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MURPHY (282 pp.)—Samuel Beckett—Grove Press ($3.50). Few serious critics now suppose that Dublin-born Paris Expatriate Samuel Beckett is trying to pull their legs. What seems more likely with each book or play that comes along is that he is compulsively pulling at his own. In Waiting for Godot (TIME, April 30), playgoers left the theater sure of only one thing: Godot (God?) never showed up. But through their fuzzy, flavorsome big-and-small talk, through their palateless licking of life and lifelessness, the play’s hopeless tramps left the impression that nothing would have happened even if Godot had appeared.

Speaking on the partnership, BudPay’s Vice President Global Sales, Mr Olufumi Odunuga says; “With the rapid pace of technology, innovation has driven a powerful shift in gaming and consumer expectation. This partnership will enable us to extend our footprint in the gaming industry and provide Nigerians with access to Codashop, and its seamless payment platform, when buying game credits or vouchers.” Codashop Vice President of Marketing, Guillaume Noe expanded on the benefits of this partnership, stating “Codashop is dedicated to helping gamers enhance their digital experience, by making their gaming content purchases as simple as possible, wherever they are.

Shirley Valentine writer Willy Russell returns to his native Liverpool with a gritty low-budget comedy. Shirley Valentine writer Willy Russell returns to his native Liverpool with a gritty low-budget comedy. Pic started life as the play Stags and Hens in 1978 and retains many stagebound aspects, especially the male and female toilets where much of the action takes place. Most of the Liverpudlian cast have been in Russell plays before, while tyro helmer Ockrent directed the original West End and US stage versions of Russell’s ed ucating Rita.

Entertainment One has landed in Cannes with “Tricky Dick” after securing the international rights to CNN‘s Richard Nixon documentary series. The deal comes as producer-distributor eOne moves more heavily into factual sales and sets out to acquire standout shows that can sit alongside its drama offerings.

Let’s get one thing straight: John Mulaney is not angling to become the full-time host of a late-night show. He confirmed as much in the monologue that opened his six-night stint at the helm of John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A., the Netflix talk show that runs concurrently with the streaming giant’s annual L.A.-based comedy event, Netflix Is a Joke Fest. (Episodes air live at 10 p.m. ET through Friday and are subsequently available to stream on the platform.

Read our full cover story on Benjamin Netanyahu here. You can also read a full transcript of the interview here. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down for a wide-ranging interview with TIME on Aug. 4 at his Jerusalem office. During the discussion with TIME Correspondent Eric Cortellessa, Netanyahu made a number of claims that lacked context, were not supported by facts, or were not true. Following is a review of Netanyahu’s false statements during the interview.

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s wealthiest person, is less than thrilled about a recent painting of her being exhibited at one of Australia’s largest art museums. But her reported attempts to get the unflattering portrait taken down is backfiring: the piece, part of a collection of portraits by an acclaimed indigenous artist, has been defended by the museum, the arts industry, and—perhaps worst for her—social media users, who have given it more attention than ever.

8:30 a.m.: After I wake up and feed my dog, I load up on vitamins "As a result of having a long and arduous road with my skin, I start my morning with certain things that have helped me combat acne. I really notice that when I have these things in the morning, I break out less. I drink this green thing, called Macro Greens with some mint-flavored chlorophyll. Then I take all these vitamins-to try to tell myself that I’m a person who takes vitamins.

A Pennsylvania mother and her boyfriend have been charged with homicide and related offenses after they killed her 14-year-old daughter in a “rape-murder fantasy,” prosecutors said Sunday. Prosecutors said Sara Packer, 41, and Jacob Sullivan, 44, planned Grace Packer’s murder for more than a year, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The two killed Grace in July, and then hid her body in the attic of their rented home in Quakertown, Pa. for nearly four months and later dismembered it, officials said.