Fox The mid-aughts were certainly a golden age of medical dramas on TV, but when “Grey’s Anatomy” premiered in March 2005, a fictional doctor already had audiences tuning in for a weekly checkup. Just months earlier, Fox premiered “House,” a gritty, Sherlock Holmes-inspired procedural centered on the brilliant but cynical Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). While “Grey’s Anatomy” leaned into the romance between the staff at Seattle Grace, “House” was busy dissecting medical mysteries at Princeton-Plainsboro. But for the “Grey’s Anatomy” writers’ room — led by creator Shonda Rhimes — having a…
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A long time ago …(You know the rest.)As hard as it for some of us Olds to believe, Star Wars is almost 50 years old. For half a century this galaxy filled with Jedi and Sith, Rebels and Empires, has proven an endless source of fascination and sometimes unhealthy fixation. Although it’s gone through periods of inactivity, it always seems to return like the Jedi — most recently in 2026’s The Mandalorian and Grogu, a continuation of the hit Disney+ series about the mysterious bounty hunter and his youthful Yoda sidekick.But which Star Wars is the best? And, maybe more contentiously, which one…
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is readying a new album. The composer and synthesist will release Ruin: It’s Not Just Music on October 2 through Someone Special, a label she co-founded this year with James Daniel. Below, listen to a title track of sorts, “Ruin,” via a video starring a pole-dancing Pedro Esteveaqui.In a press release, Smith says the record’s heavier drums and breakbeats stemmed from a need “to make something confrontational, almost like sonic combat.” She added, “‘Ruin’ lives in that moment where everything breaks and something else asserts itself. It’s music for the shock and the aftershock. Sound designed for…
Featured Podcasts Big Technology Podcast: Is OpenAI Ready To IPO?, The Datacenters in Space Myth, The Kids Boo AI The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast. Access: Substack’s CEO on AI slop, free speech, and taking on YouTube A show about the tech industry’s inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger. Subscribe to Access. Hard Fork: Our Field Trip to Google I/O + A Sit-Down With Sundar Pichai + System Update The future is already…
Bromantasy, the delightful romantic fantasy novel by Máire Roche, drops May 26. The book’s description of “Two heroes. One brain cell.” grabbed the attention of our own Aunt Libra, and she insisted on having the boys drop in to discuss their adventure. We were fortunate to receive this transcript of their talk. Aunt Libra: Juniper O’Reilly and Morningthall Elmthorn! Welcome to my club, gentlemen. Watch your step. We are redecorating and still haven’t figured out where to house the plot bunnies. They keep popping up everywhere. Shoo! Aunt Libra: (Sound of door opening.) Here we are, the receiving room. Make yourselves comfortable. My, your wanted posters don’t do you justice. So, how are you and how is Bear these days? And Mumford? Juniper: Oh,…
Babies and small children do not handle dry air as well as adults. Their skin and airways are still developing, which makes them more susceptible to nasal congestion, poor sleep and skin irritation. This is why many parents resort to using humidifiers — appliances that help increase relative humidity by releasing moisture into the air. When used correctly, humidifiers can transform the arid indoor air and help little ones breathe more easily. However, not every appliance is safe to use in nurseries or toddlers’ rooms.By their very nature, humidifiers can cause dampness and contribute to mold growth if they are…
Lifetime Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Saturday: “Grey’s Anatomy” vet Sarah Drew headlines “When I Said I Do,” and “Shadowhunters” alum Katherine McNamara seeks an “Eye for an Eye.” If you’d like a recommended watch-list like this delivered to your inbox each morning, you can sign up for our free What to Watch newsletter here!…
An unthinkable tragedy binds together Ella (Birgit Minichmayr), her daughter Melli (Lotte Shirin Keiling) and Lux (Tristan Lopez). He’s the ex-boyfriend of Ella’s elder daughter, Jessie (Carla Hüttermann), and the last person to see her alive before she plunged to her death from a high-rise building while high on drugs. A year later, all are still reeling from their insurmountable loss, but when Lux reenters Ella and Melli’s lives unexpectedly, he stirs up old feelings of guilt and blame that have been just about kept at bay. Everytime is Sandra Wollner’s third feature following well-received efforts The Impossible Picture and The Trouble With Being…
Tommy Lee has released Tommyland Rides Again via BMG — a reimagined version of his 2005 solo album Tommyland: The Ride — marking the first time the record has been available on digital streaming platforms. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The refreshed edition was remixed by Lee and collaborator Smiley Sean at Lee’s own Dolby Atmos-certified studio in Los Angeles, with the project also available in an immersive Dolby Atmos mix. “A couple years ago, my kids were tripping out and like, ‘Dad, you gotta re-release this,’ ’cause it was 20 years since it came out,” Lee recently…
Yes, one could argue that there are a plethora of shoe styles that go with white dresses, but if you want to look especially in-the-know and up on the latest trends, take a cue from the shoes that Katie Holmes just wore with a white dress. While attending the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala this week, where she was an honoree, Holmes wore a long peplum-style white dress that was worthy of the special occasion. I was intrigued to see that she went with extremely trend-forward footwear—high-heel thong sandals in versatile tan suede—instead of, say, strappy metallic heels.The shoes add…
When you think of Memorial Day sales, you probably think of mattresses and other home goods. And while those items are definitely discounted, now is also a good time to purchase tech. Personally, I’m not buying anything right now unless it’s discounted—and fortunately many of our top picks are. Whether you’re shopping for a power bank, a new pair of headphones, or some other gadget, I’ve rounded up the best Memorial Day deals for your perusal. We’ll update this article again over the weekend.Check out our buying guides for more recommendations, including the best headphones, the best laptops, and the…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book? My father wrote the original A Woman’s World as a thought experiment about gender and power; my mother updated it after his death. After she passed in 2024, I returned to the world they built—but I wanted to ask what happens after the society succeeds. What does it look like seventy years after it “solved” the problem of male violence by eliminating male humanity? That’s where Zara and Fra Hotwell live. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of your book, what would…
We may now know how Mercury gained its ice depositsNASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Around 100 million years ago, the surface of Mercury suddenly underwent a dramatic change. Before then, its surface was relatively dry and ice-free – not surprising, as daytime temperatures there can reach upwards of 430°C (806°F) – but over the course of a single Mercurian day, all that changed. The poles of Mercury are home to craters whose bottoms never see sunlight, known as permanently shadowed regions. Thanks to NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which orbited Mercury between 2011 and 2015, we know that those craters contain deposits of…
Netflix We now know who “Stranger Things” alum Charlie Heaton is playing in the new “Peaky Blinders” series — and yep, he’s got Shelby blood in him. Heaton will play Tommy Shelby’s son Charles in the upcoming sequel series, Netflix has revealed, along with a first-look photo of Heaton in the role. (Check it out above.) Charles was the prized son of Cillian Murphy’s gangster Tommy Shelby and his late wife Grace, with a number of child actors playing Charles on the original “Peaky Blinders.” We learned in this year’s follow-up film “The Immortal Man” that…
The upcoming comedy film Scary Movie 6 started off slow in box office predictions, but that has changed dramatically in a couple of weeks. Earlier in May, experts tracking the much-anticipated reboot of the Scary Movie franchise would only bring in as much as Masters of the Universe in its domestic opener. But with the Wayans brothers back at the helm of the movie, interest in the sixth installment after more than a decade-long hiatus has reportedly grown at an astounding rate since then. The reboot will bring back many members of the original cast, including Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans,…
Dick Parry, who played saxophone on some of Pink Floyd’s most famous songs and tours, died Friday morning of unspecified causes at the age of 83.Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour shared the sad news in a social media post. “My dear friend Dick Parry died this morning,” he wrote. “Since I was seventeen, I have played in bands with Dick on saxophone, including Pink Floyd.”His feel and tone make his saxophone playing unmistakable,” Gilmour continued, “a signature of enormous beauty that is known to millions and is such a big part of songs such as ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond,’…
It Thinks So By Howard Bloom Our president believes we’ve won the Iran war. Decisively. He might be surprised to discover that Iran believes he’s lost. Yes, Iran thinks it has won. And that the US and our Israeli partner have suffered many “strategic defeats at the hands of the Islamic Revolution” and have “failed to learn” our lesson. So if we attack Iran again, what Tehran threatens to do is blood-curdling. The Iranians warn that the war will “be extended beyond the region, and that devastating blows” will “be delivered from places the enemy cannot imagine.” In other words,…
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their audience along for a fantastic ride. Ilene Kristen will be a featured guest on “If These Walls Could Talk” with hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 at 2 PM ET live from the infamous Pangea Restaurant. Wendy Stuart is…
Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Jane Clementi. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. This episode is a part of The Best Of TriVersity Talk series that takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s ICARE Initiative. ICARE stands for Increasing Community Awareness through Relevant Education. ICARE Programs are generously funded by The Greater Pike Community. Jane Clementi…
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Libraries can and should be advocating on their own behalf. Libraries are not neutral, and it is not partisan to be unabashedly pro-library. No matter which party puts forth a pro-library bill, libraries should seek to have it passed. It’s something they should educate their community about and encourage their community to act upon, too. The same goes in reverse: in a half-decade of bills at the state and federal level escalating attacks on libraries and access to literature for all, libraries need to be speaking out against them. But so, too, should the groups intimately tied to libraries. Library…
Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These properties make it very difficult to detect using conventional experimental techniques and instruments. View Original Source Here
CBS Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Friday: “Sheriff Country,” “Fire Country,” and “Boston Blue” go off duty, it’s the beginning of the end for “The Chi,” and Nick Kroll explores “Mating Season.” If you’d like a recommended watch-list like this delivered to your inbox each morning, you can sign up for our free What to Watch…
House of the Dragon is back — with the premiere of the Game of Thrones prequel’s third season on HBO and HBO Max in June.Also new on HBO Max next month: The streaming premieres of A24’s Pillion and How to Make a Killing, Questlove’s new documentary about Earth, Wind & Fire, and Larry David’s new show, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, featuring sketches themed to U.S. history in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary.Here’s the pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good lineup coming to HBO Max in June:June 1A History of Violence Act of Violence BrainstormBring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult (HBO Original) Clash by Night…
The final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert featured so much of what defined host Stephen Colbert’s 11-season run on CBS: Cheeky jokes, nerdy references, good music, and friendly faces. It was sincere without marinating in emotion, simultaneously silly and dignified. Colbert’s time in late-night didn’t end by choice, but he owned these final moments. The episode technically began with a heartfelt personal introduction from Colbert, followed by a “special message” from past late show hosts going back to the early days of television. From there, Colbert tried to proceed like it was business as usual, filling his…
It’s official: pistachio is the new It-girl perfume. It was already a rising star in 2025, along with matcha and pear-soaked scents, but it’s now #1 for summer 2026. What’s my proof, you ask? Some of the biggest, buzziest brands are launching new, nutty elixirs. Designers are even cosigning the trend, as Loewe just launched a new Pistachio Candle ($130). The data backs me up, too. According to Spate’s 2026 Fragrance Report, pistachio is up 852.5% in growth. It’s proof that the internet’s obsession with sophisticated gourmand scents is far from over.And sophisticated, it is. Unlike other sugar-soaked gourmand notes,…
Three months ago, OpenAI cofounder Greg Brockman told me his concerns about a mounting public relations crisis facing artificial intelligence companies: Despite the popularity of tools like ChatGPT, an increasingly large share of the population said they viewed AI negatively. Since then, the backlash has only intensified.College commencement speakers are now getting booed for talking about AI in optimistic terms. Last month, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home and wrote a manifesto advocating for crimes against AI executives. No one has more to lose from this reputation crisis than OpenAI.The person tasked with…
Dog Days by Emily LaBarge “In her memoir, “Dog Days,” LaBarge challenges the idea that writing a ‘trauma narrative’ is an act of healing, portraying it instead as a messy unravelling with her experimental and unique prose.” It’s often assumed that to write a good memoir, a writer must have something happen to them. Something big, juicy, and traumatic. Something unbelievable that really happened to you. Emily LaBarge is here to critique this idea. In her memoir, Dog Days, LaBarge challenges the idea that writing a ‘trauma narrative’ is an act of healing, portraying it instead as a…
There’s a new T. rex in town, but this one didn’t hunt on land. It ruled the ancient seas.Scientists have described a new species of mosasaur, a member of a marine reptile group that lived at the same time as dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago). The newly named species fits into an already known genus: Tylosaurus. But its new species name, Tylosaurus rex — T. rex, for short — sets it apart from the other mosasaur species in the group.The species name means “king of the tylosaurs,” according to a new study published…
ITV Actors all over the U.K. are hard at work growing out their mustaches: A new TV series centered on Agatha Christie’s beloved detective Hercule Poirot is in development at the BBC, Deadline reports. The BBC reportedly made “a significant commitment” to the series in order to win a bidding war against other networks and streamers, with a run of up to three seasons expected in the next few years. Season 1 is slated to hit TV screens in late 2027, with Benji Walters (“Obsession”) penning the new adaptation, and casting…