The world’s largest fast-food chain has already been selling hand-breaded chicken nuggets, strips and sandwiches across a handful of stores in the Chicago area, as well as 10,000 locations across Asia.
Rust's livestock update is finally here, letting players build actual farms, trade cattle, cook tasty recipes, and even produce biofuel.
Danny McBride will make his movie directorial debut with a G.I. Joe movie. It's tapped Bradley Cooper for the starring role.
In 1984, Anna Domino released the five-track mini-album East And West on Les Disques du Crépuscule, the Belgian indie label that often collaborated with Tony Wilson's renowned Factory Records. The Tokyo-born artist was living in downtown New York and communicating the aura of
New research brings together recent advances in urban hydrology, boundary-layer meteorology, extreme precipitation and flood-risk research and proposes a new framework for understanding how cities and extreme rainfall interact and co-evolve.
The Intracellular Quality Control Project at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science has identified a molecular mechanism that helps initiate the formation of autophagic membranes around damaged mitochondria.
The “super deluxe edition,” which comes in three CD/Blu-ray or six LP vinyl, includes two concert sets from their 1979 tour
Frutiger Home is a house builder for those who yearn for the glossiest time in tech.
Wizards of the Coast is bringing back the MTG Secret Lair x MSCHF: Zeta Set for a second round in December with a 24-hour sale window.
Imagine finding out, deep into middle aged, that you're the son of the honey-gargling king of yacht rock. Michael Goessling, a St. Louis resident, recently had just such an experience when he found out that he's Michael McDonald's son. For his whole life, Goessling knew that he
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and University of Cambridge have conducted the most comprehensive study to date on how habitat restoration in sub-Saharan Africa impacts tree loss beyond project boundaries.
In the past, members of the Republican Party have accused Democrats of waging a war on meat. Now, it appears that the bleeding-heart environmentalists at the Trump administration won’t stop sabotaging the beef industry. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday
The seventh episode of “Lanterns” reached 7 million viewers in the U.S. in its first three days of availability. That total comes from a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on HBO’s cable channel plus streams on HBO Max. The DC Universe series has shown
Sen. Patty Murray is proposing to dock the Office of Management and Budget for violations.
Many of the common materials we encounter in our daily lives are crystalline, including ice, salt and sugar. The crystal structures of some solids are formed from molecules arranged in simple geometric patterns, and these patterns can be changed to give the solids special
New research from NTNU's Department of Psychology indicates that elite soccer players experience lower levels of competitive anxiety than amateur players, despite performing under intense scrutiny.
Trump said he had spoken with Netanyahu about the incident and warned Iran would be 'hit very hard' if it was involved. Netanyahu has said it is too early to determine whether Tehran had any connection to the suspected attack
Lobster is Lobster : a language guessing game. “Lobster is lobster in English. Langosta is lobster in ___”
The Manchester City financial scandal threatens to tarnish one of Abu Dhabi's most dazzling showcases of "soft power" and confronts the United Kingdom with a delicate balancing act in preserving its long-standing ties with the Emirates. "I can't intervene more in the process.
The holiday Pokémon collection follows after the next 30th Anniversary release and the Delta Reign TCG set coming this November
Kelly Clarkson has shared her admittedly “controversial” opinion on artificial intelligence, saying she thinks it can do “amazing things” but shouldn’t be able to create anything that competes with humans, particularly on music charts. The pop star shared her feelings about the
Over the years, the major tech companies have found all sorts of ways to embed themselves into our lives. We often use their software, their AI tools, their social media, and their operating systems by default without even thinking about potential alternatives. It’s time to
Parents, guardians have to claim the accounts and separately opt in to receive the federal government’s $1,000 seed contribution for eligible kids.
Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Chase Infiniti (“One Battle After Another,” “The Testaments”) will star in “Portrait of God,” from up-and-coming horror filmmaker Dylan Clark. Lionsgate has acquired the rights and has greenlit the feature for production, with Sam Raimi and Jordan
Four GOP senators who opposed the delay of a ban on intoxicating hemp products are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the role of Chinese criminal networks in America’s cannabis and intoxicating hemp markets. In a Wednesday letter to Attorney General Todd
The move comes as Anonymous moves into becoming a financier of films, rather than just a fee-for-hire production company, with backer Laurene Powell Jobs joining the board.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday called on Tennessee to reintroduce the electric chair for executions after death-row prisoner Christa Pike survived two lethal injections the day before. Blachburn, who is the GOP nominee in the Volunteer State's gubernatorial race,
Android Central, a blog focused on the Android ecosystem, laid off its staff yesterday, but owner Future confirms to The Verge that the site will continue publishing. Yesterday, four of the six staffers on Android Central's staff page posted publicly about the layoffs,
Many systems in nature can settle into several different stable states, with the final state depending on their starting conditions. However, the boundaries separating these states are often far more complicated than they first appear.
Sugars are attractive building blocks for functional materials because of their high water affinity and diverse biological properties. Incorporating sugars into synthetic polymers can therefore provide materials that combine the processability of polymers with characteristics
Public artworks and zine-making workshops are on this year’s line-up, uniting artists and cultural organizations against an increasingly authoritarian administration.
Radio Free Alice are a Melbourne indie rock band with a sound that can make you feel instantly nostalgic. Depending on when you had your formative experiences, they might remind you of '00s blog-rock, '80s college rock, or any combination of those things. Their full-length
Sam Altman’s OpenAI has reportedly “parted ways” with three researchers after they allegedly shared confidential information with a third-party AI safety group.
The 27th annual Newport Beach Film Festival will close with “Behemoth!” on Oct. 22, with writer and director Tony Gilroy set to attend. Pedro Pascal stars as gifted cellist Alex Serian, who returns home to Los Angeles and embarks on a life-changing adventure after spending the
There's a new supergroup in town. Courtney Marie Andrews, Cornelia Murr, Lola Kirke, and Katie Pearlman have joined forces to form Tommy, and they played their first show in Nashville earlier this week. The post Courtney Marie Andrews, Cornelia Murr, Lola Kirke, & Katie
On the final day of the 10th annual SCAD AnimationFest in Atlanta, 10 animators and an Oscar-nominated director took the stage to talk about the future of their craft and why the human hand still matters. The 2026 class of 10 Animators to Watch, profiled in Variety’s New York
Fox News’s Brit Hume on Wednesday said that Republicans lack momentum only a few weeks out from the midterms, with the GOP dealing with multiple political challenges as Election Day nears. “I would say that the Republicans don't have much going for them this cycle. The polls
On today’s episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, as part of Variety‘s annual Business of Broadway and New York Issue events, veteran producer Sue Frost discusses her work in bringing original musicals to life, notably acclaimed Broadway productions “Memphis” and
Rust's October update brings livestock and their various excretions to the survival game.
Bradley Cooper will star as field commander Duke in Paramount’s “G.I. Joe” movie from Danny McBride. Plot details and further casting remain under wraps, but Paramount promises the film will provide a fresh take on the iconic Hasbro toy line. McBride also penned the screenplay
The AI giant, known for its Claude chatbot, could begin formal marketing for the IPO by as soon as the week of Nov. 9, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. That would put Anthropic on track to start public trading before Thanksgiving.
Win tickets, open gacha balls, enter cheat codes, and anything else you can think of to escape the arcade
Max Bond Jr., who lobbied for and co-designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC, deserves a larger place in history.
Whatever beef Donald Trump had with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seems to have been buried. The two had dinner on Sunday, followed by a luncheon with other CEOs who then stood together with top Republicans outside the White House. Together, they announced a “morally binding”
The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 - but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a "generational leap" in performance and efficiency before building the sequel. There's some reason to believe that
When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another. A new study by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers agencies a tool to identify pythons with the greatest influence on future population
Jack Nicholson delivered mob cinema's ultimate statement of power.
Longtime Disney TV comms chief Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul has got a new gig one day after leaving the Mouse House: vice president of series communications at Netflix. Bulochnikov-Paul will oversee communications for the streamer’s television portfolio, including scripted and
This summer, social media was filled with posts declaring that almost anything was "kinda chic". Repeating outfits was kinda chic. Being overdressed was kinda chic. Doing something unfashionable could, apparently, also be kinda chic.
