Rob Reiner has been posthumously nominated for an Emmy for his role in Season 4 of FX’s “The Bear.” Reiner is competing in the guest actor in a comedy series category for playing Albert Schnuff, a restaurant and business consultant who teaches Ebraheim (Edwin Lee Gibson) about
“Hacks” is going out on top. The critically acclaimed HBO Max comedy about a fading Las Vegas legend and the millennial writer who brought her career back to life garnered 24 Emmy nominations for its fifth and final season. It’s surpassed the record set by Pop TV’s “Schitt’s
Dublin's Lankum, last heard collaborating with Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten on the Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man soundtrack , have a stark, doomy, experimental take on traditional Irish folk music. A lot of their power comes from the bell-clear voice of singer Radie Peat.
Lady Gaga has landed an outstanding music and lyrics Emmy nomination for “The Dead Dance” from Netflix’s “Wednesday.” Gaga now has a total of five Emmy nominations, plus one Sports Emmys win for her 2025 Super Bowl performance of “Hold My Hand.” The “Wednesday” song is written
Amid much turmoil at Xbox, TES6 fans get an update on Bethesda's hyped RPG and its release date. It's not all good news, though.
David Epstein, author of the recent Inside the Box (a book about the value of constraints), did a fascinating video on “anticipatory skill” and “chunking” and how players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (who can accurately head the ball even in the dark ) use them to
Chainsmoker Cat combines Trainspotting with Beavis and Butthead to mixed success.
A new study shows that relationships with artificial intelligence (AI) systems can evolve from casual conversations to bonds characterized by emotional intimacy, emotional dependence or experiences similar to a romantic breakup. The study is based on in-depth interviews with 17
A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”
The negotiating process is fragile and recent US strikes show how hard it will be to reach agreement, writes BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.
A vast majority of Americans cast a negative view of living costs in the U.S. in a new poll released on Wednesday. The survey, which was conducted by Harris Poll for The Guardian, found that 95 percent of U.S. adults believe the country is facing an affordability crisis. This
Who fixes the fixes?
Human hook-factory Kai Slater is a member of the and Lifeguard and a key piece of Chicago's Hallogallo scene, the circle of super-young bands documented on the recent Red Xerox compilation. Slater also makes groovy '60s-style power-pop gems under the name Sharp Pins. Last year,
Citizen Vigilante 's game is due next week on PlayStation, and it looks...uh...like it'll fit right in
The British swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) is the U.K.'s only native swallowtail and its largest native butterfly. It's instantly recognizable by its striking light yellow-and-black wings, with twin tail-like markings splashed in bold blue and red. Habitat
A comprehensive study of more than 1,100 springs in the American West warns that critical biodiversity hot spots are facing a mounting extinction crisis.
President Trump on Wednesday committed to removing Syria from the state sponsor of terrorism list, one of the last hurdles blocking the country from rejoining the international community. Trump was meeting with Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the
Scientists are questioning whether FIFA's hydration breaks do enough to protect players competing in extreme heat. While some argue the breaks disrupt the game, researchers say longer cooling periods and active cooling measures may better reduce heat-related health risks.
Rap veterans Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are best known for “Tha Crossroads,” their 1996 tribute to late mentor and label head Eazy-E (Eric Wright), but it’s the gilded sidewalks of Hollywood where they’ll soon be immortalized in the annals of pop culture history. The Cleveland-based
What if you had a drone that wasn't a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times […]
Palworld developer Pocketpair has announced the survival game will remain at $29.99 after its price may increase upon leaving early access.
There’s never been a good method to check for violations of the Outer Space Treaty’s prohibition of nuclear weapons in space.
Inventing ELIZA: How the First Chatbot Shaped the Future of AI . “This book presents the rediscovered original source code of ELIZA alongside previously unseen scripts…, revealing a far more sophisticated system than previously documented.”
“Moana” might be heading for choppy waters at the box office. Some tracking services are estimating that Disney’s live-action version of the animated musical will debut to $60 million to $65 million from 3,875 North American theaters. Those ticket sales are just barely above
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Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis service is ending, announces Square Enix.
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The general feeling in the European Parliament is that the longstanding far-right leader has a better chance of becoming France’s president than her younger successor.
The letter from Democrat Andy Beshear comes amid rampant online speculation.
The IMF cut its 2026 global growth projection again Wednesday, flagging "uncertainty and risks" to the economic outlook as fighting reignited in the Middle East. "Developments overnight illustrate the uncertainty and risks that surround the outlook," said Petya Koeva Brooks,
They suck up energy and water, and blast out heat. Just who is better off from all this investment – aside from tech bros? The two great existential threats of our time – the climate crisis and AI – come hurtling together in the explosion of datacentres across Australia and
"Moana" is a Disney live-action remake that escapes the Disney live-action remake blues — in fact, it soars above them. It’s the best of these movies I’ve seen.
Catherine Laga'aia and Dwayne Johnson star in the live-action version of Disney's Moana, and even sing a new Lin-Manuel Miranda song.
A new mathematical model suggests that social norms may be just as important as economics in determining how the world responds to climate change. The research shows that efforts to reduce emissions in one region can unintentionally influence climate action elsewhere, with
Research has shed intriguing new light on the genetics underlying the diverse plant organ shapes seen in agriculture and nature. Despite more than a century of scientific investigation into the role of inner and outer tissues, there is still much to learn about how leaves,
