Huge fitness facility with affordable apartments to replace Downtown NYC blight
The lease is the first of any kind for the ambitious project, which is scheduled to break ground next winter.
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Indian capital announces work-from-home days to weather fuel shortage
Government offices will have two work-from-home days a week for those able to work remotely.
My Adventures with Superman season 3 trailer reveals a familiar robot villain
My Adventures with Superman premieres next month. On Thursday, DC shared its first trailer, which shows off new characters for season 3.
Forza Horizon 6 review roundup: Metacritic's highest-rated game of 2026 (so far)
Reviews for Forza Horizon 6 show that critics haven't gotten tired of the open-world racing formula, especially thanks to some smart new tweaks.
Why marimbas cost so much and how hickory could change music classrooms
The pleasant, earthy sound of a marimba is a key component in the modern orchestra, but their high prices, ranging from $1,000 to over $25,000, sometimes make them cost-prohibitive for schools and students.
Vocal fry stereotype unravels as men and older voices show more creak
Valleyspeak, uptalk, vocal fry: These are all examples of speech patterns generally assigned to young women and often stereotyped to imply a lack of confidence or intelligence. At least one of these assumed patterns, however, is false.
GTA 6 pre-orders are about to start, and a new trailer might coming soon
As retailers gear up for pre-orders, a few other signs make it sound like we might get a third GTA 6 trailer very soon
Taliban detains three journalists in Afghanistan, UN says
KABUL, May 14 - Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained at least three journalists on unspecified charges, the United Nations mission there said on Thursday in a statement that called for the protection of reporters.
King Charles visits Jewish area of London hit by antisemitic attacks
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - King Charles was greeted by cheering crowds on Thursday when he visited an area of London which has suffered a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks, in a show of support for Britain's fearful Jewish communities. The monarch met two victims of
Cost of living concerns in St Helier Central
The BBC has heard concerns about poverty and cost of living from St Helier Central voters.
Latvian government collapses amid dispute over breaches by Ukrainian drones
Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned after suspected Ukrainian drones headed for Russia crossed into her country, sparking concerns about its defenses.
Split Chain – “Scatterbrain”
Right now, the world is absolutely awash in heavy shoegaze bands. They aren’t all worth your attention, but Bristol’s Split Chain at least deserve some credit for bringing some vigor and excitement to the task of kind of sounding like the Deftones. Split Chain’s full-length
Fetterman: Trump affordability remark was 'clipped'
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday defended President Trump's comment that he is not focused on the financial situations of Americans while negotiating with the Iranian government. “He said something that got clipped ... saying, 'I’m not thinking about [the] American
Nishikawa Miwa’s War Orphan Drama ‘Children Untold’ Boards Intramovies for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian sales agent Intramovies has acquired worldwide sales rights to Japanese film “Children Untold” (“Watashi no Shiranai Kodomotachi”), a WWII historical drama written and directed by Nishikawa Miwa and produced by Koide Daiju for Japan’s K2 Pictures. Set in Tokyo during
Weezer Album Inducted Into The Library Of Congress’ National Recording Registry
Each year since 2002, the Library Of Congress has selected a handful of recordings to be archived in the National Recording Registry. The criteria are that the recordings "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United
Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer teases Tom Holland's Dark Knight turn
Christopher Nolan changed movies forever with his Batman trilogy. Spider-Man 4 seems to be taking his notes for Marvel.
Foo Fighters Have Full Circle ‘Late Show’ Moment, Playing ‘This Is a Call’ and ‘Everlong’
The band played its first-ever late-night TV performance “This Is a Call" on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1995. They were also his last-ever musical guest in 2015, playing his favorite son “Everlong"
Scientists say a daily multivitamin may help slow aging
A daily multivitamin may help slow biological aging, according to researchers studying older adults in a large clinical trial. After two years, participants taking multivitamins showed slower aging in several DNA-based “epigenetic clocks,” with the effect equal to about four
‘The Meltdown’ Review: A Missing-Girl Mystery Becomes a Political Allegory as Remote as its Andean Setting
Four years ago, Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight premiered Chilean actress Manuela Martelli’s superb directorial debut “Chile ’76,” which tracked with sinister precision the stirring of a complacently bourgeois housewife’s political conscience during the repressive Pinochet regime.
Nvidia's solution to the AI energy problem is mini data centers next to local power substations and, of course, selling even more GPUs
AI hardware coming to your neighborhood...
Bessent sees 'substantial disinflation' ahead as Warsh takes over the Fed
Bessent said the energy-fed inflation surge recently is likely to reverse as the U.S. is "going to keep pumping."
Machine-learning method maps the uncertainty of biodiversity scenarios: The Bigfoot connection
To effectively protect biodiversity in an era of climate change, ecologists first have to know where animal and plant species are located and then be able to predict what habitats will be available to them in the future. To help them in these tasks, the scientists use species
AMD bringing FSR 4.1 ML-powered upscaling to RX 7000 series in July, RX 6000 series in 2027
Modders and Sony proved it possible. Now AMD is making good with official support.
Republicans rack up redistricting wins ahead of midterms: Join the live discussion
Republicans are on a winning streak in the redistricting wars, but will that be enough to offset expected Democratic gains in the midterms? What to make of a new poll showing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as front-runners in the 2028
Rubio: US, China agree Strait of Hormuz should not be 'militarized'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the U.S. and China agree that the Strait of Hormuz should not be "militarized," as Iran has kept the waterway closed despite a ceasefire in its war with the U.S. and Israel. Rubio, who traveled with President Trump for his
Dead Meat expands into horror gaming with new YouTube channel
Dead Meat's James A. Janisse and Zoran S. Gvojic are taking the horror channel to new places with the launch of Dead Meat Games this Friday 15th.
Noomi Rapace, Maryam Touzani to Star in Nabil Ayouch’s Psychological Thriller ‘Run, With No Tears’ as Films Boutique Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
French-Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch has assembled an international cast led by Noomi Rapace and Maryam Touzani for his next film, “Run, With No Tears,” a psychological thriller that will shoot in French and English. The project, which starts filming in September, has been
AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards
AMD is bringing its FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to older graphics cards. In an announcement on X, Jack Huynh, AMD's head of computing and graphics, says FSR 4.1 will roll out to RDNA 3 GPUs in July, followed by a launch on RDNA 2 chips in early 2027. This summer's update will allow
Pete Townshend’s Music Catalog and Other Rights Acquired by Primary Wave Music in Nine-Figure Deal
Pete Townshend — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, solo artist and legendary main songwriter for the Who — has partnered with powerhouse publisher Primary Wave Music in a nine-figure deal that sees the company acquiring certain music rights, along with name, image and likeness
Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Weezer Recordings Enter Library of Congress’ National Registry
The Go-Go’s, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Chaka Khan, “Mambo No. 5,” and the soundtrack for the video game Doom also added as part of 2026 class
‘The Match’ Review: An Exciting, Accessible Documentary About Soccer and War
Even the most casual soccer fan knows “The Hand of God,” Argentine legend Diego Maradona’s controversial goal against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The volleyball-like palm strike should have been disallowed, but paved the way for some of the most magical sporting moments
Remains of 2nd US soldier missing in Morocco discovered
The remains of the second U.S. soldier who had been missing in Morocco since May 2 were recovered on Tuesday from a coastal cave. The deceased service member was identified as Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Taveres, Fla., the Army said in a Thursday press release.
Telehealth – “Yassify Me”
All throughout their new album Green World Image, Seattle post-punks Telehealth pull off a brilliant pastiche of B-52s-style party-time new wave, weaving their oblong neon punk-funk grooves full of extremely topical lyrics about the plight of living in our degraded modern
Steven Soderbergh’s ‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Launches Sales in Cannes With 193 (EXCLUSIVE)
Ahead of its world premiere as a special screening in Cannes, Steven Soderbergh’s doc feature “John Lennon: The Last Interview” is now launching in the market. Patrick Wachsberger’s Legendary-backed sales and production company 193 has boarded the film, which features exclusive
Inside the Korean hotel training humanoid robots with cameras on workers’ hands
The project reflects South Korea’s wider ambition to turn its chip industry, manufacturing strength and industrial know-how into an edge in ‘physical AI’. But can it catch up in a field still dominated by the US and China?
IO Interactive has forgiven me for calling 007 a smug tool
I am absolved of my sins until at least my next article.
