Walt Whitman famously professed in his poem ‘Song to Myself’ to “contain multitudes”, and in doing so encapsulated the mysteries of the human condition and the idea that people are, in many respects, completely unknowable. As a viewer, this iconic quotation came to mind the first time I encountered Joachim Trier’s 2011 film, Oslo, August 31st, about a drug addict’s fruitless attempts to turn his life around upon leaving rehab. Our perceptions of this man, played by one of Trier’s most fruitful collaborators, Anders Danielsen Lie, and the litany of personal failures that would’ve led him to this sorry moment, is undercut by the…
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Music’s biggest stars certainly didn’t leave the world hanging this Valentine’s Day weekend. Charli xcx leads this week’s Friday Music Guide with her lush Wuthering Heights companion album, which features spunky collaborations with John Cale (“House”) and Sky Ferreira (“Eyes of the World”). The soundtrack accompanies the release of the film of the same name, directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Emerald Fennel and starring Oscar-nominated actors Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Jill Scott also dropped her new album — and it’s her first full-length offering in a decade. Featuring collaborations with Trombone Shorty, JID and Tierra Whack, as well as a…
Knowing the season’s top color trends is the simplest way to look put-together. Plus, it’s a subtle signal that you’re in the know without any statement pieces or unnecessary zeros on a price tag. Spring is all about color, especially specific color combinations, and with the new season right around the corner, there’s a new class of shades to know and covet. The runways have spoken, and retailers like Zara are now showing which colors they think should and will represent spring.Spring may be over a month away, but Zara’s early spring collection just dropped, and unsurprisingly, it’s filled with…
Running with wet feet, in wet socks, in wet shoes is the perfect recipe for blisters. It’s also a fast track to low morale. Nothing dampens spirits quicker than soaked socks. On ultra runs, I always carry spares. And when faced with wet, or even snowy, mid-winter miles, the lure of weatherproof shoes is strong. Anything that can stem the soggy tide is worth a go, right?This isn’t as simple an answer as it sounds. In the past, a lot of runners—that includes me—felt waterproof shoes came with too many trade-offs, like thicker, heavier uppers that change the feel of…
12 Feb 2026 Twisted Crimes & Dangerous Obsessions Step into a world of high-stakes danger, secrets, and obsession with these gripping thrillers. From small-town murders to international conspiracies, each story will pull you through suspense, intrigue, and shocking twists. Perfect for readers craving edge-of-your-seat tension and mind-bending mysteries. Cruel to Be Kind (A Bad Choices Novel Book 2) by Joseph Souza Release Date: January 27, 2026 Gwynn’s life fell apart the night Tom caught her in bed with Detective Peters—the lead investigator on a string of murders she secretly committed. Now Tom knows everything: that his wife is a serial…
Doing something out of the ordinary with your partner can expand your sense of self and bring you closerShutterstock/Mauricio Graiki Think back to the great loves of your life, and you may remember a heady period when every day seemed to glitter with new possibilities. It was as if you had been reborn and were viewing yourself and the world around you anew – a dizzying metamorphosis that was as delightful as it was destabilising. I’m not just being sentimental. A growing body of psychological studies shows that our best relationships, be they platonic or romantic, are characterised by an…
Peacock/Focus Features 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: Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman star in “Song Sung Blue,” Tyler Perry’s “Joe’s College Road Trip” debuts on Netflix, and snowboarders hit the slopes at the Winter Olympics. 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…
Colman Domingo is set to star in An Innocent Girl, an upcoming psychological thriller for Netflix, alongside Kerry Washington and James Marsden. The film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, follows a young woman who becomes entangled with a powerful Washington, D.C., couple. Colman Domingo joins the cast of new Netflix thriller movie According to Deadline, Colman Domingo is the latest addition to An Innocent Girl, a new psychological thriller in development at Netflix. The film brings together an ensemble that includes Kerry Washington, James Marsden, and Chloe East, with Jaume Collet-Serra set to direct. Set in Washington, D.C., the story follows…
We’ve got another big week of tours for you, with 20 new rock and metal tours announced over the past week. There’s also a healthy dose of special show and festival announcements, as well as the first details on next year’s Shiprocked Cruise.Leading the way, you’ve got a special Jimmy Eat World tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their Bleed American album. They’ll have a broad variety of opening acts ensuring this is one of their more interesting tours of the summer.The Hu and pairing up with cello rockers Apocalyptica for a tour that highlights some of the best that stringed…
Even though you’re always planning the perfect outfit, on Valentine’s Day, your underwear deserves just as much thought and care whether you’re in a relationship or not. Come Feb. 14, toss out your inhibitions and opt for lingerie that may be a little (or a lot) out of your comfort zone. These ten pieces are strappy, sheer, and ridiculously sexy. Intimidated? Don’t be – each pick may be naughty, but we think they’re pretty nice, too. Cutouts, lace, and silk are all good ideas when it comes to lingerie, and we found all that and more. Whether you want something…
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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Harlequin Is Ending Its Historical Romance Line After Nearly 40 Years Even as romance has become the dominant genre in modern book publishing, not all segments have benefitted equally. If you would have told me these two things 10 years ago, I would not have been able to comprehend what you were talking about. First, that romance would be as huge as it…
The most effective conservation strategies for protecting vertebrates on a global scale are those aimed at mitigating the effects of overexploitation, habitat loss and climate change, which are the most widespread threats with the greatest impact across the planet. This is one of the main conclusions of an article led by researchers Pol Capdevila, from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) at the University of Barcelona, and Duncan O’Brien, from the University of Bristol (United Kingdom). View Original Source Here
NBC Any fan of Peter Berg’s miracle of a TV sports drama “Friday Night Lights” knows that there’s a vital component to the show that’s irreplaceable. It’s not the actors, characters, storylines, or even football for that matter (though all of these are instrumental to the show’s success), but rather the location. The authentic Texas atmosphere that permeates the show from its first moments to its last with vast open fields, a blazing sun, the inherent fighting spirit of the locals, and the supportive community that worships high school-to-college football are all…
We know that Avengers: Doomsday is going to feature Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom. It’s kind of right there in the title. You wouldn’t call the movie Doomsday and then have Earth’s Mightiest Heroes square off with Paste-Pot Pete. And the Doom storyline should continue into Doomsday’s sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars.But what about after that? What other villains are left to feature in major roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? And is it possible that the next Marvel villain after Doctor Doom … could be Kang?It’s unlikely, but it’s not impossible. And in our latest Marvel video, we’ll explore the possibility of a Kang return and discuss…
Following her Emmy-winning turn in the limited series Baby Reindeer, Jessica Gunning has found a new juicy role: The British actress will play Cass Elliot in My Mama Cass, a new biopic about The Mamas & The Papas singer. My Mama Cass is currently being adapted by writer Emma Forrest, from the memoir written by Elliot’s daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell. Elliot became a ’60s star as a member of The Mamas & The Papas, and following the folk group’s breakup in 1968, began a solo career that included hits like “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” “Dream a Little Dream of…
If you insist on wearing jeans to the airport, there’s only one cut I can recommend in good faith—and Margot Robbie just illustrated exactly why.Stepping off an international flight, Margot skirted the season’s favourite high-rise, slim-fitting styles that, though they may look polished, inevitably feel restrictive after a few hours in a plane seat. Instead, Robbie opted for a far more forgiving alternative, selecting a looser, low-rise pair for an infinitely more comfortable fit.Of course, the comfort of a jean lies almost entirely in the cut, and Robbie’s jeans skimmed the legs rather than clinging to them, creating a relaxed…
Cryptocurrency’s frictionless, transnational, low-regulation transactions have long promised the ability to pay anyone in the world for anything. More than ever before, that anything includes human beings: victims of human trafficking forced into scam compounds and the sex trade on an industrial scale, bought and sold in crypto deals carried out with impunity, often in full public view.In new research published today, crypto-tracing firm Chainalysis found that crypto-funded transactions for human trafficking—largely forced laborers trapped in compounds across Southeast Asia and coerced into working as online scammers, as well as sex-trafficking prostitution rings—grew explosively in 2025. According to the firm’s…
What Boys Learn by Andromeda Romano-Lax “Seasoned, best-selling novelist and former travel writer Andromeda Romano-Lax has written a compulsively readable thriller in “What Boys Learn” layering discussions of mental health as related to criminal behavior with unexpected plot twists.” Andromeda Romano-Lax once again holds her reading audience in the palm of her hand with her latest engrossing psychological thriller What Boys Learn. It both enthralls and terrifies with the frightening possibilities of mind manipulation by an expert who subtly controls his vulnerable subjects mesmerizing them to commit unconscionably heinous crimes. Her previous novel The Deepest Lake enthralled readers…
An archaeologist excavating a medieval town in southern Norway had an “out-of-body experience” when she stumbled upon a dream find: a delicate gold ring with a dazzling blue gemstone.”I was completely shaken and had to ask the construction guys if they were messing with me,” Linda Åsheim, an archaeologist with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU), said in a translated statement.Last summer, Åsheim was working in the center of Tønsberg, Norway’s oldest city. Over the course of two seasons, archaeologists had begun to uncover houses, streets and other remnants of medieval Tønsberg, which was originally founded in the…
FX 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 Thursday: Noah Wyle directs a nurse-centric hour of “The Pitt,” and Ryan Murphy dramatizes John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s “Love Story.” 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! Showtimes…
Few birthday celebrations can ever match the surreal spectacle that the Iraqi state would enforce each year that Saddam Hussein would complete a lap around the sun. Since he took power in 1979, every corner of the country would be enveloped in a month-long period of celebration. One of the bizarre rituals enforced as part of the festivities was “draw day”, where schools would randomly select a student and bestow upon them the honour of bringing all the ingredients required to bake a cake for the president.The responsibility in Hasan Hadi’s feature debut falls on the nine-year-old Lamia (Banin Ahmad Nayyef) who lives in…
Bleachers are back with another new album. The band’s fifth studio LP, Everyone for Ten Minutes, is out May 22 via Dirty Hit. Their lead single, “You and Forever,” is out now along with an Alex Lockett-directed music video starring Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff. In the clip, the Bleachers singer paces around the city while taking punches and crawling in the rain, while Qualley dances across her apartment and plays with a tiny dog. Watch it below.Although Everyone for Ten Minutes has its moments of darkness, a press release largely describes the album as being “an optimistic record that…
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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Procrastination Solution? I spent 43 years in sales, business ownership, and leadership across seven industries — and I procrastinated through a lot of it. Not because I was lazy, but because the pressure, uncertainty, and demands of high-stakes work made avoidance feel safer than action. I’m also an introvert who built a career in professions that demand constant human engagement, which added another layer. Over time, I developed strategies that actually worked — not theories, but real solutions forged in the daily grind. This book is what I…
Core samples from a lake in Nepal reveal a random pattern of historical earthquakesZakaria Ghazoui-Schaus, BAS While some have argued northern India and western Nepal are overdue for a massive earthquake, an analysis says this is a myth, as the area has been experiencing smaller earthquakes at random for millennia. It is common for officials and media to speak about populated areas near fault lines like Istanbul, Seattle and Tokyo being “overdue” for violent earthquakes. Because the central Himalaya fault segment in India and Nepal last had a major recorded earthquake in 1505, some research has suggested that earthquakes there…
Netflix Warning: The following contains spoilers from “Love Is Blind” Season 10, Episodes 1-6. “Love Is Blind” is heading to Ohio where new hopeful singles search for love in the first batch of Season 10 episodes that are stunningly devoid of drama. But which couples have our vote of confidence? And which do we hope to strike from the reality TV record? Season 10 of Netflix’s reality dating series, which dropped its first six episodes on Wednesday, looks much like seasons past: A group of singles meets potential partners in…
Crime 101, the crime thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo, is out this week, and ahead of its release, it’s debuted to some strong reviews. What are the Crime 101 reviews saying? On Rotten Tomatoes, Crime 101 has debuted to a very strong 88% with critics, with 48 reviews already having been added. The movie’s reactions have mostly been good, with many praising the action setpieces, spectacle, and a solid ode to the heist movies of the past. IndieWire’s Ryan Lattanzio said while the movie does often run like a “remodeled version” of past heist movies, it has “enough gas in…
The Eagles have added more 2026 dates to their Sphere residency, extending their run as the artist with the most dates at the Las Vegas immersive venue to 58. The new shows will take place April 10 and 11. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees had previously announced 12 shows for this year: Jan. 23-24, Jan. 30-31, Feb. 20-21, Feb. 27-28, March 20-21 and March 27-28. Artist presale registration is available now. The presale begins Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets start at $175 and include all taxes and fees.The group includes Don Henley, the only original remaining who co-founded the band…
The best part of working in fashion is having your coworkers be your style inspiration. Seeing them strut into the office dressed to the nines in this season’s hot-ticket items makes me excited to go to work. My curiosity always gets the better of me, and when I ask where the ‘fit is from, it’s usually a Nordstrom buy. It just so happens this editor-loved retailer is having a sneaky sale. Get up to 50% off stylish closet must-haves, including elegant winter coats, high-V-neck sweaters, cigarette jeans (the stepping stone to skinny jeans), and ankle booties that feel oh so…