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Will the Oscars Be Obsessed With ‘Obsession’?

Every awards season produces a movie that forces Hollywood to reconsider its own rules and bias. This year that movie did not arrive from a fall festival or a boutique label. It came from a YouTuber. “Obsession,” the breakout horror sensation from writer-director Curry Barker,

Mallory Hawk – “Caretaker”

Philadelphia-based indie rocker Mallory Hawk used to lead the Brooklyn punk band Customer, and she's played in groups like Trace Mountains and M(h)aol. Later this summer, Hawk will release Chinook , her first solo album, and it's a record worth getting excited about. We've

Dee Palmer, Jethro Tull Arranger And Keyboardist, Dead At 88

Dee Palmer, the composer, arranger, and keyboardist best know for her tenure in Jethro Tull, has died. According to a note from Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson , Palmer passed away at home in Shropshire supported by family members after a long illness. She was 88. The post Dee

UN Security Council extends Afghan mission for one year

June 15 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Monday voted to extend the mandate of the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for one year amid calls to streamline the operation and strong criticism by members of the country's Taliban rulers. The 15-member

India's GenZ leader slapped at protest

MUMBAI, June 15 - The founder and leader of India's Cockroach Janta Party was slapped repeatedly by unknown men during a crowded protest in the northern city of Jaipur on Monday, which he said was an attempt to scare him and his group.

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Anthropic sends staff to DC after model export restrictions

Senior technical staff from Anthropic are in Washington to meet with White House officials after the company pulled its latest AI models Friday in response to an order from the Trump administration. A source close to Anthropic confirmed to The Hill that top staff are in D.C.

Trump Throws New Wrench in Efforts to Renew Key Spy Bill

Donald Trump has again upended efforts to renew a critical surveillance statute just as lawmakers had begun to reopen stalled talks. The president declared on Truth Social Monday that any work to renew FISA Section 702, a statute that allows federal agencies such as the NSA and

Using AI to learn a bird's individual song

Darin McNeil, Ph.D., an assistant professor of wildlife management in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh and others to help build an artificial intelligence tool that could give

Watch Mike D Perform Two Songs On Jools Holland

Later this summer, Mike D will become the first Beastie Boy to release a solo album. Fifteen years after the Beasties dropped Hot Sauce Committee Part Two , their final album, Mike will hit us with Thank You , the new LP that he recorded under the name Mike D 5D. Even before he

Watch live: Trump, Macron meet at G7

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron are scheduled to meet Monday at the G7 summit in France. The meeting comes after the Trump administration on Sunday reached a preliminary deal with Iran that it said would open the Strait of Hormuz. Trump is also threatening

The 100 Best Drake Songs

The 6 God’s finest moments, from global club smashes to somber late-night confessionals, from killer freestyles to legendary collabs and beyond

Happy birthday to the Trump phone

From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), as it was officially called, was a combination of contradictory specs, product images that were clearly not photographs of a real phone, and the worrying

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