When Canaries Actually Worked in Coal Mines
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From Usyk to Infantino, top summit draws hundreds of sports figures to Dubai
The inaugural World Sports Summit in the UAE featured Usyk, Pacquiao, Infantino, and other top stars and decision-makers discussing athlete pressures alongside the sport's economic and social future.
Scientists replayed evolution and found a surprise
Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher fitness, while others slow or even derail progress. Two populations facing
“Halfway House for Bigots”: Everyone Hates Trump’s Failed Appointee
Paul Ingrassia, the failed Trump nominee with a self-described “Nazi streak,” has been making enemies at the General Services Administration—where he crash landed after even Senate Republicans rejected his bid to head the Office of Special Counsel due to his leaked countless
Grand jury secures indictment against DC pipe bomb suspect, but judge hits pause
A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday said a local grand jury has secured a federal indictment against the suspect in the D.C. pipe bomb case, but he has not yet accepted it. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh said at a hearing that a D.C. Superior Court grand jury approved an indictment
Bad Bunny Scolded for Touching Ancient Art at Mexican Museum
The singer and rapper posted a photo of himself with his hand on a carved stone stele at the National Museum of Anthropology.
Rove: Public 'tiring' of Trump
GOP strategist Karl Rove on Monday said Americans are tiring of President Trump’s whirlwind of retribution and offensive comments as his first year back in office draws to a close. “There are signs that the public is tiring of his hyperbole and insatiable desire for
Drones dive into aviation’s deepest enigma, as hunt for missing flight MH370 restarts
A US marine robotics firm is starting a new search on Dec 30 for the missing jet on a “no find, no fee” basis.
A wildlife photographer “discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints preserved in the vertical...
A wildlife photographer “discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints preserved in the vertical face of a mountainside” in the Italian Alps dating back 200M years. “This is now really one of the most important places for Triassic dinosaur footprints.” 💬 Join the discussion on
Doechii & SZA – “girl, get up.”
Florida rapper Doechii spent years as a word-of-mouth cult favorite, and she finally ascended to crossover-star status about a year ago. Today, she shares her first new single since her Gotye-sampling mixtape track “Anxiety” got a proper release and became a top-10 hit earlier
Milei tells Telegraph Malvinas' claim non-negotiable
Argentine President Javier Milei sparked a fresh diplomatic controversy this week after telling London's The Telegraph that his country's sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands was non-negotiable.
World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
New Year's Eve revellers will toast the end of 2025 on Wednesday, waving goodbye to 12 months packed with Trump tariffs, a Gaza truce and vain hopes for peace in Ukraine. It was one of the warmest years on record, the stifling heat stoking wildfires in Europe, droughts in
Cecilia Giménez, Whose Botched Restoration Became an Icon, Dies at 94
The Spanish artist delighted the world with her intervention on a church fresco lovingly dubbed “Beast Jesus.”
Cecilia Giménez, Patron Saint of Bad Restorations, Dies at 94
The Spanish artist and conservator delighted the world and gained a cult following thanks to her intervention on a church fresco lovingly dubbed “Beast Jesus.”
A$AP Rocky to Help Pay Rent for Tenants in His Childhood Harlem Building
Rapper teamed up with Bilt for a “Rent Free” campaign to celebrate the upcoming release of his fourth studio album
Pokémon fans keep some seriously weird stuff in their TCG boxes
A viral meme sees TCG fans getting creative with their old Pokémon card game tins, which house everything from food to retro game cartridges
This sequel to a classic NES beat 'em up is about to be delisted from Steam, but you can get it for a few bucks in the meantime: 'The delisting process is currently underway'
River City Ransom: Underground is dirt cheap until it's gone forever.
I can tell World of Warcraft's player housing is going well by the amount of Star Wars stuff this one player keeps building
Provide the tools and they will build it.
NPR CEO refused to resign despite pressure from major supporter who cited bias concerns: report
Patricia Harrison told Katherine Maher she should quit her position "for the good of public media."
This New ‘Bridgerton’ Dove Collection Debuts Four Limited-Edition Scents Ahead of Show’s Fourth Season
Dove is entering the Ton. The personal care brand has teamed with Netflix’s “Bridgerton” for a limited-edition bodycare collection timed to the show’s highly anticipated fourth season next month. The Dove x Bridgerton line is packaged in bespoke Regency-inspired packaging and
Black Mountain College Prize Awarded to Rosana Paulino
Each year, Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center awards a $20,000 grant to an artist based anywhere in the world working in the spirit of BMC.
‘Stranger Things 5’ Hits 34.5 Million Views After Volume 2 Drops, Helping Netflix to Its Best Christmas Viewership Ever
Netflix reports that it achueved its highest Christmas Day viewership of all time this year, with the second volume of “Stranger Things” leading the charge. While an exact viewership total for Dec. 25 was not provided — and while that total would also include Netflix’s two NFL
Listen to the Cassandras
Toby Buckle for the New Republic: The Americans Who Saw All This Coming — But Were Ignored and Maligned . This is not that far from the position many ordinary Americans found themselves in at the start of the Trump era. They weren’t time travelers but saw what was coming
Israel’s president denies telling Trump Netanyahu pardon 'on its way'
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has issued a statement contradicting President Trump’s claim that the two had a conversation in which Herzog said a pardon for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “on its way.” Trump has derided the charges against the Israeli prime
Tatiana Schlossberg dies at age 35
Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, died Tuesday morning, a month after announcing her terminal cancer diagnosis. She was 35. Her family announced her death in a post on social media, writing, “Our beautiful
Top China panel members: Live-fire drills around Taiwan 'deliberate escalation'
Lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party railed against Beijing’s large-scale military display on Tuesday, which included live-fire shots near Taiwan. “As the world turns toward a new year, the People’s Liberation Army’s live-fire military
Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK’s Granddaughter, Dies at 35 After Blood Cancer Battle
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy who chronicled her blood cancer battle in a devastating recent New Yorker column, died Tuesday. She was 35. The JFK Library Foundation announced her death, writing on behalf of her family, “Our beautiful Tatiana passed
Susie Wiles Lands in Even More Hot Water Over Vanity Fair Interview
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles might have revealed more than she ought to about the Epstein files. The Vanity Fair profile on the president’s famed “ ice maiden ” has continued to haunt the administration weeks after its publication, in large part thanks to Wiles’s
Chaos at the Kennedy Center: Everything That Happened This Year Under Donald Trump
Board takeover, cancellations, protests, and a legally dubious name change marked Trump's first year in charge of the famed cultural institution
Tesla shares weak average sales estimates as it appears on track for second annual decline in a row
The Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle maker said analysts on average expect it to deliver 422,850 cars in the fourth quarter – a 15% drop from the same period last year.
Walz turned 'blind eye' to fraud warnings in Minnesota: GOP state committee chair
Minnesota state Rep. Kristin Robbins (R) says she warned Gov. Tim Walz (D) about alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs, but to no avail. “He has turned a blind eye for so long that he cannot deny there were so many whistleblower reports, so many media
This New Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild VR Mod Is Awesome
The mod was built by the same team behind the excellent VR port of Half-life 2 on PC The post This New Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild VR Mod Is Awesome appeared first on Kotaku .
Trump DOJ Cases Against Chicago Protesters Are an Utter Failure
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detained more than a hundred people in their Chicago “Midway Blitz” operation in September. But as it turns out, at least half of those people were kidnapped for no reason, as their charges were dropped. Only nine arrests resulted in pending
January 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Stay warm and keep applying! Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article January 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists appeared
Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released minutes from its December meeting.
Iran threatens 'harsh' response after Trump warning
Iran on Monday threatened a “harsh and regrettable” response to any aggressive action from the U.S. following President Trump’s warning to Tehran and Hamas. Trump, who met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida on Monday to try to advance a ceasefire deal in
Michael Lippman, Manager and Lawyer for George Michael, David Bowie, Rob Thomas and Other Music Stars, Dies at 79
Michael Lippman, who worked with David Bowie, George Michael, Matchbox Twenty and other top stars as a manager, lawyer or label executive, died Monday at age 79. No cause of death was immediately given. In later years Lippman was best known for serving as a manager to Michael,
Oil tankers still arriving in Venezuela despite US blockade, data shows
Dec 30 - At least two oil tankers have made their way to Venezuela in recent days and others are navigating towards the country, a sign of state-run PDVSA's effort to expand floating storage and keep selling crude even as a U.S. blockade has reduced exports to a minimum.
Polish farmers stage nationwide protests over EU–Mercosur trade agreement
Farmers across Poland held coordinated protests to voice concerns about the planned EU–Mercosur trade deal and its potential impact on domestic agriculture.
EFF's Investigations Expose Flock Safety's Surveillance Abuses: 2025 in Review
Throughout 2025, EFF conducted groundbreaking investigations into Flock Safety's automated license plate reader (ALPR) network , revealing a system designed to enable mass surveillance and susceptible to grave abuses. Our research sparked state and federal investigations, drove
Analysis-Yemen strike shows depth of distrust between Saudi Arabia and UAE
By Maha El Dahan and Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The withdrawal of Emirati forces from Yemen following a Saudi airstrike may help defuse a confrontation between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, but the incident has exposed simmering distrust between two Gulf oil powers
We’ve Been at the Tapestry Studio Since the 90s
This exhibition at Salt explores the Tapestry Studio’s approach to art education and production.
Here’s What’s Happening in the Brain When You’re Improvising
It has a surprising cerebral signature The post Here’s What’s Happening in the Brain When You’re Improvising appeared first on Nautilus .
Boeing awarded $8.6B contract to build jets for Israel
The company is being contracted to build 25 F-15 jets with an option for 25 more.
The Great Mandolin Heist of 2025 Has a Happy Ending as ‘Drunk’ Thief Returns the Goods
A small-town music store became the center of a social media storm when a perp pocketed (literally) two instruments right before Christmas
Oh this is devilish…a game where you have make to 45 groups...
Oh this is devilish… a game where you have make to 45 groups of 45 items each by matching two at a time . Must take hours? (Where’s the multiplayer option when you need it?) 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Superbug hits 27 states: Here's where the deadly fungus is spreading
Hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities are struggling to gain ground on a drug-resistant and deadly fungus that has infected at least 7,000 people in 2025, according to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DHS posts video of agents in Minneapolis
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared a video Tuesday of its agents in Minnesota, amid a federal investigation into alleged fraud within the state’s social services programs. The video, which DHS shared to the social platform X, shows a pair of agents from its
Iran rocked with new protests as economic anger meets mounting foreign pressure
The latest wave of protests is moving beyond markets and into universities, as Tehran trades warnings with Washington and Israel.
‘Heated Rivalry’ Author on ‘Listening’ to Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams Film Their First Sex Scene, Wanting 12 Episodes for Season 2 and How the Show’s Success Is Helping Her Fight Parkinson’s
Canadian romance novelist Rachel Reid first saw Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in person on the set of “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tierney’s television adaptation of her queer hockey book series “Game Changers.” “They were filming the very first sex scene, their first hookup
