Marilyn Granas, First Stand-In for Shirley Temple, Dies at 98
After the youngsters worked together on ‘Bright Eyes,’ ‘The Little Colonel’ and other movies, she starred in an early Kenneth Anger film and became a casting director.
After the youngsters worked together on ‘Bright Eyes,’ ‘The Little Colonel’ and other movies, she starred in an early Kenneth Anger film and became a casting director.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5, Volume 2 of “Stranger Things, now streaming on Netflix. Once more unto the breach, “Stranger Things” viewers. In the last episode of Volume 2 of the fifth and final season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” the whole
"Regional stability in Yangon region is improving now," said a statement shared by junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Friday fundraised donations from supporters after President Trump blasted him on social media and called him a "lowlife Republican" for his role in bringing the files of Jeffrey Epstein to light. "Imagine celebrating a blessed Christmas with your
Altermagnets are a newly recognized class of antiferromagnets whose magnetic structure behaves very differently from what is found in conventional systems. In conventional antiferromagnets, the sublattices are linked by simple inversion or translation, resulting in
Sigourney Weaver recently told The New York Times that she once stood up to James Cameron during their first movie together, 1986’s “Aliens.” The science-fiction action movie marked Weaver’s return as Ellen Ripley after the success of Ridley Scott’s “Alien.” Cameron was new to
The Anthony Bourdain Reader ( Amazon ) is a collection of writings from the late author, TV host, and chef, including some unpublished pieces. The Anthony Bourdain Reader is also a showcase for new and never-before-seen material, like diary entries from Bourdain’s first trip
Tubi kicks off 2026 with a long list of new and familiar titles arriving on the streamer New Years Day. Viewers can look forward to watching movies and series spanning several genres, including “Bad Boys,” Taxi Driver,” “Carrie,” “Now You See Me,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she is pregnant with her second child on Friday. “My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother. My heart is overflowing with gratitude to God for the blessing of
LONDON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - High-profile activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after an Egyptian presidential pardon in September, has arrived in Britain, the Egyptian-British campaigner's family and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday. Abd
Representative Thomas Massie torched Donald Trump’s pathetic swipe at him in his outrageous Christmas post. The president posted a special Christmas message Thursday addressed to “the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein,” and congratulated himself for “dropping” the
A new documentary reveals that Chevy Chase was put into a coma for around eight days after he experienced heart failure during the pandemic. It was reported in 2021 that the now-82-year-old comedian spent five weeks in the hospital due to undisclosed heart issues. “[He] has
Gov. Hochul compared the social media labels to warnings on other products like tobacco, where they communicate the risk of cancer.
The U.S. launched strikes against ISIS militants in Nigeria on Thursday, a Christmas Day attack amid tensions between the West African nation and the U.S. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS
While Trump has said he acted to protect Christians, analysts report that violence, particularly by Islamist militants, has targeted both Christians and Muslims.
AARP denied any wrongdoing but agreed to the payout to end the litigation, which has been pending in federal court in California since 2022.
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, has died. According to a statement the band shared on their website , Bamonte passed away from a short illness over Christmas at his home. He was 65. The post The Cure’s Perry Bamonte Dead At 65 appeared first on Stereogum .
A man stabbed three women at Paris metro stations République, Arts et Métiers, and Opéra on Friday. All victims were treated, and the suspect was soon arrested using CCTV and phone data, police said.
Digging the soulful jazz + drum & bass energy of Chanpan . Hard to categorize what this is — so many influences and styles . 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
[TECNO] TECNO Glory Night Awards, jointly organized with TikTok Live and CAF, celebrated the creativity of pan-African KOLs powered by TECNO AI. With the launch of TECNO's "Power Your Moment" campaign during AFCON, this theme has been widely recognized by KOLs, stimulating the
Compile's DiscStation series went far beyond the basic demo disc.
Perry Bamonte, best known as guitarist and keyboardist in the Cure, has died at the age of 65 after battling a short illness at home over Christmas. The Cure confirmed Bamonte’s death on the band’s website on Friday, remembering his contributions to the group during his two
[TECNO] Groundbreaking partnership transforms pitch renovation program into comprehensive talent development platform, offering long-term support for promising U12-15 players across African nations.
[TECNO] The opening ceremony marked the starting point of TECNO's AFCON ''Power Your Moment'' campaign, welcoming invited clients, guests, and partners as the tournament officially began. From the same day, the brand opened its physical spaces to the public, shifting from a
Lee died on Christmas Day after spending days in the ICU following multiple cardiac arrests
The imposed sanctions are largely symbolic, as American defense firms' business with China is extremely limited.
Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone's choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty's early maritime voyages.
Clean Energy Is Still Winning. These 10 Charts Prove It. In March 2025, more electricity was generated with clean energy than with fossil fuels for the first time. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Gilligan and his Pluribus team weigh in on a simple question with big implications.
DAMASCUS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said. An ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Syrian group known as Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah said on its
Obituaries preserve what families most want remembered about the people they cherish most. Across time, they also reveal the values each era chose to honor.
The gacha's first villain became a meme earlier this year.
The decision has been condemned by Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti, who call it a dangerous precedent.
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from deporting a British man who was recently placed on a visa ban after U.S. officials accused him and four other Europeans of online censorship. Center for Countering Digital Hate CEO Imran Ahmed filed a complaint
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has shared further thoughts on AI after a past interview of his went viral online The post Professor Layton Boss Wants People To Stop Demonizing Generative AI appeared first on Kotaku .
Where was Gondor when my credit card payment failed? The post A Giant Lord Of The Rings Minas Tirith Lego Set Rumored To Cost Over $600 appeared first on Kotaku .
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has congratulated the people of Somalia following the successful conduct of municipal elections in Mogadishu on 25 December 2025.
Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme,” now in theaters, is filled with ‘80s bangers, including Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and Peter Gabriel’s “I Have the Touch.” But Safdie’s latest film — starring Timothée Chalamet as a young man from New York’s Lower East
A worker at a scrapyard near the Louisville airport has died months after the UPS plane plowed into the business.
An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday.
North Korea’s nuclear submarine gambit marks a dangerous inflection point in the rise of an authoritarian nexus that challenges established deterrence dynamics. This month, multiple media outlets reported North Korea’s unveiling of what it says is the completed hull of its
President Trump is holding two emergency summits next week at his Mar-a-Lago estate—first with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and then with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—in a supposed effort to stop two wars he’s failed to end. Axios reports that Trump will
The staggering total, up from $1.9 trillion at the start of the year, reflects Wall Street’s all-in bet on artificial intelligence.
Influenced by the French New Wave, the Israel native helped chronicle the punk explosion in downtown Manhattan in the 1970s.