The United States is "not looking for a fight" over the Strait of Hormuz and its ceasefire with Iran still holds, but any attack on commercial shipping will be met with a "devastating" response, the Pentagon chief said Tuesday. The warning from Pete Hegseth came on the second
Gavin Verhey talks about how Multiverse Reforged leverages one of the rarest color combos to experiment with new mechanics
The cause of death for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actor Nicholas Brendon has been revealed, nearly two months after he died at 54. According to a report from the coroner’s office in Putnam County, N.Y., obtained by People, Brendon died of atherosclerotic and hypertensive
More than a third of Americans have lost relationships with friends, family members, romantic partners, or others due to political differences, according to a study. Mertcan Güngör and Peter Ditto examined survey data from thousands of American adults to explore the
The mountains of Mexico and Central America harbor some of the greatest biodiversity of oak trees worldwide, and a landmark study conducted by The Morton Arboretum with U.S. and Mexican collaborators provides the most definitive answer to date as to why.
Retro gaming is coming back, brick by brick
“The Nature of Invisible Things,” the debut feature of Variety Next Gen Brazilian Talent to Track Rafaela Camayo, has been sold to Sundance TV (Spain) and RTP (Portugal) by The Open Reel. “After the massive turnout and numerous awards at international festivals since its debut
Anthropic has spent years building itself up as the safe AI company. But new security research shared with The Verge suggests Claude's carefully crafted helpful personality may itself be a vulnerability. Researchers at AI red-teaming company Mindgard say they got Claude to
The shapes of Maxwell Mustardo’s ceramic works evoke ancient forms, although their surfaces feel distinctly organic. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The
About a week into the Musk v. Altman trial, we've heard from some of the most powerful people in tech - including OpenAI president Greg Brockman, Elon Musk's fixer Jared Birchall, and Musk himself. But one of the most prominent characters is hovering around the margins: Demis
For Georgia’s Ketevan Vashagashvili, whose debut feature documentary “9-Month Contract” recently won the Alternativa Film Festival’s Spotlight Award, making it has impacted her life profoundly. “I think we grew together and changed each other’s lives,” she says of Zhana, the
Danish shipping company Maersk said on Monday that a U.S.-flagged vessel has exited the Persian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. military protection. The Alliance Fairfax, operated by the company’s Farrell Lines subsidiary, had been stranded in the Gulf
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday morning that the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is not over after both sides traded fire on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz as Project Freedom went into effect. "No, the ceasefire is not over. Ultimately, this is a separate and distinct
Republicans are now trying to get $1 billion in taxpayer funding for President Trump’s ballroom. Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, included a request for the funds in a reconciliation package released Monday night. The $1 billion would go to the
A federal magistrate judge on Monday said he was “very troubled” by the treatment of the alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner shooting last month. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui raised concerns with the suspect, Cole Allen, being placed on
Sebastian Stan (“The Apprentice”) and Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) will next star in “Impunity,” an espionage thriller from award-winning Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez (“The Settlers”). Shot between Chile, U.K., Spain – in English and in Spanish — the film is set against the
By John Irish PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a U.S.- and Bahrain‑backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial
Distinguished by its striking colors and a name that carries the weight of a high ecclesiastical office, a new species of moth has been discovered in the rugged terrain of Greece. When researchers from the Tyrolean State Museum, the Finnish Museum of Natural History and the
Heightened immigration enforcement during the second Trump administration has not expanded job opportunities for U.S.-born workers and is associated with a reduction of employment for U.S.-born men with no more than a high school degree, according to new CU Boulder research.
A24 has released the first trailer for the upcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic “Tony,” starring “The Holdovers” breakout Dominic Sessa in the starring role. The film is set in 1976, when a young Bourdain has a life-changing experience working and living in Provincetown, Mass.
The Hill presents two-and-a-half hours of live, real-time primary night coverage on Tuesday evening, diving deep into the 2026 Indiana and Ohio primaries. Coverage will be anchored by Cory Smith from "Sunrise on The Hill" and The Hill's political editor and host of NewsNation's
The entire 10-season run of true crime series “World’s Most Evil Killers” has landed at Radial Entertainment, with Seasons 9 and 10 set to debut on the company’s FilmRise channel this month, pushing the franchise to 200 episodes and more than 150 hours of programming. Both new
When she first started putting the pieces together for her upcoming album, Tori Kelly took a write-what-you-know approach. “I was pretty clear on what I wanted to say, which were three pillars: My faith, my marriage and then motherhood,” the singer-songwriter tells Variety
Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Andrius Blazevicius’ “How to Divorce During the War,” a beautifully directed portrait of a couple navigating the dissolution of their marriage during the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The
Companies that value flexibility are setting themselves up to win in 2026 and beyond.
He made his name writing beautifully open songs about everything from his home state to his mental health. Now he has millions of fans, and he's still processing it all
Attention, soccer fans: Fox Sports may have the summer job of your dreams. Executives at the Fox Corp.-backed sports-media outlet aren’t looking for the next Colin Cowherd or Tom Brady. Starting Tuesday, however, they will have their eyes peeled for a sports fan who can watch
Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall and Antonio Banderas also star in director Matt Johnson's feature that centers on the late kitchen personality landing a pivotal restaurant job at age 19.
Several studies have served up tantalizing hints about the drugs’ potential cancer prevention benefits, but other results land all over the map.
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