'The end of Xbox': fans split as AI exec takes over Microsoft's top gaming role
The executive shake-up has sparked online debate about new boss Asha Sharma's gaming credentials.
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‘There’s Joy in Everything’: Gothicumbia Comes to New York
Gothicumbia has become one of L.A.’s favorite dance parties, and this weekend, the event finally touched down in New York, bringing all cumbia-loving goth kids, rhythmic freaks, and mirror-ball-driven dark kings and queens to Irving Plaza for love of the music. Cumbia and goth
Lily Collins to Play Audrey Hepburn in Movie About Making of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’
Lily Collins will play Audrey Hepburn in a new movie about the making of the classic film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Collins will also serve as a producer for the project, which is based on the Sam Wasson book “Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the
Microdrama Platforms Spend Up to 90% of Budgets on Marketing, Execs Say at Packed Mip London Panel: ‘Don’t Shun the Format, Embrace It’
One of the marquee panels at Mip London drew a full house as executives revealed that microdrama platforms are devoting as much as 90% of their budgets to marketing rather than production, underscoring how the fast-growing short-form storytelling sector is evolving into a
Heather The Jerk’s New Tape Scroll If You Love Devil Is A Garage-Pop Uncut Gem
Heather The Jerk is Heather Sawyer, a Madison-based garage rocker and member of bands like the Hussy and Proud Parents. MRR described her late 2024 cassette Not Very Motorcycle as bedroom pop-punk, which at least gets you in the ballpark for new tape Scroll If You Love Devil.
Barry Cowen MEP welcomes record €205m EU food promotion budget and warns recent controversies may undermine Ireland’s agri-food success
Fianna Fáil MEP for the Midlands North-West and full member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture (AGRI) Committee, Barry Cowen, has this afternoon (23 February) welcomed the European Commission’s decision to allocate a record €205 million to the 2026 EU agri-food promotion
Assassin’s Creed Vets Who Led Black Flag And Origins Now In Charge Of Series
Ubisoft has picked three developers with a long history on Assassin's Creed to lead its future at Vantage Studios
Exact Sciences Stockholders Approve Abbott Merger as Executive Pay Proposal Fails at Special Meeting
EU accuses Hungary of disloyalty for vetoing €90 billion loan to Ukraine
Hungary's decision to veto the €90 billion loan for Ukraine has received strong rebukes from other EU countries, which see it as an act of disloyalty.
‘Tariff chaos’ but pharmaceuticals may stay outside the fray
The United States Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Trump’s tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was greeted by many as a sign that constitutional checks and balances were still in working order. However, anyone thinking
Magic’s TMNT set features 18 deep-cut villains, from Pizza Face to Tempestra
Magic: The Gathering's TMNT crossover resurrects 18 villains from comics, cartoons, and toys from across 40 years of Ninja Turtles history.
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Bringing quantum ideas to the messy world of disordered proteins
Imagine trying to design a key for a lock that is constantly changing its shape. That is the exact challenge we face in modern drug discovery when dealing with intrinsically disordered proteins.
Fracking in Argentina 'linked to hundreds of tremors'
The extraction of gas and oil by fracking—large-scale fracturing of underground rocks by injecting water, sand and additives—is generating growing concern in Argentine Patagonia. Neuquén province—home to the country's largest hydrocarbon reserves—has experienced an increase in
‘Yellowjackets’ Creators Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson Ink Paramount TV Studios Overall Deal
“Yellowjackets” co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson have signed an overall deal with Paramount Television Studios, Variety has learned. The news comes just ahead of the start of production on Season 4 of “Yellowjackets,” which was previously reported to be the show’s
The Brain Science Behind the Munchies
New cannabis research shows why we get snacky when we get high The post The Brain Science Behind the Munchies appeared first on Nautilus .
Mark Normand Sets Netflix Special ‘None Too Pleased’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Mark Normand has set his next stand-up comedy special at Netfilx. Titled “None Too Pleased,” the hour will debut on the streamer on March 17. Normand filmed the special at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colo. The New Orleans-born, New York-based comic “turns married life,
Lily Collins to Play Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Making Of Story From Imagine
The feature is based on Sam Wasson’s book 'Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.'
Harry Styles Set as ‘SNL’ Host and Musical Guest in March After New Album Release
Harry Styles will serve as host and musical guest of “Saturday Night Live” on March 14. It’s the second time the Grammy winning pop star will pull double duty on the NBC sketch comedy series. He last commanded Studio 8H in November 2019, and he previously performed as a musical
BritBox to Launch ‘On the Box’ Weekly Podcast With Hosts Edith Bowman, Michelle Collins (EXCLUSIVE)
BBC Studios-owned streamer BritBox is launching “On the Box,” a new weekly podcast hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Edith Bowman and comedian Michelle Collins. Premiering March 9, the BBC Studios Audio podcast will dissect “the very best of BritBox and the TV pop culture shaping screens
American Olympians are supposed to speak their minds
Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu are two young women at the top of their respective sports, both children of Chinese immigrants, who have been used as pawns in the US-China rivalry, with Gu facing criticism for taking money from the Chinese government to compete for China and Liu being
A Rare White Whale Sighting Tops the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards
The competition highlights extraordinary wildlife and habitats around the globe. 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 A Rare White Whale Sighting Tops
Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Are Topping The EShop Charts Despite Price Backlash
The Switch ports of the GBA games have people debating game prices again
Blood test could predict when Alzheimer's symptoms will begin
A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers found that a single blood test could predict when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published last week in Nature Medicine, determined that a test to find the
Nothing – “Never Come Never Morning”
On Friday, Philadelphia shoegaze institution Nothing will release their new album A Short History Of Decay, which pushed the band’s sound in a bunch of different directions. This time around, frontman Nicky Palermo has put together a lineup that includes Cloakroom’s Doyle
Crimson Desert has one thing you can't do, according to a fan
An early build of Crimson Desert appears to not have underwater exploration or diving, and fans are saying it's the only thing that can't be done.
This Texas Teenager Is One of the World’s Most Feared Fighters. Don’t Expect Her to Talk About It.
"Not yet twenty, Helena Crevar is one of the most feared fighters in martial arts. What’s her secret?"
Netflix boss dismisses Trump's demand for Susan Rice to be fired
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos brushed aside a demand by President Trump that the company fire former Democratic diplomat Susan Rice from its board. Sarandos was discussing Netflix's tentative deal to buy Warner Brothers Discovery's sprawling movie and television studio, a potential
How cells manage nitric oxide: Research uncovers dynamic 'gate' that tames powerful signaling molecule
Cornell researchers have uncovered a built-in molecular "gate" that controls the production of the molecule nitric oxide, a crucial signaling molecule throughout biology that in humans helps regulate blood pressure, brain signaling, and immune defenses. But when levels go
Slovakia halts emergency power supply to Ukraine as oil transit row deepens
Bratislava halted emergency power to Ukraine on Monday after Kyiv did not restore Druzhba oil transit as requested by Slovakia and Hungary, with Premier Robert Fico warning of further measures on EU support to Kyiv.
