The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing may have projected calm at the leader level, but it should not be mistaken for strategic convergence. Whatever one makes of the new language of “constructive strategic stability,” the underlying reality is one of constrained rivalry, not
Playground Games' racing sequel is full of Easter eggs, but this nod to Takumi Fujiwara's training might be the best
Jon Favreau's feature adaptation of his Disney+ series is making a big play for families thanks to Grogu, aka Baby Yoda.
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The BBC's Frank Gardner explained how the incident highlighted tense relations between Russia and Nato.
Standardizing calculations of the helium byproducts generated in advanced fission and fusion energy system materials can increase reactor safety and longevity, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering with collaborators at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and
Juvenile Chinook salmon in the Lower Fraser River estuary are feeding and growing in a slurry of contaminants from pharmaceuticals, personal care products to industrial chemicals, according to a new Simon Fraser University study.
May 20 (Reuters) - The United States has removed Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, from its list of sanctioned individuals, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website. The removal comes a week after a federal judge temporarily blocked
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday said GOP lawmakers are manufacturing a “regime change” in Cuba amid the Trump administration’s oil blockade and charges against former President Raúl Castro. “We’re seeing Republicans manufacture a reason for another regime change war
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Elon Musk's final frontier is officially open for business now that SpaceX has formally filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC. That kicks off what could be the largest initial public offering ever when it lists on the Nasdaq stock exchange with the ticker SPCX. SpaceX generated
Marine Atlan's directorial debut, about a group of French teenagers on a school trip to Naples, took top honors in the Cannes sidebar for first and second features.
President Trump taunted a Fox News reporter on Wednesday over her relationship with a Republican congressman and his record of breaking with the president on key votes. In a gaggle with reporters, Trump responded to an unrelated question by taking a personal jab at Fox News
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Lock and Load,” the Season 1 finale of “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” now streaming on Apple TV. In the first episode of “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” college student Margo (Elle Fanning) is led to believe she’s throwing her
It’s been 36 years since it beamed back the first glimpses of our universe from space The post A Look Back at Hubble’s Most Breathtaking Images appeared first on Nautilus .
The nearly $1.8 billion fund created by the Trump administration to compensate those who allege they were the victims of a weaponized Justice Department is facing its first legal challenge as well as criticism from some Republican lawmakers. Police officers who defended the
Sitting in front of an expansive wall of floor to ceiling bookcases, David Michôd, the director behind films like “Animal Kingdom” and “The King,” confesses that for the first ten years after film school, he was “stone cold broke.” “I really didn’t know if there was a career
Pioneering performance artist Linda Mary Montano gave me a tour of her home-shrine and a glimpse into her lifelong spiritual quest through art.
Empulse is set to launch into early access later this year.
Interesting observation by Mitchell Hashimoto (creator of Vagrant and Ghostty ) on how a company’s or product’s choice of programming language matters less in the age of agentic programming: On the interesting side is how fungible programming languages are nowadays.
In October of 2005, days after Israeli forces killed a commander of the Hamas-aligned militant group Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke out unequivocally. “As the imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map,” said Iran’s newly elected president, referring
Like so much else in nature, the human visual system has both a complex structure and functional efficiency that is difficult for scientists to replicate. The system is both a sensor and a processor, with the eyes and the brain working together to resolve images with less
For decades, environmental debates have been framed around a stark trade-off: economic growth lifts people out of poverty but comes at the expense of forests, wildlife, and climate stability. More people and richer diets mean more farmland and less nature.
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A $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund created by the Trump administration this week for individuals who believe they have been unfairly targeted by the federal government is facing some resistance from congressional Republicans. “We’re gonna try to kill it,” Rep. Brian
Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno's masterpiece about the French player will go on view at the museum this summer, timed with a bitter World Cup.
That's a wrap on Kilby Block Party 2026! In case you missed it, the festival returned to Salt Lake City, Utah over the weekend, and Stereogum was there. We've already posted an in-depth recap highlighting all the best sets, and now we present to you a trove of artist portraits
Severe droughts, intense floods, and heat waves are pushing river ecosystems beyond their natural limits of resilience. A review of data on river systems across several continents published in the journal Nature Reviews Biodiversity shows that, in most cases, nature is unable
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Earth's continents are continuously reworked deep beneath the surface, offering fresh insight into how continents have evolved over billions of years.
Japan’s NEC Corporation has launched a project to develop an Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) – a spacecraft designed to transport satellites to their intended orbits after they have separated from the rockets that lift them into space. Without an OTV, a satellite must use its
“Lost” and “Watchmen” mastermind Damon Lindelof has detailed why he was fired from writing a Star Wars movie and teases what the tale would’ve been about. Lindelof was a guest on the May 18 episode of The Ringer’s “House of R” podcast and, early on in a lengthy discussion about
Lawmakers might, however, encounter opposition from industry heavyweights who don’t want more regulation.
Shannon Lay hasn't released a new album of originals in five years, since 2021's Geist . But the LA musician has been busy in the interval. She released a covers album in 2023, logged some choice collaborations , appeared on several benefit compilations , and even released a
A former federal prosecutor was indicted for emailing herself an unreleased volume of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report into President Trump, according to charging documents unsealed Wednesday. Carmen Lineberger, 62, faces four criminal counts over accusations she improperly
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in after-hours trading.
"Knew Better Part Two" didn't make it onto the album, but became a fan favorite among Arianators
The Museum of the City of New York will open its expanded center for social activism alongside a slate of exhibitions, public programs, and screenings.
Two child safety advocacy groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the gaming platform Roblox, alleging the company is committing "unfair and deceptive" acts, risking kids' safety and well-being. In a complaint filed Wednesday with the FTC, Fairplay
Initial reactions to the Test of Time update are mixed, however.
Cities don't just change the landscape, they change the weather. According to a new study analyzing tens of thousands of rain events in Texas, whether urban areas make rain worse, lighter or simply different depends strongly on the type of storm.
New research shows, for the first time, an unprecedented and significant warming of equatorial Atlantic upper intermediate waters during the mid- to late Holocene. The paper is published in the journal Geology.
Spellcasters Chronicles, Quantic Dream's stab at the MOBA genre, is shutting down after 3 months of early access, but Star Wars Eclipse lives on.
The average price of a gallon of regular gas is over $4 in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to AAA, as the U.S. war against Iran nears the three-month mark. Oil and gas prices have spiked as the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, has been
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When the leaders of the United States and China met in Beijing on May 14 and 15, 2026, the global press coverage was predictable. Tariffs: Taiwan. Iran. Boeing. The coverage was accurate. It also missed the most important shift in regional capital flows in two decades. For most
Fish who display dominant traits are more at risk of consuming microplastic pollution than others in their social group, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, details the
The classic image of an archaeologist is of someone unearthing a potsherd in Pompeii or opening a Viking grave to better understand the distant past. Yet the same methods can also be applied to our own time—a field known as contemporary archaeology.
Flying with marijuana has long been complicated, but a quiet update from TSA may make it slightly easier.
Wall Street regulators are investigating a batch of suspiciously well-timed oil trades worth more than $800 million – amid mounting accusations of insider trading, according to a report.
Multiple Republican senators objected to sending taxpayer dollars to the president’s East Wing revamp.
