, Legion is witnessing a resurgence on Tubi. Meanwhile, there has been growing chatter about a Constantine sequel with Reeves, primarily due to the cult following that the original movie has garnered over the years. Reeves’ return as John Wick for a fifth film, on the other hand, has been confirmed. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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A lot of ink has been spilled about the erosion of the ‘monoculture’, meaning that it’s becoming increasingly rare for millions of people to enjoy the same books and movies. Thanks to social media and algorithms tailored to our specific tastes, we seem to be splitting off into our silos.

That said, a handful of books have nevertheless managed to break through and find broad appeal, even if they are not as ubiquitous as the literary hits of earlier decades. Without further ado, here are a few of the most widely loved books from the last few years.

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‘Lessons in Chemistry’ (2022)

“Chemistry is change.” Lessons in Chemistry sold over 8 million copies and also quickly spawned a TV show starring Brie Larson. It’s about Elizabeth Zott a chemist working in the deeply sexist scientific culture of the 1950s and early 1960s, where her intelligence is repeatedly underestimated or exploited. After her career takes several painful turns, Elizabeth unexpectedly becomes the host of a television cooking program. Naturally, she refuses to behave like the cheerful domestic personality her producers imagined. Instead, Elizabeth is stubborn, deadpan, and incredibly brave.

Author Bonnie Garmus builds on that premise with romance, grief, workplace comedy, scientific curiosity, and an unusually memorable dog. This recipe resonated: Lessons in Chemistry received positive reviews, was named the Barnes & Noble Book of the Year in 2022, and was one of the most borrowed books from American public libraries in 2023.

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‘Anxious People’ (2021)

“They say that a person’s personality is the sum of their experiences…” This is one of the more recent books by Swedish writer Fredrik Backman, best known for the 2012 breakout hit A Man Called Ove. Anxious People centers on a failed bank robber who accidentally takes a group of eccentric strangers hostage during an apartment open house. While the characters initially appear to be insufferable or combative, Backman slowly dismantles their outer personas through alternating police interviews and flashbacks, revealing flawed and three-dimensional human beings.

The narrative is partly structured like a classic, fast-paced comedy of errors, utilizing sharp wit, absurd dialogue, and a Rube Goldberg-like plot. However, it also seamlessly pivots into surprisingly deep ruminations on issues like grief and guilt. Not for nothing, Anxious People was a big commercial and critical hit, and has already been adapted into a Swedish TV show.

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‘Piranesi’ (2020)

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“The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.” Piranesi is the latest gem from author Susanna Clark, who gave us the modern fantasy classic Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell. The title character lives largely alone in a strange, enormous house, carefully documenting the building in his journals and mapping as much of its impossible architecture as he can. As far as he knows, only one other living person regularly visits: a mysterious man Piranesi calls the Other.

Piranesi begins by refusing to explain itself. Readers know only what its narrator knows. Gradually, however, inconsistencies appear. Piranesi’s journals suggest that his understanding of his own past may be incomplete, and that the Other is concealing information. In the process, the story shifts from a poetic “cozy fantasy” into a gripping, tense psychological mystery. Not for nothing, Piranesi received rave reviews.

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‘The Rose Field’ (2025)

“Everything changes. Everything stays the same.” The Rose Field concluded Philip Pullman‘s Book of Dust series, a sequel to His Dark Materials. Here he continues his decades-long investigation into consciousness, imagination, authority, love, and the mysterious substance known as Dust. The older Lyra is far removed from the fearless child readers originally met in Northern Lights. Her experiences have complicated her relationship with both herself and her dæmon Pantalaimon, and The Book of Dust has increasingly explored the consequences of that estrangement.

The Rose Field pushes those personal tensions toward their resolution while expanding the philosophical and political struggles surrounding them. Along the way, it reintroduces a sprawling, beloved ensemble cast, including spies, scholars, witches, and mythical gryphons, all while serving up both adventure and character development. A fantastic finale to a thirty-year phenomenon.

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‘Demon Copperhead’ (2022)

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“The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between.” Demon Copperhead is author Barbara Kingsolver’s retelling of David Copperfield, but set in modern Appalachia. Its narrator, Damon Fields, known as Demon Copperhead, is born into poverty in rural Virginia and spends his childhood navigating addiction, neglect, foster care, exploitation, grief, and institutions that repeatedly fail the people they’re supposedly designed to help. What keeps the novel from becoming overly heavy is Demon himself.

His voice is funny, observant, angry, vulnerable, and remarkably difficult to resist, drawing comparisons to Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn. He remains sharp and witty even in the direst circumstances. The book sold over three million copies, charmed critics, made Oprah‘s Book Club, and walked away with several major awards, including the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Pulitzer.

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‘Project Hail Mary’ (2021)

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“What’s the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?” This one has been back in the public consciousness this year thanks to the delightful movie adaptation. In Project Hail Mary, Ryland Grace wakes aboard a spacecraft with no memory of who he is, why he’s there, or why the other members of his crew are dead. Piece by piece, his memories return, revealing an alarming truth: Earth faces an extinction-level threat, and Grace has been sent to another star system as part of a desperate attempt to find a solution. That alone would provide enough material for an excellent survival thriller.

Then Grace meets Rocky, an intelligent extraterrestrial, and the tale becomes an unexpected buddy comedy. Author Andy Weir weaves all this into an optimistic, problem-solving-based sci-fi banger, pleasing fans and critics alike. Consequently, Project Hail Mary has spent more than 57 weeks on the NYT bestseller list.

Taylor Swift’s game day outfits are the definition of trendy and festive.

Swift started attending Kansas City Chiefs games in September 2023 amid her then-budding romance with tight end Travis Kelce. From official Chiefs gear to miniskirts and leather jackets, Swift has been supporting her beau in style. (Swift and Kelce said “I do” in July 2026.)

At the Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers game on October 22, Swift was a must-see in a red crewneck featuring the team’s logo and name. She paired the outerwear with a pleated black skirt, dainty jewelry, her classic red lip and straightened hair. Fans were quick to notice that one of her bracelets included beads spelling out 87 — which is Travis’ football number — alongside heart symbols.

Her bracelet reminded Us of a July 2023 episode of Travis’ “New Heights” podcast, which he cohosts with brother Jason Kelce. At the time, Travis told fans that he attempted to ask Swift out by using a bracelet “with my number on it” after attending her Eras Tour. Jason then asked if he meant his football jersey number or his phone number, to which Travis replied, “You know which one.”

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Meanwhile, some fans are convinced her clothing choices have hidden meanings, such as the red boots she wore to the Chiefs’ season opener in September, 2024.

In 2026, Swift rocked a $40 Wear by Erin Andrews tank top while supporting her husband at the Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts game in September 2026.

Keep scrolling to see all of Swift’s best game day outfits:

The MLS’ Columbus Crew have fired reserve coach Federico Higuaín after an alleged incident with a female referee during a match on August 23.

“We determined it’s in the best interest of our Club, players and support staff to dismiss Federico Higuaín from his responsibilities,” Crew general manager Issa Tail said in a statement published Tuesday, September 22. “After conversations this week and further assessing the past month, our Club’s standards of what’s expected from a leader for one of our teams have not been met.”

Higuaín, 41, had already served a two-game suspension for the incident, which allegedly included a sexist remark and physical intimidation. He received a red card and was ejected from the match.

The decision to fire him, which came a month after the match took place, happened amid a public outcry, including a scathing statement from the Professional Soccer Referees Association.

“During a recent MLS NEXT Pro match, a male head coach committed two deliberate acts of physical abuse and sexism against a female official — squeezing her hand and refusing to let go after being told to stop three times,” read the statement, shared via X. “The physical intimidation was compounded by a demeaning, sexist remark to the official: ‘Don’t forget this is a man’s game.’”

The PSRA argued that the two-game suspension “and other non-suspension discipline” fell short of US Soccer’s own standards.

“US Soccer policy states a ‘forceful grab’ like this requires a minimum three-game suspension,” the statement read. “Acts of discrimination also require a minimum three-game suspension. MLS NEXT Pro’s own manual also states that. Coaches are held to ‘a higher professional standard than players.’”

It continued, “The League’s response falls drastically short of the right message to the participants, the referees and the public. It needs to be reevaluated.”

“Women make every level of this game better,” the PSRA concluded. “They should not have to endure intimidation or degrading. Comments to prove it. Our female officials have proven their excellence on the world state. They deserve the same respect, dignity and safe working environment as every other official.”

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The statement did not name Higuaín specifically.

As a player, Higuaín spent nearly a decade in MLS, with most of that time coming as a member of the Crew. In 2012, his first season in the league, he won the MLS Newcomer of the Year Award.

A native of Argentina, Higuaín also played at the highest level of Argentine soccer, scoring 35 goals over 157 matches in the Argentine Primera División.

Created by Simon Cowell, America’s Got Talent debuted on NBC in June 2006, shortly after the show was set to launch in the U.K.

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While the contestants and their talents change each season, they’re not the only element that switches up. At first, the reality competition series was hosted by Regis Philbin with David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood and Piers Morgan serving as judges. After the first season, Philbin was replaced by Jerry Springer while Norwood left and Sharon Osbourne stepped in.

Over the years, Cowell, Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum, Gabrielle Union, Julianne Hough and Sofia Vergara sat at the judges’ table. Still, through all the ups and downs of judge turnover, the contestants remain the center of the show.

Scroll through the gallery below to see what every AGT winner has been up to sin

Law Roach is shedding light on how Zendaya feels about him speaking about her love life.

Appearing on the “Outlaws with TS Madison” podcast this week,  the celebrity stylist, 48, shared how Zendaya, 30, reacted after Roach publicly announced the actress had tied the knot with Tom Holland.

“She thought it was funny,” Roach said on the podcast. “I’m still slightly spilling the tea about the wedding. You don’t know if that lady married or not.”

Roach made headlines in March when he referenced Zendaya and Holland, 30, while speaking to Access Hollywood on the Actor Awards red carpet, claiming, “The wedding has already happened. You missed it.”

When the reporter asked for clarification as to whether the rumors that Zendaya and Holland had quietly wed following their 2024 engagement, Roach insisted, “It’s very true.”

At the Oscars the same month, Roach was questioned by Extra on the red carpet on whether he wanted to “clarify any comments” he made earlier in the month about Zendaya and Holland being married. “No,” Roach responded, before adding, “I said what I said.”

However, on September 14, Roach backtracked on his earlier comments when asked about Zendaya on the CNN & Variety Red Carpet Live: TV’s Biggest Night pre-show.

“Well, I actually lied, she wasn’t married. They actually haven’t had an official ceremony yet. It’s gonna happen after the Dune press tour,” he said.

During his “Outlaws with TS Madison” podcast appearance, Roach explained why he is making seemingly contradictory statements about Zendaya and Holland’s marriage status.

“Because the thing about it is, stop asking me about somebody who I love’s personal business,” Roach said. “You don’t have the right or the allowance or the agency to ask me questions about that lady’s personal business. So, every time you ask me, I’m going to tell your ass something different.”

Roach also complimented Zendaya, who has been a longtime client and friend of his, for letting him be himself.

“The great thing about her is that she has become one of the biggest movie stars in the world and she never ever tries to make me be something I’m not,” he said. “I go and I cut up and I do things on the carpet or whatever, and she be like, ‘Boy, you crazy.’ She never ever ever ever tries to change me.”

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Any rumors about Zendaya and Tom Holland having a second wedding are not true, according to stylist Law Roach. “I don’t think so,” Roach, 48, told Complex in an interview published on Tuesday, July 28. “I think that people should congratulate them. It’s two young, beautiful, successful people that are in love, and they had […]

Zendaya and Holland struck up a romance after initially meeting on the set of 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. In the hit superhero franchise, they portrayed love interests Michelle Jones Watson and Spider-Man/Peter Parker, respectively.

While there were rumors about a potential romance between the pair over the years, the relationship was confirmed when they were spotted kissing in a car in Los Angeles in July 2021.

Zendaya and Holland sparked engagement speculation at the 2025 Golden Globes when she was spotted wearing a diamond sparkler on her left hand. Multiple outlets later reported in January 2025 that Holland had proposed over the holidays in 2024.

There has been a renaissance of animated films in the 21st century, mostly because it has become more common for them to receive their just respect. Animation is a painstaking task that requires meticulous detail and effort; even though it is less common to see laborious 2D work, any form of animation requires a significant number of hours put out by dedicated artists to ensure that everything is poised in the perfect way. Unlike live-action, there is no existing material that can be shot as coverage or used in the background; everything that viewers see on the big screen is something that had to be designed. It shouldn’t come as a shock that, as a result, studios tend to be very exacting in choosing which of their animated projects are worthy of investment, even if some of them end up being massive blockbusters.

There has been a significant change within the industry post-2010 when it comes to the market for animation. Although Pixar was once thought of as being insurmountable, the studio began to face diminishing returns with some films that simply did not work, even if they also have plenty of successes. Dreamworks and Sony Animation had some misses, but they were also willing to take bold chances on riskier films that paid off; there’s also been a growing cult audience for the films of smaller, niche studios like Laika and Aardman, as well as an influx of international titles that receive domestic release. Although the end of this year brings several highly-anticipated titles, including Brad Bird’s Netflix space opera Ray Gunn and Laika’s ambitious top-motion fantasy epic Wildwood, there are certainly a number of options out there for animation fans to watch.

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‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ (2022)

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is the definitive version of the classic fairy tale, surpassing even the Disney animated classic from 1940. It makes sense that a story about a mechanical character trying to become human would have such a handcrafted quality to it, and there aren’t many directors out there who use practical effects, makeup, and stop-motion in the same way that Guillermo del Toro does. It helps that he takes a slightly more mature take on the material that acknowledges the darkness of the original text and the political complications that it involved.

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is the perfect companion piece to the director’s entire body-of-work, as he has frequently told stories about mistreated outsiders who are labeled as “monsters.” Although there are clear parallels between the story of Pinocchio and that of del Toro’s Frankenstein, the notion of exploring the evils of fascism through the eyes of a child was something that he had developed with Pan’s Labyrinth.

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‘The LEGO Movie’ (2014)

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The LEGO Movie is perhaps the biggest surprise animation hit of the last 15 years because it wasn’t what anyone had expected. It would have been easy for Warner Bros. to thrust all of its properties into a film that existed only to sell merchandise, but Phil Lord and Chris Miller instead took the LEGO themes of creative ingenuity and leadership, using them to craft a genuinely hilarious satire about the “hero’s journey” and complications of “play.” The LEGO Movie emulates the actual fun involved in creating a LEGO set, but it also shows that following the instructions isn’t the only way to create something that will last.

The LEGO Movie took an interesting twist that involved live-action elements with Will Ferrell, and it ended up making the story far more heartfelt and moving than it would have been otherwise. The inventive way that The LEGO Movie tied in components from various Warner Bros. franchises was also quite inventive, and not the cynical cash grab that it could have been; it most notably debuted Will Arnett as Batman, leading to another highly underrated animated gem with The LEGO Batman Movie.

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‘Zootopia’ (2016)

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Zootopia has aged gracefully as one of the best films of its year, and showed that Disney animation was capable of making the sort of original stories that Pixar would have done a decade prior. Disney had spent a tremendous amount of time revamping and retooling the princess adventure story into different stories, but Zootopia offered a clever new spin on anthropomorphic animals that did something inventive with the concept for the first time in the 3D era. Although on the surface Zootopia is a fairly straightforward film about tolerance and diversity, it has even more loaded themes about classism, police brutality, political corruption, scapegoating, and gentrification, all within a film that works for kids.

Zootopia is one of the most impressive visual achievements of the last 15 years because of how immersive worldbuilding is, as there was clearly an intention to do more than just create a few gags. Despite the fact that Zootopia confronts some very important issues that have grown even more relevant in the decade since it was released, it also happens to be genuinely hilarious, with more than a few great animal puns.

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‘Flow’ (2024)

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Flow is one of the most surprising success stories out of any realm of cinema in the 2020s because it was a true passion project for Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, who created the ambitious film with the free and open-sourced software Blender. That such a rich and textured film was made so efficiently, despite the enormous amount of money studios often dump into animated films, just shows how significantly the medium has changed and the different opportunities that are present for contemporary filmmakers. The “little movie that could” proved to be a breakout, word-of-mouth success that won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in a surprise victory over bigger commercial hits like Inside Out 2 and The Wild Robot, and managed to be one of the few animated films nominated for Best International Feature.

Flow is a simple, but deeply affecting story about the power of nature to cause societies to form and collapse, offering only hints at what the civilization in place looked like before a catastrophic event. Although it can be read as being a film about climate change, the changing of the world in Flow happens as the result of a natural process, which accounts for its magnificent beauty.

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‘Inside Out’ (2015)

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Inside Out is one of the last truly great Pixar films, and it’s also one of the most dense and psychologically interrogative works of cinema within the entire century. Pixar has made a habit of making surprisingly mature, thought-provoking films that cause the adults in the audience to have existential crises, but Inside Out takes that notion farther than usual by examining the literal way that developing minds work. It’s a film about the loss of childhood and path of adolescence that examines the declining of imagination, development of mixed emotions, and uncomfortable ways that memories can be recolored and reinterpreted. That Inside Out is such a probing work of analysis doesn’t prevent it from being a wildly imaginative and exciting, colorful adventure with some of the most impressive 3D visuals that Pixar has ever pulled off.

Inside Out is an important film for children to see because it is able to talk about depression and anxiety without saying it outright; while the primary focus is on Riley, the young protagonist, Inside Out also makes a point of showing what goes on in her parents’ minds, with sadness controlling her mother and anger controlling her father. While the sequel, Inside Out 2, was a massive financial success that reaffirmed Pixar’s monopoly on animation, it didn’t have quite the same original ingenuity as its predecessor.

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‘The Wind Rises’ (2013)

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The Wind Rises is the film that Hayao Miyazaki had been waiting his entire career to complete because it confronts the tension that has been underneath his body of work. There is an inherent conflict for Miyazaki, a staunch anti-capitalist, of making art that can be consumed by the masses and controlled by institutions that he does not agree with. This ties into his own family history intertwined with World War II, as The Wind Rises shows the story of a genius airplane designer who struggles when his creations are used as tools of war. The question of whether artists are responsible for the way that their work is used is a fascinating one that invites discussion.

The Wind Rises isn’t the first time Miyazaki has approached the subject of war, as he covered similar themes in his underrated classic Porco Rosso, but it’s one of his most low-key and atmospheric projects ever. Although most of Miyazaki’s films can still be enjoyed by kids (with some like My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away directly aimed at them), The Wind Rises is a historical biopic that just happens to use animation as a medium. It’s the perfect companion piece to Miyazaki’s most recent (and potentially final) film The Boy and the Heron, which was inspired by his own experiences as a young man.

If you think you need seven digits in your bank account to look like you do, think again! Kate Hudson proved that the right bag style can make you appear mega wealthy. Her pick costs $1,990, but we found the east-west look on sale for only $21 — and it’s even classier.

For the 2026 TIME100 Summit, Hudson turned up wearing a vibrant red dress that stopped traffic. But honestly, the sleek accessory hanging on her arm quietly stole the moment. Her black rectangular bag has a top flap, short strap and subtle sheen. This luxe Amazon twin has all of the above, plus elegant gold embellishments that make it double-luxe.

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This Kkxiu Shoulder Bag has a true east-west shape, soft faux leather, a timeless top flap and shiny gold hardware that gives it a high-end flair. One happy shopper called it out directly: “So sleek and looks designer. Very similar logo to Hermès and can dress up or down.”

Still, this purse is not just pretty. Thanks to the removable, adjustable strap, this shoulder bag triples as a clutch and crossbody, so you can wear it as a clutch for dinner, a shoulder bag for the office and a crossbody for hands-free moments. Better yet, it’s roomy enough for your keys, phone, wallet and beyond.

Pair this luxe-looking bag with a dress like Hudson, or let it anchor a black turtleneck and jeans on a Saturday. Either way, you’ll look old-money-rich without even trying.

The long, horizontal silhouette with a hint of gold hardware is the ‘it’ bag style of wealthy women — ones who know quiet luxury reads louder than logos. Score the celeb-approved look on sale before it’s gone!

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