Tehran executed 21-year-old karate athlete Sassan Azadvar early Thursday after protest arrest, as UN and rights groups warn of a surge in executions and mass detentions since the start of the Iran war.
The behind-the-scenes story of The Mitchells vs. the Machines, exploring the film's unique animation style, family dynamics, and relevance in 2026.
Not all trifolds are created equal — just ask our own Allison Johnson, who recently spent time with Samsung’s ill-fated Galaxy phone. Aurzen’s Zip projector is the kind of trifold gadget we can fully get behind, though, and it’s currently on sale at Amazon for $259.99 ($140
The Brixen Water Light Festival 2026 runs to 16 May in South Tyrol, with 24 installations from 13 countries exploring peace against a Dolomites backdrop.
On view from May 5 to 17 in Medford, Massachusetts, this exhibition represents the graduating class and their journeys through worlds visited and imaged.
Around the time that he released his debut album “Love/Hate” in 2007, The-Dream had planted his flag as one of R&B’s most promising futurists. Amid the glut of ringtone rap and R&B-rap hybrids ruling radio, Terius “The-Dream” Nash established himself as a leader in pushing the
Snoop Dogg will perform at this year’s Race to Erase MS Gala. The 33rd annual event will take place on June 5 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. “I am thrilled to be able to perform at this year’s MS Gala in LA to bring attention to a great cause and important work
Cole Allen, a Caltech graduate, is accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump, and his actions may be attributed to the heated rhetoric used in modern political life, which can lower the psychological barrier to violence.
"We quit our bad habits for the sake of our future selves. How naïve of us."
Evangeline Lilly from Ant-Man had harsh words for the House of Mouse
In recent months, LA-based Lukas Frank’s releases as Storefront Church have been limited to covers of songs by Sisters Of Mercy and Leonard Cohen. Now, he’s given us his first new original tune since 2024’s somewhat slept-on Ink & Oil. (Everybody who’s missing Grizzly Bear
IDF officials said that the air force's prolonged preparations for fighting Iran did not match the scale of the challenge. The officials highlighted in particular the threat of Hezbollah drones which killed one Israeli soldier and wounded over 15 over the past two days
President Trump said on Thursday that he is not satisfied with the current standing between the U.S. and Iran, amid stalled nuclear deal negotiations between the two countries. “We’ve already won, but I want to win by a bigger margin,” Trump told Newsmax’s Greta Van Susteren.
One of the central promises of open social media services is interoperability—the idea that wherever you personally decide to post doesn’t require others to be there just to follow what you have to say. Think of it like a radio broadcast: you want to reach people and don't care
The Devil Wears Prada 2, the long-awaited legacyquel, is in theaters now, which means its all-star soundtrack is out, too. A few weeks ago, Lady Gaga and Doechii shared “Runway,” their song from the movie. Not coincidentally, Gaga is in the movie, playing herself. Earlier this
The airline apologized to Pavel Talankin, the co-director and subject of the Academy Award-winning film, after his trophy went missing following a flight from New York City to Frankfurt.
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday determined that President Trump’s halt on processing immigration applications for citizens of countries listed under his travel ban, granting an injunction on a policy she determined was unfairly leaving thousands in limbo. U.S.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday accused the Pentagon of lying about the U.S. cost of the war in Iran. "The Pentagon is lying. Netanyahu's gamble has directly cost America $100b so far, four times what is claimed," Araghchi wrote in a social media post,
Brixen’s annual Water Light Festival has once again transformed the Italian Alpine town into a glowing canvas, bringing together artists from around the world. This year’s theme is “Imagine Peace," where artists reflect on war, memory and hope.
Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills The boss of the UK’s biggest energy supplier has suggested that some households would accept an occasional electricity blackout in exchange for much lower energy bills. A year
About 29 people have been rescued so far, with search teams continuing to look for those still missing.
Former President Biden dropped his first endorsement of the 2026 midterm cycle on Friday morning, backing former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Georgia governor’s race. Lance Bottoms made a surprise decision not to run for reelection as mayor in 2021 and then joined
Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games features in-game footage of Capcom’s fighter
This week on the Game Developer podcast, we're diving into Valve's newest piece of hardware: the Steam Controller.
It’s official: Donald Trump’s war in Iran is less popular than some of the least popular wars of all time. Sixty-one percent of Americans said that using military force in Iran was a mistake, according to a Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll Friday, placing how Americans feel
Blake Shelton, Kane Brown, Zach Top and more have been added to the May 17 awards show in Las Vegas
The statue was taken from the temple in the 1980s and later emerged at a New York cultural centre.
Has a film sequel to a two-decade-old movie ever amassed more excitement than “The Devil Wears Prada 2”? Out in theaters on Friday, audiences couldn’t be more eager to see what Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt) are up
The war in Ukraine is draining Russia’s forces; Moscow has little to spare for its African adventures.
The Steam Controller is here, but we still don't know when the Steam Machine might arrive.
"The jury gave us the verdict to build" a better concert industry, writes the executive director of the National Independent Venue Association. "The court now has to be bold enough to do so."
People should stop using the products immediately and keep out of the reach of children, the government says.
Israeli police arrested a 36-year-old man who was filmed assaulting a French Catholic nun near Jerusalem’s Old City, in what it said was "zero tolerance to all acts of violence".
The Xteink X4 and X3 are excellent alternatives to Kindles and Kobos if you want an e-reader that's as easy to slip into your pocket - just not out of the box. Both devices come with stock firmware that's clunky, limited, and occasionally confusing, but that can be easily fixed
AI companies using archived news content could be a major violation of copyright laws, especially in the midst of active lawsuits against companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity.
And what it has to do with Thomas Edison The post Here’s Why Dreams During Naps Are So Weird appeared first on Nautilus .
The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’ . “We find that in real‑world work, the more switches in attention a person makes, the lower is their end‑of‑day assessed productivity.”
Good, good, less good.
Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy future Looking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country’s thriving fossil
You'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you. Right now, Fleetwood Mac are in the midst of a major gen-Z revival that's been going for years, and their 1977 song "Silver Springs" is a big part of the reason why. "Silver Springs" is currently the band's sixth
The company has worked on notable licensed titles such as Alien: Rogue Incursion.
Peter Gabriel has an usual but quite simple release plan for his forthcoming o/i : Every time there's a full moon, he's releasing one new song from the album. Gabriel is the kind of iconic figure who can command the attention to turn every new song release into an event, so he
The arduous development "was worth the effort".
The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk's xAI, and the startup Reflection, allowing the agency to use their AI tools in classified settings, according to an announcement on Friday. At the same time, the Defense Department has left