On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we’ll hear from Variety’s Marc Malkin on his chat with Zendaya on the red carpet for A24’s The Drama. And Variety reporter Jack Dunn details one of his cult-favorite digital series, Tim Heidecker’s “On Cinema at the Cinema” and why
Recent data showing an increase in lead exposure and deaths among critically endangered California condors seems to fly in the face of decades of conservation measures, including bans on lead bullets and public-education campaigns about the plight of this once-vanishing raptor.
Monitoring the populations of one of nature's slower creatures could become faster, thanks to the University of Georgia. UGA researchers have developed an easier, more cost-effective way to learn more about male marine turtles, a traditionally elusive creature in the world's
By Andreas Rinke, Ludwig Burger and John Irish BERLIN/PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) - For a self-described Transatlanticist like German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the language has been unusually blunt. When President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran
By Pesha Magid EILON, Israel, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese villages that the military has ordered evacuated, a senior Israeli commander said
Despite no Hezbollah operatives in the first line of villages bordering Israel, the army is concerned about armed men in the area and the group's efforts to launch an extensive missile barrage into Israeli territory every few days
Through one conflict after another, herders in Iraqi Kurdistan have grazed their animals under the endless blue skies of the Zagros Mountains -- a lifestyle they are stoically trying to maintain as yet another war engulfs the region. Since the beginning of the US and Israeli
Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers has made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war. Here are facts and figures about vessels that have passed through the 167-kilometre (104-mile) strait since the war
The Earth is under assault. Space rocks are constantly hurtling toward us, slamming into the atmosphere and often exploding into fireballs that both delight and alarm.
The warning was clear: criticism is fair game, but personal attacks that chip away at the system itself come with consequences.
A recession will be "difficult to avoid" if oil prices remain elevated for much longer, Moody's Mark Zandi wrote Monday.
The curtain has officially come down on Bob Iger’s second run as CEO of Disney — marking the end of a years-long succession drama at the company. At the media giant’s 2026 shareholders meeting Wednesday, held virtually, Iger passed the torch to incoming CEO Josh D’Amaro,
Incoming Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro made the announcement Wednesday.
Disney has added “Incredibles 3” and “Lilo & Stitch 2” to the release calendar for summer 2028. A live-action “Lilo & Stitch” sequel will open on May 26 followed the the third “Incredibles” installment on June 16, Disney’s incoming CEO Josh D’Amaro announced on Wednesday’s
IFPI, the London-based association of global record labels, has released its top-line growth figures covering 2025 – and the news is encouraging. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, global recorded music revenues grew 6.4 percent last year to
Plus: Today’s messy Senate floor debate over Trump’s No. 1 priority {beacon} It’s Wednesday. Have you made your March Madness brackets yet? You have until noon tomorrow! 🏀 My toddler made a blue team-themed bracket this year and seeing his final bracket actually makes me think
The star is a newfound Twihard after she watched all five films in a day ahead of shooting the A24 dark comedy opposite Pattinson.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is tightening helicopter safety measures, over a year after the fatal collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). In a Wednesday release, FAA
Whether you're striding with purpose, swaggering with confidence, or trudging slowly along the street, the way you walk can reveal how you're feeling, according to new research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science. We already know that some features of our gait
Across Europe, beaver numbers are increasing after a long period of decline. As these aquatic mammals recolonize rivers, they are gradually rebuilding wetlands that once existed across many river valleys.
RIKEN researchers have demonstrated a method that can detect tiny amounts of biomarkers in liquid samples and can distinguish between highly similar biomarkers. This promises to boost the versatility and usefulness of liquid biopsies. The results are published in the
The gains, driven partly by an sharp increase in food prices from January to February, were bigger than economists had forecast, and they occurred before the US and Israel attack on Iran pushed energy prices sharply higher.
In his blistering resignation letter, Kent blamed Israel for duping President Trump into attacking Iran, which he says posed no threat to the U.S.
The idea/service has become increasingly popular in many countries outside the United States as a one-stop shop for users.
The singer began teasing 20th anniversary plans for the beloved Disney series before the network was on board
You have until the end of March to download it, and until June 15 to play it in VR.
"Just explain to me how it is that you've decided, 'No, no GTA 6, not interested?'"
These are the stocks posting the largest moves midday.
What does it feel like to be struck by lightning? “Some have to relearn simple things, things they’ve done their whole life — how to read, how to sing, how to ride a bike.”
Lebanon's Health Ministry says 12 of the dead were killed in two Beirut strikes. Among the dead are an Al-Manar TV reporter and his wife. The IDF announced it had completed a wave of strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure, including against a financial association used by the
The tech analysis team called out people who sent death threats over their recent Nvidia video
Companies invest heavily in breakthrough technologies, from industrial software to AI-powered platforms. Yet many radical innovations fail not because customers reject them, but because sales teams hesitate to promote them. A new study by ESMT Berlin reveals a key psychological
The show is called “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale,” but Buffy Anne Summers is barely in it. Rather than revolving around Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy, the shooting draft for the show’s pilot episode — written by sisters Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, and obtained by
In an attempt to ease soaring gasoline prices amid the war in Iran, President Trump on Wednesday announced a 60-day waiver on the Jones Act – a law that traces back more than a century and has been criticized for keeping energy prices sky-high.
Thursday's summit will see EU leaders try to convince Viktor Orbán to lift his controversial veto on the €90 billion to Ukraine. But hopes for a resolution before the Hungarian elections on 12 April are low.
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
The first season of Prime Video’s rebooted “American Gladiators” will premiere on April 17. The first three episodes of the competition series will be exclusively available on the streamer, followed by three new episodes on April 24, and the final four episodes on May 1. Each
“Dunesday”? “Doomsdune”? Whatever the nickname, cinema operators are bracing for a box office battle royale on Dec. 18. That’s when two of this year’s biggest movies — Disney’s Marvel adventure “Avengers: Doomsday” and Warner Bros. and Legendary’s sci-fi epic “Dune: Part III” —
