The Kennedy Center has lost another one of the few remaining stars on its 2026 schedule, as the legendary soprano Renée Fleming has dropped out of an appearance at the embattled venue previously scheduled for May. Although many of the musicians who have bowed out of appearances
Chris Pine is in the dark about the future of the “Star Trek” franchise. During a Sundance interview at the Variety Studio presented by Audible, the actor was asked about Paramount’s new leadership and what they have in store for the space franchise. The answer was simple: “You
What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way The post 10-Year-Old Sims 4 Sex Mod With Full Nudity Is Still Shockingly Popular appeared first on Kotaku .
The factory must grow so that my anime characters can too.
There's growing concern about the rise of harmful and aggressive forms of masculinity, whether at home, in schools or in public spaces.
Pro: Everything feels fresh and dangerous. Con: I had to replay the same scripted walk and talk story mission three times on account of bugs.
Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist recently appointed as chair of a highly influential federal vaccine committee, questioned the need for immunizing against illnesses like polio in a podcast interview released Thursday. He argued that public health is not the "first order"
"Claw your way to the top, let their corpses be your crop!"
With dangerously-cold arctic air already settling over a large swath of the U.S. Friday, at least 177 million people are under watches or warnings for ice and snow.
The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two “narco-terrorists,” but one individual survived the operation. The vessel, operated by a designated terrorist organization, was transiting along “known
Xbox and Playground Games are reviving the Fable series later this year on both Xbox and PlayStation The post Fable: Everything We Know About The Open-World Fantasy RPG Reboot appeared first on Kotaku .
Mel Brook shares his life story on HBO, Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie get romantic on Netflix, and Mother of Flies hatches on Shudder
Casper Kelly says his love of analyzing and dissecting pop culture started when he was very young. “Back in the day, they had Mad Magazine, which had movie parodies and would deconstruct the movies, even the adult movies I couldn’t watch,” Kelly says. “I remember trying to make
CO2 that has been absorbed and accumulated in fresh water areas like lakes and reservoirs—is receiving attention for its potential contributions to achieving a carbon neutral society. Kobe University is a hub for freshwater carbon research, with Graduate School of Engineering
{beacon} Technology The Big Story TikTok saga comes to a close TikTok said Thursday that it has established a new U.S. venture as part of an agreement to allow the popular social media platform to continue operating in the U.S. © Jeff Chiu, Associated Press The deal brings
The Cohen Building, which houses works by Jewish artists Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and Seymour Fogel, among others, is slated for sale by the Trump administration.
Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, offered his opinion that Netflix’s proposed $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.’s studios and HBO Max businesses raises “competition concerns.” However, the FCC does not have any authority to review the Netflix-WB
Videos show water pouring from the ceiling near the gift shop in the institution’s brand-new building.
The BBC's Lily Jamali looks into why big US firms and start-ups alike are turning to Chinese tech.
{beacon} Energy & Environment The Big Story DOE cancels $30B in green loans The Trump administration is canceling $30 billion in green loans and revising another $53 billion. © Photo Credit The administration on Thursday night said the changes or eliminations from the $83
New research reveals the genetic history of the cultivated strawberry The post The Strawberry Is a Frankenfruit appeared first on Nautilus .
Tensions between the United States and Canada have rapidly escalated this week after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a rousing speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, declaring a "rupture" in the old world order and calling on "middle
A nurse at a South Florida hospital has been fired for a social media post in which she appeared to make profane remarks about White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s pregnancy. A spokesperson for Baptist Health South Florida confirmed in a Friday statement that a nurse
Things are happening.
The band had accused the anonymous owner of the domain of "cybersquatting"
I suppose that's one solution.
Filmmaker Liza Mandelup dedicates eight minutes to the cultural obsession surrounding the accused killer in a new short film that just had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Hulu has landed the rights to pioneering media executive Amy DuBois Barnett’s debut novel, “If I Ruled the World,” to adapt into a hour-long drama series. “If I Ruled the World” is inspired by Barnett’s experiences as the first Black woman to helm a major mainstream magazine in
The bluntly named “Are You Dead” app went viral because it translated demographic and social anxiety into a push notification, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
Whiskerwood is out now on PC via early access, but for the most part it feels like a finished game The post Careful, This City-Builder Starring Cute Mice And Evil Royal Cats Might Suck Away All Your Free Time appeared first on Kotaku .
She started out with Marion Dougherty, found actors for ‘What's Up, Doc?’ and ‘The Exorcist’ at Warner Bros. and was a high-ranking exec at Columbia Pictures.
This weekend’s freezing temperatures and snow won’t just impact humans—zoo animals need to get ready for the storm, too
In the last installment of our correspondent's journey along West Africa's rapidly expanding urban coast, we arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast — at the heart of a region where promise and strain collide.
Chappell Roan will join previously announced honorees Chaka Khan, Haim, St. Vincent, Amy Allen and more at the the second annual Resonator Awards, presented by We Are Moving the Needle and taking place during Grammy Week on January 27, 2026 at Los Angeles’ iconic Chaplin
The city is pursuing legal action after artwork and panels about the history of slavery were removed from a historic park.
The anime characters can wait.
The Senate will instead hold its first vote of the week on Tuesday as Washington prepares for a weekend snowstorm.
Her painting series is a record of those grand and mundane places lost to time or other occurrences, whose presence we continue to mourn.
Carlos Ponce has joined the cast of the upcoming indie dramedy “Hurricane Seasons,” which is currently in post-production after wrapping filming in New York and Puerto Rico. Ponce joins the mostly Latino cast of Tony-nominated actress Justina Machado (“One Day at a Time,”
The massive measles outbreaks of 2025 are officially spilling over into the new year. Fourteen states have reported new cases of the virus since the start of 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
A planetary scientist explains how we can stalk this smoking wreckage The post I Track Space Debris As It Crashes to Earth appeared first on Nautilus .
Composer Peter Peter is just as surprised by the runaway success of “Heated Rivalry” as everyone else. “It was an honor and it went so fast,” the Canadian singer-songwriter and producer told Variety about his experience working on the show. “But you can never know. I thought
Jarno Coone, the winner of the international 'world's ugliest lawn' competition, says he doesn't let his garden grow wild to annoy his neighbours in the regional Victorian town of Kyneton. He says he is 'proud to get the message out there for water conservation and living more
President Donald Trump’s inaccurate belittling of the British role in Afghanistan recalled previous occasions when he has insulted injured or fallen soldiers.
I thought this said “Winamp” and I got really excited.
ICE beat, cuffed, and jailed an army veteran and Purple Heart recipient for protesting in Minneapolis—and then the Department of Homeland Security lied about his charges. On Friday, ABC News reported that 39-year-old William Vermie was arrested while watching ICE agents go
In the annals of recorded music as collectors’ items, nothing stands out quite like “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” the Wu Tang Clan album that was minted as a limited edition of just one copy, with a prohibition on any reproduction, and sold for $2 million to the highest bidder
Director Christophe Gans helmed the first “Silent Hill” film in 2006, and critics hated it. But then a funny thing happened. “I was very pleased to see how the reputation of the movie has grown,” Gans told Variety. “I did an international press junket, and all the journalists
Philly guitarist Emily Robb is an if-you-know-you-know underground treasure. When I asked Shop Regulars’ Matt Radosevich who he was spinning two years ago, Robb was his reply. She’s put out two albums of noisy, primitive shredding via Pretty Bunco, and today she releases
Grammy Award-winning opera singer Renée Fleming will no longer participate in a pair of symphony performances at the Kennedy Center this spring, according to a message on the center’s website. Fleming was scheduled to appear with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) on May