Homo floresiensis — a small ancient human species nicknamed the “hobbit” — may have gone extinct around 50,000 years ago because declining rainfall levels reduced the prey available for hunting. This may have forced them to migrate to areas where they competed with modern humans, new research suggests.The rainfall shortage would not have been the only reason why they went extinct, the team noted. A volcanic eruption that occurred around 50,000 years ago may also have been a significant factor in their extinction.So far, fossils of the hobbit have been found in only one cave, known as Liang Bua, on…
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Apple TV In the streaming era, the current vanguard of prestige television is Apple TV, sparing no expense in producing many of the best shows in the medium. Launched in 2019, the premium streaming service has teamed up with leading actors and television creatives in developing its original content, which boasts some of the highest production values on television. For those looking for streaming originals always bringing their A-game, Apple TV has carved a strong place in the industry landscape. Whether it’s expansive science fiction or star-studded workplace comedies, Apple…
It’s a new beginning for Avengers: Endgame.Marvel announced today that ahead of Endgame’s long-awaited sequel, the previous Avengers blockbuster will return to theaters in September of 2026.Avengers: Endgame first debuted in theaters April of 2019 and quickly became one of the most successful films in the history of Hollywood. The movie was the sequel to 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, and the culmination of the first 11 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. To date, it has grossed $2.79 billion in theaters. It’s the second-highest grossing film ever behind only James Cameron’s original Avatar, which has grossed $2.92 billion worldwide.Marvel confirmed the news of Avengers: Endgame’s re-release with a…
Corinne Bailey Rae stunned the crowd at a Billboard U.K. Live event at Aviva Studios in Manchester last week (Dec. 2). The intimate showcase at the venue, home of Factory International, saw an exclusive fan-led Q&A before a career-spanning live performance by Bailey Rae and her band. The event was the latest in-person experience held by Billboard U.K. following the takeover at The Great Escape in Brighton this past May, and the Global Power Players celebration at SXSW London in June. Tickets for the event at Aviva Studios were free for attendees and allocated via a ballot. Fans were able…
I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve automatically reached for black pants this fall and winter—and it’s not even winter yet. Wearing black is the go-to this time of year for many, but I get very bored seeing it head-to-toe on myself and everyone else. Enter some Elsa Hosk outfit inspiration.Hosk never makes the obvious choice when putting an outfit together. She thinks outside the box and has put together thousands of very successful outfits as a result. The latest came a few days ago, when Hosk was photographed attending a Ralph Lauren event in Los Angeles. She could’ve…
Featured Podcasts Lenny’s Podcast: The 100-person AI lab that became Anthropic and Google’s secret weapon | Edwin Chen (Surge AI) Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product. Subscribe to Lenny’s Podcast. Big Technology Podcast: AI Device Wars Heat Up, RIP Metaverse?, Netflix Acquires Warner Brothers 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. Channels with Peter Kafka: “Hollywood is Truly Freaked Out.” Inside the Netflix/WBD Deal with…
07 Dec 2025 High-Tension Mysteries and Thrillers Perfect for Your Next Obsession These six gripping mysteries blend sharp writing with modern suspense, delivering that can’t-stop-reading buzz. Each book builds its own vortex of danger, secrets, and shifting truths. Perfect for readers hunting for their next big obsession. Dangling and Dangerous (The Ranfurly Mysteries Book 2) by K.M. Krenik Release Date: November 27, 2025 Lord Robert Ranfurly is tested beyond his strength when his five-year-old daughter goes missing. But this time, he isn’t alone, with the woman he loves, Courtney Drake, by his side. The serpent earring case is still perplexing…
Some researchers are concerned that tattooing brings health risksOlga Kolbakova / Alamy Tattoo ink collects in lymph nodes and interferes with the immune system, causing potentially lifelong changes to the body’s disease-fighting mechanisms. That is the conclusion of a study in mice, in which tattooed animals showed chronic inflammation in their lymph nodes – which were pigmented with the ink – and had altered antibody responses to vaccines. Human lymph nodes from tattooed individuals had similar inflammation and colouring, even years after people received their tattoos. The findings suggest tattoos might be associated with higher disease risks and that additional…
Courtesy of Paramount+ (2) Warning: This post contains spoilers from “Landman” Season 2, Episode 2. Proceed accordingly. Season 2 of “Landman,” Taylor Sheridan’s latest macho show about tough guys with wounded hearts, is treading the path the series began in Season 1, albeit with one key difference: This time around, the Paramount+ series has more of a focus on Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton) and his dysfunctional family. This week’s hour is Exhibit A. Episode 4, titled “Dancing Rainbows,” delivers a harsh and emotionally turbulent trip down memory lane as the Norrises attend…
If there’s one thing that 2025 has done really well it’s to place out in the open the fact that the so-called “system” for securing political asylum is a sham. Rather than representing the collective moral outlook of a country – or what that outlook purports to be – it instead leans on violence and intimidation, making a desired choice of residence less a question of a rock and a hard place, and more a rock and a rock. Dreamers, by first-time filmmaker Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor who channels her personal experiences, initially flouts a Prisoner Cell Block H vibe, as Nigerian refugee Isio (Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo) is flung into Hatchworth Removal Centre (likely…
It’s been an exciting year for Aerosmith, as they took part in an all-star tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during the MTV VMAs and released their first new music in over a decade (One More Time, their much-anticipated collaborative EP with Yungblud). During a recent chat with Guitar World, founding guitarist Joe Perry reflected on his 2025 while also shedding new light on the future of Aerosmith.What Did Joe Perry Reveal About Aerosmith’s Future?Near the end of the interview (published online on Dec. 5), Perry was asked if he and frontman Steven Tyler “want to play some of [One More Time]…
Start the music. Players walk clockwise in a circle. When the music stops, everyone sits in a chair. Big Tech is setting in motion its plans for the next gen of lead designers, engineers, AI chiefs, and even CEOs.In Cupertino, Apple execs with familiar faces are retiring or reducing responsibilities. Who’s in and who’s out? Well, chief operating officer Jeff Williams retired in November, and the speculation is that CEO Tim Cook could follow in the near term. Lisa Jackson, who has led Apple’s sustainability efforts since 2013, is now set to retire in January too.There’s also the squad of…
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Americans use the f-word more frequently on social media than Australians or Britons, but Australians are more creative in its use. The f-word is rarely used in social networks of fewer than 15 people, and people tend to swear more with acquaintances than with friends, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. View Original Source Here
War crimes? Don’t even bother asking Pete Hegseth about that — unless you want to get roasted by an alpha male. Colin Jost reprised his role as the macho Secretary of War this week on “Saturday Night Live,” swaggering out to meet reporters at a press conference before chugging an energy drink and ordering everyone to shut up. He announced that “we’re now at war with Venezuela,” and if you’re looking for an official declaration of war? Hegseth has a middle finger for you — or at least a Dane Cook super finger. Reporters try to get more…
Disney+‘s TV and movie release schedule for December 8 to December 14, 2025, includes I AM BOXER’s third episode, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Season 3), Disney Twisted Wonderland: The Animation’s next episode, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Season 2). On December 8, I AM BOXER’s third episode drops on Disney+. The series chronicles the journey of a boxing veteran named Don Lee participating in a hardcore competition. As such, a battle of survival begins among 90 boxers of all ages, trying to knock out each other to win. Furthermore, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Season 3) arrives on…
Sydney Sweeney has finally addressed the backlash she received for appearing in a controversial American Eagle campaign earlier this year. “I was honestly surprised by the reaction,” Sweeney revealed to People. “I did it because I love the jeans and love the brand. I don’t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign. Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren’t true.” The Euphoria actress stressed that she “leads with kindness” and is “always trying to bring people together.” “I’m against hate and divisiveness,” she noted. “In the past, my stance has been to…
Here’s a question I already know the answer to: Is there anything chicer than a French ‘90s supermodel? One of the most iconic French ‘90s supermodels, Carla Bruni, has proven throughout the decades that, no, there is not. And she just did so again.While exiting Le Bristol in Paris this week, Bruni was photographed wearing a chill yet decidedly polished winter outfit, consisting of a cozy black canvas coat over a sweater and pleated trousers in the same hue. To add even more polish, she accessorized with a black leather belt, an olive green scarf, and the accessory that’s the…
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The leap from reporting crime as a TV news producer to writing psychological thrillers is not as big a jump as you might think. For me, it’s been a logical next step, a distillation of so much of what I’d heard and seen and experienced in the nearly two decades I had the honor of covering the news in DC, a city I love so much. In my early news years, I was an adrenaline junkie. I loved live shot lights and emergency sirens and tracking down people who knew what was really going on. I’d carry the inside scoop…
The celebrity comet 3I/ATLAS is showing itself out of our solar system for good — but not before the cosmic paparazzi at Earth’s space agencies snap some of the clearest photos of it yet.Discovered in late June and confirmed to be the third known interstellar object in July, 3I/ATLAS has spent the past several months zooming through the inner solar system at an estimated 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h). The massive, jet-spewing snowball made its closest approaches to Mars and the sun in October. It is due for its closest encounter with Earth on Dec. 19, when it will be about…
Paramount+ It’s shaping up to be a scary new year at Split River High: The third season of Paramount+ drama “School Spirits” will premiere with its first three episodes on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The announcement was made on Saturday during the streamer’s CCXP panel in São Paolo, Brazil, where “School Spirits” star and executive producer Peyton List was on hand to reveal a first look at the upcoming third season. So, what awaits our leading lady in Season 3? According to the official synopsis, the new year “plunges Maddie Nears and…
Depending on how you clock these things, it’s been almost half a century since Star Wars was shown in its original theatrical form. Within a few years, George Lucas began tinkering with the movie. By 1981, for example, Lucas had altered the opening crawl to add the phrase “EPISODE IV — A NEW HOPE” denoting his larger plans for the franchise and the idea that the first film was actually the fourth story in a massive ongoing saga.Further minor alterations happened throughout the 1980s and ’90s but then far more drastic changes occurred in 1997 with the debut of the “Special Editions” that added new special effects…
Lily Allen will tour North America for the first time in seven years in April 2026. The dates behind her viral-famous divorce album West End Girl include shows in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto. Billed as Lily Allen Performs West End Girl, the tour will feature full-length renditions of the album, in sequence. See Allen’s tour dates—including stops in the United Kingdom and Ireland—below.Lily Allen: West End Girl TourLily Allen Performs West End Girl:03-02 Glasgow, Scotland – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall03-03 Liverpool, England – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall03-05 Birmingham, England – Symphony Hall03-07 Sheffield, England – Sheffield City Hall03-08…
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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Taurus: Revenge and Retribution? At first, I wanted to show Chooli Richard’s determination in solving crimes. But the story developed a life of its own as I wrote it, and it ended up telling of Chooli’s transformation from a rookie investigator to a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write? I enjoy reading and writing science fiction the most. What books are on your TBR pile right now? The…
Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known visitor to our solar system from elsewhereInternational Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist; J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (Intl Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab) The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is belching out carbon-rich chemical compounds at higher rates than almost any other comet in our solar system. One of these compounds is methanol, a key ingredient in prebiotic chemistry that hasn’t been seen in other interstellar objects. 3I/ATLAS, which is only the third visitor to our solar system from elsewhere in the galaxy, appears to be quite…
Fox Here’s one “Last Man Standing” reunion you won’t see on “Shifting Gears.” Four years after Tim Allen’s previous sitcom wrapped its nine-season run, TV’s erstwhile Mike Baxter enjoyed an unexpected visit from his former TV daughter: Kaitlyn Dever — fka Eve — who surprised him on the set of his current series. Their sweet reunion was shared by the official “Shifting Gears” Instagram account. In the video, Allen turns the corner into the kitchen, seemingly expecting to find current TV daughter Kat Dennings at the fridge. But instead he’s…
When investigative journalist Seymour “Sy” Hersh is asked what made him a suitable candidate to run his father’s store in Chicago, he shrugs, “Pizazz. Like people.” Pizazz and liking people not only equipped Sy to work front of house at Isador Hersh’s dry cleaning business, they have made him appealing to journalistic sources across an extraordinary 50+ year career and they permeate this scintillating documentary by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus. Hersh’s language crackles with a mordant Yiddish brevity such that even when describing US war crimes and torture, he never loses his powers of speech. Aged 88, his brain has lost none…
Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson had sharp words for disrespectful behaviour at Good Things Festival, calling out a festivalgoer who repeatedly threw beach balls during the band’s Melbourne set on Dec. 5. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Big guy with your big f–kin’ beach ball,” Manson said from the stage. “What a f–kin’ douchebag… You’re a f–kin’ middle-aged man in a f–kin’ ridiculous hat, and you’re a f–kin’ f–kface. I want, literally, to ask people to f–kin’ punch you in the f–kin’ face. But you know what? I’m a lady, so I won’t.” While the comments sparked a wave…