Jordan Firstman Knows When It’s Time to Leave the Party

The triple-threat behind the hot new film 'Club Kid' visits the Rolling Stone Studio and weighs in on late nights, good drugs, and growing up

Tallinn’s PÖFF Turns 30: How a Film Fest in a Country of 1.3 Million People Became an A-List Event

Founder and CEO Tiina Lokk takes THR through the humble beginnings of the Estonian fest, its growth, where the Black Nights, black carpet and wolf brands came from, and why even she had doubts at first.

Hugely Popular RPG NIKKE’s Client Was Compromised, Installing Malicious Code On Player’s PCs

Though the issue is now patched, Level Infinite recommends users scan their PC for the malware

PS1 Throwback Queen’s Domain Might Be The Best Way To Play The Classic Fantasy Games It’s Based On

King's Field but with real camera controls and a normal method of equipping a weapon? I'm in

Everything Is Dissapointing After Pokémon's Spectacular 30th Anniversary TCG Set

The Rayquaza-centric Delta Reign TCG set, which releases on Nov. 6, set never stood a chance against Pokémon's remarkable 30th Anniversary set

Carson Daly Will Co-Anchor ‘Saturday Today’

Carson Daly has held forth for NBC in late night, weekday mornings and primetime. Now he’s going to add Saturday A.M. to the list. Daly, who has worked for NBC on shows such as “Last Call” and “The Voice” since 2002, will expand his roster of duties by becoming the co-anchor on

Africa: Beyond Financing The Transition - Africa Needs a Financial System That Is Accountable

[Bird Story Agency] Africa needs more climate finance -- and greater accountability for the capital already at work. Just Share executive director Nicole Martens argues that banks, investors and pension funds must turn climate commitments into measurable changes in what they

WoW: Forever Had a Very Smooth Launch — Except for Horde PvP Players

Blizzard's new server structure for World of Warcraft: Forever made it hard for some players to create characters

Bank of England raises key interest rate for first time in over 3 years

The Bank of England has raised interest rates to 4% as it tries to curb rising prices fuelled by the Iran war.

Marvel’s Wolverine’s Sales Numbers Are Looking Pretty Dreadful

Sony's Q2 2026 earnings report just released, and Logan is currently being outsold by Rhythm Heaven Groove

US Senate must act to ensure homeschoolers are eligible for student aid

This bill, which simply clarifies a header in existing law, has unanimously passed both the House and the Senate Education Committee.

Experimental project beats Intel in bringing 'real Intel XeSS super resolution' to SteamOS and Proton games on Linux

Intel has promised to do it itself, but Linux devs are an impatient bunch.

Africa: Ethiopia Says Women's Leadership Indispensable to Africa's Economic Transformation

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Minister of Women and Social Affairs, Shawit Shanka, called on African countries to ensure women's equal participation in political leadership and economic decision-making, saying the continent cannot realize its full development potential while

Africa: Battle Lines Drawn in the Sand for CAF Beach Soccer Afcon Senegal 2026

[CAF] Enticing match-ups in both first round groups at Senegal 2026 Tournament to serve as a qualifier to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Finals competition to be held between 28 November - 06 December

Africa: CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe Congratulates Nigeria's 'Flamingos' Following Their Historic Qualification to the Final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026

[CAF] The President of the Confédération Africaine de Football ("CAF") Dr Patrice Motsepe has congratulated Nigeria Women's U-17 National Team after they qualified for the Final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026.

Dapo Akande: 10 things to know about Britain’s Nigerian-born incoming ICJ judge

He challenged Britain over the Chagos Islands, represented African governments in major international disputes and worked on cases involving Myanmar and the occupied Palestinian territories. Now Dapo Akande has been elected a judge at the International Court of Justice.

Midterms force a reckoning on Iran war

In today's issue: ▪ How the midterms affect the Iran war ▪ Johnson to stand down as leader ▪ Outstanding Alaska, Mississippi ballots ▪ GOP gerrymandering backfires The Democratic sweep that stunned much of Washington on Tuesday night could drastically shorten President Trump’s

Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race

The sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday (Nov 3), when voters delivered a sharp rebuke to US President Donald Trump and his agenda, will intensify discussions within both parties about how to win over an electorate unhappy with the country's direction.

FSR 4.1.2 now on Xbox and Xbox handhelds, just in time for a certain big GTA 6-shaped game

Help me upscalers, you're my only hope.

Bank of England hikes interest rate for the first time since Iran war, warns inflation will near 5%

One policymaker voted to raise the bank's key interest rate to 4.25%.

Here's what the Democratic election rout could mean for the U.S. economy

The biggest forces shaping the economy aren't going to change just because the party in power did.

Three ways the interest rate rise could affect you

Job, loans and savings are all affected by the rise in interest rates announced by the Bank of England.

South Korea plans to extend anti-piracy patrols closer to Strait of Hormuz

Seoul said pirates have recently ventured further from the Somali coast and added that it wanted to send a patrol aircraft to protect merchant ships off Oman while keeping its forces out of the ongoing Iran war.

Uzbekistan's poverty rate falls as World Bank highlights role of wages and employment

The Bank estimates that the national rate fell from 17% in 2021 to 5.8% in 2025, with 3.7 million people moving above the threshold. The government separately reports 3.6% for the first nine months of 2026.

Trump takes 500 actions to weaken cancer protections, new report says

Natural Resources Defense Council shows how federal rules changes will spike up public’s exposure to carcinogens Amid a surge in early onset cancer , the Trump administration has taken more than 500 actions to systematically dismantle protections against carcinogens once in

Milei and Sánchez exchange a cold greeting at Ibero-American Summit

Argentine President Javier Milei and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez exchanged a brief and frosty greeting at the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid on Wednesday. Their encounter comes two weeks after Milei called Sánchez an “unpresentable dictator”.

Why Immigration Agents Don’t Quit in Protest

"How a culture of dehumanization and denial keeps ICE and Border Patrol personnel 'at war with an enemy that does not fight back.'”

Transcript: Do Americans Hate “The System” or Trump?

This is a lightly edited transcript of the November 4 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: I’m Perry Bacon, and this is Right Now on The New Republic . We’re here right after the

Long-Lost Georgia O’Keeffe Landscape Goes to Auction

Her painting “Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I” was stashed in an East Village closet for decades. Now it might sell for up to $3 million.

Iran is the biggest winner of Tuesday's election

Iran is the biggest winner of Tuesday's election — or at least, that is what Tehran will likely conclude. Recall that last month, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Gen. Hossein Mohebbi, in a 25-page letter to the “Honorable People of the United States of

How George Clinton’s Mothership landed onstage in 1976

Fifty years after its spectacular debut, George Clinton’s smoke-spewing spaceship remains a marvel of live-music technology and Afrofuturist imagination

Do Americans Hate “The System” or Trump?

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . You can read a transcript here . The Democrats won overwhelmingly in this week’s elections. What policy ideas and messages on the campaign trail got voters behind

The Nasdaq 100’s Struggle Reveals a More Cautious Market View of AI

Thailand bans textbook on national security grounds

The book, a second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand, contains chapters on Thailand's monarchy in the 21st century and the government's use of the lese-majeste law.

France: Workers and students unite in nationwide protests over living costs

Thousands of people are taking part in nationwide strikes and demonstrations across France, demanding higher wages and stronger public services. Authorities have imposed restrictions on protest routes in Paris, Lyon and at least half a dozen major cities.

Switch 2 sales dropped 37% this summer, mostly before the price hike hit; Nintendo now expects sales to slump 16.9% in console's second year

The Switch 2 is still comfortably ahead of the Switch in its first year, but it might not be ahead by its second.

Netanyahu's position weakens as ultra-Orthodox party withholds support

By Maayan Lubell and Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu's position in the post-election battle to stay on as Israel's prime minister weakened on Thursday after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party withheld support for any nominee and an Arab-led party

EU Commission holds first talks with Serbia’s Student List

EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos met four Student List representatives in Brussels on Monday, the party’s first high-level EU contact since its landslide win. Talks centred on democracy and domestic affairs, as polling irregularities delay the new government.

How to complete The Great Outdoors in WoW: Forever

Plus a possible bug fix if you're stuck.

Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM

Discord is finally giving up on Electron, the cross-platform framework that lets developers build desktop apps using web technologies. Electron web apps are notoriously heavy on system resources, and Discord is now moving its desktop app fully to Rust - a modern programming

Oh hell yes: Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2 are getting full-fat gamepad support and you can try it right now

This is an absolutely massive day for PC Gamer writers called Joshua Wolens.

New website lets South Koreans rate police investigations like restaurants

Users can score South Korean police units on a five-point scale across five categories.

Transcript: Trump Shivs Vance as MAGA Crackup over Losses Gets Vicious

The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 5 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. The epic catastrophe the

Eisenkot tipped to seek Israel government as religious party drops Netanyahu

Gadi Eisenkot emerged on Thursday as the favourite to be tasked with trying to form an Israeli government as a religious party long aligned with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to recommend him. President Isaac Herzog was holding a second day of consultations with

Chamber of Progress circulates tech 'to-do list' for Democrats

The center-left technology policy group Chamber of Progress is laying out its policy priorities for Democrats, as the party prepares to take back control of the House and Senate next year. In a memo sent Wednesday and first reported by The Hill, Chamber of Progress urges

Kenyan pharmacists warn against viral craze of using allergy drug for vaginal tightening

Women who have already tried inserting the tablets are advised to stop and seek medical attention if needed.

China threatens EU with retaliation as EU mulls “kill-switch” to defend its market

Despite ongoing talks to rebalance EU-China trade, Brussels is preparing a powerful new tool to shield its market from a surge of cheap Chinese imports.

Leonardo tops €60 billion in orders as defence, drones and space grow

Leonardo recorded a 28% increase in orders in the first nine months of 2026. The Italian group is focusing on defence, aerospace, drones and new industrial partnerships, while the acquisition of Iveco Group's Defence division has strengthened its position.

Liam Neeson Says There’s ‘Nobody Better Than’ Meryl Streep to Take Over Aslan Role in ‘Narnia,’ but Admits He Didn’t Know About Greta Gerwig’s Movie: ‘This Is News to Me’

Liam Neeson is all for Meryl Streep taking over the role of Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Narnia” movie — even if he’s just learning about it now. Neeson, who voiced the mythical lion in the original “Chronicles of Narnia” film trilogy, admitted he was unaware of the new