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Japanese stars shine on Day 1 of the Tokyo Grand Slam
Day 1 in Tokyo delivered top-level judo as Koga, Murao, Abe, Sulamanidze, Omori, Endovitskii and Kaju all claimed gold. With several all-Japan finals and world champions in action, the event opened in spectacular fashion. A powerful start to the 2025 Tokyo Grand Slam.
Kirby Air Riders's City Trial challenges are bite-sized gaming perfection
The Nintendo racer's blazingly fast races are far better than yet another doomscroll sesh
'We gotta act white': How voice recognition tech fails for Aboriginal English speakers
More and more phones, televisions, smart speakers, and cars are embedded with automated speech-recognition technologies that transcribe speech into written words. These technologies enable the devices to understand what songs we want to listen to, where we want to drive, and
Undocumented immigrants deserve health care — they’ve already paid for it
Last month, one of the kindergarten students I counsel as a social work intern was absent from class for most of the week. This student missed school Tuesday through Friday. On Friday, her teacher decided to call the student’s mom to see what was going on. The student had been
These national parks will charge an extra $100 entrance fee for international visitors in 2026
Officials previously predicted the surcharge could bring in an additional $90 million.
Hitmakers Repeat Offenders: How Smash Singles From Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey and Benson Boone Came Together
Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims and Billie Eilish have one thing in common: they each had the same songs appear on Variety‘s Hitmakers 2024 and 2025 lists. From “Espresso” to “Beautiful Things,” these tracks maintained momentum far past their release
Reid – “rebirth”
Reid is a 19-year-old UK electronic artist with only a few songs under his belt, but they’re real bangers. “pull up” is a hot, hazy earworm; “addict” is a twitchy, infectious club anthem. He’s got the sultry voice of 2hollis, the ecstatic beats of fakemink, and the clubby
'We've lost everything': Australia wildfire rips through homes
Multiple homes were left damaged after a wildfire swept through a coastal area north of Sydney.
Adrien Brody Says ‘Nothing Can Replace Emotion’ When Talking AI, Discusses ‘Self-Preservation’ in Shoots like ‘The Brutalist’: ‘I Have No Personal Life When I’m Filming’
American actor Adrien Brody spoke about how he deals with the toll of “difficult” shoots like Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” which won him his second Best Actor Oscar earlier in the year, just over two decades after his first win for “The Pianist.” Speaking at the Red Sea Film
Natural hormone unlocks a hidden fat burning switch
FGF19 triggers the brain to burn more energy and activate fat-burning cells, offering a potential new path for obesity treatments. The hormone enhances thermogenesis and reduces inflammation, but only when the sympathetic nervous system is active. Researchers uncovered how cold
Trump Melts Down as Even Fox Highlights Affordability Crisis
As the Republican Party flails on the cost-of-living crisis, President Donald Trump kicked off his Saturday morning with an attack on his beloved Fox & Friends for prodding that sensitive subject. The show on Saturday hosted Peter Schiff, a stockbroker and financial
Trump defends rising cost of 'much bigger and more beautiful' ballroom amid criticism
President Trump on Saturday defended high costs associated with his White House ballroom project, telling critics that the space will be "much bigger and more beautiful" when completed. Trump first slammed CNN's chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins for asking about
Magic's best argument for Universes Beyond might be Tidus from Final Fantasy 10
The careful way designers invested in the stories behind these characters and reflected that in their card mechanics is spot on
The rise and fall of the American Bar Association
The ABA is likely to continue on this path of activism over professionalism.
For its 50th anniversary, the original theatrical cut of Star Wars will...
For its 50th anniversary, the original theatrical cut of Star Wars will be released in theaters in Feb 2027 (maybe even IMAX). Han shoots first, no weirdly svelte Jabba . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Don Bacon doubles down on Hegseth criticism: ‘I think I’ve seen enough’
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) took his criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a step further Friday, claiming the Pentagon chief's recent decisions have "ruined his credibility." “I’ve been on the record already," he told Politico's Dasha Burns, who also hosts "Ceasefire" on
Bethlehem Christmas tree lights up for first time since start of Gaza war
For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
How could Canada, US and Mexico fare in their World Cup groups?
The host nations had what will be seen as relatively favorable draws for the 2026 tournament.
Scientists are turning Earth into a giant detector for hidden forces shaping our Universe
SQUIRE aims to detect exotic spin-dependent interactions using quantum sensors deployed in space, where speed and environmental conditions vastly improve sensitivity. Orbiting sensors tap into Earth’s enormous natural polarized spin source and benefit from low-noise periodic
Drag queen Pattie Gonia completes 100-mile trek raising $1m to make outdoors more ‘equitable’
Drag queen, environmentalist, diversity and inclusion advocate and social media star arrives in San Francisco Pattie Gonia, the drag queen and environmentalist, arrived in San Francisco on Friday afternoon and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge with $1m more than when she set out
Stranger Things season 5 still needs to deliver on Robin and Will's heart-to-heart
Maya Hawke and Noah Schnapp are doing some of their best work on the show.
New approach narrows uncertainty in future warming and remaining carbon budget for 2°C
How much the planet warms with each ton of carbon dioxide remains one of the most important questions in climate science, but there is uncertainty in predicting it. This uncertainty hinders governments, businesses and communities from setting clear emission-reduction targets
Rust's hotly anticipated naval update is delayed into 2026: 'We took on too much'
"The closer we got to release, the less confident and happy we were with the state of it."
China is overplaying its hand on rare earth materials
China’s dominance in rare earths looks formidable on paper, yet its power is far weaker in practice.
Rachid Bouchareb Unveils ‘Reggane,’ Algeria-Set Drama on France’s Nuclear Tests: ‘What Interests Me Is to Bring That to Light’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar-nominated Franco-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb (“Days of Glory”) is preparing his next feature, “Reggane,” a fiction film set against the backdrop of France’s first nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara, a long-suppressed chapter of colonial history the filmmaker has
Echo Dot Goes for Peanuts, Amazon Sells Alexa Speakers Cheap Enough for Every Home to Own One
Our favorite Alexa speaker. The post Echo Dot Goes for Peanuts, Amazon Sells Alexa Speakers Cheap Enough for Every Home to Own One appeared first on Kotaku .
Sydney Sweeney Says ‘I’m Against Hate’ and Reconsiders Staying Quiet on American Eagle Jeans Controversy: ‘My Silence Has Only Widened the Divide’
Sydney Sweeney recently told People magazine that “I’m against hate” while looking back at the controversy that erupted over her American Eagle jeans ad earlier this year. The campaign was centered on the tagline “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.” The pun around “great genes”
The journey of the Olympic flame around Italy begins
The first leg of the Olympic torch tour has started from the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome. The flame will pass through all the regions and arrive on the eve of the start of the Winter Games in Milan, on 5 February.
Sydney Sweeney Finally Addresses American Eagle Controversy: ‘I’m Against Hate and Divisiveness’
"I don’t support the views some people chose to connect to the campaign," actress says. "Many have assigned motives and labels to me that just aren’t true."
