California
'Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous' lives up to its title, but the plot lumbers
LaTanya Richardson Jackson directs the L.A. premiere of Pearl Cleage's 'Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous' at the Geffen Playhouse
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Markets
'I'd be put off if he asked to split it': Who should pay on a first date?
Some insist on splitting the bill, others say the asker should pay, while many still see a man paying as romantic.
California
'Sugar,' with Colin Farrell as an alien private eye, gets a new and improved second season
Colin Farrell is back for Season 2 of Apple TV's L.A.-based neo-noir 'Sugar,' which has a new showrunner and sports a new look.
Global
'This could only exist in America': What are foreign football fans finding in the US?
Newcomers discover massive portion sizes and large helpings of sporting passion - at least when it comes to basketball.
Technology
'World's most luxurious plane': Trump unveils Qatari-donated 747 Air Force One
President Donald Trump unveiled the new Air Force One plane that was donated by the Qatari government at Joint Base Andrews on Friday.
Global
10 museums to visit for America’s 250th anniversary
From Arkansas to Washington DC, museums across the US are grappling with what it means to celebrate the country As the United States of America reaches its semiquincentennial this 4 July, museums across the country are grappling with what being American and celebrating the US means. Cultural institutions are digging deeper, highlighting American artists, imagery and artifacts to explore the nation’s history. Artists from a multitude of backgrounds, spanning centuries and geographical locations, are put in conversation to examine what the last 250 years have meant for the country and what the future may hold. Continue reading...
Technology
19 Black Characters Who Changed TV and Film Forever
From Mookie in 'Do the Right Thing' to Issa in 'Insecure' to Carlton in 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at some of the most impactful characters to grace screens both big and small.
Culture
68 Thoughts I Had About ‘Toy Story 5’
Okay, how am I crying again?!?
Technology
9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Tierra Whack, Evilgiane, and More
Stream new releases from Tierra Whack, Evilgiane, and Big Freedia and SOPHIE
Global
A boat with migrants capsized north off Libya, leaving 51 dead or missing, group says
A monitoring group says a boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for European shores capsized off the coast of Libya last week, leaving 51 people dead or missing
Global
A day of tears, scuffles and history as injury mars Canada's moment in World Cup
Canada's first win at a World Cup finals was overshadowed by a horrific injury to Ismael Kone and the scenes that followed.
California
A gig on a fishing boat becomes a cosmic misadventure in the eerie 'Rose of Nevada'
George MacKay and Callum Turner co-star in a rough-hewn mystery by English filmmaker Mark Jenkin that finds an ominous, ill-fated signature of its own.
California
A hit song and novel become a sincere directorial debut in 'Girls Like Girls'
Hayley Kiyoko broke out in 2015 with a popular single, one that inspired her book and now a pro-queer movie graced by committed performances.
Markets
APCIA Tells Michigan Senate to Oppose Bill Mandating Auto Rate Reductions
A Michigan Senate Committee this week advanced a bill that would mandate auto insurance premium reductions of at least 10% without reduced benefits, Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) authored SB 328, which he says will lower car insurance premiums for …
Technology
APOS 2026 Takeaways: IP, Sport, AI Define Asia’s New Content Era
Asia’s entertainment industry is entering a new stage of maturity. Growth remains important, but executives at this week’s APOS conference in Bali were focused on building sustainable ecosystems, scalable IP and deeper audience engagement. Here are eight themes that defined the conversation. IP Has Become the New Currency Whether it was Netflix flagging a dormant […]
Global
About 300 children and teachers rescued after fire breaks out at Tokyo school
Officials say a fire broke out at an elementary school in downtown Tokyo, but that all of the roughly 300 students and teachers were evacuated or rescued
Culture
Add to playlist: the wild club-pop of Zara Larsson cowriter Helena Gao and the week’s best new tracks
The Chinese-Danish artist wrote nine 10ths of Larsson’s breakout album then got a Grammy nod. It’s a fine springboard for her own revelatory pop From Aarhus, Denmark Recommended if you like Caroline Polachek, Zara Larsson, Grimes Up next Debut project coming later this year You could hardly make a better professional songwriting debut than co-writing nine 10ths of a moment-defining album – namely Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun – then getting a Grammy nod for it. It’s an enviable springboard for the relaunch of Helena Gao’s solo career. Over the past few years, the Chinese-Danish artist has released a handful of singles and EPs – standout God’s Favourite split the difference between NewJeans and R&B, and comes with an excellent Sims-referencing video – but her new music feels like a real flourishing, sidelining her older sweetness for a freakier braid of heavy bass, stuttering trance and
Technology
Adria Arjona Shows Up for Jason Momoa in a Red Roberto Cavalli Dress
Styled by Dani Michelle, the look paired a deep-V Roberto Cavalli gown with delicate diamond jewelry.
Culture
Adrian Appiolaza to Exit Moschino
The designer has left the brand after two and a half years.
Science
Africa CDC chief says continent needs to invest own funds in Ebola response, vaccine
African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
Technology
Alfonso Ribeiro on Social Media Fueling ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Success and Urging Contestants to Ignore the Trolls: ‘Why Are We So Mean to One Another?
“Dancing With the Stars” is not like any other reality show. It’s real. That’s the message winner-turned-host Alfonso Ribeiro sends when discussing the competition series. “We’re creating a safe space — a space where we’re allowing our celebrities to share their true heart,” says Ribeiro, who has been at the helm of the show since […]
Technology
Alicia Keys’ Knicks Parade Boots Show Texture Is Where the Pointed Toe Is Headed
At New York's Knicks parade, Keys performed "Empire State of Mind" and "New York State of Mind."
Global
Amber extreme heat warning issued as 35C heatwave approaches
Temperatures are expected to peak in the mid-30s Celsius on Monday and Tuesday with impacts on health and a risk of disruption to travel.
Science
Amber heat health alerts in place as temperatures set to soar above 30C
Very warm weather is set to return to parts of the UK, with a potential heatwave set to develop this weekend.
California
Amy Griffin sues woman who said author stole her stories of rape for hit memoir 'The Tell'
A woman sued Amy Griffin, alleging Griffin's bestselling memoir 'The Tell' is filled with stolen stories of rape. Now Griffin is suing her.
Culture
An Exclusive Look Behind the Scenes at the Ralph Lauren Spring 2027 Menswear Show
Ralph Lauren's spring 2027 menswear show is ready for its closeup.
Markets
Andy Burnham is the 'King of the North' with his eyes on 10 Downing Street
Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider aiming to be Britain’s next prime minister
Global
Andy Burnham wins huge majority in Makerfield byelection, paving way for Starmer leadership challenge
Greater Manchester mayor says result represents Labour’s ‘final chance to change’, after soundly beating Reform UK and Restore Britain UK politics – live updates Andy Burnham has set up a potential showdown with Keir Starmer after convincingly winning the Makerfield byelection, paving the way for his return to Westminster and a likely tilt at the Labour leadership. The outgoing mayor of Greater Manchester promised change after winning the byelection in the early hours of Friday morning with 55% of the votes and a majority almost double the size of his predecessor, Josh Simons. Continue reading...
Technology
Anne Curtis Leads Mikhail Red’s Manila Paranoia Thriller ‘Remote’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Philippine filmmaker Mikhail Red has set his next feature: “Remote,” a paranoia thriller set in contemporary Manila, with Anne Curtis attached to star. The project is produced by Evolve Studios and Viva Films, with production scheduled to begin later this year. Curtis plays Violet Olvido, a journalist who begins investigating a string of killings linked […]
Technology
Anne Hathaway Announces Pregnancy, Expecting Third Child With Husband Adam Shulman
“x Baby, I’m yours x," she captioned her video shared on social media in which she reveals her baby bump.
Culture
Anne Hathaway Reveals She Is Pregnant With Her Third Child
Congratulations are in order for Anne Hathaway, who is expecting her third child with Adam Shulman.
Culture
Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need
Andy Serkis has picked the perfect actor for the next iteration of the Lord of the Rings franchise. But if Tolkien didn’t linger over this subplot, should we? Let’s be honest: Anya Taylor-Joy would make a great elf. If any human being could flit from tree to tree as if woven from gossamer and starlight, or appear on a moonlit branch looking as though she had just been summoned by a haunted lute, it would be the star of The Queen’s Gambit, The Witch and Furiosa. She is perfect for Lord of the Rings, and it is no surprise whatsoever that she has been cast as the elf Seren in the forthcoming Andy Serkis-directed The Hunt for Gollum, as confirmed this week by the Hollywood Reporter . You’ll probably have heard about the movie: Serkis is back as Gollum, Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf, and the whole thing is about a barely mentioned, if crucial, section of LotR in which Aragorn is charged wit
Culture
Armenia's opposition faces arrests as it contests the ruling party's election win
Several opposition members have been arrested in Armenia as a top pro-Russia party has asked the top court to annul the election win by the ruling party led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
California
As Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
AI is evolving, and the entertainment industry is working to adapt. At UCLA's annual Entertainment Symposium, Hollywood's key lawyers and dealmakers debate the future.
Global
Asia's richest man Ambani announces what could be India's biggest share sale
India's largest telecom operator is expected to raise around $4bn (£3.02bn), according to media reports.
Technology
Asian shares retreat in thin holiday trading after a tech-led rally on Wall St
Shares have retreated in Asia after U.S. stocks recouped most of their losses from a day earlier
California
At the Fonda, Jane Remover's violent yearning heralds a new kind of stardom
At Hollywood's Fonda, trans producer-singer Jane Remover turns a three-night stand into a cathartic, raucous pit, signaling a breakout moment after Coachella and their Live Exhibit tour.
California
Attraction is weaponized into something terrifying in the potent horror film 'Leviticus'
A Sundance breakout of special significance, filmmaker Adrian Chiarella's disquieting supernatural thriller brings fresh sensitivity to a tale of possession.
Global
Authorities find 4 bodies outside Mexico City while searching for a missing American
Mexican authorities were working Friday to identify four bodies found on the outskirts of Mexico City as part of the search efforts to locate a married couple who disappeared in May while living in Chicago and Mexico, a local prosecutor told The Associ...
Technology
Avicii’s Former Manager Restarts ‘Character Assassination’ Lawsuit Against Late DJ’s Family
Ash Pournouri won a Swedish appeal that gives him another shot at the claims.
Markets
Bank card program to steer cash payments to single mothers in government housing
One of the few Black-owned banks in the U.S. is introducing a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government subsidized housing escape poverty
Technology
Barret Zoph is out at OpenAI again after just five months
Five months after returning to OpenAI, Barret Zoph - the company's head of enterprise AI sales - has departed, The Verge has learned. Zoph returned to OpenAI in mid-January after a stint as co-founder and CTO of Thinking Machines Lab, the competing AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. Shortly after Zoph returned […] Five months after returning to OpenAI, Barret Zoph - the company's head of enterprise AI sales - has departed, The Verge has learned. Zoph returned to OpenAI in mid-January after a stint as co-founder and CTO of Thinking Machines Lab, the competing AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati. Shortly after Zoph returned to OpenAI, the company said he would lead its push into enterprise - a significant role at OpenAI, since in recent months it had vowed to stop chasing so-called "side quests" and focus on key revenue drivers like enterprise and co
Culture
Beauty’s World Cup Goal? Elevate Men’s Grooming on the Global Stage
Beauty is taking on a bigger role than ever in the World Cup, with official sponsorships and a slew of ambassador deals, many of which are targeted toward male fans.
Markets
Beyond Auto and Home: Why Agencies Should Eye Small Commercial Insurance
If your insurance agency is built primarily on personal lines like auto, homeowners, or renters’ insurance, you already know the market has been challenging to manage. Shifts in underwriting, carrier pricing, and eligibility can impact profitability, even when your renewal …
Technology
Biden’s bid to block release of recordings made with ghostwriter fails
Judge finds public interest outweighs privacy rights in request made by staffer at Heritage Foundation A federal judge on Friday rejected Joe Biden’s attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter. The US district judge Dabney Friedrich found that the public interest in the material outweighed whatever privacy rights Biden had. Continue reading...
Global
Bill Pulte assumes role of US acting director of national intelligence
Head of Federal Housing Finance Agency who investigated Trump’s enemies takes over top intelligence role Timeline of Bill Pulte’s appointment as acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency director, became the acting director of national intelligence (DNI) on Friday, following a tug-of-war between Donald Trump and Washington lawmakers over the short-term future of the cabinet intelligence post. Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing DNI, initially planned to leave her post on 30 June, but Trump shortened her tenure to Friday. Senators planned to confirm Jay Clayton, the president’s DNI nominee, by Friday, which would have denied Pulte an opportunity to serve as acting director. But Trump abruptly called off on Wednesday a Senate confirmation hearing for Clayton and directed him not to appear in front of Senate lawmakers. Continue reading...
Technology
Blink49’s Brand Studio Plans First Vertical Video, ‘Murder at the Mansion’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Blink49’s branded entertainment division, Brand Studio, recently launched a vertical video division — and it has just announced its first project in the space. “Murder at the Mansion,” described as an “original vertical micro-drama designed for mobile-first audiences,” is set for this fall. Blink49 head of vertical content Tieren Hawkins is writing the micro drama. […]
California
Bob Dylan is absolutely cooking on the road right now
The 85-year-old rock legend played the Santa Barbara Bowl on Wednesday night, the first in a handful of SoCal dates.
Technology
Bob Iger reflects on 10 years of Shanghai Disneyland as it defies the Chinese pullback
Shanghai Disneyland hit 100 million cumulative visitors in 2025, according to the company. It's a relatively new but important foothold in Disney's history.
Culture
Bootsy Collins Signs Davie as First Artist to Bootzilla Records
The roots-soul singer made his label debut with "Soul," released on Juneteenth.
Culture
Boy, 12, wins hearts after trying to check sick chicken into Ethiopian hospital
Markos's beloved hen was not responding to any treatments - so he did the only thing he could think of.
Global
Boy, 3, hurt at zoo was attacked by a crocodile
Police say a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been bailed.
Technology
Brioni CEO Federico Arrigoni on Brand Vision, Launching Maestria
In an exclusive interview, the executive discussed Brioni's commitment to excellence and its new made-to-measure and made-to-order services.
Technology
British police are responding to reports of a train collision north of London
British police say they are responding to reports of a train collision north of London
Culture
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's record-low economic approval rating
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the preliminary deal with Iran, President Trump's record-low approval rating on the economy and some Republicans in Congress breaking with Trump.
Culture
Bunnie Xo Memoir Returns to Bestsellers Charts on Heels of Jelly Roll Split
The entrepreneur shares a closer look at her life in Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic .
Technology
Bunnie Xo Reveals She and Jelly Roll Are ‘Still Having a Baby’ Amid Divorce
The popular podcaster broke her silence following news of her divorce from the country star after 10 years of marriage
Global
Burnham says 'tonight could be the turning point' in his victory speech
Andy Burnham delivers his victory speech after Makerfiled by-election.
California
Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment
The union representing California State University professors is contesting the system's use of artificial intelligence tools and backing legislation that would protect their jobs from the technology.
California
California and US West Threatened by Wildfires Over Coming Days
The fire threat across the U.S. West will rise Friday and remain dangerous through Saturday for many areas, including Northern California, as lightning strikes risk igniting dry vegetation. Critical fire weather conditions and dry lightning will prevail across the western …
California
California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback
A California labor union is offering to scale back a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires
California
California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback
A California labor union is offering to scale back a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires
California
California turns to minimum wage hikes to offset high living costs. There’s a downside
California frequently turns to minimum wage hikes to offset the state's high living costs, but that creates economic pressures that can also squeeze households stuck in the middle.
Global
Cambodian Supreme Court upholds incitement conviction of opposition politician in charged case
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the incitement conviction of prominent opposition politician Rong Chhun but suspended the remainder of his prison sentence, allowing him to remain free while barring him from politics for years
Culture
Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault
Austrian-Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach has been found guilty of sexual assault and indecent assault
Technology
Canali to Debut Creative Director Alessio Lillocci’s Vision
President and CEO Stefano Canali explained the reasons for working with the former Prada and Brunello Cucinelli designer, whose first collection will bow on Sunday.
Technology
Cannes Lions CEO Reveals What Keeps Him Up at Night
Festival boss Simon Cook talks A.I., the creator economy and the pleasures and perils of running the biggest marketing meetup in the world.
Technology
Caruso Marks New Chapter
CEO Marco Angeloni and creative director Max Kibardin talk about returning to Milan Men's Fashion Week under new ownership.
Technology
Chinese Filmmakers Face Red Tape, Cultural Barriers in International Co-Productions, Shanghai Panel Finds
Chinese filmmakers are struggling with bureaucratic hurdles and different audience expectations in international co-productions, according to panelists at a “Belt and Road” discussion at SIFForum, the Shanghai International Film Festival’s industry dialogue sessions. Yan Peng, deputy general manager of state-owned Huaxia Film Distribution suggested major regulatory and copyright issues impact Chinese producers seeking co-productions abroad. […]
Markets
Chip stocks are setting records, but this hidden chart pattern says momentum favors the bears
The SOXX’s RSI indicator has fallen further below the overbought threshold despite prices making record highs. History suggests that’s a bad sign.
Global
Chris Mason: Emphatic win leaves Starmer with big decision on leadership
The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?
Technology
Christian Pulisic to miss US World Cup match against Australia because of calf injury
U.S. star Christian Pulisic will miss a World Cup match against Australia because of a calf injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Ricardo Pepi
Culture
Christina Aguilera! Marc Anthony! Tom Hanks! Oprah! The Biggest Stars at the Opening of the Obama Presidential Center
The Obama Presidential Center celebrated its grand opening on June 18, welcoming a sprawling crowd of politicians, celebrities, and other well-wishers to its 19-acre campus on Chicago’s South Side.
News
Comparing the mood of America's 250th anniversary with its 200th in 1976
As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a look back five decades to 1976 — the year of the nation's bicentennial — reveals notable similarities with today.
Global
Conflict over cattle in Brazil's Amazon highlights tensions for Indigenous peoples
In northern Brazil, a debate over cattle and conservation is unfolding on Bananal Island
Markets
Cuba passes sweeping free-market reforms in biggest economic shift since revolution
Observers on Friday called Cuba's new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island's communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward.
Markets
Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms
Observers are calling Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul on the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution while the grandson of former President Raúl Castro says in an interview that Cuba must seek to move it...
Technology
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4920-4926: Surveying the Bands
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 12, 2026 Rather than going from stage to stage at a music festival to hear different bands playing different varieties of music, Curiosity has been ascending up Mount Sharp through physical bands of exposed rocks with textural and tonal differences. […]
Technology
Curry Barker’s Next Film Lands at Universal, Blumhouse Atomic Monster (Exclusive)
The 'Obsession' filmmaker will be writing, directing and producing an original horror feature.
Technology
Curry Barker’s Third Film, an Original Horror Concept, Heads to Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster
After the blockbuster success of his debut feature “Obsession,” Curry Barker’s next film, an original horror concept, is set up with Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Universal Film Group. Barker will write, direct and produce his third feature which comes to Universal Film through the filmmaker’s relationship with Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Roy Lee and Steven Schneider’s Spooky […]
Technology
Céline Assimon Joins Luxury Resorts Group Kerzner International, Owner of Brands Including One&Only
Assimon, formerly CEO of De Beers Jewellers and De Beers Forevermark, has been named chief commercial officer of the international group, which also owns Atlantis and Rare Finds.
Technology
DOJ rebuffs judge's request to put in writing it won't move forward with 'anti-weaponization' fund
The DOJ in May announced it was creating the fund as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
Markets
Dali Engineer Reaches Deferred Prosecution Deal Over 2024 Key Bridge Collapse
The chief engineer of the cargo ship Dali that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in a March 2024 collision that killed six construction workers reached a deferred prosecution agreement, the government said on Thursday. The Justice Department said Karthikeyan …
Culture
David Hockney remembered | Letters
Harriet Gibson recalls an eye-opening encounter with the artist, while Andrew Keeley talks about the influence of California on his work, and Christine Hayes recalls his ‘letter’ to the Guardian about smoking In 1963, I was a naive 17-year-old on a week’s introduction to “art” at the Royal Court theatre with a group of about 10 sixth formers. We had an acting workshop with John Dexter, went to a wrestling match and were taken to visit an up-and-coming artist in his studio in Notting Hill. I remember a smallish room with paintings lining the walls. David Hockney ( Obituary, 12 June ) talked about his work, said he was about to leave for the States and showed us a work on the wall called My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, which he explained was dedicated to his boyfriend who was in the States. Continue reading...
Markets
DeSantis Signs Citizens Commercial Clearinghouse Bill That’s Been Called ‘Unneeded’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will create a commercial clearinghouse for Citizens Property Insurance policies, a bill that a number of brokers and agents have called “unnecessary” and little more than a sop to one major …
News
Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises
Janeese Lewis George is making waves in Washington, D.C., with her progressive agenda as she aims for the mayor's office
Culture
Derrick Adams celebrates the joy of the Black American experience through art
As the rainbow array outside Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art suggests, artist Derrick Adams is accentuating the positive. He celebrates contemporary Black life and culture, depicting leisure, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston recently sat down with Adams for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Global
Do it at home too, women tell Japanese fans who cleaned World Cup stadium
Some see a double standard: Japanese men who clean in public while their wives do all the housework.
Global
Dragon Boat Festival links modern China to traditions more than 2,000 years old
The Dragon Boat Festival is a more than 2,000-year-old Chinese holiday celebrated across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Culture
Dragon Boat Festival links modern Chinese cultures to ancient traditions
The holiday, over 2,000 years old, is known for its sporting events, but its origins are rooted in history and beliefs about health and harmony with nature.
Technology
Dunhill Spring 2027: English Archetypes to the Fore
Among creative director Simon Holloway's challenges this season was tying a scarf like Lucian Freud did — no simple feat.
Technology
EU leaders disagree on creation of Kremlin back-channel amid Ukraine war
A top EU official has set up a tentative back-channel with Russia, despite some leaders' reservations. The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia is open to talks if Europe is ready to listen and not lecture.
Technology
EXCLUSIVE: Dunhill to Open Flagships in New York and London
The Richemont-owned menswear brand will open stores on Madison Avenue in December and on New Bond Street in April 2027.
Technology
EXCLUSIVE: French Lingerie Brand Maison Close Renames Itself Scandale, Plots Rue Cambon Flagship
The 20-year-old French company acquired its 94-year-old peer in October.
Technology
EXCLUSIVE: Le Coq Sportif Marks Maradona Milestone With Capsule as It Kicks Off New Era
The collaboration making its debut on Monday is the first visible move in a wider turnaround for the French sports brand, which is under new ownership since last year.
Technology
EXCLUSIVE: Prada to Offer Multifloor Experience in Milan
The Italian luxury brand will create a new underground passage in Milan's shopping arcade Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II for a full immersion in a new Prada store concept.
Technology
Eleventy’s Smart-luxury Playbook Keeps Delivering Nearly 20 Years Later
“We do not want to sell status. We want to sell product longevity,” said CEO Marco Baldassari.
Markets
Employers to college students: Never mind that 4.0 GPA. Go out and get a summer job.
College students with any sort of work experience on their résumés are twice as likely to be employed shortly after graduating.
Global
FBI offers $25,000 reward for arrest in string of interstate shootings
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect in a string of shootings in Kansas City, Missouri.
Technology
FKA Twigs Taps Lil Yachty for Pulsating Single ‘On Your Mind’
The song follows the singer's recent albums Eusexua and Eusexua Afterglow
Culture
FKA twigs & Lil Yachty, Myles Smith, Kashus Culpepper & More: New Music Friday Guide
Check out the must-hear releases of the week.
Culture
Fabulous Frida, classic Constable and a Cornish welcome for Kasuba – the week in art
Tate Modern celebrates everything Kahlo, the British Museum marks John Constable’s 250th birthday, while Claydon prepares for an invasion – all in your weekly dispatch Frida: The Making of an Icon The great surrealist and self-explorer Frida Kahlo gets a show that emphasises her influence and posthumous fame. • Tate Modern, London , 25 June to 3 January Continue reading...
Markets
Fans are fuming after World Cup tickets they bought through resale sites fall through
The World Cup has been delivering thrills on the pitch, but fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute and hours spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system ...
Technology
Fans are fuming after World Cup tickets they bought through resale sites fall through
The World Cup has been delivering thrills on the pitch, but fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute and hours spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system ...
Technology
Fans are fuming after World Cup tickets they bought through resale sites fall through
The World Cup has been delivering thrills on the pitch, but fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute and hours spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system ...
Global
Farage blames Makerfield defeat on anti-Starmer votes
The Reform UK leader says he is "disappointed" with his party's performance in the key by-election.
Technology
Fathers and Sons in the Spotlight
The Father's Day lunch honored Mark and Jarrod Weber, L'Oréal's David Greenberg, fallen firefighters and an All Star Dad.
Technology
Fay Conscripts Pierre Casiraghi for Nautical Capsule Collection
Titled Fay Atlantic, the capsule blends Casiraghi’s longtime passion for sailing and the brand’s roots in the great outdoors.
Science
Federal grant delays could jeopardize essential disability services, research
Disability researchers across the country worry about their jobs, and the future of their institutions, as a delay in issuing federal grants drags on.
Technology
Fedspeak vs. war deal: Here are the things that drove this week's stock market
The S&P 500 surged on Thursday, making up for losses seen after central bankers convened.
Culture
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News
Five years after a Navajo elder vanished, the man who robbed her was released from prison
Five years to the day Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay disappeared, the man who acknowledged beating her and leaving her on the side of the road is free from prison
Markets
Flood Insurance Gap Will Squeeze Local Governments and Homeowners, Moody’s Says
The flood insurance gap in the United States is big and it’s not getting better. And the consequences of that gap are about to worsen for property owners and state and local governments, thanks to increasing rainfall amounts, stronger storm …
Global
Former U.S. envoy outlines challenges in next phase of Iran negotiations
What are the prospects that the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire will hold and for how long? For insight, Amna Nawaz spoke with Rob Malley. He was the U.S. Special Envoy for Iran during the Biden administration and was part of the team that negotiated the nuclear agreement with Iran during the Obama administration.
Technology
Former child actor Daveigh Chase, 'The Ring' villain and Lilo voice, dies at 35
Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her roles in “Lilo & Stitch” and “The Ring,” has died at 35
Culture
Fuerza Regida Kicks Off This Is Our Dream Stadium Tour 2026: Every Song From Their First Show
The música mexicana hitmakers launched their landmark stateside run on Thursday (June 18) at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres.
Culture
Fuerza Regida Turns Petco Park Into a Corridos Time Machine: 6 Best Moments From Opening Night of Their Stadium Tour
The SoCal superstars launched their first-ever U.S. stadium trek with a high-concept show that moved through the band’s past, present and future.
Technology
GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game
Rockstar's sixth game in the franchise is set to be the biggest game release of the year.
Culture
Get a Walmart+ Subscription for $1 to Unlock Free Streaming, Free Shipping and Members-Only Discounts
Attention, bargain shoppers: here's how to join Walmart+ for the lowest price yet.
Global
Ghana conference calls for formal apology for transatlantic slave trade
Global framework for reparatory justice adopted at event includes demand for compensation and debt relief More than money: the logic of slavery reparations A global framework for reparatory justice has been adopted at a conference in Ghana, as African and Caribbean leaders demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade. Heads of state and government and other officials formally approved the strategy on Friday at a gathering in a hotel in the capital, Accra, which was the first major meeting since the adoption of the landmark United Nations (UN) resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Continue reading...
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Ghana conference urges slave-trade nations to issue apologies and reparations
African and Caribbean leaders in Ghana are urging former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations for the trafficking of enslaved Africans
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Governor Newsom proclaims Juneteenth Day of Observance
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Grammy-nominated music producer Tay Keith, who worked with Drake and Travis Scott, dies aged 29
Hip-hop producer behind Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode and Drake’s Nonstop has been found dead at home during a police welfare check The Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith, who worked with Drake, Travis Scott and Beyoncé, has been found dead at his apartment in Nashville, Tennessee aged 29. Keith, whose real name was Brytavious Chambers, was discovered at home after police conducted a welfare check on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading...
Technology
H.E.R., Bini, Lea Salonga, Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza Lead Dreamworks Animation’s ‘Forgotten Island’ Soundtrack (EXCLUSIVE)
H.E.R., Bini, Lea Salonga and Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza are among the artists leading the soundtrack on Dreamworks Animation’s “Forgotten Island.” The film, which is set to preview at next week’s Annecy Animation Film Festival, will open in theaters later this year. It follows H.E.R. and Liza Soberano as the voices of Jo and Raissa, two […]
Culture
Hayley Kiyoko on Making Her Filmmaking Debut With Girls Like Girls
Vogue spoke to Kiyoko about working with stylist Avigail Collins on a custom look for the film’s Los Angeles premiere, her dreams of continuing to direct while scoring her own films, and making the love story she wishes she’d seen growing up.
Technology
Hayley Kiyoko’s Feature Film ‘Girls Like Girls’ Took a Decade to Make. Now That It’s Here, She Hopes It’s Just the Beginning for Sapphic Media
“Girls Like Girls” has been a long time in the making. Originally released as a music video in 2015 by musician Hayley Kiyoko, the tune with the lyrics “Girls like girls, just like boys do” quickly became a sapphic anthem, amassing 163 million views on YouTube to date. “After we released the music video, I […]
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Hegseth appears out of step in criticisms of NATO allies
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized NATO allies and announced a Pentagon review of their performance. But Hegseth is mostly telling them things they already know.
Global
Henry Zeffman: What does Keir Starmer do next after Andy Burnham's Makerfield win?
Discussion about the prime minister's future ramps up after Makerfield by-election.
Technology
Here’s to the Chicks as the Band of the Sesquicentennial, as Group Performs First U.S. Show in Three Years at SoCal’s Yaamava’ Theater: Concert Review
In the words of Grand Funk: They’re an American band. Those of us who are prone to think and argue about rock ‘n’ roll superlatives often debate which act counts as the greatest American band of the 20th century: Is it the Beach Boys? Nirvana? The Grateful Dead? Nirvana? Sly & the Family Stone? The […]
California
Hex and the City: Inside Los Angeles’s Booming Witchcraft Scene
Broomsticks at the ready—from coven hangouts to magical yoga sessions, here’s why witchcraft is having a moment in LA (and beyond).
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Historic by-election win sends message to Labour and SNP, says Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch hailed the Scottish Conservatives' first by-election win since 1973, after the party took Aberdeen South from the SNP.
California
Hollywood Warns Against Sabotaging California Film Incentives, Seeks Exemption From Credit Limit
The entertainment industry is warning Gov. Gavin Newsom that the state risks undermining California production if it imposes a new limit on corporate tax credits. In a June 8 letter, a coalition of industry and labor groups argued that the governor’s budget proposal will cost production jobs and sabotage the state’s film incentive. “The result […]
Technology
Homeowners tapped $47 billion in equity in the first quarter. What to consider before you borrow
While high home values mean homeowners are sitting on an estimated $11 trillion in equity, it should not be viewed as free money, experts say.
Markets
Hormuz Traffic Thins Friday as Shipowners Err on Side of Safety
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to thin early on Friday, just a day after a burst of oil flows through the waterway as the US and Iran vowed to lift a dual blockade. No tankers were seen moving …
Technology
Hormuz relief may not ease the economic toll that's already 'baked in,' analysts warn
Early signs of reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have lifted the most acute threat to global energy supplies but economic damages from the war will take months to unwind.
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Horse-drawn carriage rides in New York on hold after teen tourist's death
The union representing horse-drawn carriage drivers says it will not resume offer rides in Central Park until Tuesday in the wake of a death of a young tourist who jumped from a runaway horse carriage
Technology
How Este Haim and Amanda Yamate Centered Sisterly Love on the ‘Voicemails For Isabelle’ Score (Exclusive)
The soon-to-be-released Netflix rom-com focuses on more than just romantic love: “It was really about family and loving and having such a deep connection to your sister.”
Technology
How Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Brings Its Pioneering Black Doctor to the Screen (Exclusive)
In this first-look, star Jocko Sims, showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine and costume designer Mitchell Travers reveal how they used Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 1935 novel, history and some creative liberty to tell the story of Dr. George Tann, the eclectic physician who saved the Ingalls lives.
Culture
How Refugee Week film festival brings migrants’ experience home
From one hostile environment to another, the documentaries and dramas ranging from Nigeria and Syria to British immigration give vivid life to an experience that can feel very remote As World Refugee Day approaches on Saturday, this year’s Refugee Week offers a multitude of events taking place across the UK, including a film festival that takes audiences from Ain el-Helweh – Lebanon’s largest refugee camp for Palestinians – in Mahdi Fleifel’s A World Not Ours and to an immigration removal centre in Dreamers , directed by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor. The UK’s asylum system is the focus of Allies in Exile, a first-person documentary from Syrian film-makers Hasan Kattan and Fadi al-Halabi that premiered on Tuesday at the BFI Southbank, which explores the labyrinth facing asylum seekers. Meanwhile, refugee charity Choose Love, in partnership with Tarot productions, curated a selection of four shor
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How the Obama Presidential Center offers a new vision for presidential legacies
The Obama Presidential Center is now open to the public in Chicago. Former President Obama says he does not want the center to feel like a shrine or a museum, but rather a representation of an American story still being written. Ali Rogin discusses what Obama is seeking to communicate through this new institution with Yale University historian Beverly Gage.
Culture
How to Tap the Older Menswear Shopper
Mature consumers may not drive trends, but they hold more power over the luxury menswear market than any other demographic.
California
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Patton Oswalt
Comedian Patton Oswalt steers readers to Studio City's farmers market for tamales and strong coffee, then to North Hollywood's Last Bookstore and Cahuenga's cozy, cat-filled Iliad for long, screen-free reading sessions.
Technology
How ‘Leviticus’ Stars Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen Prepared to Take on the Roles of Two Closeted Teenagers for the Conversion Therapy Horror
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Leviticus,” now in theaters. “I want it to look like you” might be the single most romantic dialogue of the year. And yes, it’s from a horror movie, namely Adrian Chiarella’s “Leviticus,” which features two gay teenagers tormented by a violent supernatural entity that resembles the person they […]
Technology
Hue’s wired wall modules bring non-smart lights into its ecosystem
Smart lighting company Philips Hue has launched its first wired wall modules. Installed behind existing wall switches, the new devices bring non-smart lights into the Hue ecosystem for the first time. Hue also announced new Play table and floor lamps that are more affordable versions of its Signe series, along with upgrades to its E14 […] The new Wired Wall Switch Modules fit behind existing switches. | Image: Signify Smart lighting company Philips Hue has launched its first wired wall modules . Installed behind existing wall switches, the new devices bring non-smart lights into the Hue ecosystem for the first time. Hue also announced new Play table and floor lamps that are more affordable versions of its Signe series , along with upgrades to its E14 candle bulbs that add a broader white light spectrum and Matter-over-Thread compatibility. The new lights are now available globally;
Technology
I Bought a Breathalyzer and Drank Along With the Characters in ‘Spider-Noir’
Oopsie-poopsie, 12 slugs of whiskey in less than a half hour was not a good idea.
Global
I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on my hands
I have no legs, so the thought of tackling the nearly 6,000-metre peak seemed crazy. But after reflection, and hard physical training, I decided to give it a go I was born with a rare genetic disease called sacral agenesis, which meant that my legs didn’t work. When I was five, I had surgery to amputate them. Doctors told my parents that I might never sit up, let alone be a functioning member of society – but as a child I wanted to try everything, and my mum and dad were great at encouraging me. I learned to navigate the world by walking on my hands. I also had a wheelchair, or I’d get around our neighbourhood in Wyoming by skateboard, just like other kids. Continue reading...
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ICC prosecutor temporarily suspended from British bar
The British bar association has temporarily suspended Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, pending disciplinary proceedings
Technology
IEEE Rolls Out Large Language Models Virtual Training Course
Large language models have moved out of the research lab and into engineers’ daily workflow. LLMs serve as reasoning engines that can orchestrate complex tasks including identifying vulnerabilities in source code and transforming fragmented project discussions into rigorous technical specifications. While the general public uses AI tools to write email and plan vacations, technical professionals use LLMs as core architectural elements that are fundamentally changing how digital infrastructures are built and maintained. As the AI models move into mainstream engineering practice, the demand for technical expertise is rising. The LLM technology market is expected to grow by about 33 percent every year through 2030 , according to MarketsandMarkets . The rapid expansion suggests that proficiency in implementing and securing the models is transitioning from a niche into a core requirement for
Global
In Trump's shadow, Vance becomes face of Iran deal
His fierce defence of the Iran plan amid mounting criticism comes as speculation intensifies about a possible 2028 presidential run.
Technology
In season 2 of Sugar, Colin Farrell’s quirky detective becomes much more human
When Colin Farrell was doing press for the first season of the detective series Sugar, he had to be very careful with how he spoke. Sugar is a story about a quirky private detective, but it's also secretly a work of science fiction, something that doesn't become clear until halfway through the season. "I knew […] When Colin Farrell was doing press for the first season of the detective series Sugar , he had to be very careful with how he spoke. Sugar is a story about a quirky private detective, but it's also secretly a work of science fiction, something that doesn't become clear until halfway through the season. "I knew that I could get the show in deep shit if I revealed certain things," he tells me. Now as Sugar heads into its next season , which starts streaming on Apple TV on June 19th, Farrell says he feels "unburdened" by the previous veil of secrecy. "There are certain things
Technology
In the Hand of Dante review – Gerard Butler is jaw-dropping in bizarre Renaissance mafia reverie
Julian Schnabel’s combustible mix of lowlife cynicism and high art – along with cameos from Martin Scorsese and Al Pacino – powers this outrageous black comedy revolving around Dante’s Divine Comedy The worlds of Renaissance manuscript scholarship and organised crime come together like a mix of Umberto Eco and George V Higgins in this flawed but fascinating reverie from director and co-writer Julian Schnabel. Switching between monochrome and colour, and freely adapted from the Nick Tosches novel of the same name, it is hilarious and shocking, at least at first, with a quite extraordinary tough-guy role for Gerard Butler. It is a mysterious, scabrous and bizarre adventure in violent larceny and spiritual crisis which unfortunately unwinds in the end into sentimental fantasy. In the Hand of Dante amounts to an epic and self-aware jeu d’ésprit with amazing cameos from Martin Scorsese, Al Pa
Technology
India's largest telecom and digital service Jio Platforms files for IPO
India's largest wireless operator and digital service provider, Jio Platforms files for IPO
Technology
Inside VivaTech: AI Discovery, GEO and the New Attention Economy
Across the three-day conference, fashion and beauty executives discussed the transition in search and marketing, where audience ownership and engagement now outweigh platforms at scale.
Global
Inside the city of grief hit hardest by Israel strikes on southern Lebanon
People in Nabatieh mourn the recent dead in religious ceremony held amid empty streets and shattered buildings As the procession wound its way through mounds of rubble, the crowd chanted and beat their chests, their lamentations echoed by the dull thud of shelling in the foothills just beyond the city. “This is the tragedy of Karbala, O Imam Hussein, look. This is the tragedy of Karbala,” the crowd cried in the opening procession of Ashura, in the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Continue reading...
Markets
Inside the colorful, compelling and controversial jersey designs at the World Cup
The kits at the World Cup are mishmash of verve and color featuring elements of the competing nations' culture and history
Technology
Inside ‘Love Island USA’ Narrator Iain Stirling’s Job to Push Jokes “as Far as I Can Get Away With”
The comedian, who has been narrating the Peacock hit series since season four, brings fans behind the mic, revealing his quick turnaround process, why he's "quite jealous of Americans" and whether his jokes are ever rejected.
Technology
Iran to lodge complaint over travel restrictions
Iran's involvement in the World Cup has been plagued with uncertainty, linked to the war in the Middle East and related security concerns.
Technology
Is Tesla succeeding in AI? Watch this for a clue.
As Tesla has doubled down on artificial intelligence, investors are left trying to make sense of the company’s progress. According to analysts at Oppenheimer, tracking how Tesla spends its cash may provide some insight.
Technology
Is the stock market closed today for Juneteenth? Will the post office deliver mail?
The June 19 federal holiday falls on a Friday this year. Here’s how trading hours and other services are affected.
Global
Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire, US says, as more Lebanon strikes reported
The agreement followed concerns that continued clashes would undermine the deal to end the war between the US and Iran.
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Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire as deadly fighting threatens U.S.-Iran deal
Heavy overnight fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah militants threatened to derail the initial U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war. But a last-ditch effort to secure another ceasefire succeeded, for now, and the Americans and Iranians plan to meet soon to begin to hammer out a longer-term accord. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
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Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence
US-Iran meeting in Switzerland on implementation of peace deal cancelled over clashes in southern Lebanon Middle East crisis – live updates Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict. A meeting that was scheduled to take place on Friday between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland to discuss implementation of the new deal was cancelled when Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley that killed at least 47 people. Continue reading...
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Israel and Hezbollah renew ceasefire after U.S. and Iran call off talks over fighting in Lebanon
The cancellation of talks raised questions about an initial agreement to end the war in Iran. Officials said Israel and the militant group later agreed to renew their ceasefire.
Technology
Italy's Meloni pushes back on Trump's 'fabricated' claim as top diplomat cancels U.S. trip
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump's claims "serious and offensive" toward Meloni and all of Italy.
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Italy's Meloni says Trump 'made up' story that she 'begged' him for photo at G7
The highly public exchange is an indication that their earlier close ties have frayed since Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.
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I’m a critical care doctor. I’ve never seen the US harm its children this deliberately | Robert B Shpiner
At every stage of childhood, the Trump administration is withdrawing a protection. It is also dismantling the tools that would measure the harm A newborn’s first hours in a US hospital used to carry a quiet set of guarantees. A vitamin K injection against catastrophic bleeding. A hepatitis B vaccination. The assumption that whatever a family could afford, the country had already decided this child was worth protecting. I have spent more than 40 years in pulmonary and critical care medicine. I have seen children harmed by disease, poverty, by bad luck. I had not, until now, seen them harmed so methodically by their own government. Read the headlines one at a time and the pattern disappears. A vaccine rule one week, a food program the next, the reorganization of an agency most people could not name. Each change arrives wrapped in a reasonable rationale: fiscal discipline, local control, pa
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JD Vance, once an ‘angry atheist’, is America’s most powerful Catholic. How will he wield his faith?
In his new memoir, the vice-president covers his conversion and politics – at a time when hardline Catholicism is ascendant in the US When JD Vance became Roman Catholic, he wondered what his dead grandmother would think. His grandmother Mamaw did not have anything against them, but growing up in Ohio he had sometimes heard that Catholics were servants of the antichrist. And although the people he knew as a child professed personal relationships with Jesus, most rarely went to church. The Church of Rome – with its rituals and costumes, foreign leadership, veneration of Mary and the saints – seemed exotic, even alien, to his family from Appalachia. Continue reading...
Technology
Jack Savoretti on 'leaning into a midlife crisis'
The singer reflects on 20 years as a musician and how moving to Oxfordshire helped his music.
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James Burrows, director of classic sitcoms including 'Cheers' and 'Friends,' dies at 85
Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening credits. But they knew his work.
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James Burrows, prolific comedy director behind 'Cheers' and 'Friends,' dies at 85
James Burrows, revered sitcom director who made hits out of 'Taxi,' 'Cheers,' 'Friends' and 'Will & Grace,' has died. He was 85.
Technology
James Burrows, ‘Will & Grace’ Director and ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator, Dies at 85
Son of an acclaimed playwright, the 10-time Emmy winner got his start on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and helmed every 'Will & Grace' episode.
Culture
Jane and Owen Gerber Celebrated Their Wedding With Sunset Vows and Fireworks on Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit
The couple gathered family and friends—including Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford—for a weekend of beachside celebrations, including a “Daphne Beach” after-party inspired by a beloved New York nightclub.
Technology
Japan Hits Record 25 Annecy 2026 Selections, Unifies MIFA Booths in Show of Force
Japan’s presence at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival marks a recent high-water mark, with 25 Japanese films selected across the festival’s competitive and non-competitive sections – up from 18 last year – as the country’s industry bodies simultaneously consolidate their MIFA footprint under a unified booth structure. Three booths that previously operated separately have been […]
Technology
Japanese pop group XG went from brutal five year training to global pop stars
The Japanese pop group have become global stars, after being recruited before they were teenagers.
Technology
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Larry David for Having Slave-Owning Relatives
On Thursday night, Larry David, maybe the funniest living person, visited “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Ostensibly to promote “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” his sketch-comedy series honoring America’s 250th birthday by skewering events from its history, premiering June 26 on HBO, the legendary comedian also happened to make his appearance the same day that […]
Culture
Joe Lovano: Paramount Quartet review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
(ECM) Lovano and his spirited quartet make his instrument glow in all its pliable eloquence, with rattling originals amid the Charlie Haden and Wayne Shorter covers The saxophone’s 19th-century inventor, the Belgian Adolphe Sax , imagined hybrid horns that could combine the speed and fluency of woodwinds with the volume and punch of brass. Sax’s career was almost derailed by a childhood of hair-raisingly frequent accident-proneness that led his mother to fear for his survival, but at 20 he patented a prototype contrabass clarinet, and then the first saxophone as its offspring. Sneered at by traditionalists for decades, the sax was sidelined to parade bands and purring strings mimicry in dance orchestras – until jazz musicians from Sidney Bechet in the 1920s to Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter and scores more contemporary originals, all the way to Joe Lovano tod
Technology
Jordan’s Emerging Filmmakers Prioritizing Universal Human Experiences, Local Realities, Authenticity
Jordan’s vibrant cinematic landscape continues to evolve thanks in large part to an increasing diversity of filmmaking talent determined to tell their  own unique stories, ranging from intimate portraits and locally rooted genre to historical accounts and the realities of the region’s refugee crisis. While film remains a highly competitive field, Jordan’s film sector is […]
Technology
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sophia Bush Defend Ties to Peter Thiel’s Secretive Dialog Group
After a leaked directory exposed their membership in Dialog — Peter Thiel's invitation-only ideas forum — celebrities are speaking out.
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Judge denies Biden's bid to block release of transcripts linked to special inquiry
A federal judge has rejected former President Joe Biden’s attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter
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Judge rejects Biden's attempt to halt release of special counsel inquiry transcripts
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said in a ruling Friday that the public interest in the material outweighed whatever privacy rights Biden had.
Global
Juneteenth celebrations kick off as Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago
DALLAS (AP) — As people gather across the U.S. to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, former President Barack Obama's presidential center will open its doors to the public for the first time. Located on a sprawling campus on Chicago's South Side, the center for the nation's first Black president has been designed to inspire people to make the change they want to see in their own communities. It's the kind of contemplation that also comes as...
Culture
Justin Cary, Sixpence None the Richer Bassist, Dies at 50
The band’s singer Leigh Nash confirmed Cary’s death on June 18.
Technology
Justin Cary, Sixpence None the Richer Bassist, Dies at 50
Justin Cary, the longtime bassist of the alt-rock band Sixpence None the Richer, died on June 11 of a stroke. He was 50 years old. Cary’s death was confirmed via an Instagram post from the band’s lead singer, Leigh Nash. “Our brother of 30 years (and bassist), Justin had a stroke Thursday night,” she wrote. […]
Technology
Justin Cary, Sixpence None the Richer’s Bassist, Dead at 50
Cary joined the band in 1997, when they released their self-titled breakthrough album featuring the smash single “Kiss Me"
Culture
Katie Holmes Embraces Summer Goth Mode
The arbiter of downtown cool girl trends, Katie Holmes jetted off to Shanghai and experimented in a sleek new look.
Culture
Katy Perry Teases New Song ‘Watch It Burn,’ Reveals Release Date
The pop star officially debuted the track during her set at Spain's O Son do Camiño.
Science
Kidney cancer rates near Pfas factory in Lancashire a ‘major source of concern’
Experts cast doubt on conclusion of government-funded study of factory emitting forever chemicals near Blackpool Questions have been raised about the conclusions drawn by a government-funded study into kidney cancer rates near a factory linked to forever chemicals near Blackpool. Pfoa, a known carcinogenic forever chemical that was banned globally in 2020, was emitted from the AGC Chemicals Europe plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, near Blackpool, between the 1950s and 2012. An estimated 49 tonnes of Pfoa were emitted during that period. The factory, which AGC Chemicals Europe bought in 1999, stopped using Pfoa in 2012. Continue reading...
Technology
Kim Kardashian's hair stylist Chris Appleton joins Strictly line-up
The British stylist has also worked with Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande.
Culture
Kylie Minogue Is ‘Brushing Up’ on Her AFL Skills: Watch
Aussie rules football has never looked so glamorous.
Technology
L.A.’s Most Luxurious Post-Facelift Staycations
Top plastic surgeons are sending their A-list clients to recover in style and secrecy at high-end hotels with dedicated facilities.
Culture
LGBTQ+ Artists Having Institutional Shows This Pride Month
The LGBTQ+ community soldiers on, especially in the visual arts, where expression of LGBTQ+ themes are more vital than ever.
California
Landmark downtown apartment tower faces foreclosure
A landmarked downtown Los Angeles apartment building designed by famed Los Angeles architect John Parkinson is on the market as its owners face foreclosure.
Culture
Lessons From Street Style on Bringing Beach Vibes to City Dressing
Crochet pieces, breezy button-ups, and summery stripes bring an air of permanent vacation to city dressing.
Technology
Listen to FKA twigs’ New Electro Song Featuring Lil Yachty
“it never ceases to amaze me how pain can manifest into the hardest and most euphoric sonics”
Global
London Marathon to be two-day event in 2027
The London Marathon will be held across two days in a special one-off edition of the event in 2027, organisers have confirmed.
Markets
Louisiana Plans $1.1B Investment in New Orleans Land Bridge Restoration
There’s an increasingly narrow strip of New Orleans marshland that hardly anyone lives on, but without it, hundreds of thousands of people will face far greater risks from storms and floods. The area, commonly called the New Orleans Land Bridge, …
Technology
Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman movie dropped by Amazon after it announces OpenAI partnership
The web giant announced that Artificial, a biopic about the controversial tech executive, ‘will be better served if it were released by a different studio’ Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s controversial Sam Altman biopic, which is poised for an awards run next year, has been dropped by its distributor, Amazon. In a statement first reported by Puck, Amazon said that it believes “that Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio and are working closely with the film-making team to find the film a new home”. Continue reading...
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M 6.6 - 133 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - V Time 2026-06-19 06:52:31 UTC 2026-06-19 06:52:31 UTC at epicenter Location 52.794°N 160.565°E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
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Mamdani made it to New York City Hall. Could his influence grow in Washington?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed three candidates for Congress. It remains to be seen what impact Mamdani’s endorsements will have.
Global
Mangione's lawyers reverse course on psychiatric defence in state murder trial
The defence team reverse course a day after saying they would argue he suffered "extreme emotional disturbance".
Technology
Margo Martindale Just Gave the Film Performance of a Lifetime. Will Anyone Have the Guts to Distribute It?
'The Long Haul' is the gem you should be talking about. Also, she’s about to be in 'All’s Fair.'
Markets
Markets/Coverages: Chubb Leads New Lloyd’s War Risk Consortium for Hormuz Shipping
A new Lloyd’s market consortium has been launched to provide additional marine war risk insurance capacity for vessels and cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Lloyd’s announced. Chubb will serve as lead underwriter, supported by participating Lloyd’s syndicates and specialist …
Culture
Marquise Cut Engagement Rings: What to Know About the Elongated Stone
Marquise cut engagement rings are a stylish choice for a reason. We break down what to know about the cut from its history to setting choices for the stone.
Technology
Matt Damon Crashes ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ in a Trojan Horse to Troll Him: ‘I Did It!’
Toward the tail-end of his monologue Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the host received a very special delivery from UPS: a giant horse, as well as a baby horse. “I didn’t order a horse!” exclaimed Kimmel to the UPS delivery guy. “I didn’t order either of those!” The UPS man, accompanied by Guillermo, proceeded […]
Technology
Meet B1ock, China’s Multibrand Retailer on the Digital Frontier
The JNBY-owned retailer in Hangzhou is betting big on a data-driven, fandom-building approach to charm local consumers, working with brands including Phoebe Philo, The Row, Khaite and Ann Demeulemeester.
Technology
Meet Corridos del Rey: The Colombian Artist Redefining Música Mexicana Via Faith-Based Lyrics
Discover how this viral sensation went from overcoming personal struggles to collaborating with Farruko on his "Ayer Hablé con Dios (Remix)."
Technology
Meloni slams Trump's claim she 'begged' for a photo with him
The Italian government is pushing back after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 meeting
Technology
Memory crisis hits such extremes that 'even Apple can't be safe'
Apple appears poised to take the rare step of increasing prices to deal with what CEO Tim Cook called an "unsustainable" memory shortage.
Technology
Memory, Freedom and Music Among Themes as Five Documentaries Chase Golden Goblet Glory at Shanghai
Five documentary films are competing for the Golden Goblet Award in the Documentary category at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, with the creative teams behind all five nominees gathering for a press meeting. The five contenders – Spain’s “Benigno,” Chinese production “Notes Unheard,” the North Macedonia-Croatia-Slovenia co-production “Ruins,” Chilean film “The Tiger of the […]
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Meta Lobbies Congress for Protection From Child-Harm Lawsuits: Reuters
Meta Platforms has lobbied the U.S. Congress for legal immunity from child-harm claims tied to social media products such as Instagram, as it faces thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families, according to a source familiar with the …
Global
Mexico advances in the World Cup and other top photos
June 12-18, 2026 Mexico became the first country to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup, beating South Korea 1-0. Merlín the duck is celebrated as the team mascot. Conservative Keiko Fujimori leads progressive Roberto Sánchez as votes are slowly counted from Peru’s presidential runoff election. A deeply divided electorate is preparing to vote for Colombia’s next president in a tight runoff election between a progressive and a conservative outsider. This gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca based in Mexico City. ___ AP photography: https://apnews.com/photography AP News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews
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Mexico becomes first country to reach knockout stage of World Cup
Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup
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Mexico v South Korea: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 7pm local/9pm EDT/2am BST/11am AEST ⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Jonathan ⚽️ Jonathan Wilson: From frustration to party time: Mexico ready for lift-off Javier Aguirre was forced into one change following the red card to Cesar Montes against South Africa. Montes is replaced in the centre of defence by Edson Alvarez. Aguirre has also switched right backs, with Israel Reyes coming in for Jorge Sanchez, and tinkered with his midfield where Alvarao Fidalgo loses out to Luis Romo. Mexico (4-1-2-3): 1 Rangel; 2 Sanchez, 4 Alvarez, 5 Vasquez, 23 Gallardo; 6 Lira; 26 Gutierrez, 7 Romo Fidalgo; 25 Alvarado, 9 Jimenez, 16 Quinones. Fans of the two countries have shared a warm relationship since the 2018 World Cup, when South Korea’s unexpected 2-0 victory over Germany in their final group game put Mexico into the last 16. Amid the celebrations in Mexico City
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Milan Men’s Fashion Week Kicks Off: Executives Weigh In on Challenges, Opportunities
Brand relevance, market volatility and evolving consumer demands are top of mind in a dynamic menswear sector.
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Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial
Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.
Technology
Missoni Resort 2027, Men’s Spring 2027: Waterfront Master Blaster
Alberto Caliri simply focused on what Missoni does best: beach-life dressing.
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Morgan Freeman Recorded a Blues Record With Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, and Shemekia Copeland
Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience , out Aug. 7, includes his collaboration with Taj Mahal of the Son House classic "Death Letter Blues"
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Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi to stand trial for rape
French prosecutors confirm Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape, in accusations dating back to 2023.
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Moschino, Adrian Appiolaza Part Ways
Appiolaza's first collection for the Italian brand bowed in February 2024.
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Mourners bury 6-month-old Ebola victim, marking third orphanage death in outbreak
Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week
Technology
Musk's SpaceX stake is worth over $1 trillion. Here are the other billionaire shareholders
SpaceX shares were up 37% after its historic debut last week, which offered shares at a set price of $135.
Science
My trip to meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
In this week’s newsletter: The melting of the Arctic’s summer sea ice is the most visible upshot of the climate crisis. Refreezing it might be a long shot – but do drastic times call for drastic measures? • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Speeding across rapidly melting Arctic ice on a snowmobile gave me a vivid feel for its beauty and fragility. The brilliant white landscape gleamed ahead, while the sky blue pools of meltwater jetted up on to my boots. When I visited Cambridge Bay in northern Canada at the start of this month, the melt season had hit with brutal speed: temperatures were 5-10C above normal, kickstarting the melting almost overnight. Why farmers see Colombia’s knife-edge election as a battle for the Amazon’s future Jamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’ ‘The Antarctic is the last frontier’: t
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NASA selects Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for a 2028 mission to Mars
Relativity Space, the rocket company led by former Google executive Eric Schmidt, was picked to launch NASA's Aeolus payload to Mars in 2028, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Under a new public-private partnership, Relativity Space will provide the "spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations" to fly Aeolus to Mars, where the payload will "provide the first […] Relativity Space’s CEO is former Google executive Eric Schmidt. | Image: Alexander Tamargo / Getty Images Relativity Space, the rocket company led by former Google executive Eric Schmidt, was picked to launch NASA's Aeolus payload to Mars in 2028, as reported earlier by TechCrunch . Under a new public-private partnership, Relativity Space will provide the "spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations" to fly Aeolus to Mars, where the payload will "provide the first integrated, daily, global view of Martian winds, temperatures,
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Nervy, optimist, die-hard: What sort of fan are you?
Take our World Cup quiz and discover your fan personality type.
Technology
NetJets' first fatal crash kills influential Texas VC founder
NetJets is not speculating on what caused one of its planes to crash onto a highway in Laredo, Texas late Tuesday, killing a prominent tech entrepreneur.
Science
New research links prenatal exposure to Pfas to later development of PMOS
Study suggests exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ may be a main driver of disease, formerly called PCOS, authors say New research for the first time links prenatal exposure to Pfas “forever chemicals” with the development of polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) later in life. PMOS, formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), is estimated to impact about 13% of women. Many cases are undiagnosed, and the disease’s cause largely remains a mystery. Continue reading...
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News Wrap: UK's Starmer says he will not 'walk away' amid threat to leadership
In our news wrap Friday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not walk away from any threat to his leadership after a rival within the Labour Party won a seat in Parliament, there's been a flu outbreak at an Air Force base in Texas just weeks after the end of mandatory vaccines for service members and horse-drawn carriage rides in New York are on hold after a young tourist was killed.
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No time to rewatch 'House of the Dragon'? Here's everything to know for Season 3
'House of the Dragon' Season 3 is here. Here's everything you need to remember from the first two seasons of the Targaryen family war.
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North Carolina Ethics Panel Dismisses Complaint About Insurance Commissioner
The North Carolina Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, brought by a former employee who accused him of sexual harassment, news outlets reported. “After review and discussion as necessary, the Panel concluded its preliminary inquiry …
Technology
Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices
Nothing's next budget phone is the latest victim of RAMageddon. As 9to5Google reports, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced in a post on X that a follow-up to the CMF Phone 2 Pro won't be coming this year: We were working on a successor but with memory prices where they are right now, we can't build […] Nothing's next budget phone is the latest victim of RAMageddon. As 9to5Google reports, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced in a post on X that a follow-up to the CMF Phone 2 Pro won't be coming this year: We were working on a successor but with memory prices where they are right now, we can't build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a price that makes sense for CMF. As a result, we've decided not to launch a new CMF phone this year. Last week, Nothing CEO and co-founder Carl Pei also said the RAM shortage has impacted the cost of the company's mid-r
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O'Leary extends Ryanair contract in deal that could net him over £130m
The Ryanair boss extends his contract to 2032, in a deal featuring a bonus scheme that could earn him more than €150m (£130m).
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Obama moved to tears by wife Michelle's speech at presidential centre
The couple were opening a site in Chicago, which the former president described as a "celebration of community".
Technology
Oil prices face fresh wave of volatility amid conflicting reports about Strait of Hormuz reopening and ongoing regional strife
A flurry of headlines on Friday point to an increasingly fragile deal between the U.S. and Iran.
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Oil tanker traffic in Strait of Hormuz jumps after U.S. and Iran implement deal to open sea lane
The U.S.-Iran deal has raised questions about how the Strait of Hormuz will be governed after the toll-free period ends.
Culture
Olivia Rodrigo Scores Career-Best Opening Week as ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ Hits U.K. No. 1
Rodrigo now has her third U.K. chart-topper following Sour and Guts .
Culture
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You Seem Pretty Sad’ Debuts at No. 1 In Australia
Rodrigo bags a chart double as "You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love" opens at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart, and “Stupid Song” starts atop the national singles tally.
California
On Juneteenth, Californians should ask: What will it take for Black communities to thrive?
Amid a national backlash, is California willing to move from celebrations of freedom to building the structural conditions for Black people to permanently thrive?
Technology
On the trail of the dotcom queen: how Julie Meyer left a pattern of unpaid bills, missing funds and broken dreams in her wake
Investigation: The entrepreneur was once the toast of London’s tech scene, a ‘global leader of tomorrow’ who starred on Dragons’ Den and promised untold riches for the startups she championed. But people she worked with in the last decade, from Malta to Switzerland, describe a very different reality Julie Meyer is sitting in a starkly lit attic, surrounded by piles of £50 notes. A California blond in a crisp, white shirt, her long, stockinged legs crossed at the knee, she listens intently to the young man standing before her. As he talks, she sizes him up. Eventually, she tells him: “I’m going to make you an offer.” It could be a scene from a heist movie, but Meyer is in a BBC studio, shooting a 2009 episode of the TV show Dragons’ Den. A celebrated entrepreneur with a venture capital fund, she is ready to invest in whichever contestants catch her eye. For t
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Opinion: Maternity deserts aren’t accidents. They’re the result of a design flaw
Shrinking fertility should mean less strain on doctors. But nearly half of U.S. counties lack a practicing obstetrician or gynecologist.
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Opinion: STAT+: The real work for making dramatic gains against pancreatic cancer is just beginning
The co-founders of Darwin Health write that the real work for making dramatic gains against pancreatic cancers is just beginning.
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Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. On TikTok, the tanned youths are explaining why they no longer wear sunscreen. In one video, a young man films […] You need a quarter teaspoon for your face alone, a half teaspoon if you include the neck (which you should!) This is Optimizer , a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here . On TikTok, the tanned youths are explaining why they no longer wear sunscreen. In one video, a young man films himself in the ocean while describing how you can naturally build up a "solar callus" or sun tolerance to getting burned. ( Y
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Over-reliance on chatbots can diminish critical-thinking skills, study finds
Depending on AI can also potentially decrease the ability to discern misinformation, research says A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the latest research to find that relying too much on chatbots can diminish critical-thinking skills, and potentially decrease our ability to discern misinformation for ourselves. As AI tools are becoming more sophisticated and accessible, manipulated images and misleading headlines are becoming more common. AI can be part of the solution, and has proved useful in helping users identify fake content – but there’s a cost to using it this way, the new research suggests. An over-dependence on AI to help figure out what’s real on the internet can lead to trouble making those judgments. Continue reading...
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PM under pressure from Labour MPs and ministers to set timetable for exit
The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable.
Markets
People Moves: Arch Promotes Halgan as CEO of Global Reinsurance, Schmeiser as CEO, Global Mortgage; Sompo International Markets Names MacHale as CUO, Head of Strategy
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at global re/insurers Arch Capital Group and Sompo. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Capital Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based provider of insurance, reinsurance and mortgage insurance, announced the promotions …
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People Moves: Donegal & Michigan Insurance Promotes Faber to Regional VP as Veenstra Retires
Donegal Insurance Group, headquartered in Marietta, Pennsylvania, and its member company, Michigan Insurance Company, promoted Rob Faber to regional vice president of the group’s Greater Midwest region. Faber succeeds Melissa Veenstra, who will retire on July 2. Faber joined the …
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People Moves: HDI Global US Appoints Salmon Head of Cyber Underwriting; AXA XL Names Giordano Global Chief Underwriting Officer
HDI Global US Appoints Salmon as Head of Cyber Underwriting Corporate and specialty insurer HDI Global (HDI), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Jill Salmon as head of cyber underwriting at HDI Global U.S. Salmon will play a key part in …
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People Moves: Hub International Names Collins Northeast Area President
Hub International Limited (HUB), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, appointed Paul Collins as Northeast area president, effective July 1. In this expanded role, Collins will continue to lead HUB Northeast while also assuming responsibility for HUB New England. Collins has been …
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People Moves: ZestyAI Names Friend CFO and Ross SVP; Alliant Names Ackerman VP
ZestyAI Names Friend CFO and Ross SVP, Client Development ZestyAI appointed David Friend as chief financial officer and John Ross as senior vice president of client development. Both executives have decades of experience in insurance and enterprise technology. Friend has …
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Plans to end gazumping with binding agreements in house sales shake-up
Sales agreements will be legally binding sooner and making sellers provide more home information up front are part of the planned changes.
Global
Police in Bali foil an attempt to trade protected 21 live green sea turtles
Authorities in Bali have foiled an illegal trade of 21 protected green sea turtles
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Police respond to reports of two trains colliding north of London
British police say they are responding to a report of a collision between two trains in the Bedford area north of London
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Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming army unit after WWII group
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has decided to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state distinction
Culture
Post your questions for Vini Reilly of the Durutti Column
Ahead of the band’s first new album in 16 years, the hugely influential guitarist will be taking your questions for the Guardian Film & Music reader interview At the end of July, the Durutti Column will release their first new music in 16 years: the stunningly beautiful Renascent. It’s a prime time for Vini Reilly, Bruce Mitchell and Keir Stewart to return as the Durutti influence is everywhere: sampled by Blood Orange on his latest album Essex Honey; cited by Harry Styles on his new LP Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, as well as by Mark William Lewis and Yung Lean; played on The Bear. Not that the group need the endorsements: since 1978, they have been one of the UK’s most distinctive acts, their dreamy instrumentals offering a sunlit alternative to the crags of post-punk, as last year’s reissue of their debut, The Return of the Durutti Column reminded us. The record’s deviat
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Prime Day Streaming Deals: Save Up to 93% on Apple TV, Paramount+, Starz and Other Services
Amazon has popular add-on channels on sale during Prime Day — streaming deals expire on Friday (June 26).
Technology
Ralph Lauren Men’s Spring 2027: Tying Everything Together
An outdoorsy vibe was felt across the Polo and Purple Label collections — and more neckwear than to be expected on a sweltering day in Milan.
California
Ranch lovers can soon travel with a TSA-friendly kit of the popular American dressing
Ranch dressing is having a viral moment thanks to World Cup fans discovering the American condiment. Kraft is seizing the opportunity with a TSA-compliant travel kit.
Technology
Real, raw and unfiltered? Authenticity helps female singers rule the charts
Is the relatable style of Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Dean and Lola Young changing pop music?
Culture
Reggaeton Beach Festival Cancels Its 2026 Edition Citing ‘Economic & Operational Circumstances’
The events scheduled in Spain for Barcelona, Madrid, Tenerife, Mallorca, Santander, Nigrán and Alicante will not take place, following the decision announced by the organizers.
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Reports of the blockbuster exhibition’s death are premature as Tate’s Kahlo show breaks ticket record
Recent Van Gogh show was National Gallery’s most popular ever and British Museum gears up for arrival of Bayeux tapestry When Tate Modern announced a major exhibition devoted to Frida Kahlo, few doubted it would be popular. The Mexican artist has become one of the most recognisable cultural figures in the world, with her image adorning everything from tote bags to T-shirts. But even Tate was unprepared for the scale of demand. The gallery has said more than 41,000 tickets have already been sold for Frida: The Making of an Icon , which opens on 25 June, making it the highest pre-selling exhibition in Tate’s history, surpassing the previous record of 32,000 advance sales for David Hockney in 2017. Continue reading...
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Research shows weight-loss drugs may also reduce cancer risk
A growing body of research suggests popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may also help treat or prevent certain cancers. It's the latest unexpected benefit to be associated with GLP-1s, which are now taken by one-in-eight American adults. William Brangham reports.
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Residents return to war-ravaged southern Lebanon with hope and sorrow after the US-Iran deal
Many Lebanese from the country's south hope the U.S.-Iran deal marks the start of better times
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Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center
Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 people The small town of Social Circle in rural Georgia has announced that the Department of Homeland Security has cancelled plans to turn a warehouse into what would have been one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. The cancellation appears to be one of seven around the country, according to reporting elsewhere , and part of a reversal under new homeland security director Markwayne Mullin in the Trump administration’s plans to buy up warehouses and boost detention capacity – after spending $1bn on the effort in recent months. Continue reading...
Technology
Roberto Coin Marks 30 Years, Aims to Surprise With High Jewelry Collection
The "Meraviglia" collection was unveiled in Venice with a gala event at the Lido.
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Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Tease ‘Grinch’ Sequel (“Something We’ve Thought About For a Long Time”) and Weigh in on Success of YouTube Filmmakers
The Imagine Entertainment partners sat down with THR editor-in-chief Maer Roshan for a keynote conversation at the UCLA Entertainment Symposium, where they also touched on AI fears and their (lack of) retirement plans.
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Russia threatens escalation after Ukraine hits Moscow with largest-ever drone attack
Russia has pledged to carry out frequent and "massive group strikes" against Ukraine shortly after Kyiv launched a barrage of drones on Moscow.
Science
STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings
From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Samurai Jay on Bringing ‘A Cool Crossover Between Latin Culture and Our Roots’ to Italy with His Merenguetón Smash ‘Ossessione’
He has spent No. 1 on the Billboard Italy Hot 100 for 16 consecutive weeks.
Global
Scotland fans fly 22 hours in tiny plane to World Cup
David Smith and Fraser MacIntyre flew across the Atlantic, with stops in Iceland, Greenland and northern Canada.
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Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
The Tories take Aberdeen South, while the SNP wins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.
Culture
See What Jelly Roll Has to Say From Stage About His Divorce From Bunnie Xo: ‘It’s the Only Time I’m Going to Speak About This’
The country star stopped his show in Saratoga Springs to address his split from Bunnie Xo.
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Senators seek to block Hegseth travel funds until Pentagon releases report on Iran school strike
Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits its investigation into a strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed more than 165 people
Technology
Shanghai Film Festival’s Mobile Filmmaking Camp Wraps With 10 iPhone-Shot Short Films
The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival’s SIFF ING section wrapped its new Mobile Filmmaking Camp, with 10 short films shot entirely on iPhone by emerging Chinese directors screened both on-site in Shanghai and online. Launched as a new featured initiative within the 2026 SIFF ING section, the camp selected its 10 participants through an open […]
Technology
Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win against Reform represents remarkable personal success
Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.
Global
Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
California
Soft Palms are rewriting the rules of the music business from a Long Beach studio
With a new album titled "In Echo" out Friday, husband-and-wife duo Scott Montoya and Julia Kugel also share secrets of how to survive and thrive as indie artists through a new book about the DIY music business.
Culture
Soft Palms on Releasing ‘In Echo’ Album Alongside ‘How to Be Self-Reliant’ Music Industry Book: ‘Our Goal Is to Help People Get Their Money’
The duo dropped their second album In Echo today (June 19) via Everloving Records.
Technology
Songs With the Most Weeks Atop All of Billboard’s Airplay Charts Combined: Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary’ & More
Warren’s smash has taken the baton from Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers.”
Technology
St Kilda pier wins peak Victorian architecture award as judges praise playful and ‘deeply civic’ design
State government project among range of works celebrated for community-centred design that goes beyond utility The reimagined St Kilda pier has added more accolades to its burgeoning trophy cabinet, taking out some of the top gongs at the 2026 Australian Institute of Architects’ Victorian awards. The $53m Victorian government project redesigned by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, alongside Site Office Landscape Architecture and AW Maritime, took home the Victorian architecture medal on Friday, the award given to the most outstanding project of the year. Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...
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Stark Picture Emerges of Paramount-Warner Bros. Job Loss Risk In L.A. County
A new estimate by local officials who are in the process of assessing the impact of David Ellison's $111 billion merger places 2,500 jobs "at potential risk" in the area and 6,000 more globally.
Global
Starmer plans to take on rival Burnham in challenge for UK Labour leadership
Andy Burnham, a 56-year-old politician nicknamed the King of the North, has emerged as the top contender to replace UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour Party and the country.
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Steven Spielberg Scared the Shit Out of Eve Hewson — and She Loved It
The 'Disclosure Day' star on growing up in Dublin, crashing Hollywood auditions and what it's like to get the call from the famed director — twice!
Technology
Struggling to find a job? Try looking in Nevada
The sparsely populated state known for its world-class casinos and dry climate has been a hiring hot spot.
Global
Sugar review – Colin Farrell’s detective show is a luxurious labyrinth of noir
Each episode of this PI drama’s second season is a half-hour haze suffused with melancholy and distressed urban beauty. It’s the kind of show that could only exist on Apple TV Getting a TV show made isn’t easy. OK, so you’ve got an interesting idea and some good scripts – but a network or streaming platform will have many further questions. How much will it cost to make, which age/demographic will enjoy it, can it be distilled in a grabby one-line summary, could it recoup investment by running to multiple seasons? Nobody’s going to take a punt on your kooky pet project and risk losing money. At least that’s the theory, but Apple TV seems happy to commission shows having ticked none of the above boxes. Pound for pound – that is, ignoring the overwhelming volume of Netflix shows – it’s probably the best streamer in the game, having gambled and won on Severance, Ted Lasso, Slow Horses, The
Technology
Sunday to mark the longest day of the year for half the planet
Sunday to mark the longest day of the year for half the planet
Technology
T1 Phone PR firm is ‘not assisting Trump Mobile any further’
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We don't have the phones we preordered yet, but this week we received unexpected news from Trump Mobile's media relations manager. If you've been following my reporting on the Trump phone, you'll know that Trump Mobile doesn't exactly keep open lines of […] Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . We don't have the phones we preordered yet, but this week we received unexpected news from Trump Mobile's media relations manager. If you've been following my reporting on the Trump phone, you'll know that Trump Mobile doesn't exactly keep open lines of communication with the media. That doesn't look to be changing, with the company no longer working with its long-term media relations firm. Poplar Group has represented Trump Mobile since at least last June, when the company's foundi
California
Tay Keith, Drake and Travis Scott producer, dies at 29
Keith produced on Travis Scott's hit "Sicko Mode" and Drake and 21 Savage's "Jimmy Cooks."
Culture
Tay Keith’s Death Mourned by BlocBoy JB, Hitkidd & More Fellow Musicians: ‘Thank You for Being My First Big Brother’
“You brought me places nobody asked you to bring me bro," BanBwoi writes to the late producer.
Culture
Tay Keith’s Family Pays Tribute to Late Producer: A ‘Cultural Force’ & ‘Source of Love, Strength, Laughter, Guidance’
"We respectfully ask for privacy and continued prayers for his family and loved ones during this difficult time," Keith's family wrote.
Culture
Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ Bags 2026’s Biggest Sales Week En Route to U.K. No. 1
It surpasses Harry Styles' "Aperture" which previously held 2026's record.
Markets
Teen Dies After Being Thrown From Horse-Drawn Carriage in NYC’s Central Park
A teenager thrown to the ground Wednesday when a Central Park carriage horse bolted away from its driver has died, according to police. The 18-year-old was riding in the horse-drawn carriage with three other passengers when the accident happened just …
Technology
Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app
Exclusive: Telegram urged to clarify how it detects illegal incitement after attacks were coordinated using app Telegram is facing questions from Ofcom over how it detects and prevents illegal incitement after a Ukrainian man was found guilty of carrying out arson attacks on a car and property associated with Keir Starmer. A spokesperson for the regulator said it had contacted the messaging app “to seek further clarification” because the arsonist had been directed on Telegram by a handler linked to Russia . Continue reading...
Technology
Television Often Neglects Directors, but James Burrows’ Legacy Is Impossible to Overlook
A key creative force in shaping beloved sitcoms from 'Taxi' to 'Cheers,' from 'Friends' to 'Will & Grace,' Burrows won 11 Emmys and helmed well over 1,000 episodes of television.
Science
Tennessee pharmacies sell potent ivermectin, led by anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken ‘bucketloads’
Tennessee pharmacies are selling potent versions of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin, led by an anti-vaccine doctor who’s taken "bucketloads."
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Tensions rise with Trump and Republican senators ahead of midterms
The relationship between President Trump and Senate Republicans seems to be nearing a breaking point after Trump upended Republicans efforts for a swift confirmation of his intelligence nominee and as he thwarted quick passage of a bill to renew a surveillance law.
Global
Tequila spritz and dot cakes - why these summer trends are having a moment
Fairy cakes, milk bread and a fresh take on a popular cocktail will be big in the coming months.
Markets
Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Probes Deadly Residential Fire in Odessa
The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) said it is investigating a residential fire in Odessa that resulted in the death of one firefighter and injured six others. Firefighters from Odessa Fire Rescue and West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department were …
Technology
The 15 Best Airbnbs in Miami, From South Beach to Coconut Grove
Looking to have fun in the sun? Here are the best Airbnbs in Miami to book, from luxe condos to expansive villas.
Technology
The 17 Best Airbnbs in New England Include Cozy Cabins & Coastal Retreats
Planning a trip to the Northeast this season? Stay in one of the best Airbnbs in New England—our list of favorites covers every state (and style).
California
The 29-year-old Spanish painter who rose to fame with a Lily Allen album cover sets her sights on L.A.
Nieves González, the 29-year-old Spanish painter whose meteoric rise was catalyzed by her Baroque-inflected portrait of Lily Allen for the singer's album "West End Girl," will make her U.S. debut at Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica on Saturday.
Culture
The 50 Best R&B Groups of All Time (Complete List): Staff Picks
Billboard celebrates Black Music Month with list of the genre’s legendary acts.
Culture
The Best Street Style Photos From the Spring 2027 Menswear Shows in Milan
Acielle Tanbetova photographs the best dressed guests at the spring 2027 menswear shows in Milan.
Technology
The Emmys Keep Arguing About Comedy — and TV Keeps Making the Argument Harder
As ‘Elsbeth,’ ‘Wonder Man,’ ‘Spider-Noir’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ crowd an increasingly fuzzy field, the battle over what qualifies as a comedy is only getting messier.
Markets
The Fed is forcing Wall Street to do the heavy lifting. Use these benchmarks to find your footing.
Fed watching is looking very different now. Two charts can help you in the Warsh era.
Technology
The Global Rush to Ban Kids From Social Media Has Begun. Will It Work?
As Britain and Canada follow Australia’s lead on under-16 social media bans, experts warn the measures may be easy to evade and hard to enforce.
Markets
The Minions and their 'big boss' Chris Meledandri keep a blockbuster machine humming
At a time of perpetual upheaval in Hollywood, the Paris-based animation studio Illumination has become one of Hollywood’s most consistent blockbuster-making operations
Technology
The NTS Radio Player brings the best of internet radio to your hi-fi
NTS Radio and Swedish audio company Atonemo have teamed up on a dedicated player that brings NTS's genre-defying mixes and streaming stations to almost any stereo or speaker setup. And, like Atonemo's existing Streamplayer, you can also listen to your favorite streaming services with it, using AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, or Tidal Connect. […] Have I found my Chromecast Audio replacement? | Image: NTS Radio NTS Radio and Swedish audio company Atonemo have teamed up on a dedicated player that brings NTS's genre-defying mixes and streaming stations to almost any stereo or speaker setup. And, like Atonemo's existing Streamplayer , you can also listen to your favorite streaming services with it, using AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, or Tidal Connect. The $179 NTS Radio Player puts out 24-bit / 192kHz audio over a standard 3.5mm audio jack and comes with an adapter
Culture
The Scoop with Blondey McCoy: On Starting Early, a New Collab, and Building an Institution.
This week’s guest is Blondey McCoy, who opened the first store for his skate/fashion brand, Thames MMXX, on London’s Brewer Street just three weeks ago.
Global
The Super Bowl winner's son stepping into spotlight with USA
Alex Freeman is stepping out of the shadows of his Super Bowl-winning father to forge his own path in football.
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The UK’s social media ban for under-16s has just empowered big tech | Taylor Lorenz
Age verification means that the sector’s biggest players will now have access to information that will only make them richer and more powerful This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless they prove that they’re over the age of 16. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, called the policy “ a line in the sand ”. “Tech giants had their chance and failed,” he said , “but we’re stepping in to protect children, back parents and set a new normal for future generations.” All internet users, especially children, should be protected from exploitative systems online, but this new law will only foster more harm and help the largest and most powerful tech companies consolidate power and influence over everyone’s lives. Taylor Lorenz is a tech
Global
The US star who couldn't be an American under Trump's plan
Folarin Balogun scored two goals on his World Cup debut, but he is the type of person President Trump is trying to ban under birthright citizenship.
Technology
The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required
Want to prolong the life of your TV? A wireless TV box could be the answer. Our expert put top devices – from Freely streamers to Sky and Amazon Fire – through their paces • Do you really need a new TV? Simple ways to upgrade your current setup TV is changing – and so is the way we watch it. Forget that dusty aerial or unsightly satellite dish, you can now stream mainstream channels such as the BBC, ITV and others via Freely, alongside premium services such as Sky Atlantic, over wifi – and it doesn’t need to cost the earth. Freely comes from the creators of Freeview and Freesat. It’s backed by the UK’s main public service broadcasters and is supported by a growing list of TV providers. Scroll the Freely programme guide, and you’ll find familiar channels such as Dave, Yesterday and W. To watch them, you just need a wireless TV box and wifi. Best Freely TV streamer: Manhattan Aero Best bud
Culture
The changing face of Mongolia as, beneath the grass, permafrost thaws
The warming caused by climate breakdown in the landlocked east Asian country is transforming its fragile ecosystem As the climate crisis accelerates, Mongolia is warming rapidly, transforming the country’s cryosphere, including some of the most southerly permafrost landscapes in the northern hemisphere. Although rarely associated with the Arctic, Mongolia has a remarkably cold climate. Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city in the world, and a substantial portion of the country lies within the Arctic Ocean drainage basin. As a result, many of the physical and ecological processes occurring here resemble those found at much higher latitudes. People in Khövsgöl province say they have observed an increase in the number of arrivals of migratory birds from China in recent years, consuming large quantities of fish in the region’s lakes. In northern Mongolia, communities closely tied to fishin
Technology
The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM
Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Artificial, has reportedly been dropped by Amazon MGM. The film, which stars Andrew Garfield and covers the rollercoaster five days in 2023 spanning Altman's termination and reinstatement as CEO, had been in the works for about a year. The cast also includes A Complete Unknown actress Monica […] Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Artificial , has reportedly been dropped by Amazon MGM. The film, which stars Andrew Garfield and covers the rollercoaster five days in 2023 spanning Altman's termination and reinstatement as CEO, had been in the works for about a year . The cast also includes A Complete Unknown actress Monica Barbaro as OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk, and Anora 's Yura Borisov as OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever. In a statement to Deadline , the studio said it believes the movie
Markets
The loneliness crisis has gotten so bad that lawmakers are ready to spend millions of dollars to fight it
The health damage of loneliness is similar to heavy smoking and obesity
Technology
The riskiest SpaceX stock trade of all had a big first week
SpaceX's IPO did not just mint the biggest debut in market history and a trillionaire, but it also triggered a historic land grab in risky leveraged ETFs.
Culture
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Ukrainian strikes on a Moscow oil refinery, protests at the G7 summit, wildfires in Spain and Messi at the World Cup – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Warning: this gallery contains images some readers may find distressing Continue reading...
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Thirty rioters sentenced for disorder which saw police officer set on fire
The deaths of teenagers Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans sparked a night of violence in Cardiff in 2023.
California
This Father’s Day, Governor Newsom celebrates 1,905% growth in California fathers taking bonding leave to care for newborns
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This New Cookbook Tells the Untold Story of How Black Americans Shaped Ice Cream History
Nashville-based pastry chef Lokelani Alabanza shares a recipe from her new book, “Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America’s Past, Present, & Future.”
California
This plant extract can make a lethal drug cocktail. Can it also treat opioid addiction?
The U.S. will begin to test kratom for its potential to treat opioid disorder. In California, a complaint targets a business accused of violating kratom restrictions.
Technology
Thom Takes His Show on the Road — to Milan
The New York-based designer is determined to show the world that his brand is appropriate for everyone who loves good clothes.
Global
Thousands killed in US-Israeli war on Iran - but experts say true total may never be known
Experts say internet, media and government restrictions have all hampered casualty reporting across the region.
Science
Thousands of HGV drivers given bogus medical tests in the back of vans
Trading Standards said Doctors on Wheels promised tests for "just under £60" undercutting competitors.
Global
Thumping win cements Canada's place as a 'soccer nation'
Despite Ismaël Koné’s injury, the 6-0 thrashing of Qatar has put Canada fans in dreamland.
Global
Tourist dead after massive fire breaks out at Dominican Republic resort: Officials
Fifteen firefighting units are battling the blaze at the Viva Dominicus Beach resort in La Altagracia province, the Dominican Republic Foreign Ministry told ABC News.
Technology
Traitors star says he lost life savings to a scam
The former contestant of BBC show The Traitors is speaking out about falling victim to the scam.
Technology
Tropical Storm Arthur
The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season brought intense rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Markets
Trump Administration Backtracks on Removing Ocean Sensors
The Trump administration is dropping near-term plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing system after encountering resistance from scientists and Congress. The National Science Foundation said Thursday it will pause efforts to decommission most of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, …
Markets
Trump Says Illegal Immigration Increased Car Insurance but Experts Say Otherwise
President Donald Trump this week credited his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums, falsely blaming illegal immigration during his predecessor’s time in the White House for a prior increase. In a Monday post on Truth Social, …
Technology
Trump claims Iran deal is 'unconditional surrender,' says his power has 'no limits': Axios
Trump said in an interview with Axios on Thursday evening stateside that he negotiated the deal to prevent the conflict from triggering a global depression.
Markets
Trump picked Kevin Warsh to cut rates. The new Fed chief just told us he has other plans.
Here’s what the central bank’s hawkish agenda means for your money.
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Trump presents the Medal of Honor to 3 veterans for heroism in Vietnam, Afghanistan
President Donald Trump has given the Medal of Honor to three veterans, honoring acts of heroism in Vietnam and Afghanistan
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Trump unveils Qatari luxury jet for Air Force One fleet
The refurbished Boeing 747-8 will be used to transport the US president once it completes a final test phase.
Technology
Trump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747
New craft, called VC-25B Bridge, had provoked protest since $400m jet wildly exceeds limit on unsolicited gifts Donald Trump unveiled the new, temporary Air Force One at a hangar at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday, a day after White House officials bid farewell to one of two Boeing 747s used to transport presidents for more than 30 years. The new jet, designated VC-25B and decked out in a punchy red, white, dark blue and gold livery, was gifted to Trump by the Gulf emirate of Qatar, provoking howls of political protest since the $400m jet wildly exceeds the limit on unsolicited gifts of $50 in value in a single calendar year from the same source. Continue reading...
Culture
Two Vogue Editors Dive Into the World of Men’s Dance Shoes
Can a saucy little dance shoe replace the comfort and practicality of a sneaker or loafer? Two Vogue editors put them to the test.
Global
Two World Cup matches were played in ‘severe heat’, analysis finds
Games in Miami and Monterrey were at heat level a players’ union had warned in the past should trigger delays Two of the first round of matches at the World Cup were played at a level of severe heat that a football players’ union has previously said should trigger the delay or postponement of games, a Guardian analysis has found. A further four games were played in cities with temperatures also beyond that level of heat, though conditions inside the stadiums were mitigated by air conditioning. Continue reading...
Technology
U.S. advances to World Cup knockout round after win against Australia
The U.S. team secured its spot in the World Cup's knockout round with a win against Australia on Friday. It's the first time since 1930 that the American men have won consecutive World Cup matches. To discuss the tournament, Amna Nawaz spoke with soccer writer Leander Schaerlaeckens, author of "The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts."
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U.S. defeats Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup knockout round
The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday.
Technology
U.S. opens tariff probe targeting Germany’s drug pricing policies
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Germany's proposal to reduce spending on medicines was "a serious step backwards."
Technology
U.S.-Iran accord hits early snag after Swiss talks fail to proceed as planned
Analysts reckon a lasting resolution to the Middle East conflict will take some time to materialize.
Technology
U.S.-Iran deal in photos: ships in the Strait of Hormuz, daily life in Tehran
The first signs of a post-war recovery are emerging across the Middle East after the United States and Iran signed a memorandum aimed at ending the conflict.
Technology
UK gilt yields jump as borrowing rises and PM Starmer faces leadership challenge
Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, defeating Reform UK by more than 9,000 votes with nearly 55% of the vote.
Technology
UK's top data and AI regulator quits after 'inappropriate' humour
Edwards has been the boss of the data watchdog since January 2022, and said he had made inappropriate attempts at humour.
Markets
US and Iran Delay Nuclear Talks as Lebanon Clashes Worsen
The US and Iran have postponed the start of their negotiations over a permanent peace deal and restricting the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.It’s uncertain why the talks, meant to be held in Switzerland on Friday, have been delayed, though Israel …
Global
US defeats Australia 2-0 in 2nd World Cup win, securing spot in knockout round
The U.S. men's soccer team defeated Australia on Friday, in its second winning World Cup match.
Global
US official says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed as Trump lashes out at Iran deal critics – Middle East crisis live
US official tells Reuters news agency that ceasefire has now come into effect Inside the city of grief hit hardest by Israel strikes on southern Lebanon As the procession wound its way through mounds of rubble, the crowd chanted and beat their chests, their lamentations echoed by the dull thud of shelling in the foothills just beyond the city. Continue reading...
Global
US to stop funding HIV programmes in South Africa
More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.
Global
US-Iran talks in Switzerland abruptly called off, as Israel and Hezbollah trade attacks in Lebanon
JD Vance’s staff were at the airbase ready to fly to summit in Bürgenstock for Iran talks before trip was suddenly cancelled Talks set to take place on Friday between the US and Iran in Switzerland to implement a peace deal were cancelled as Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in south Lebanon that killed at least 18 people. The talks were set to begin in the Swiss village of Obbürgen two days after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that opened a 60-day window to negotiate a permanent understanding over Iran’s nuclear programme, while getting oil traffic moving through the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
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US-Iran talks postponed as Israel launches deadly strikes in Lebanon
JD Vance has not travelled to Switzerland as the Israeli military said it was targeting Hezbollah and that four of its own soldiers had been killed.
Global
USA surge into World Cup knockout stage after dominant victory over Socceroos
Whatever the result, soccer was always going to win. But on a hot and bright Friday afternoon in the pacific north-west, the word had an American accent. The United States’ 2-0 World Cup win over Australia was a rare meeting between sides that could agree not just on terminology, but on the weighty significance of a good result. Both seemingly play every men’s World Cup with the weight of the future of the sport on their shoulders, both facing intense competition from other sports for the country’s hearts and minds. Continue reading...
Technology
Umit Benan Men’s Spring 2027: Luxe Feeling
The designer made a case for luxury as the feeling of exceptional quality.
Culture
Universal Music Korea Signs 1300
The Korean-Australian hip-hop act that has been making waves in the land down under, where they’ve completed two sold-out national tours and performed live for the 2025 ABC New Year's Eve broadcast.
Global
Upgrade your summer soundtrack with the eight best Bluetooth speakers, from powerful to portable
We tested models from JBL, Sony, Bose, Soundcore, Sonos and more to find the very best Bluetooth speaker for every budget and lifestyle I tested 42 pairs of wireless earbuds to find the best in the US, and I never want to listen to Fast Car again Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things I say this as a friend, not a scold: Please stop listening to music on your phone’s built-in speakers. While the internet will probably remain divided over where it’s appropriate to blast music (backyard pool party yes, hotel pool no), we can all agree that if you’re going to do it, even a cheap Bluetooth speaker sounds dramatically better than the speaker built into our phones. Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask actually help you snooze better? I tested to find out Continue reading...
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Vance delays trip to Switzerland to lead new US talks with Iran on its nuclear program
The White House says Vice President JD Vance is delaying a trip to Switzerland to lead a new round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program — raising questions about what’s next for the tentative agreement to end the war
Technology
Veramonteforte Launches Ready-to-Wear Linking With Reda, Camera Buyer Italia
The atelier helmed by Massimo Monteforte has linked with players that represent the industry’s entire value chain.
Global
Video shows scene of collision as passenger describes aftermath
Passenger Pete Knapp said the crash "felt like [he'd] been in a bomb explosion".
Global
Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan is repatriated after months in detention
A Vietnamese national deported to South Sudan by the Trump administration under its controversial third-country deportation program was repatriated to Vietnam on Friday after spending more than a year in detention
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Vietnamese man deported from U.S. to South Sudan repatriated after year in detention
Tuan Phan moved to the U.S. as a child in 1991, court documents show. In 2000, shortly after turning eighteen, he received a 25-year prison sentence after he shot and killed someone during a gang altercation.
Markets
Viewpoint: Hormuz Is Reopening, but Global Shipping Won’t Return to Normal for Months
Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil. Oil prices reacted quickly to the announcement of the tentative …
Global
WATCH: 'Robin Hood' oak tree dies in the U.K.
A 1,200-year-old oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood has died, according to scientists in the United Kingdom.
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WATCH: Florida AG on lawsuit alleging TikTok targets kids, deceives parents
James Uthmeier discusses what he hopes will come after this lawsuit and what might be next on his agenda after promising to "go after anybody that's going to hurt our kids."
Technology
WATCH: Questions surround $14M Reflecting Pool renovation as new paint peels off the bottom
Washington’s iconic Reflecting Pool is still green from algae – and now the “American Flag Blue” paint is peeling off the bottom.
Global
WATCH: Scientists warn of invasive jellyfish on East coast
Scientists are warning about an invasive jellyfish with a painful sting appearing in waterways ahead of the busy summer season.
Global
WATCH: The history of Juneteenth in America
The first observed Juneteenth was June 19, 1865. LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times columnist, and Blair Imani, author of "Read This To Get Smarter," discuss the significance of the holiday.
Global
WATCH: Top 3 biggest moments from Knicks championship parade
Lara Spencer has the highlights from the celebration in Lower Manhattan, where more than a million people flooded the "Canyon of Heroes" to see the New York Knicks.
Technology
WATCH: Trump unveils new Air Force One plane gifted by Qatar at Joint Base Andrews
President Donald Trump on Friday showed off the new Air Force One, a formerly Qatari-owned jumbo jet that has been converted into the official U.S. presidential aircraft.
Technology
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Chiefs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca to Speak at Toronto Market Summit
Toronto Intl. Film Festival’s first-ever market, known as TIFF: The Market, has revealed that Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and CEOs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca will headline the Speakers’ Summit. The executives will take part in an in-depth conversation on Sept. 11 with TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey at the Summit, which is […]
Culture
Warner Music Group’s Africori Taps Adam Tiran as GM
Tiran rises to general manager following the departure of long-standing CEO Yoel Kenan.
Markets
Warning over 'fragile' public finances as borrowing rises
The UK borrowed £23.3bn in May, according to official figures, up almost a third on the same month last year.
Markets
Warsh’s new task forces give the Fed wiggle room to put off changing rates until December
During his first press conference as Fed chair Wednesday, Kevin Warsh repeated one refrain in his answers to many reporters’ questions: A task force is looking into it.
Global
Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms sweep Europe and east Asia
Strong winds and heavy rain batter Slovenia, while France experiences atypical heatwave Severe thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week, bringing widespread destruction to parts of the region. The storms developed as unstable hot air lingered over the Adriatic Sea while a cold front plunged south-eastward. The front began its journey on 10 June in Slovenia, where the Slovenian Environment Agency recorded 65mph gusts at Ljubljana airport. Heavy rain also fell widely across the region with 23mm reported in Kranj. Continue reading...
Technology
What Amazon’s Astro Taught Me About Giving Robots a Soul
In 2018, Amazon brought me in as the lead UX Sound Designer for Astro, their first consumer home robot . Astro used cameras and other sensors to map and navigate your home and workplace , and could proactively patrol, check up on loved ones, and transport small items using its built-in cargo bin. While there was a well-defined feature set and form factor, initially there was no character direction. In fact, even before Astro had a name, there were two main questions—was it simply Alexa on wheels, or was it a robot with its own character? The Astro team was divided. One option was to focus on Alexa, and treat the mobile robot simply as an added utility. I argued for Astro to not focus on Alexa, along with the majority of the UX team. Our belief was that a thing that moves through your home and turns toward you with intent can never be just an appliance. People would ascribe character to w
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What full-time working moms and dads want, by the numbers
Most mothers and fathers who work full-time say they sometimes parent while at work and vice versa
Global
What is Burnham's path to becoming Labour leader and PM?
How could MPs who want Sir Keir Starmer to be replaced force a leadership contest and who could stand?
Technology
What this biotech's volatile stock price tells you about the weight loss market right now
While the market's enthusiasm for one of Zealand's experimental drugs has cooled, investors are shifting focus to amylin-based medicines as a growth driver
Culture
Where the Fashion Workers Act Stands, One Year In
It’s been a year since the Fashion Workers Act passed. Now the compliance deadline is up, how can the industry ensure implementation?
Culture
Why Is Everyone Obsessed with UFOs Right Now?
The cultural craze is seizing the big screen, the White House, the New York gallery scene.
Technology
Why Japan's $70 billion-plus intervention and a rate hike didn't prop up the yen more
Japan was willing to step in to defend the yen around the 160 level before, and it's at that point again.
Global
Why Morocco game could be greatest of all for Scotland
Scotland will need their best display since Steve Clarke took over to achieve the result against Morocco that will secure knockout tournament football for the first time, writes Tom English.
Global
Why candidates dress up and run in major UK elections
Candidates like Count Binface are motivated to run for different reasons, but their role in politics is a longstanding tradition.
Technology
Why ‘Widow’s Bay,’ Matthew Rhys and Breakout Kate O’Flynn Should Scare the Rest of the Emmy Comedy Field
“Widow’s Bay” could be the thing that goes bump in the Emmy race. The Television Academy knows what it likes. It’s usually the polished prestige drama, the bittersweet half-hour dramedy and the new miniseries built around a movie star and a timely message. So, when something strange wanders into the race, the instinct is to […]
Technology
Winners & Losers: Netflix Knifes the Duffer Brothers, ‘Supergirl’ Wows Influencers
'Supergirl' gets buzz from the usual suspects. Netflix flips off The Duffers and Paramount at the same time. The battle between franchises vs. originals takes a turn. Christopher Nolan begins to count his 'Odyssey' money.
Culture
You can handle the truth! Why cinema suddenly loves conspiracy theories
From Disclosure Day to Backrooms, a new wave of films promote stories of paranoia, alienation and mistrust. What are they trying to tell us? Thank heavens for cinema, that light in the darkness and the source of all shocking scoops. It tells us to wake up and take action before it’s too late. That we live in the Matrix. That the CIA killed JFK. That our spouse is a robot and our boss an Andromedan. Also that there is an Escher-style staircase beneath the Tokyo subway and a disembodied zombie leg stalking the hook-up parks of Brazil. How might we react if a trusted friend said all this? Would we be entertained or appalled, enlightened or freaked out? Would we even regard them as a trusted friend any more? Continue reading...
Technology
Zara Larsson’s ‘Midnight Sun’ Shines at No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay Chart
She’s the first artist ever to notch two new No. 1s on the chart in back-to-back weeks, following “Stateside” with PinkPantheress.
Global
Zelensky stripped of highest Polish honour over WW2 name of army unit
Ukraine has denounced the move, calling it a "strategic mistake" and "disrespectful".
Global
Zimbabwe MPs pass bill to extend president's time in power
The proposal would extend Emmerson Mnangagwa's term by two years and scrap direct presidential elections.
Technology
‘A Whole Person Almost’ Is a Cinematic Odyssey. And Hey, Does This Cloud Look Like Trump?! (Exclusive Clips)
Director Efthimis Kosemund-Sanidis’ debut feature, about a man arriving on a remote Greek island to claim his late father’s inheritance, world premieres in the Karlovy Vary film festival’s Proxima competition.
Technology
‘Citizen Vigilante’ Review: Uwe Boll Does Armie Hammer No Favors With This Morally Bankrupt Thriller
After decades of cinema chronicling men taking the law into their own hands when “the system” fails them, a thoughtful reckoning is warranted — if not necessary — about the costs, and complex morality, of vigilantism. A handful of films have tried, but when one of the world’s most popular comic book characters is Batman, […]
Technology
‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Series From EP Seth MacFarlane a Go at Peacock
The series is based on Matt Dinnaman's popular series of books.
Technology
‘Dutton Ranch’ Episode 7: [SPOILER] Gets Murdered, [SPOILER] Might Die and Everyone Else Is Either Drunk or in a Bar Brawl
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the seventh episode of “Dutton Ranch,” “Den of Sin,” which is now streaming on Paramount+. Yee-haw! Welcome to another week of “Dutton Ranch,” where after last week’s festivities we’re all dressed up for a fancy party at the 10 Petal. Beulah (Annette Bening) has spared no expense, but can […]
Culture
‘How am I supposed to know if it’s cute on me?’ The strange death of the changing room
As some shops toy with the idea of removing changing rooms, what does it mean for the future of the high street? Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Is the changing room dead? According to the teenage fashion mecca, Brandy Melville, it is. The brand has closed all its fitting rooms across stores in the UK, US and Canada, with shoppers taking to social media lamenting the change. “Why does Brandy hate [its] customers?” one TikTok user questioned. “How am I supposed to know if it’s cute on me???!” another exclaimed. Continue reading...
Technology
‘Industry’ Finally Has Emmy Heat — and Myha’la Is at the Center of It
As HBO’s once-underseen finance drama surges in buzz and ratings, the actress opens up about Harper Stern’s most devastating season yet and why awards attention may finally follow.
Technology
‘It’s a Fantastic Time for Animation’: UTA Partner Jason Burns Praises Original Ideas, Animation Directors Ahead of Annecy Film Festival
In 2025, animation features ruled the box-office, from long-awaited sequels (“Zootopia 2”) to original streaming megahits (“KPop Demon Hunters”). Behind the scenes, the success of these seasoned directors and newfound talents reveals an ongoing audience appetite for bold artistic choices, compelling narratives and, most importantly, the animated medium. Empowering these creators is the daily job […]
Science
‘It’s a scam’: Americans express unease over SpaceX’s influence on retirement savings
Guardian readers in the US share concerns about how the SpaceX IPO and AI boom affect their retirement accounts Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire last week after SpaceX debuted on the stock market with a valuation of $1.77tn. Millions of Americans could soon become indirect investors in SpaceX and other emerging AI-focused companies as US markets increasingly shift toward AI-driven investments. Continue reading...
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‘I’d listen to my body before it screamed for help’: Keith Richards on life as an 82-year-old great-grandad – and jousting with Mick Jagger
He did every substance imaginable – and got punched by Chuck Berry – but Keef’s still going strong. As the Stones knock out another new album, he explains why he’s rejecting AI in favour of ‘the old ways’ Keith Richards has just become a great-grandfather. “This is true! This is true!” he enthuses, video-calling from somewhere in the depths of the Hit Factory, the New York studio first patronised by the Rolling Stones 46 years ago when they were making Emotional Rescue. “It’s been a couple of weeks. It’s a new thing for me. But I’m a fantastic grandad,” he confides. “Great-grandadding is … I try to let them hang with me for as long as humanly possible, then I hand ’em back. I’ve been doing a lot of grandfathering in the last year or so. I’ve got three or four new ones, you know. When I say new, I mean … two or three years old. Or four. Or one, or maybe five.” Hang on, that seems a little
Culture
‘People like me needed Sinéad O’Connor’: how the singer and activist inspired a new dance work
Tony-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh was ‘broken up’ when she heard about the Irish singer-songwriter’s death three years ago. Now she and a group of over-40s female dancers are paying homage: ‘People love her, people need her’ Sonya Tayeh remembers watching Saturday Night Live in October 1992, at home in Detroit, when a young, shaven-headed woman behind a microphone tore a picture of Pope John Paul II into pieces, while saying: “Fight the real enemy.” “I felt like the entire world paused,” remembers Tayeh, still in wonder at Sinéad O’Connor’s protest against abuses in the Catholic church, and the defiance in “those eyes that just seep through your soul and burn … It was like I could feel the world vibrate under my feet. I was overcome,” she says, on our video call from New York. I can see Tayeh has one side of her head shaved – a long curtain of dark hair sweeps down the other. Contin
Technology
‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn on Why She Hasn’t Grilled Vince Gilligan and the Writers About Season 2 Just Yet
Think your fan conversations about Apple TV’s “Pluribus” are heated? Try being on the actual series set. “We have healthy, sometimes tongue-in-cheek debates about different questions that the show brings up, whether it’s your personal take on what you would do or what you think your character would do,” star Rhea Seehorn tells the Variety […]
Technology
‘Ponderosa’ Review: The Great Bill Camp Gives Weight to a Slippery, Nightmarish Black Comedy
One of the great secret weapons of American film and TV in recent years, solid-gold supporting actor Bill Camp gets a rare and fascinating leading showcase in “Ponderosa” — though in committing to Rob Rice’s quietly sinister and wildly peculiar black comedy, no one could accuse him of chasing the spotlight. A defiant oddity that […]
Technology
‘Slow Horses’ Star Christopher Chung on Balancing Ego and Empathy as Fan-Favorite Roddy Ho: ‘You Never Play It for the Joke, Everything Is Just Genuine’
“Slow Horses” may be headed by Gary Oldman’s dishevelled MI5 agent Jackson Lamb but it was Roddy Ho, played by Christopher Chung, who took the reins in Season 5. The clueless computer nerd with an outsized attitude finally got a storyline matching his main character energy when he found himself romantically pursued by the mysterious […]
Technology
‘Stand Up’ Review: A Dutch Disability Drama With Complexity and Integrity
Most able-bodied people don’t know what to say to 23-year-old Vera (Lucia Zemene) in the months following a traffic collision that left her without a leg, but one empty platitude really stands out: A friend suggests that maybe it happened for a reason. Haunted by this thought, she eventually asks a fellow young wheelchair user […]
Technology
‘Taxi’ Star Tony Danza Pays Tribute to Director James Burrows: ‘We Have Lost the Greatest of All Time’
Rememberances are pouring out for TV director James Burrows, who died on Friday at 85. Tony Danza, who worked with Burrows on 75 episodes of the ABC comedy series “Taxi,” paid tribute to his longtime director on Friday afternoon. He wrote on X, “We have lost the greatest of all time. Jimmy Burrows. I know […]
Science
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Do we really want to play dice with our planet? A series in the Guardian recently declared “it’s time to talk about geoengineering.” So let’s talk about it. And let us start with some simple truths about this cluster of techno-optimistic “quick fixes” which purport to somehow offset our slow progress towards zeroing out planet-warming carbon emissions. Solar geoengineering proposals – reducing sunlight – have received the most attention, but a host of desperate schemes have been proposed in an effort to “fix” the disruption of climate caused by the growing burden of carbon dioxide human activities add to the atmosphere. Continue reading...
Technology
‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts
Stand Up for Science founder says proposal to control how grants are spent would ‘dismantle US science ecosystem’ While waiting to board her flight home at Ronald Reagan Washington national airport recently, Colette Delawalla was reviewing a list of possible impacts from a proposed Trump administration rule on controlling federal money, including grants for research. Delawalla, the founder of the group Stand Up for Science, had just completed a three-day visit to Capitol Hill, where she met one by one with more than 30 members of Congress, part of a full-court press the organization has launched in recent weeks, sounding the alarm on the office of management and budget (OMB) proposal. Continue reading...
Technology
‘Toy Story 5’ Cast Guide: All the Celebrities Voicing Toys, From Conan O’Brien to Bad Bunny
Even toys aren’t exempt from being replaced by technology. Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” opening in theaters June 19, is the latest instalment in the beloved animated franchise that follows a group of toys, led by cowboy Woody (Tom Hanks) and space ranger Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen). Following 2019’s “Toy Story 4,” the new […]
Culture
‘We Are So Proud of You:’ Oliver Tree’s Mom Shares Heartbreaking Post
"Our dear son Oliver, you made this world a better place,” writes Tree’s mother, Christine Begin Nickell.
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‘We are habitually frugal’: My wife and I have money. How do we help our children without ruining their independence?
“Partly due to some mental-health issues, they may continue to go through life living paycheck to paycheck, or worse.”
Culture
‘You can’t unsee it’: how hot pink became the unofficial colour of the World Cup
Move over Barbie, ‘electric fuchsia’ is now dominating football’s biggest stages. But why has the sport embraced the colour? Any fashion-conscious England fan watching the World Cup this week would have appreciated the moment the attack reached the Croatian end – and not just for the potential goals. It offered another glimpse of goalkeeper Dominik Livaković in hot pink, a shade fast becoming a visual signature this tournament. Forget Barbie pink – welcome to the World Cup’s hot pink summer. Continue reading...