Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming unscripted series “The New Stanford Prison Experment.” In the trailer, those participating in the series — both as guards and inmates — are transported to a real prison facility to begin the experiment. The power dynamics
President Donald Trump has routinely — and falsely — claimed that he won the 2020 election, which was actually won by Joe Biden. But the new AI-powered website America.gov, which Trump unveiled on Tuesday to great fanfare, says otherwise. When a user types a query such as “Who
Mythic Achievements, Xbox's long-overdue answer to PlayStation's Platinum Trophy, are real and available starting today
Charlie Sheen and Martin Sheen are set to star as father and son in the comedy series “Happy Jack” at AMC and AMC+, Variety has learned. The multi-cam comedy will start production on a six-episode first season in Los Angeles early next year for a 2027 launch on AMC. It will be
The gaming magazine's app can't seem to handle all the interest in its exclusive GTA 6 news and screenshots as users report issues and glitches
With Comcast-owned Sky’s $2.1 billion acquisition of ITV currently winding its way through the regulatory process in the U.K., both parties are limited in how much they can say. Yet Sky’s content chief Cecile Frot-Coutaz and ITV CEO Carolyn McCall, both speaking in separate
Here's a roundup of the top critic reviews for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's bold new movie.
Since its launch in 1998, Google, the world's leading search engine, has transformed how people find information online. For years, search results appeared as ranked lists of sources: Google decided what to show, but users decided what to read and whom to trust.
Over the last several years, invasive plant and insect species have found their way into more and more social media feeds. From the tree of heaven to Bradford pear trees and the ubiquitous spotted lanternfly, home gardeners are spreading the word about problematic species to
Early ideas include moving away from Apple's traditional spring and fall product-release cycle and eliminating some middle-management roles to narrow the gap between engineers and top executives, the report said.
Closer ties between Berlin and Astana could strengthen European supply chains and support Kazakhstan’s industrial development. Success will depend on finance, transport and the commercial substance behind the diplomacy. Europe’s search for dependable economic partners is
The wearable technology company had been expected to list its shares in the US.
Smith said that Lindsey Graham was “a patriotic public servant.”
Later this year, Lego is discontinuing some of its best sets, including the Millennium Falcon.
Her appointment by the king makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
Things are generally quite difficult for the Asiatic black bear, sometimes known as the moon bear. The moon bear's bile is used in some traditional Chinese medicines, and many of the animals are being held captive in Vietnam and China, keeping them in torturous conditions and
[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview continuing Wave 2 of the series, Michael Meehan, founder of the Forum for Impact and former chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative, argues that capital corridors are not built from scratch.
OpenAI is responding to Meta's buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants that can "do nearly anything" across connected apps in the background while learning your
The Mouse House is downsizing again.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its national measles tally late Monday to include an additional death in 2026, raising the total to two. The agency's numbers are still shy of Pennsylvania’s official report of four measles-associated deaths in an
A top Government Accountability Office lawyer told Congress the president doesn’t have the power to execute his latest 'pocket rescission.'
Variety and Outfront today announced the first-ever Variety Experience and Culture Summit: The IRL Advantage presented by Outfront, taking place Oct. 7 in New York at The Penn District by Skylight. The invite-only event will bring together artists, brand CMOs, sports leaders
I enjoy this game, but everything between major battles is snooze-inducing
A commercial mission to boost NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ended without raising the spacecraft's orbit, but the agency and Katalyst Space gained experience that will benefit future in-space servicing programs.
Inspired by his island upbringing on O’ahu, Hawai’i, Ching turns to nature as a boundless source of wonder and solace. 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
Berlanti Productions has promoted Liam Driscoll to the role of creative executive, Variety has learned exclusively. Driscoll began his time at Berlanti Productions as Greg Berlanti’s assistant but will now be working across both film and TV. He also previously worked in the
Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams argues that Head Start must pivot toward local operational flexibility to reverse declining enrollment and rising costs caused by overly prescriptive federal regulations.
The Bizarre, Murky History of Soviet-Born Tetris . “Ironically, Tetris’s success began because the totalitarian Soviet regime did not recognize what we take for granted in the West: the freedom to publish.”
The company that runs the Eiffel Tower said the removal of female staff during the visit earlier this month was "unacceptable".
Graham Norton has shot down a “conspiracy theory” surrounding Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” music video, in which he guest stars. Speaking at the Royal Television Society conference in London, Norton said seeing his famous “The Graham Norton Show” sofa brought to life in Swift’s
How true is the perception that Los Angeles doesn’t have a prominent signature film festival? While the city’s film lovers were debating the question, Beyond Fest at American Cinematheque snuck in and became one of the city’s biggest and most popular cinema events, with some
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Monday the government's files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be one of the "highest priorities" for Democrats if they retake control of Congress after the November midterm elections. "This is not about politics," Khanna told
Brendan Fraser’s The Mummy is climbing Netflix’s charts following the release of new set photos from The Mummy 4.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government, so it can then be searched by artificial intelligence. At an event held by the MAHA Institute, run by anti-vaccine activist Mark Gorton, Kennedy said he wanted the federal
If you are a person running for elected office in Texas, of all places, and you repeatedly use the language of hanging and public execution against political opponents, including a Black former president, that should be problematic for everyone.
CD Project Red's update to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has a 94 rating on Metacritic. Can GTA 6 beat it?
Plastic pollution is a growing threat to marine environments, with discarded waste reaching from coastlines to the deepest parts of the ocean. Now, a six-year study has revealed how quickly debris can accumulate on a beach in Ecuador, with one monitoring site collecting about
Author Ali Hazelwood took to Instagram on Tuesday morning to reveal that “The Two-Body Problem,” a sequel to her 2021 novel “The Love Hypothesis,” hits shelves in February 2027. She also revealed that MRC is developing a film based on a new book for Amazon MGM Studios. “‘I
It's still got some places to make up.
Russia's relentless airstrikes are deepening Ukraine's financial gap. As costs rise and the deficit swells, the country is pleading with European allies to tap into the immobilised Russian assets.
I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.
The national gold refinery, Raffinor, marks what the presidency called “a historic step in Burkina Faso’s quest for economic independence”. It can process 164 tonnes of gold a year.
Horror legend Guillermo del Toro once tried to adapt seminal FPS BioShock, but the process was 'disastrous'
Europe needs to protect consumers from another energy price shock while making fossil fuels less central to the economy. Emergency measures can soften the immediate blow, but Brussels is warning governments not to let short-term subsidies or tax decisions undermine the green
Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday joked that President Trump should just say that he will cut the price of beer in half if Americans vote for Republicans in the upcoming midterms. During a discussion on Fox News between Watters and conservative commentator Benny Johnson
How do we know when an animal virus might pose a risk to humans? Canada confirmed a human case of H5N1 avian influenza (often called "bird flu") in 2024, the first known to have been acquired in Canada. The patient, a 13-year-old from British Columbia, suffered severe symptoms,
