Luto is an underappreciated 2025 horror gem with the perfect mixture of Stanley Parable narration and P.T. ambience

The horrors of being held hostage by your own home.

Australia’s Victoria declares state of disaster as bushfires rage, 3 people remain missing

Temperatures soared past 40 deg C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria this week.

Jeh Johnson worried about 'type of people' being recruited for ICE

Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Friday questioned the “type of people” being recruited by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after two shootings involving immigration authorities. “I also worry about the type of people that are being recruited now for

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Australia PM warns of extreme and dangerous weather as bushfires rage in Victoria

SYDNEY, Jan 10 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday the nation faced \"extreme and dangerous\" weather as a bushfire crisis gripped Victoria state, razing homes and burning vast swathes of bushland.

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Capitalism at war: America’s foreign policy reckoning

Great powers rarely fall because they lack strength. More often, they decline because they misunderstand the nature of power itself. Rome’s downfall was not caused by a single invasion but by structural overstretch. Rome expanded faster than it could integrate, govern and

Asia Times • 32m

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Duo to Write Tim Burton’s ‘Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman’

“KPop Demon Hunters” screenwriters Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan are taking on some massive new IP — signing on to script Tim Burton’s reimagining of the classic “Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman.” Warner Bros. Pictures tapped the writing duo to write the screenplay for the

Variety • 35m

Trump wants Venezuela 'deal' with oil companies

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump wants Venezuela 'deal' with oil companies Major oil firms expressed interest — with reservations — about doing business in Venezuela as President Trump said Friday he’s seeking a deal to decide which

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Iran protests catch fire as Trump, Khamenei escalate war of words

President Trump and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are escalating a war of words as the Islamic Republic cracks down on mass protests that saw buildings set on fire in cities across the country overnight Friday. Khamenei claimed Friday that nearly two weeks of

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Insurers’ time in the barrel?

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Insurers’ time in the barrel? House Republicans are summoning health insurers to Capitol Hill later this month to talk about health care affordability. © Photo credit The move comes weeks after the

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Paul Haggis Settles With Rape Accuser for $2 Million

Paul Haggis has reached a settlement with the former film publicist who won a $10 million rape verdict against him in 2022. The ex-publicist, Haleigh Breest, accused the “Crash” director of raping her and forcing her to perform oral sex after a premiere in January 2013. Breest

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Africa: African Union, China Agree to Explore Full Potential for Practical Cooperation

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union and China have agreed to explore the full potential for practical cooperation between China and the African Union, with a view to delivering tangible benefits to the peoples of Africa and China.

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Trump posts jobs numbers before release

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump accidentally disclosed jobs report data before release, White House says In a series of Thursday evening posts on Truth Social, the president shared

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DNC chair calls Trump a 'lying piece of s‑‑‑' over false Minnesota election claims

The chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) lashed out at President Trump after he claimed that he won the election in Minnesota “all three times.” “You lying piece of s‑‑‑,” Ken Martin posted on social platform X. “I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your

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France moves G7 meeting to avoid Trump's birthday, UFC event

France has moved the annual Group of Seven (G7) meeting to avoid scheduling conflicts with President Trump’s birthday and the accompanying White House UFC fight, the White House confirmed Friday. The convening of top world leaders was originally scheduled to take place June

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A fifth Venezuela-linked tanker taken by US

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A fifth Venezuela-linked tanker taken by US The U.S. early Friday seized a fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela in its campaign to control oil

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China plays rare-earth card on Japan, but keeps it subtle

China reportedly has begun restricting rare-earth exports to Japan to pressure Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to withdraw her pro-Taiwan remarks. But at the same time, it’s holding back from pushing this too far due to strategic reasons. The Wall Street Journal reported that

Asia Times • 1h

Tron 3 and a new Predator are finally streaming this weekend

The Long Walk strolls onto Starz, Dracula flies onto VOD, and Chain Reactions is unleashed on Shudder

Polygon • 1h

How a Child’s Voice in Gaza Forced Director Kaouther Ben Hania to Stop Everything and Make ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’: ‘You Can’t Unhear It’

There are voices that, once heard, cannot be unheard. For Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, the voice of five-year-old Hind Rajab — pleading for help as Israeli forces surrounded her family’s car in Gaza in January 2024 — became an artistic and moral imperative she could

Variety • 1h

Here’s Why the LA Art Show Is Worth Your While

A debut Latin American Pavilion, a video art display, and a mini-retrospective of biennials underscore this fair’s cultural and political relevance.

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CES Takeaways: The Promise and Peril of AI, the Power of Sports and Audacity of Next-Generation Creators Is Transforming Media and Entertainment

The struggle is real but so are the opportunities — and the potential to drive profits and growth are an order of magnitude larger than anyone can predict at this fraught moment for media, entertainment and technology. Those central business dichotomies and much more were

Variety • 1h

Venezuela crisis’s impact on the Korean Peninsula peace process

The US military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro has generated far-reaching global repercussions. In East Asia, the intervention has intensified tensions between the United States and China and has disrupted South Korea’s existing

Asia Times • 1h

Supreme Court will hear Cisco’s appeal in Falun Gong lawsuit

The Supreme Court agreed to hear Cisco’s bid to stave off a long-running lawsuit alleging the tech giant aided the Chinese government’s persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual movement. The 2011 lawsuit is brought by a group of Chinese nationals and a U.S. citizen who say they

TheHill • 1h

North Korea says South Korean drone entered its airspace on Jan 4

North Korea's state media KCNA called South Korea its "enemy most hostile".

The Straits Times • 1h

George Conway: 'The domestic terrorists are ICE'

George Conway on Thursday slammed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the deadly shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis. Authorities alleged the victim, Renee Nicole Good Macklin, was attempting to use her vehicle as a weapon and have labeled her a

TheHill • 1h

Big Oil expresses tepid interest as Trump seeks deal on Venezuela

Major oil firms expressed interest — with reservations — about doing business in Venezuela as President Trump said Friday he’s seeking a deal to decide which companies will drill in the Latin American nation. During a meeting at the White House, Trump said he would try to “cut

TheHill • 1h

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Writers Team with Tim Burton for ‘Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman’ (Exclusive)

Burton is attached to direct a remake of the 1958 B-movie classic for Warner Bros.

Hollywood Reporter • 1h

Comedian John Mulaney postpones weekend Minneapolis shows

Comedian John Mulaney will not perform in Minneapolis this weekend as tensions mount over the presence of federal authorities in the city following the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good by a federal immigration officer. Mulaney was scheduled to perform three

TheHill • 1h

Oscar Predictions: Original Screenplay — With Few Signals, ‘Sinners’ Takes an Early Lead

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.

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Musk limits AI images to paid users

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk limits AI image generation to paid subscribers Elon Musk’s social platform X blocked most users from manipulating images with Grok after complaints that the AI chatbot was producing sexualized images of women and children,

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Anti-abortion groups pressure Trump, GOP leaders on ACA Hyde 'flexibility'

A coalition of leading anti-abortion groups on Friday urged President Trump along with House and Senate Republican leaders to hold firm in demanding strict protections against ObamaCare subsidies being used to pay for abortion. The letter from Americans United for Life, Susan

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Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer hopes we won't want to save scum in Divinity: 'Our ambition is certainly to make failure more interesting'

F5 + F8, save scummers say "great" / Overwriting autosave, scummers behave!

PCGamer • 1h

‘His & Hers’ Boss on the Biggest Changes Made From the Novel and That Truly Shocking Final Reveal

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “His & Hers,” now streaming on Netflix. Based on Alice Feeney’s novel of the same name, Tessa Thompson leads “His & Hers” as the character Anna Andrews, starring opposite Jon Bernthal, who portrays Detective Jack in the

Variety • 1h

Nick Cave on Writing the ‘Train Dreams’ Title Song in Support of a ‘Devastating’ Yet ‘Life-Affirming’ Story: ‘That’s the Beautiful Paradox of Grief’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Rock legend Nick Cave might have been a natural to ask to write a theme song for “Train Dreams,” even if he didn’t have any personal connections or ins with the filmmakers or cast. One of his most acclaimed albums, “Ghosteen,” deals with grief following the death of his teenage

Variety • 1h

Trump says US needs to 'own' Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it

We will do it "the easy way" or "the hard way", he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.

BBC • 1h

Supreme Court will review FCC’s fines against AT&T, Verizon

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) authority to issue massive fines violated AT&T's and Verizon’s constitutional right to a jury trial. It’s the latest Supreme Court case to take aim at federal agencies’ regulatory

TheHill • 1h

GameStop closes more stores as retail apocalypse continues

GameStop has continued to close more stores in 2026.

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Valve spent 2025 ripping apart Deadlock and putting it back together, and it delivered better live service than most live service games

Valve's futuristic MOBA has been figuring itself out on the fly, and I kind of prefer that to a carefully considered roadmap.

PCGamer • 2h

2026 RPG That Lets You Ride Dragons Promises A Map Twice The Size of Skyrim

Devs are still gloating about giant worlds without telling us what you can do in them The post 2026 RPG That Lets You Ride Dragons Promises A Map Twice The Size of Skyrim appeared first on Kotaku .

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Katie Leung Says Racist Backlash Over ‘Harry Potter’ Casting as Cho Chang ‘Probably Made Me Less Outgoing’

Katie Leung told The Guardian in a new interview that her casting as Cho Chang in the “Harry Potter” film franchise and the resulting racism she received online from toxic fans “probably made me less outgoing.” “It was overwhelming from the get-go,” Leung said about the instant

Variety • 2h

words.zip is “an infinite collaborative word search where anyone can find and...

words.zip is “an infinite collaborative word search where anyone can find and submit words — no account required.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

kottke.org • 2h