Ouster Rumors and a Tense Phone Call: Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy’s Final Weeks at Warners
The exiting Warner Bros. chiefs are in search of a next act (Netflix?) as insiders debate their legacy.
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In Praise Of World Of Warcraft’s God-Awful Polygonal Prairie Dog
I love you, you're perfect, never change
Marines exceed 2026 recruiting goals
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Marines exceed 2026 recruiting goals The U.S. Marines said they exceeded their fiscal year 2026 recruiting goals across every component and
Changes to platinum surface chemistry boost solar hydrogen production in organic photocatalysts
Researchers from the LIMNO laboratory at EPFL have uncovered how different halides modify the surface chemistry of organic semiconductor nanoparticle photocatalysts. By controlling these phenomena, they have significantly improved the solar hydrogen production efficiency of
North Korea fires unidentified projectile toward sea off east coast, Seoul says
SEOUL, Oct 3 - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
Skydance Shuffle: David Ellison Addresses Troops About New Name, Says Adieu to Mike and Pam and Sets Table for ‘Barbie 2’
It’s 102 degrees in Los Angeles, but it’s certainly not a summer Friday on the Paramount lot. The studio is swarming with activity, subplots and preparations for the closing of Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery next week. The industry is obsessively speculating
Bari Weiss’ fate up in the air as Paramount prepares to close Warner Bros merger: sources
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is mulling changing Bari Weiss' role as CBS News editor-in-chief as his company is set to finalize its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery next week, The Post has learned.
For once, I'm happy to see expensive corporate lawyers forcing a fan project offline
Apart from blatantly using the Fallout name, Fallout: New York was also completely AI generated, and it looks awful.
Watch live: Trump rallies Alabama voters amid GOP midterm crunch
President Trump will hit his next stop on the red-state campaign blitz Friday, rallying voters in Alabama as Republicans face a difficult final month before the midterms. Trump is expected to stump alongside Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who is running for governor, and other
Families sue to stop Trump's ban on medical care for trans youth
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Families sue to stop Trump's ban on medical care for trans youth A group of four New Hampshire families are suing the Trump administration to block the implementation of a rule barring federal
Hermes European Study Centre highlights joint member state push for EU simplification
Hermes European Study Centre today (2 October) applauded a new Austrian-led proposal calling for a dedicated European Implementation and Consolidation Year. Hermes also applauds the 14 other member states that joined the non-paper: Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece,
Maia Ruth Lee Invites Us to Embody the Interval
The works draw on motifs of migration, but the motifs themselves migrate across the gallery.
Researchers turn America's scattered local laws into a free searchable database covering all 50 states
America is a nation of local laws—millions of them. From noise ordinances and construction codes to rules about fishing licenses and roadside mango peddling, every town, city and county has its own set of regulations and unique way of doing things.
September jobs report misses expectations
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story September jobs report misses expectations The U.S. economy added 29,000 jobs in September, falling short of economists' expectations. © Nam Y. Huh, Associated
Trump visa policies weigh on Columbia journalism program as admissions pause
Oct 2 - The Trump administration's changing visa policies caused a sharp drop in international applications to Columbia University and contributed to the university pausing admissions to one of its journalism programs, four people familiar with the matter said.
AI guys beefing with the pope: A brief recap
The pope took on 'AI art' this week, saying that "there is an ontological difference ... between art and what a machine can generate."
Reigns developer Nerial enters 'hibernation mode,' lays off staff
The studio that gave birth to Reigns is ending operations—for now.
17 Best New Movies Streaming in October: ’The Invite,’ ‘Disclosure Day,’ ‘Evil Dead Burn’ and More
October is Halloween movie season, so it’s the perfect time for two of the year’s high-profile horror releases to debut on streaming platforms. “Evil Dead Burn,” the extremely grotesque ninth installment in the long-running franchise, premieres on HBO Max this month and should
Ex-GOP lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison
Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration. Rivera, a longtime friend and former
‘Celebrity Traitors’ Star Richard E. Grant Accidentally Reveals He’s a Traitor to Cast in Premiere, Calls It the ‘Biggest Mistake I’ve Made in My Life’
Richard E. Grant almost immediately blew his chances on this season of “Celebrity Traitors” in what he calls the “biggest mistake I’ve made in my life.” In the first episode of the U.K. reality competition reality series, Grant was chosen as one of the first two Traitors, along
Marine biologists discover new plankton off Oregon coast
Nearly every morning when she was a doctoral student in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Nicole Nakata, Ph.D. '23 (biology), would cross the street from the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in Charleston, Ore., to the high-tide line of the Pacific Ocean. Her job
Back in 2005, a group of restorers established a hidden...
Back in 2005, a group of restorers established a hidden workshop in Paris’s Panthéon and snuck into the building for a whole year to repair an antique clock . “The group managed to connect the hideaway to the electricity grid and install a computer…” Wild!
Grab The Sci-Fi Classic That Inspired BioShock For Free This Weekend
The System Shock 2 remaster is good
European Entertainment Leaders Mostly Optimistic About David Ellison’s Takeover of Warner Bros. : ‘I Believe in His Commitment to Cinema’
After nearly a year of dealmaking drama, Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is about to become reality. Across Europe, where the Paramount chief David Ellison has spent time courting support for his vision of building a Hollywood colossus, the mood is
Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend National Park
A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region. Judge Kathleen Cardone, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote that the administration can’t “build border barrier or related infrastructure,
Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets
Meta now lets you make your own Muse gadgets that feature the company's new AI agent with code that the company open sourced. The company suggests projects like loading Muse on a color E Ink display to show reminders, adding it to an HDMI stick so you can display Muse on a big
How Brazil's two leading presidential candidates are talking about crime
Crime is at the top of voters' concerns in Brazil ahead of Sunday's national elections. Many are calling for tougher measures — part of a broader rightward shift across Latin America.
Trump shrugs off South Korea's uncertainty on $54B Alaska energy investment
President Trump brushed off questions Friday over whether he jumped the gun in announcing that South Korea would fund a natural gas pipeline in Alaska, which South Korean officials have said is still under discussion. "Well, I didn't jump the gun. I mean, they were there, and
Trump says he's 'worried' about Whatley in North Carolina
President Trump said he was worried about North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s election chances as the Senate Republican super PAC began canceling reservations in the state Friday. “I think he’s a great man, and I am worried about him,” Trump told reporters on
Skydance Says It’s Committed to L.A., but Threat to Leave Has Proved Potent
Skydance is officially L.A.’s newest Fortune 500 company — but for how long? In a message to employees last week, CEO David Ellison said he is committed to keeping the company in Hollywood: “We aren’t going anywhere.” But the consent decree between Ellison and 12 state
The Common Language of Science: Einstein’s Clarion Call to Divided Humanity in a Rare 1941 Recording
“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem — in my opinion — to characterize our age.”
Hawaii's iconic 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses
The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.
10 New Movies to Watch this Weekend on Prime Video, HBO Max, and Hulu (October 2-4)
This week's movie column has several exciting movies, including an indie art-horror, a Warner Bros. movie that was infamously shelved, and more.
Mowing less, spraying smarter give pollinators a boost
Roadsides may not look like wildlife habitat, but a few simple changes to how they are maintained could turn them into much better places for pollinators. A new uOttawa-led study found that reducing mowing and herbicide use along rural roadsides led to a 45% jump in pollinator
Scientists discover first type I superconductor that breaks time-reversal symmetry
Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with no resistance and expel magnetic fields when cooled to ultralow temperatures. And depending on their quantum structure, they can also showcase strange properties like magnetic levitation. But now things are getting a
‘Verity’ Had a Much More Twisted Ending. Then Came the Focus Group Screenings
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Verity,” now playing in theaters. To say that “Verity,” a new erotic thriller featuring the ubiquitous Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson — who gets to call the former “a selfish, Machiavellian cunt” — has sharply divided critics
How to Watch Jordan Orozco Hernandez vs. Yusniel Abrahante Boxing Live Online
This weekend, boxing promoters Boxlab travels to Central Florida for another prime bout between two elite fighters. Nicaraguan boxer Jordan Orozco Hernandez goes head-to-head against Puerto Rican fighter Yusniel Abrahante is a scheduled for 12 rounds. On Friday, Oct. 2,
New Fast and Furious Release Now Streaming on Peacock
Fast & Furious gets its strangest crossover yet as LEGO DREAMZzz and How to Train Your Dragon collide in a new Peacock animated special.
I've been skeptical about Bandai Namco's upcoming Gundam game—but then I saw this model kit's chainsaw macuahuitl
It's a compelling argument.
French Oi Crew Squelette Release Extremely Cool New EP Soir d’Orage
I'm not sure how or why this happened, but the nation of France has developed its own take on oi, the chant-along street-punk style that once seemed definitively British. French bands like Syndrome 81, Prisonnier Du Temps, Oi Boys, and Rancoeur have developed an echo-drenched
Thousands of immigrants with legal status lose Medicaid coverage as 'big, beautiful' cuts begin
Thousands of refugees and some other immigrants with legal status lost their health coverage Oct. 1, marking some of the first significant coverage losses under the Medicaid cuts in the GOP's signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act. States and advocacy groups have been trying to
Amazon’s Very Good 4K UHD Blu-Ray Sale Is Back, But This Time Filled With Horror And Spooky Movies
You can get some fantastic horror films like Nope , The Thing , Sinners , and The Shining for about $13 each
J.A. Bayona Leads Field to Direct ‘Jurassic World’ Sequel
Universal is eyeing the Spanish filmmaker to return to the dinosaur island and helm the follow-up to 'Jurassic World Rebirth.'
Trump says US won't ban diesel exports
President Trump said Friday that he will not ban exports of diesel after the Group of Seven (G7) major economies announced that they would release fuel from their stocks. “Europe has a lot of diesel, and they're going to be making a major world contribution, and so are we, and
Mamdani Doubles Grants for NYC Artists
For the last 20 years, city-funded grants for individual artists have remained at $5,000.
Tension rises in Ceuta: two migrant children stabbed and bacteria-contaminated beach
Two migrant children were stabbed in a knife attack in Ceuta, while health authorities have found high levels of bacteria in the water at Trampolín beach, near a migrant camp. The migration crisis is forcing some people to sleep in garages, vehicles and on rooftops.
US suspends consular services in Brazil as Lula and Bolsonaro fight for election
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort to win voters ahead of Sunday's election in Brazil, where the US and Australia suspended consular services Friday over security concerns.
On complex political issues, most Americans take shortcuts to simplicity
A core assumption in any democracy is that citizens with access to information will make reasoned decisions on political candidates and policy issues. But a new study by UC Berkeley social scientists finds that Americans usually don't consider the full scope of difficult
