The Strokes Condemn Decades of U.S. Imperialism and War at Coachella
The band's performance of "Oblivius" included a montage calling out U.S.-backed assassinations of foreign leaders, as well as more recent footage of destruction in Gaza and Iran
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The Sonic 4 Trailer May Contain A Hint About A Fifth Movie, Actually
A fan theory has folks clamoring for a fit check from one of the movies’ actors
‘Practical Magic 2’ Trailer: Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock Return for Magical Sequel 28 Years After Original
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are back for more magic. Warner Bros. has released the trailer for “Practical Magic 2” after it was debuted last week to attendees at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners in Las Vegas. It will arrive in theaters this fall on
Forza Horizon 6′s Xbox Controller Is A Hideous Neon Mess And I Love It
There's an equally garish-looking Forza -themed headset, too
Phish’s New Sphere Residency Blows The (Circular) Roof Off The Joint
Over the weekend, Phish turned the famed venue's visuals into another tool for uninhibited improvisation
Beck – “Ride Lonesome”
It’s been 24 years since Beck released Sea Change, his bummed-out acoustic masterpiece. It’s been 12 since he released the album’s spiritual sequel, the more serene companion piece Morning Phase, a surprise Album Of The Year winner at the 2015 Grammys. Does that mean we’re due
Warner announces death of daughter who battled juvenile diabetes
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Monday announced the death of his 36-year-old daughter, who had suffered from juvenile diabetes. “We are heartbroken beyond words by the passing of our beloved daughter, Madison, 36, after a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes and other health
Lebanon president says aiming to end hostilities with Israel talks
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that planned talks with Israel aim to end hostilities and the occupation in the south, even as Hezbollah and its supporters rejected the negotiations. Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told AFP Monday it was in Aoun's and Lebanon's
Iran pulling Hormuz 'lever' to maximum in US standoff
Iran is banking on the Strait of Hormuz as its main card in any peace negotiations with the United States, but using the waterway as leverage is not without risk for the Islamic republic. Iran had for decades talked up the threat of blocking the strait, which is a critical
Hellboy in Love Black Eyes exclusive preview: A sneak peak at Hellboy's next romantic outing
Polygon can share exclusive preview pages of the upcoming Hellboy in Love Black Eyes one-shot comic from Dark Horse.
Israel, Lebanon to hold second round of talks in Washington on Thursday
April 20 - Israeli and Lebanese representatives will hold talks in Washington on Thursday, a U.S. State Department spokesperson and an Israeli source speaking on the condition of anonymity told Reuters on Monday.
What Canada, the UK and other G7 nations learned about building resilient education systems during the pandemic
By a dictionary definition, the word resilient means an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. The key words here? "Recover" and "change."
Hawaiian green sea turtles emerge as reef defenders against invasive algae
An invasive algae already well-established in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is raising concern among researchers as it threatens to spread into the main Hawaiian Islands. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have
Fox One Expands Podcast Lineup With Shows From Fox News, Red Seat Ventures
Fox One isn’t just about streaming Fox TV programs. The subscription-based streamer, originally touted as a venue where fans could tune in to Fox’s broader sports offerings, said Monday that it would expand its portfolio of podcasts, adding selections from Fox News and Red Seat
Critics Choice Awards Set 2027 Dates, Renews Two-Year Deal With Versant
The Critics Choice Awards has set the date for its 32nd annual ceremony for Sunday, Jan. 3, 2027, and has secured a two-year renewal agreement with Versant, extending the broadcast partnership through 2028. The ceremony will return to the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica for the
MFF & CO Developing Cinematic Universe Based on ‘Possible,’ William Ury’s Best-Selling Guide to Conflict Resolution (EXCLUSIVE)
International entertainment studio MFF & CO has optioned the rights to William Ury’s book “Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict.” The company is set to develop a fictional universe inspired by the negotiator’s vast experience in mediating high-pressure
Africa: Joint Ministerial Communiqué on Sustainable Financing for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health
[South Africa] Washington, D.C -- We, the Members of the Global Leaders Network for Women's, Children's, and Adolescents' Health (GLN) and participating Ministers of Health and Finance, in partnership with the Women's Health and Economic Empowerment Network (WHEN) and the
Days of Our Lives and Starship Troopers actor Patrick Muldoon dies aged 57
The actor and producer also appeared in Melrose Place and Saved By the Bell.
Vampire Crawlers Is A Spin-Off That’s Better Than The Original
This card-based roguelike dungeon crawler launches April 21 and plays perfectly on Steam Deck
One of TV News’ Most Respected Consultants Says Format Is Breaking, Needs to Change Quickly
When it comes to TV news, winning viewers’ trust is out, and making them passionate about what they watch is in. A media consultancy that had a hand in creating the format that ultimately became “Good Morning America” is warning TV-news organizations that they need to blow up
‘Memory of Princess Mumbi,’ Set in a Retro-Futuristic Africa Recreated With AI, Scores Istanbul Film Festival Top Prize
Swiss-Kenyan director Damien Hauser’s dystopian fable “Memory of Princess Mumbi,” set during 2093 in an imaginary Africa created with the use of artificial intelligence, scooped the Golden Tulip Award at the Istanbul Film Festival on Sunday. Set in the futuristic African
A new Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream tool helps you draw with pixel-perfect accuracy
A Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream fan created a tool that shows you how to draw any image in the game.
Sub*T – “Mirror Image”
Grace Bennett and Jade Alcantara made friends online before buying guitars, learning to play them, and becoming the Brooklyn-based fuzz-pop duo Sub*t. They recorded their 2021 debut EP So Green with Bully’s Alicia Bognanno and their 2024 follow-up Spring Skin with Momma’s Aron
TV News Goes Crazy for Creators: Will Digital Mavericks Add Life to Old Format or Wipe It Out?
Alex Wagner has returned to primetime hours on MS NOW — but not in the way viewers might expect. Wagner is among a bevy of hosts from progressive outlet Crooked Media who can be seen on MS NOW every Saturday night at 9 in clips from the collective’s sundry podcasts. When Wagner
Businesses start claiming refunds on Trump's 'unlawful' tariffs
A long-awaited refund portal opened on Monday for US businesses hit by Trump's tariffs, with $127bn in eligible claims already registered. The catch? It could take months, and shoppers will see few benefits.
Howard Marks says there are very few cheap stocks: 'Bargains come when people panic'
"For the most part, this is not a market that's on sale," Marks said Monday.
Madagascar's ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets—what they reveal
Madagascar is home to seven species of baobab trees, of which six are found nowhere else on the planet. Many of the trees have been alive for well over 1,000 years. The ancient trees have become symbols of Madagascar itself. They're also gifts to climate science.
Desmond Morris: from 'Naked Ape' to watching 'Big Brother'
Celebrated British zoologist Desmond Morris, who died Sunday aged 98, shook up the world in 1967 when his book "The Naked Ape" posited that humans are essentially primates still captive to evolutionary impulses.
'Tis the season: Sharing resources sustains ocean microbial biodiversity
Oceanographers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa discovered that microbial communities—from the sunlit surface to extreme depths—in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre exhibit robust seasonal cycles. The study provides new insight into how high levels of biodiversity are
Dragon Ball FighterZ steals the hype at Battle Hour 2026 with a match that looks like an anime fight
The 2026 Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour featured a rematch between SonicFox and GO1 that was worthy of Akira Toriyama himself
Vance has not yet left for Iran talks in Pakistan, source says
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance is still in the United States and has not yet departed for Pakistan, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as prospects for a second round of negotiations with Iran remain unclear. President Donald Trump has
Seized Iranian ship likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US, sources say
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - The Iranian-flagged container ship Touska, which was boarded and seized by U.S. forces on Sunday, is likely to have what Washington deems dual-use items that could be used by the military onboard, maritime security sources said on
Trump Crashes Out Online Over His Tanking Poll Numbers
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have hit more turbulence in the wake of a tense weekend that has apparently sent Donald Trump spiraling. The two countries were close to brokering a new peace agreement late last week as the deadline on the two-week ceasefire drew closer.
The Making of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Unpacked in New Book From Creator Jacob Tierney, Including Annotated Scripts
Jacob Tierney is keeping the “Heated Rivalry” fandom fed until its second season. The “Heated Rivalry” creator, in partnership with Brendan Brady and Accent Aigu, has announced a new book about the making of the hit show’s first season. Titled “I’ll Believe in Anything,” the
The Future of Museums Is a Dance Floor
The rave offers a temporary homeland, a space where belonging is felt rather than declared.
Full path tracing might not be such a GPU hog in future, as Nvidia claims over 2x performance improvements in new research
It could mean half the performance cost of path tracing.
Trump says Israel did not talk him into Iran strikes
President Trump said Monday that he was not influenced by Israel to attack Iran, as reports and critics say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed the president into launching strikes. “Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to
Trump's approval rating sinks to second term low: Poll
President Trump’s approval rating sank to a new second term low in the latest NBC News poll, amid growing concerns about his handling of the economy. In the NBC News Decision Desk survey, conducted during the first two weeks of April, 37 percent of Americans say they approve of
Plastic texturing kills viruses when they land
Researchers have developed a thin plastic film that tears apart viruses on contact, offering a promising new way to keep high-touch surfaces such as smartphones and hospital equipment from spreading disease. The innovation is not only effective at killing viruses, but also far
Thanks to Trump, the Catholic vote is now up for grabs
Trump mistakenly believes that Catholics will stick with him no matter what he says or does.
Japan warns of slightly increased risk of mega-quake after a 7.7-magnitude one
An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for coastal areas there.
Trump Just Fast-Tracked Psychedelic Treatments: 3 Under-the-Radar Stocks That Could Be About to Soar
FORM Acrosanti Announces 2026 Lineup With Geese, Lorde, Turnstile, More
Now, this is what I call a festival lineup. FORM Acrosanti , the festival that the band Hundred Waters started in 2014, made its grand return to the Arizona desert last year. That was the first FORM fest since the pre-pandemic days, and it wasn't a one-off. This fall, FORM
Primal Repairs is basically a handyman sim set in the world of The Flintstones
You even get a velociraptor assistant.
New genetic evidence from Stajnia Cave reveals the oldest Neanderthal group reconstructed in Central-Eastern Europe
An international study published in Current Biology presents the results of the analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA obtained from eight Neanderthal teeth discovered in Stajnia Cave, Poland. For the first time, the research reconstructs the genetic profile of a small group of
