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Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Sets ‘Star Wars’ Auction Record Selling for Nearly $5 Million
The prop has easily exceeded a previous record set by Luke Skywalker's lightsaber.
Palisades Equinox reveals reopening date with stunning new gym — as other businesses spring back into life
Pacific Palisades is rising from the ashes.
How the Oscar-Winning Directors of ‘Free Solo’ Confronted Tragedy — And Their Own Filmmaking — in ‘Everest: The Other Side’
“It was very hard to have to pivot from a story we desperately wanted to tell to a story that was more personal and difficult,” director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi told The Hollywood Reporter at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
Virginia Democrats back Scott’s bid for House education gavel
The support comes as Rep. Bobby Scott faces two challengers for the top slot. He has led committee Democrats for more than a decade.
Hakeem Jeffries eases into committee term-limit debate: ‘The right conversation to have’
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.) is proposing a four-term cap for Democratic panel leaders.
VisionQuest’s Wild Post-Credits Cameo Almost Didn’t Happen
Marvel boss warned that one Avenger’s return in VisionQuest could overshadow the actual show
U2, Leon Thomas, 2Hollis, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist
Water-activated polymer forms solid shapes underwater and bonds glass fragments
Cement hardens when mixed with water, allowing it to form solid structures even in wet environments. This property is known as hydraulicity. Reproducing this property in organic polymers has been challenging, as polymer materials that react with moisture often lack the
TV Academy Cancels Televerse for 2027 Emmy Season; Festival Will Return in Early 2028
Televerse is taking a telebreak. The Television Academy’s TV festival, which launched in 2025 and continued this year, won’t be back in 2027 — and will move to earlier in the year when it returns in 2028, the org announced Friday. That now places Televerse at the start of the
Crate Release Debut Album, Stereogum Presents Release Show In Brooklyn Next Month
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You can adjust the position of the trackball on Keychron’s new wireless mouse
The Nape Pro was Keychron's first trackball device that was introduced at CES 2026 with a slim and compact design allowing it to be positioned right up against a keyboard. The company's new T1 HE instead looks more like other trackball mice already available from companies like
Climate could force more than 200 billion from homes: U.N. migration chief
Climate change could force more than 200 billion people from their homes even as countries spend billions on securing their borders, the head of the U.N.'s migration body said Friday.
The long-lost source for a sample in Craig Mack’s Flava...
The long-lost source for a sample in Craig Mack’s Flava In Ya Ear has been found . “Back then, rap producers took care in disguising the samples that they chopped up, making them difficult to trace — not just for legal reasons, but as part of the art.”
The Guardian view on M John Harrison’s Booker win: a new frontier for science fiction | Editorial
The End of Everything is a novel for our age of permacrisis. Genre boundaries belong to the past “Science fiction will never be Literature with a capital ‘L,’” began a New York Times review of Margaret Atwood’s novel Oryx and Crake back in 2003. Now, the seemingly impossible
Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?
Are board games making a comeback this Christmas?
All rupee wallet upgrade locations in Zelda Ocarina of Time
Learn where to find all the rupee wallet upgrades in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake and how to increase Link's rupee cap.
Who lives in a sponge under the sea? Tiny Caribbean fish and their microscopic neighbors
Two new studies involving Newcastle University marine scientist Dr. Theresa Rueger have highlighted how the tusked goby's relationship with its host sponge shapes almost every aspect of its life. Rueger, a senior lecturer in tropical marine sciences at Newcastle University's
From stimulation to suppression: How nitrogen addition changes soil respiration over time
Soil respiration (Rs), the efflux of CO₂ from soils to the atmosphere driven by root and microbial activity, is one of the largest terrestrial carbon fluxes and a primary determinant of net carbon sequestration. The important role of nitrogen in driving terrestrial carbon
‘Sunset P.I.’ Sets NBC Release Date, Jake Johnson Comedy Series Drops New First-Look Photos
NBC has set the premiere date for its new comedy series “Sunset P.I.” The single-camera comedy will debut Monday, Feb. 8 at 8:30 pm ET/PT. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock. NBC has also released new first-look images from the series, which can be
‘Pluribus’ Promotes Samba Schutte to Series Regular for Season 2
Samba Schutte has been upped to series regular status for “Pluribus” Season 2, Variety has learned. Schutte is known for playing Mr. Diabaté in Season 1 as a guest star. Like Rhea Seehorn’s Carol, the character is immune to the outbreak and lives a hedonistic lifestyle. Schutte
The Game Awards to Reveal 2026 Nominees Next Week Ahead of ‘GTA 6’ Debut, PlayStation 5 Joins Livestreamers for December Show (EXCLUSIVE)
The Game Awards will unveil its 2026 nominees during a live special next week just two days before Rockstar Games launches “Grand Theft Auto 6,” which is overwhelmingly considered to be the show’s top Game of the Year contender. In a live nomination special airing Tuesday, Nov.
Microsoft Apologizes for Massive Outlook Outage, Affected Customers Can Request Credits for Service Interruption
Microsoft issued an apology Friday for a worldwide outage of its email servers that left millions of Outlook users without access to their mailboxes starting Thursday in some cases for more than 18 hours. “We are deeply sorry for the disruption this incident has caused our
Vance, Rubio top 2028 list for Republicans, Ossoff and Buttigieg get nod in polling of Democrats
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President Vance lead a new survey of Republican voters on whom they view as a strong presidential candidate in 2028. With midterms in the rear view, both parties are already beginning to look to the next presidential election. In a new
Robyn Says Eurovision Is “Just Shit” Now: “It Really Is Embarrassing”
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Dragon Age Modders Are Rushing to Save the Series’ Most Iconic Feature
Dragon Age fans have rushed to save the series’ save import feature, which was handled by the now-shuttered BioWare.
Walmart's Black Friday Deals: 'Pokémon' 30th Anniversary and TCG Surprises
Walmart is stocking Pokémon 30th Anniversary TCG products and holding a drawing for UPCs at a great price compared to Target and GameStop
UN rights chief demands Houthis return body of Yemeni staff member
GENEVA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The UN's human rights chief on Friday demanded the return of the body of a Yemeni staff member of his office who died of unknown causes weeks ago after being held in Houthi custody for more than two years. Mohammad el Shami's family learned of his
Russia sends major business delegation to Kabul for business talks with the Taliban
A Russian deputy prime minister led a 70-strong Russian delegation to Afghanistan, pursuing deals on transport, logistics, agriculture, and health products with the Taliban.
Jensen Huang was reckless with the environment, too
Under cofounder Jensen Huang, Nvidia has become the engine for the AI boom - and one of the tech industry's biggest environmental liabilities. Its sought-after chips have triggered a new wave of water- and chemical-intensive factories, drained power grids from inside massive
Jack Smith calls Senate Republican’s bar complaint against him a ‘political stunt’
Smith said a complaint by Tennessee Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty was meant to punish him a day after his September testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
How Chinese brewers refined their booze 5,000 years ago
More than 5,000 years ago, brewers in eastern China appear to have used red mold to make rice alcohol, then strained the drink through cloth. Microscopic residues on ancient pottery show evidence of both the fermentation method and the filtering process to separate the liquid
Kindergarten teachers offer cognitive help during outdoor play but fall short on emotional and social support
A study in the International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development of teachers' behavior during outdoor play at kindergarten has identified a gap between the support children need and the help educators provide, particularly in emotional and social development.
Self-learning AI separates particle jets from background noise in simulated heavy-ion collisions
A team of physicists and computer scientists led by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) approach that learns on its own to separate important high-energy particle jet signals from the
Microsoft outage 'stark reminder' of how much we rely on tech
Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.
MAGA Rep. Freaks Out at His Own Party After Election Bloodbath
Texas Representative Chip Roy ripped into his own party during a half-hour rant on the House floor Thursday, slamming Republicans for failing to prioritize the American public over their own political interests. “Somebody tell me why Republicans lost last Tuesday? I’ll say it’s
Democratic Sen.-elect Flanagan backs Van Hollen over Schumer
Democratic Sen.-elect Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota announced Friday that she’s backing Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in his challenge to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to become Senate majority leader next year. “Minnesotans are demanding change. Democrats need to deliver. That
‘Castability’ App, Which Offers Actors Critiques from Casting Agents, Officially Launches
After several years in beta testing mode, the new casting app Castability officially launched earlier this month. Founded by Jay Boyer and led by director of casting Amanda Lenker Doyle, CSA, the app has actors film original scenes on their phone and then receive feedback from
France and Germany near deal on De Cos for ECB top job as EU confirms two candidates
Two candidates are vying to succeed Christine Lagarde at the ECB, an EU official stated on Friday as EU leaders met in Dublin, while reports coming out of Spain said France and Germany are close to a deal on the central bank's top jobs with Spain's Pablo Hernández de Cos as
Sony Officially Confirms New Platform for 2026 God of War Game
God of War Sons of Sparta is heading to PlayStation 4 as a huge update brings two new game modes to Kratos' prequel Metroidvania.
Bobby Pulido wins Latin Grammy days after winning House race
After defeating Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) in the Lone Star State's midterm elections last week, Tejano musician and Texas Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido (D) won his third Latin Grammy on Thursday evening. He topped the award ceremony’s “Best Tejano Album” category for his project
Valerie June Releases Uplifting Cover of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’
“Progress happens when everyday people believe in one another, come together, and work toward a more just, compassionate, and beautiful world,” she says
Bessent points at Lutnick in Nvidia chip blacklist spat
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Public safety is a rare bipartisan win Congress shouldn’t let slip away
Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin have introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at addressing online child exploitation, organized retail crime, and contraband in federal prisons as amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Ava DuVernay to Be Honored by ACLU SoCal With Bill of Rights Award for ’14th’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay will be honored by ACLU SoCal at this year’s Bill of Rights Awards. Chandra Bhatnagar, executive director of the ACLU SoCal said, “Ava has helped millions engage with the ongoing work of protecting civil rights, expanding opportunity and strengthening
Austra – “Bittersweet” & “Chains And Anchors”
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Alito Goes After Lower Court Judges Who Dare to Rule Against Trump
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito thinks that many of the lower court judges were “unjustified” in blocking President Trump’s policies. Alito made the comments at a Federalist Society panel on Thursday. “They are dedicated and they are skillful, but they’re not
Zsela Announces New Album The Party: Hear “Real Romantic”
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