William Shakespeare said it best. All the world’s a stage. Witnessing Benito “Bad Bunny” Ocasio’s wins at the 68th Annual Grammys on Sunday, February 1st, I proudly noted that this stage represents everything I want to be a part of. It’s a stage where a Puerto Rican musician can win Album of the Year for a record performed entirely in Spanish. It’s where someone representing a population under attack used their platform before millions of viewers to declare, “The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love.” That declaration was a true representation of what beats inside the…
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Four early Anglo-Saxon swords uncovered during a recent archaeological excavation I took part in each tell a story about how weapons were viewed at the time. There was also a striking discovery of a child buried with spear and shield. Was the child an underage fighter? Or were weapons more than mere tools of war to these people?Weapons are embedded with values. Would, for example, the Jedi knights in the Star Wars franchise have as much nobility if they were armed with knives instead of light sabers? Today, modern armies fight remotely with missiles and drones, or mechanically with guns…
Disney/Ser Baffo Though she’s best known as a reality show star, Kim Kardashian has increasingly taken on acting roles. In 2025, she became a centerpiece of a star-studded series, playing divorce lawyer Allura Grant on Ryan Murphy’s Hulu legal drama “All’s Fair,” which also features heavy hitters like Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Glenn Close, and Murphy regular Sarah Paulson. The reviews for “All’s Fair” haven’t been particularly kind, though TVLine has pointed out that Paulson is the show’s saving grace. However, it would be wrong to assume that the criticism toward Kardashian’s…
The Oscar longlist for Best International Feature Film isn’t where you’d expect to find much Arab cinema, let alone anything remotely in support of Palestine. Yet with the recent establishment of distributor Watermelon Pictures, the strength and urgency of Palestinian cinema has rightfully become a force to be reckoned with even in Hollywood, and this year Palestine-focused features produced by three countries made the cut: Palestine 36 (submitted by Palestine) The Voice of Hind Rajab (submitted by Tunisia) and Cherien Dabis’ third feature film All That’s Left Of You (submitted by Jordan). Tracing the lineage of one Palestinian family from Jaffa, All That’s…
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong delivered a pointed political message during the band’s pre‑Super Bowl concert in San Francisco. During the punk-rock trio’s performance on Friday (Feb. 6) at The FanDuel Party Powered by Spotify 2026 at Pier 29, Armstrong urged ICE agents to consider a different career path ahead of Sunday’s (Feb. 8) big game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. “Quit your s—ty ass job. Quit that shitty job you have,” the frontman told the crowd. “Because when this is over, and it will be over at some point of time, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller,…
I’m a Gen Zer, and I work in fashion—this combo usually results in an overflowing IG Saved Folder full of chronically online pop culture references, niche ’90s archival fashion, and the latest Gen Z celeb outfit ideas. The latter of which I’m saving with the hope of recreating one day.IMO, the best Gen Z outfits border the line between effortless and intentional. A pair of relaxed, ripped jeans should be casual, yet paired strategically with a well-fitting white T-shirt. Layers should look cohesively chaotic. A studded belt fastened over a sweater? Yes, please. And the use of funky tights should…
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07 Feb 2026 Gripping Mystery & Thriller Books Full of Suspense and Intrigue Dive into seven gripping Mystery & Thriller stories packed with suspense, deception, and high stakes. From weaponized technology and POW escapes to psychological tension and unsolved mysteries, these books will keep you guessing until the last page. Perfect for fans of fast-paced thrillers, cunning plots, and edge-of-your-seat storytelling. The Umbrella Protocol by C. Chase Harwood Release Date: February 3, 2026 From the bestselling author of Bastion Saturn comes a relentless technothriller about weaponized climate tech, corrupted faith, love, betrayal, and how easily one system can end the…
Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelfNASA/Brooke Medley A large and fast-melting glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically since 2017. This may be a sign that the floating ice shelf in front of it is no longer helping to hold back the ice. Pine Island glacier is the fastest-flowing glacier in Antarctica and the largest contributor to sea-level rise of all Antarctic glaciers. It is a key part of the West Antarctic ice sheet, which holds enough ice to raise the global sea level by 5.3 metres if melted completely. The Pine…
Jeff Weddell/Hallmark Media 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: “When Calls the Heart” gets out ahead of the Super Bowl, and the Winter Olympics formally get underway on NBC. 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!…
A 2023 teen comedy, starring The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri, is departing from Netflix at the end of this month. Starring Edebiri and Rachel Sennott in the lead roles, Bottoms follows friends PJ and Josie as they set up a fake fight club with the hope that it will help them lose their virginities. Bottoms to leave Netflix this month The 2023 dark comedy, Bottoms, is leaving Netflix on February 27, 2026, per Tudum. The movie debuted in theaters on August 25, 2023, and received favorable reviews from both critics and audiences. Bottoms currently has a 91% Tomatometer score and 89%…
Jack White has once again blasted President Donald Trump on Instagram — this time for a video featuring a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama.The video, which portrayed the former president and first lady as apes, drew widespread bipartisan backlash, with critics across the political spectrum condemning the clip as “racist,” “offensive” and “unacceptable,” according to CBS News.Although White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the video on Friday, claiming it depicted Obama as “king of the jungle,” the White House removed the video later the same day, with a staffer claiming they “erroneously made the post.”See Jack White’s Statement About…
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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. The Bookshop.org Partnerships Everyone’s Talking About Bookshop.org, the bookselling platform designed to benefit independent bookstores, has made headlines this week with a couple of partnerships that are poised to make it easier to buy books from indies. A partnership between Bookshop.org and Draft2Digital, a digital publishing and distribution platform for independent authors and publishers, will allow readers to buy self-published ebooks from independent…
When and how quickly can ecosystems “tip” and how will they develop in the future? Researchers from the University of Potsdam, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new method for measuring how close an ecosystem is to a catastrophic tipping point. They are applying their findings to predict glacier surges, as well as rapid changes in other ecosystems. They have now published their study in Nature Communications. View Original Source Here
Fox “The Floor” won’t be empty anytime soon: Fox has renewed the primetime game show hosted by Rob Lowe for two more seasons, through Season 7, TVLine has confirmed. (The Ankler first reported the news.) Based on a Dutch game show, “The Floor” pits contestants against each other in head-to-head trivia duels while they stand on a giant floor of light-up squares. The goal is to gain control of more squares on the floor, with the winner of each duel claiming the loser’s squares for themselves. Debuting in 2024, “The Floor” returned for Season…
The wife of Roger Sweet, one of the core creators behind He-Man, is crowdfunding to help pay for her husband’s expensive medical bills in the wake of the toy industry icon’s dementia diagnosis.Marlene Sweet, who has been married to Roger for nearly 40 years, has set up a GoFundMe campaign asking fans for help to raise funds so Roger, nearly 91 years old, can get the medical care he needs at a facility specializing in memory care.“His illness has continued [to] progress, and I have done all I can to take care of his needs at home. He went back…
Fred Smith, the original bassist of Blondie who then joined Television in place of Richard Hell, has died at the age of 77. Television member Jimmy Rip confirmed Smith’s passing on Friday in a statement to Instagram, saying that he died from an illness that he had fought “long and hard these last few years.” Smith was the bassist for Angel and the Snake, the precursor to what would become Blondie. However, he spent less than a year in the band with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein before getting the opportunity to replace Richard Hell in Television. Related VideoHe would…
This may be controversial, but I don’t believe in denim trends. Instead, jeans styles fluctuate in favor, and the number of people wearing them rises and falls, but I don’t think any style ever becomes truly dated or goes out. For instance, stovepipe jeans are incredibly popular right now. However, this doesn’t mean you should avoid their polar opposites, like wide-leg and bootcut jeans. The current popularity of the straight-leg, slightly fitted silhouette means that now is the ideal time to wear it if this style suits you.In the past month, stovepipe jeans have become a fashion-person favorite. From L.A.…
Once I signed up, I had to fill out several online forms. These include information that might personally identify me, like my Social Security number, phone numbers, email addresses, credit/debit cards, and so on. Filling out the information took about 20 minutes. It’s not effortless, but NordProtect’s interface is clean and intuitive. It puts the information you want to see on top, often alongside brief but informative details, with the option to dive deeper. Notifications are rare, too, so you’re not peppered with distracting alerts.The exception to this was the first time I logged in. I saw dozens of alerts…
National Weatherperson’s Day honors the science, skill and judgment behind forecasts designed to keep us safe. But history — and fiction — are full of moments when the warning was issued, the data was sound, and the danger still went unheeded. Not because people didn’t hear it, but because the threat felt abstract, manageable or temporary. The books below explore those moments across six weather-related categories, pairing one novel and one work of nonfiction in each. Together, they reveal a recurring human pattern: we underestimate duration and intensity, assume the worst won’t happen here, or trust that we’ll have more…
The structure of the local universe is surprisingly flat, according to new research, and this cosmic quirk may save our Milky Way from colliding with countless other massive, nearby galaxies — except one.For decades, astronomers have made the puzzling observation that our nearest galactic neighbor, Andromeda, is speeding toward a possible collision with our galaxy, while other nearby galaxies are moving away from us. Now, a new study may finally reveal why: A vast, flat sheet of dark matter is drawing those galaxies into deep space.Dark matter anchors and attracts visible matter, and the gravitational pull from the far-out dark…
Starz 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: “Spartacus: House of Ashur” wraps Season 1, NBC airs the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, and HBO Max streams early episodes of “Industry” and “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” If you’d like a recommended watch-list like this delivered to your inbox each morning, you can sign up for our free…
“Now that sex is available to us in hardcore porno films, death remains the one last taboo in cinema,” wrote the film critic Amos Vogel in 1980. Sex and death, Vogel believed, were the two facets of life hidden behind closed doors – with cinema one of the few artistic mediums with the ability to bring those private human rites out into the open. More than 40 years after Vogel’s assertion, death is still stigmatised onscreen. Illness more generally is often treated with squeamishness; the genre of films and documentaries dedicated to death, from cloying romantic tragedies such as The Fault in Our Stars to…
Chat Pile have released two new songs on Seattle label Sub Pop: “Masks” and a cover of Nirvana’s “Sifting.” Both tracks will appear on the limited-edition 7″ the Oklahoma City band announced back in December. Give them a listen below.”It’s a true dream to put out a single on Sub Pop, and our new song ’Masks’ hopefully honors the spirit of the mythical, sometimes mystical, city of Seattle,” Chat Pile said in a press statement. “We wanted to cover a song from the early Sub Pop era, and something off Bleach seemed the obvious choice.” To mark the release, the…
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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Adventures of Casey, Kendall and The Stucco Beings? I wrote the story one chapter at a time across a decade of plane flights. I had a ritual with my kids: every time I went on a business trip, I’d come home with a new chapter to read out loud to them. I had no idea for those first few years that it would become a book, but by the time they were teenagers, I had 50+ chapters, and they made me promise that I would get it published.…
Ross Gudgeon’s winning image, Fractal ForestRoss Gudgeon/CUPOTY Sometimes beauty is found with a shift in perspective. These gorgeous images are among the winners of the latest Close-up Photographer of Year contest, an international photography competition dedicated to unveiling nature’s hidden wonders. Peer through the delicate pink branches of a cauliflower soft coral in the main image, above, which won the underwater category in the awards. Photographer Ross Gudgeon captured this ethereal shot in the blue waters of the Lembeh Strait in Indonesia by placing a tiny camera inside the spongy structure. “I carefully threaded the [lens] through the branches of the…
Hulu Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden will be spending some “Sunny Nights” on Hulu. The Australia-set dramedy starring the pair will make its U.S. debut Wednesday, March 11 on the streamer with the full first season dropping at once. Forte and Carden play American brother and sister Marvin and Vicki, who try to set up a spray-tan business in Sydney, Australia. “But as Martin and Vicki attempt to turn their company from a start-up operating out of the back of a van into a multi-million-dollar empire,” per the official description, “the siblings become…
Documentaries can be many things. They can be diaries, profiles, calls to action, exposés, investigations, and everything in between. While many of us fall in love with film — either as viewers or filmmakers — through fictional stories, sometimes the most powerful ones, the ones that stretch beyond imagination, are real. If you’re looking for some of the best documentaries, Tubi is the place to find them. No, really, they have everything. Here are just a few of the best documentaries on Tubi. What are the best documentaries on Tubi? If you’re looking for a streaming platform stacked with some…