NATO's senior expert on cyber and hybrid threats said last year that persistent attacks on undersea cables across Europe is "the most active threat" to Western infrastructure.
The festival-like atmosphere brought football supporters together, showing the tournament’s cultural side.
Canadian-Korean writer-director Shelly Hong is reteaming with novelist Lynda Simmons for the female-led supernatural comedy being shopped at the Whistler Film Festival.
Actors, comedians and “Las Culturistas” co-hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers are developing a new movie at Searchlight Pictures. Yang and Rogers, who previously starred in the Searchlight rom-com “Fire Island,” will write and star in the untitled comedy. The story is inspired by
A cofounder of the “Uncommitted” movement, which pressed Democratic voters to cast a protest vote against former President Biden in the 2024 primary over the administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, launched a campaign on Thursday for a state Senate seat in Michigan.
It was a heck of an opening gambit: In its first week on Broadway, the new revival of “Chess” earned more than $1.2 million from just four sold-out performances. A few weeks later, the show, headlined by stars Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, broke the house
The sequel will get a bigger reveal at The Game Awards 2025 The post It Took 19 Years But We’re Finally Getting Total War: Medieval 3 appeared first on Kotaku .
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) on Thursday announced that he will file articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who is at the center of two scandals at the Defense Department. "This secretary has to go," Thanedar told Fox News host Josh Breslow. "He's
“CBS Evening News” co-anchor Maurice DuBois is leaving the network amid a larger overhaul of the struggling news program. He announced his exit Thursday on Instagram, saying his last day at the network where he worked for 21 years will be Dec. 18. DuBois — who is best known for
Leanne Best, relative of the band's famous first drummer, was cast as John Lennon's Aunt Mimi
Disney's experiments in making real-world NPCs offer lessons for game developers.
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me” and “Chapa 1000” claimed the top development and postproduction prizes at this year’s Atlas Workshops, which ran from Nov. 30 – Dec. 5 as part of the Marrakech Film Festival. Winner of the top award, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Up on Me” walked away
The more politics starts to look like a VIP club, the fewer seats the public has inside.
Negotiations on the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire continue without significant progress at a moment when the truce appears particularly fragile. The United States, alongside Qatar and Egypt, secured a truce in Gaza that came into effect on October 10 and has mostly halted
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has said he plans to return to Iran despite being sentenced to a year in prison and a travel ban earlier this week, a report said Thursday. The 65-year-old is currently touring to promote his latest Oscar-nominated film "It Was Just an
New Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy crossover cards revive the Party mechanic, offering the strongest support the archetype has seen in years.
Metroid Prime 4 amiibo unlocks run the gamut from useful upgrades to mildly weird sound effects. Here's what you get for each Metroid Prime 4 amiibo
Acoustic signals have been important markers during NASA's Mars missions. Measurements of sound can provide information both about Mars itself—such as turbulence in its atmosphere, changes in its temperature, and its surface conditions—and about the movement of the Mars rovers.
Kim Matula and Alex FitzAlan have joined the Season 2 cast of Netflix’s “The Hunting Wives.” Matula will play Nadia Kelly and FitzAlan will play Lincoln Trout, though details about their characters are not yet known. They join returning stars Brittany Snow, Malin Akerman, Jaime
All the locations you should visit if you want to find mushrooms to train Scrappy in Arc Raiders.
Women are largely absent from the questions, sources, and mark schemes that shape how history is taught and assessed in schools in England.
Three former ministers, including then Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, are alleged to have committed violations of the law in connection with their official functions.
Clothing is one of the top categories in online sales worldwide, with expected revenues of more than US$920 billion (£702 billion) this year. And for clothing businesses, like many others, online retail opens the door to a wider customer base.
On the frontline, both sides accuse each other of violating the cease-fire. The Congolese army says rebels reignited hostilities, while AFC-M23 counters that government forces bombed their positions
Kimchi has been enjoyed for centuries in Korea. But the spicy fermented cabbage dish has recently gained popularity in other parts of the world not only because of its delicious taste, but because of its potential to positively influence the many thousands of important microbes
While much has been written about the race to modernize industry and agriculture in fascist Italy, the history of animal husbandry during this period has largely been overlooked by scholars. The "Battle of Zootechnics"—the Italian project to centralize and modernize animal
An ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has affected more than 184 million domestic poultry since 2022 and, since making the leap to dairy cattle in spring 2024, more than 1,000 milking cow herds.
Being close to a natural habitat such as a forest doesn't necessarily make farmland more attractive to pollinators, a new study shows.
Sony requested a preliminary injunction against the use of Horizon-like materials in Light of Motiram, and that's taking some time to figure out.
To the GOP, I say, please avoid the tendency to paint with a broad, racial brush.
Elden Ring Nightreign DLC, the Forsaken Hollows, brings two new playable characters to the roster. Here's how to unlock the Scholar and Undertaker.
Serena Williams announced in 2022 that she was bidding farewell to tennis "on her own terms."
Really interesting post about Hammersmith Bridge , which has been closed since 2019, a presumed “loss” of 25,000 daily car trips. “The local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
MPE Director and Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel is spearheading an open letter signed by nearly 30 eminent international astronomers urging the Chilean government to relocate the proposed INNA industrial complex. The project threatens the world-renowned dark skies over ESO's
A naturally fluffy white beard, a round belly and a jolly laugh might seem like the keys to being a successful Santa Claus, but new research suggests that a calling to play the man with the bag full of toys is enough to help candidates overcome a lack of typical attributes for
Israel is set to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union general assembly called off a vote over its participation. Next year’s contest, which will be the 70th Eurovision, is due to take place in Austria from May 12-16. The EBU own and
In 2024, the global art market hit an estimated $57.5 billion (€49.5 billion) in sales, according to the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2025, underscoring art's significance as an asset class. Art is traditionally associated with noble motivations and heritage. However,
The late Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh often emphasized the interconnectedness of everything in this world. He explained how meditation can change our perceptions about the things we encounter in our daily lives by revealing this interdependence.
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we hear from Brooke Zaugg, executive director of Faith & Media Initiative, on the coalition’s work to influence the portrayals of spirituality and people of faith in media and pop culture. And Variety’s Marc Malkin talks with
Big farmers grab the lion’s share of US government support, and recent cuts have chipped away at small growers’ markets and margins The most significant food system failure since the pandemic was not a natural disaster: in October, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Fan reactions to two SpongeBob SquarePants-themed Kits launched this week have been very divided — we dove in to see if they have any merit.
The streaming wars have a new entrant. Versant, the cable-heavy company slated to be spun off early next year from NBCUniversal, plans to introduce a new streaming outlet tied to MS NOW in the middle of 2026 and will also work to expand its Fandango streaming hub into an
Dr. Addison Montgomery is scrubbing back in on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Variety has learned exclusively that Kate Walsh is set to reprise her role as the fan favorite character in an upcoming episode of the ABC medical drama’s ongoing 22nd season. Walsh will appear in the “Grey’s
Germany is increasing its defense spending in response to the threat posed by Russia, with plans to reach the NATO target of 3.5 percent of GDP on core defense requirements and an additional 1.5 percent on wider resilience and security.
If you want to get in touch with Fran Lebowitz, you’ll have to jump through a few hoops. Even inquiring if the sharp-tongued writer and flaneur would entertain an interview required three intermediaries and instructions delivered over the phone: “Dial her number at 4 p.m. Talk
Alexander Farah’s short drama is making a push for Academy Awards consideration after debuting in Toronto and winning awards on the festival circuit.
Rebecca Henderson, Ben Sinclair and Alex Moffat co-star in writer-director Jeremy Redleaf's comedy feature about a pair of misguided wellness experts.
Bad Bunny has done countless memorable things in his career, and high on the list is making the holiday season an event for his fans. He dropped his “X100pre” album on Christmas Day; the “El Ultimo Tour” LP around Thanksgiving; and his sixth studio album, “Debí Tirar Más
When Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on November 28 2025, Sri Lanka experienced one of its deadliest environmental disasters in modern history.
JD Vance hit up his buddies in the Signal chat used to coordinate bombing Yemen with a late-night plea for companionship—hours after the chat’s existence was revealed to the public by Atlantic editor Jeff Goldberg. “This chat’s kind of dead,” Vance texted at 2:26 a.m. “Anything
