BEIRUT (Reuters) -The Israeli military stepped up airstrikes in south Lebanon on Wednesday, killing at least one person as it pressed a campaign of near-daily attacks which it says is designed to block a military revival by Iran-backed Hezbollah in the border area. Israel has
“Mission 1 through 10 is to get back to growth for us,” said incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke on a call with reporters, after declining to answer when he thinks sales will turn positive again.
Ricky Gervais’ next stand-up special will arrive on Netflix on Dec. 30. “Mortality,” the hour he’s been touring since 2024, was filmed in 2025 at the London Palladium. It’s Gervais’ fourth stand-up special — following “Humanity,” “Supernature” and “Armageddon” — and it promises
Trump rarely stops with mere symbolism when it comes to defying constitutional norms.
New research led by Royal Holloway reveals for the first time why Europe could gain more than an extra month of summer days by 2100 using climate data from the last millennia.
Two reasons why XKCD’s What If? series is so compelling: Even when an answer seems straightforward, the devil is in the details. And with respect to the details, Munroe does his due diligence. In this case , the answer to “what’s the longest possible sunset you can
Last month, Dirt Buyer returned with “Betchu Won’t,” an acoustic daydream. Now Joe Sutkowski is announcing Dirt Buyer III, the followup to 2023’s Album Of The Week honoree Dirt Buyer II. Now the New York musician is sharing the ridiculously catchy banger “Get To Choose.” “This
The artist challenges our understanding of porcelain and the limits of its elasticity. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Meticulously Crocheted Tiny
In a new study published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment on Nov. 5, Prof. Zeng Fanjiang's team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled distinct soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation mechanisms across
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in Texas that told some districts to take down posters in classrooms that displayed the Ten Commandments. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia ruled the Texas law mandating the poster in every public school classroom violates the
Wes Anderson fans are a particular breed of cinephile, which makes shopping for them its own delightful production. Thankfully — if you look in the right places — charming items can be found online. Think symmetry, pastels, nostalgia and the kind of tactile, analog treasures
This Friday, Sharp Pins share Balloon Balloon Balloon, which we named our Album Of The Week. Now, Kai Slater’s other band Lifeguard are back to announce an 11-track, 13-minute maxi-single called “Ultra Violence” / “Appetite,” which arrives next year. The first track “Ultra
New Game+ comes to Ghost of Yotei alongside a suite of other fun, free additions, like cosmetics and photo mode improvements.
thistle., a young trio from the UK, makes grungy emo with murky, fuzzy production and a headlong sense of melody. They sound like every retro ’90s trend happening in present-day DIY guitar-rock, all blended together into short, sharp, polished gems. Earlier this year, thistle.
The move comes after Beijing blocked exports of the firm's chips in response to the Hague intervening into Chinese-owned chipmaker.
It took two decades for Laura Poitras, the director of Oscar winner “Citizenfour” and Oscar nominee “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” to convince Pulitzer-winning journalist Seymour Hersh to let her make a film about his career. The long-gestating project finally became a
White House border czar Tom Homan said on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations will ramp up shortly in New York City. In an interview on Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom,” the Trump administration’s senior immigration official noted that he previously
Save $100 on the 2024 model of the Apple Mac Mini powered by the M4 chipset for a limited time. The post The M4 Mac Mini Is Suddenly Priced Like a Budget Alternative, Apple Would Never Normally Do This appeared first on Kotaku .
Astronomers know that mergers play a huge role in galaxy growth. Right now, the Milky Way is slowly consuming the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The evidence is a stream of gas called the Magellanic Stream that's about 600,000 light-years long. The Milky Way (MW) is
When you share your favorite Spotify playlist with your friends, you aren't just sending musical vibes; you may be revealing something about your political attitudes.
Shame about the name, though.
While many global road maps exist, few include detailed surface information or keep pace with rapid infrastructure change. The new HeiGIT dataset closes this gap by combining 3–4 meter resolution PlanetScope imagery (2020–2024) with deep-learning models to analyze 9.2 million
[Premium Times] Speaking at the Nigerian Pavilion during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Governor Radda delivered a compelling address themed "Imperative for International Collaborations and Supports Towards Climate Actions at Subnational Level: The Katsina State Pathway."
A very rare earth, apparently.
[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, according to new data from its Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (EGASP), which monitors the spread of
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) came to President Trump’s defense Tuesday after the president recently called a female reporter “piggy” during remarks from Air Force One. “President Trump is a very picturesque and difficult and different type of politician. But I always say
We recently named Fine Glindvad Jensen aka Fine one of 2025’s Best New Artists. Today she continues to prove us right with a new single called “Moment.” It follows the series of strong tracks she’s released this year — “Run,” “Portal,” “I Could” — after her debut album Rocky
Explore the anime Guillermo del Toro urged James Cameron to watch, fueling Alita: Battle Angel and the manga’s lasting impact on cyberpunk
In a strikingly emotional interview, the country-radio hitmaker reveals his true feelings about his bro-country past and his outlaw-country future
Unity will be 'co-developing' the Nintendo Switch 2 port of PGA Tour 2K25.
When remote work is supported well, it can raise job satisfaction, reduce commuting stress and give people meaningful control over their work-life balance. However, the recent drive by some organizations to bring staff back into offices risks reversing these gains and widening
Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajić told Euronews that full EU membership is the goal that the country is gunning for, adding that it is already behaving like a member of the club without reaping the benefits.
In a social media post, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson criticized Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, for wrongly saying that Affordable Care Act premiums would at least double for "over 20 million Americans" if enhanced subsidies expire. They would more than double on average,
Read an excerpt from new book, Born Human: The Life and Music of Death's Chuck Schuldiner
By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian restorers are reconstructing a dilapidated neighbourhood in Cairo's historic centre, dismantling houses and then rebuilding them with materials from the old structures in a model they hope can be applied to other districts. The Darb
The superstar producer on seeking respect as an emcee through his new album with the Alchemist, attaining financial freedom with the end of an exploitative deal, and making the late Nipsey Hussle cry The post Hit-Boy Is Finally Free appeared first on Stereogum .
Standing beside the mound of rubble that was once his home, Ahmed Salim cannot hold back the tears as he struggles to retrieve the bodies of loved ones trapped underneath tonnes of debris. Over 30 people were killed when his home was struck, he told AFP, among them "my wife, my
When we talk about the health effects of PFAS, we commonly think about any physical effects on the body.
I'm not entirely convinced this is better.
Fox News is really starting to get religion. The Fox Corp. division may best be known for the conservative hosts who fill its primetime schedule each weekday evening with what detractors would say is fire-and-brimstone oratory, but in the streaming wars, the company is working
