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Martin Scorsese Remembers Longtime Friend Rob Reiner: “It Breaks My Heart”
The pair previously worked together in 2013's 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' where Reiner played Jordan Belfort's dad.
Fine wine prices slide for third year in a row as tariffs and stocks sap demand
Wine prices have fallen 2.8% this year through the end of November on Liv-ex’s Fine Wine 100 index.
Jimmy Kimmel Hits Trump, Begs Britain ‘Don’t Give Up on Us’ in Christmas Message
"From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year," Kimmel said on Britain's Channel 4. "Tyranny is booming over here"
Little Manila time capsules in Stockton, California, tell stories
In 2005, Antonio Somera, a Filipino American member of the Legionarios del Trabajo, a Masonic fraternal order, stumbled across a trove of mysterious-looking containers while he was cleaning out the basement of the Daguhoy Lodge in Stockton, California. The containers, which had
Kentucky congressman announces death of longtime staffer, campaign manager
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), a candidate for U.S. Senate, on Thursday announced the death of his longtime staffer and campaign manager Tatum Dale. Dale has worked with the congressman for more than a decade, serving as his top aide in Kentucky and his deputy chief of staff before
King Charles III calls for reconciliation and unity after 'year of deepening division'
Read Charles III TV address to the nation and the Commonwealth in full below.
‘Bridgerton’ Goes Full Cinderella in Season 4 Trailer
The first full look at Part 1 sets up a love story between Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek, complete with masquerades and forbidden love
‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Trailer Adds a Dash of ‘Cinderella’ to a Forbidden Romance
“You simply must marry. You just haven’t met the right young lady,” Benedict Bridgerton’s mother Violet admonishes him in the trailer for season 4 of Netflix’s “Bridgerton.” But he might disagree after he meets the fetching Sophie Baek, played by Yerin Ha, unleashing a
Advice to Trump on the next steps for engagement with Pyongyang
This article published by Pacific Forum is a version of an earlier story published by Korea On Point. It is republished with permission. What in the world is going on? It was not that long ago when North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was seen and treated as a pariah. Moscow
Supernova from the dawn of the universe captured by James Webb Space Telescope
An international team of astronomers has achieved a first in probing the early universe, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), detecting a supernova—the explosive death of a massive star—at an unprecedented cosmic distance.
How can Canada become a global AI powerhouse? By investing in mathematics
Artificial intelligence is everywhere. In fact, each reader of this article could have multiple AI apps operating on the very device displaying this piece.
Saks ‘Fashion Whisperer’ accused of ripping off millions from dementia-stricken client
Suhail Kwatra, self-styled “Fashion Whisperer of Boston,” accused by the son of Wendy Appel of abusing his position as her trusted personal shopper.
Breaking free from ESG: Financial investment and politics don’t mix
The quiet retreat from ESG and DEI activism is more than a shift in corporate trendlines. It’s a course correction and a return to disciplined, fiduciary-based stewardship.
$400K shipment of live lobsters hijacked on way to Costco in possible ring of thieves
A $400,000 shipment of lobsters headed for Costco locations in Illinois and Minnesota was hijacked before arriving at its delivery points.
Ultracold atoms observed climbing a quantum staircase
For the first time, scientists have observed the iconic Shapiro steps, a staircase-like quantum effect, in ultracold atoms.
We analyzed 73,000 articles and found the UK media is divorcing 'climate change' from net zero
In October 2024, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch declared herself a "net zero skeptic," but "not a climate skeptic." Most recently she doubled down, announcing plans to scrap the 2030 ban on new petrol cars in a 900-word Sunday Telegraph article that did not mention climate
All hail the Panama Canal, a frontline in the US-China trade war
To a farmer in Nebraska or a retailer in New York, the Panama Canal is like air – noticed mainly when missing. Farmers noticed it in 2023. Drought lowered water levels in the canal. Ships carrying American ag exports couldn’t use it. By some estimates, 25% to 30% of United
North Korea touts nuclear sub's construction
North Korea touted its progress in building a nuclear-powered submarine, releasing photos through state media on Thursday showing a largely completely vessel. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released photos showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting a
The ‘Coalition of the Willing’: a European pipe-dream?
The Coalition of the Willing, established by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, is a multinational force intended to provide security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a peace agreement with Russia, but its purpose and objectives remain
Martin Scorsese Remembers His Friend Rob Reiner: ‘It Breaks My Heart’
Scorsese writes about their longtime friendship and what Reiner brought to his role in The Wolf of Wall Street in a new essay
Santa Tracker Shows Sleigh Stopped For 40 Minutes Outside Old Girlfriend’s House....
Santa Tracker Shows Sleigh Stopped For 40 Minutes Outside Old Girlfriend’s House . “NORAD’s official tracking app confirmed that Santa Claus paid a visit to his former girlfriend’s house around 3 a.m. Wednesday.”
Pope Leo speaks about Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan in his first Christmas address
The Pope called for peace, especially for the victims of “forgotten” wars, naming several conflicts in Africa.
Brazil ex-President Jair Bolsonaro's surgery for hernia 'successful'
The former leader is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election.
The gut bacteria that put the brakes on weight gain in mice
The gut microbiome is intimately linked to human health and weight. Differences in the gut microbiome—the bacteria and fungi in the gut—are associated with obesity and weight gain, raising the possibility that changing the microbiome could improve health. But any given person's
Reducing household waste poses serious challenges in residential high-rises
Like much of the Western world, Canada is facing a crisis in waste disposal as landfills reach their capacity. In Ontario, a live countdown gives municipal landfills just eight more years before they are full. We urgently need to reduce our garbage.
Bari Weiss defends 60 Minutes decision in memo to CBS News staff
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss defended her decision to hold a “60 Minutes” segment she thought was not ready for publication, telling her staff in a memo on Wednesday her goal is to win back viewers’ trust. “Right now, the majority of Americans say they do not trust the
Martin Scorsese Remembers Rob Reiner: ‘He Had a Beautiful Sense of Uninhibited Freedom’
Martin Scorsese honored the late Reiners in an essay published in The New York Times, writing, “Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele. From now on, I’ll have to use the past tense, and that fills me with such profound sadness. But there’s no other choice.” The Reiners,
Art-World Giants We Lost in 2025
Legendary filmmaker David Lynch, sculptor of skylines Frank Gehry, powerhouse of Indigenous aesthetics Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, beloved curator Koyo Kouoh, and others we’ll carry with us.
The Revenant at 10: Leonardo Dicaprio's divisive Oscar-winner is better than you remember
Revisiting The Revenant: Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar-winning performance and the film's breathtaking cinematography deserve more recognition 10 years later.
All I want for Christmas is for the Democrats to play identity politics the right way.
Ask any Democrats about their Christmas wish for the 2026 midterms, and they will tell you they want a blue tsunami that will clear the Republicans out of the House and Senate, and maybe even President Trump out of the White House. But we Democrats also have a second Christmas
2025 might have been the year for Linux gaming, but there's still a way to go until I switch from Windows
Windows, sadly, still offers some things that Linux cannot.
Amazon Prime slammed for streaming ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with key scene cut out: ‘Sacrilege’
Viewers say the abridged cut -- roughly 22 minutes shorter than the original 130-minute film -- removes the iconic “Pottersville” sequence.
‘We Won, the President Lost’: Jimmy Kimmel Reflects on Suspension and How ‘Tyranny Is Booming’ in America in Christmas Day Message
Jimmy Kimmel has delivered a scathing — and typically comical — attack on president Donald Trump in a special Christmas Day address to the U.K. on Channel 4. For its 2025 annual Alternative Christmas Message, broadcast by the Brit network since 1993 with an eclectic array of
Here are the winning numbers for the $1.7B Powerball jackpot
Someone could wake up as a big winner on Christmas Day.
Kelly Clarkson Kicks Off a Very NFL Christmas With ‘Underneath the Tree’
Her perforrmance opens the second annual Christmas Gameday on Netflix, with the Dallas Cowboys playing the Washington Commanders
Fabricating single-photon light sources from carbon nanotubes
Tiny tubes of carbon that emit single photons from just one point along their length have been made in a deterministic manner by RIKEN researchers. Such carbon nanotubes could form the basis of future quantum technologies based on light.
What student borrowers need to know as Trump administration readies to seize wages for defaulted loans
By law, the feds can seize up to 15% of a borrower’s disposable pay if they have defaulted on federal student loans -- without ever going to court.
Is ‘Marty Supreme’ Based on a Real Person? Here’s the True Story of Ping Pong Champion Marty Reisman
Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for “Marty Supreme,” now in theaters. Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” is galvanized by an invigorating performance by Timothée Chalamet as the cocky young table tennis champion Marty Mauser. Safdie and his crew faithfully recreated
Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse jokes about his tough cancer diagnosis
Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who publicly announced his Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis with a notably candid message earlier this week, took to the social platform X late on Christmas Eve to offer a joke about his condition. “umm, we should talk . . .” Sasse, 53,
Trump wishes 'Merry Christmas to all, including the radical left scum'
President Trump knocked his political opponents as “Radical Left Scum” in a Christmas message in which he boasted about his administration’s accomplishments during the first year of his second term. “Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing
