Kevin Hassett regains lead over Kevin Warsh on prediction markets in neck-and-neck Fed chairman race

Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, regained the top spot on Kalshi and Polymarket on Tuesday as he made his case for the job.

LISTEN: Happy 120th Birthday, Variety! When Vaudeville, Gramophones, Caruso and Bernhardt Ruled Entertainment

On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we go back in time to December 16, 1905, to celebrate Variety’s 120th birthday. Showbiz historians David Monod and Peter Rader explain what the entertainment marketplace was like at the time Variety was born. More to come VINTAGE

Nick Reiner Not Medically Cleared to Appear in Court After Arrest for Alleged Murder of Parents

Reiner’s attorney Alan Jackson told reporters his client may appear in court as early as Wednesday, but it’s a “day-to-day” decision

“The Trump administration’s vision for the United States is one of a...

“The Trump administration’s vision for the United States is one of a white Christian nation. And the path to accomplish it is through the exclusion and removal of all who do not fit that vision — in other words, through ethnic cleansing .”

HamptonsFilm Names Bob Feinberg as Executive Director

Bob Feinberg has been named executive director of HamptonsFilm, the organization that puts on the annual Hamptons International Film Festival. The veteran media executive, attorney and entrepreneur brings nearly four decades of experience across film, television, public media

Shaking magnets with ultrafast light pulses reveals surprising spin control

An international team of researchers led by Lancaster University has discovered a highly efficient mechanism for shaking magnets using very short light pulses, shorter than a trillionth of a second. Their research is published in Physical Review Letters.

US designates Colombian cocaine gang a terrorist group

The move is seen as a further escalation of the Trump administration's war on drugs in Latin America.

‘Les Misérables,’ Josephine Baker Biopic, Ava DuVernay-David Oyelowo Heist Film in Paris Spotlight

Fred Cavayé, Vincent Lindon, Noémie Merlant, Tahar Rahim and Maïmouna Doucouré were among the creatives taking the stage during a Canal+/StudioCanal 2026 preview in the French capital.

Storms reveal how marine snow shapes carbon flow in the deep ocean

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, scientists embarked on an ambitious research expedition to the North Atlantic to investigate the inner workings of the ocean's carbon cycle. A series of storms hammered the three vessels, among the most advanced research ships in the world,

2026 Oscars Shortlists Revealed

Nominees in 12 categories — including best documentary feature, original song and score and the new best casting category — will be chosen from the titles included in this preliminary selection.

Oscars Shortlists Announced in 12 Categories: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Lead, ‘Sirât’ Gets Strong Showing

The Oscars have announced the shortlists in 12 categories for the upcoming 98th ceremony. Members from various branches of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences participated in preliminary voting across multiple categories, including animated short film, documentary

Damn, The Outer Worlds 2‘s Flaw System Is So Good

Obsidian's new space RPG offers you interesting and unexpected choices up until the credits roll The post Damn, The Outer Worlds 2‘s Flaw System Is So Good appeared first on Kotaku .

What's powering these mysterious, bright blue cosmic flashes? Astronomers find a clue

Among the more puzzling cosmic phenomena discovered over the past few decades are brief and very bright flashes of blue and ultraviolet light that gradually fade away, leaving behind faint X-ray and radio emissions. With slightly more than a dozen discovered so far, astronomers

Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion?

Chemical layering deep inside may explain weird seismic wave behavior The post Is Earth’s Core Like an Onion? appeared first on Nautilus .

Arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascade

The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began, a US science agency announced Tuesday, as climate change triggers cascading impacts from melting glaciers and sea ice to greening landscapes and disruptions to global weather.

Amazon Orders Series Adaptation of YA Romance Novel ‘The Probability of Miracles’

“The Probability of Miracles” has scored a series order from Amazon MGM Studios. The Wendy Wunder novel will be adapted into an eight-episode YA romance show on Prime Video. Katie Lovejoy, who wrote the third “To All the Boys” film adaptation and Netflix’s “Love at First

A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue

A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the Triassic Period, high in an Italian national park near the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic venue of Bormio, officials

Democrats press tech giants over data center energy use, rising electricity bills

Three Senate Democrats said Tuesday that they are investigating the impact of data centers on consumer electricity bills amid concerns that the expansion of energy-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is driving up costs. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris

Mike Johnson confronted by GOP moderates over Obamacare subsidies

Trump is wrong for politicizing Rob Reiner's murder

Yes, it’s true that Rob Reiner hated Trump, had called him mentally unfit for office, and inveighed against the president repeatedly on social media. But here, that old adage is quite appropriate: If you don’t have something nice to say, just say nothing.

How to catch Zeraora in Pokémon Legends: Z-A — Mega Dimension

If you want to get the mythical Zeraora in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, you'll need to beat the game and complete a few other tasks.

Lithuania arrests 21 in alleged cigarette smuggling ring using weather balloons from Belarus

Tuesday's operation involved more than 140 officers from the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, Vilnius police and special anti-terrorism units.

The 2025 California Biennial Is Trapped in the Past

The show's displays of juvenilia from established artists says little about adolescents today and makes its message inscrutable.

Training and Critiquing AI Through Art at WashU

Tiffany Calvert creates historically inspired still life paintings with an AI twist through a collaboration with engineers at Washington University in St. Louis.

Sleaford Mods – “No Touch” (Feat. Life Without Buildings’ Sue Tompkins)

The Glasgow post-punk band Life Without Buildings released exactly one album, the 2001 underground classic Any Other City, and then promptly broke up forever. These days, bandleader Sue Tompkins is a visual artist, and she rarely does anything music-related anymore, but she’s

Trump Jr. says he is engaged

Donald Trump Jr. said that he was engaged on Monday night at the White House holiday party in front of family, friends and guests. Don. Jr., the oldest of President Trump’s children, said his engagement to Palm Beach, Fla., socialite Bettina Anderson was a “big win” for the end

Trump to deliver prime-time address to nation

President Trump will deliver a live televised address from the White House on Wednesday evening. “My Fellow Americans: I will be giving an ADDRESS TO THE NATION tomorrow night, LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, at 9 P.M. EST,” Trump wrote Tuesday in a Truth Social post announcing his

Pence pushes Trump to oust RFK Jr. over delayed abortion drug review

Former Vice President Mike Pence's organization said Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "must go," accusing the secretary of refusing to review the abortion pill mifepristone. In a statement posted on the social platform X, Pence's nonprofit,

Opposing forces in cells could hold clues to treating disease

A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and disorders—including cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and immune disorders—originate, as well as how to potentially treat them, according to researchers at

A roundup of the words/phrases of the year for 2025, including “rage...

A roundup of the words/phrases of the year for 2025 , including “rage bait”, “vibe coding”, “Mar-a-Lago face”, “chaos”, “performative male”, and “Kavanaugh stop”. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Trump-supporting actor James Woods: 'I think Rob Reiner is a great patriot'

James Woods, an outspoken supporter of President Trump’s, mourned the loss of his close friend, Rob Reiner, calling the acclaimed director a “great patriot” and pushing back on criticism of the Democratic donor’s politics. In an interview Monday on Fox News’s “Jesse Watters

Ubisoft acquires March of Giants dev Amazon Games Montreal

Ubisoft has acquired the rights to the free-to-play MOBA, as well as the team behind it.

Stephen King Gave Rob Reiner a Huge Hug After Watching ‘Stand By Me’ for the First Time

“I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author wrote in a new tribute to the late filmmaker, who adapted two of his books

A universal law could explain how large trades change stock prices

Financial markets are often seen as chaotic and unpredictable. Every day, traders around the world buy shares and sell assets in a whirlwind of activity. It looks like a system of total randomness—but is it really?

The ethics complaint against Judge Emil Bove must be dismissed

Judge Emil Bove of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was accused of violating Canon 2 of the Codes of Conduct for attending a Trump speech, but he did not violate any canons by attending the event.

Courtney B. Vance Reflects on Decades-Long Career and Being a Supportive Husband to Angela Bassett: ‘I’m the Poster Child for Following Your Heart’

For Courtney B. Vance, it’s always been about the craft. And his stacked portfolio proves it. He has earned a Tony for his work in the 2013 Broadway show “Lucky Guy” and two Emmys, one for playing Johnnie Cochran in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” and another

Best Druid leveling build in Path of Exile 2

Here's a Druid leveling build to use in Path of Exile 2 if you would like to play with the class's Wolf form and its freezing claws.

Leonardo DiCaprio Says He’ll Never Direct Because He ‘Could Never Do Anything Close to What Martin Scorsese Does’

Leonardo DiCaprio is doubling down on his belief that he’ll never transition to the director’s chair. “Some people have asked me if I wanted to direct,” DiCaprio said at the A Year in TIME event in Manhattan. “I’m like, ‘I would never want to direct.’ I could never do anything

Casting Directors Behind ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘F1’ and More on Finding the Perfect Fit

It’s no secret that casting directors are the secret ingredient in a film’s success. Whether discovering new talent, assembling the perfect ensemble or putting familiar faces in roles like we haven’t seen before, casting is its own art form. Next year, the Academy Awards will

Surface-engineered ZnO nanocrystals tackle perfluoroalkyl substance contamination

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a large class of synthetic chemicals, are valued for their ability to withstand heat, water, and oil. These materials are used in the production of everyday as well as industrial items. PFAS molecules are made up of a chain of carbon and

Could your boss be lonely? Here's why it matters more than you might think

Loneliness is the pain we feel when our social connections fall short of fulfilling our needs. At its core, it reflects a fundamental human need: to feel close to and connected with others. But it is also often an invisible experience.

The Head Of Larian Responds To Gen AI Backlash, Says It’s ‘Not A Replacement’ For ‘Skill Or Craft’

The Baldur's Gate 3 studio promises its not using AI to cut corners The post The Head Of Larian Responds To Gen AI Backlash, Says It’s ‘Not A Replacement’ For ‘Skill Or Craft’ appeared first on Kotaku .

Rhode Island attorney general: FBI 'got over their skis' in Brown shooting manhunt

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha (D) on Monday said the FBI "got over their skis" after a person was arrested and then released in connection with a shooting at Brown University on Saturday that left two people dead and at least nine injured. CNN's Erin Burnett asked

New method enables precise fluorine addition to drug-like molecules in one step

Fluorine is critical for biomedicine. This element can help drug compounds be more potent and last longer in the body, and its radioactive isotope, fluorine-18, powers medical imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET). But scientists have long struggled with

Trump approval rating rebounds after second-term low: DDHQ average

President Trump’s job approval rating has rebounded after a second-term low, according to new polling averages from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). The president’s approval rating in the DDHQ average of polls stands at 44.8 percent, marking a 3.5 point increase from last month. As of

Nick Robinson Played a Version of Nick Reiner in ‘Being Charlie’ and Speaks Out After Rob Reiner’s Death: ‘An Incredible Artist’

Nick Robinson praised Rob Reiner as “an incredible artist” after the director’s tragic death. The two worked together on the 2015 drama film “Being Charlie,” which was co-written by Rob’s son, Nick Reiner, and based on Nick’s struggles with drug addiction and homelessness. Rob

Possible 'superkilonova' exploded not once but twice

When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosion—the kilonova—occurs when a pair of dense dead stars, called neutron stars,

How Europe could use billions in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine's war effort, and why it's so risky

Most people outside of banking won't have heard of Euroclear. It's a Brussels-based settlement provider that enables the transfer of ownership of securities between seller and buyer. The firm is the focal point of a major geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the

How family gatherings unlock forgotten childhood memories that help us understand who we really are

If you're driving home for Christmas (insert Chris Rea earworm here)—and by that I mean the old family home—you're likely to be experiencing a familiar mix of excited anticipation and faint dread of being trapped in close quarters with relatives. There's nothing like Christmas