Culture

Ella Purnell's first Fallout experience was 'scary graphics' on New Vegas

Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher recalled Ella Purnell's first Fallout experience before leading the Prime Video adaptation, saying Thatcher tried to create Purnell in the game and Purnell replied, "Turn it off! It's scary graphics." Thatcher added that Fallout: New Vegas has an uncanny look.

Tech

I switched to the Momax Q.Mag X, a graphene-cooled MagSafe power bank

The Momax Q.Mag X is a 5,000 mAh/19.35 Wh MagSafe power bank that magnetically clamps to iPhones. Thin, light and stylish, it uses glass and aluminum in its construction and even comes with a microfiber polishing cloth. It also carries a CCC logo, which means it

Sports

Klopp reportedly in talks about new job despite agent denial

Klopp represents the soft-drink manufacturer at RB Leipzig and Salzburg, as well as at clubs in Brazil, the USA and Japan, and remains under contract until 2029. Still, speculation about an early departure—or even a return to management—has been growing, with Real Madrid frequently linked and defeated presidential

Sports

World Cup is a springboard, US Soccer CEO says

JT Batson compares the FIFA World Cup to an IPO, saying the event brings a single, high-profile moment but the real test is what happens afterward. As the US prepares to co-host the World Cup starting Thursday, he is focused on building an organization that can capitalize on the attention.

Sports

American Ninja Warrior Season 18: How to Watch & Stream

American Ninja Warrior returns for its 18th season with a mix of returning competitors and fresh faces. Nearly two decades in, elite athletes from the U.S. and its territories assemble to take on the world’s toughest obstacle course. Season 18 raises the stakes with a new Tripleheader round

Crypto

Zcash Proposes Ironwood Shielded Pool After Orchard Bug

Zcash developers are proposing a new shielded pool called Ironwood after a recently patched bug raised concerns that counterfeit ZEC could have entered circulation. The Zcash Open Development Lab said it is working with Tachyon, Valar Group, the Zcash Foundation and Shielded Labs on the upgrade, which would add formal

Culture

Which iconic universe do you belong in?

A personality quiz asks which of five legendary universes you belong in: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Star Trek. Eight questions probe what gives your life meaning, the kind of world you want to inhabit, how you prefer conflicts resolved, who you want

Sports

How Stefan Effenberg's World Cup gesture ended his Germany career

Two uneven years with Fiorentina — including relegation and immediate promotion — culminated in a defining moment that would etch Stefan Effenberg into football folklore. At 25 he was physically dominant, technically brilliant and among Europe's best midfielders, yet it was not a goal or a trophy that made the

AI

WWDC could be Apple's chance to prove it's an AI winner

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off on Monday, could be the AI catalyst investors have been waiting for. The event is also the last WWDC overseen by Tim Cook before he hands over the CEO role to hardware chief John Ternus, and it may be Cook&

Tech

Wardogs looks like Battlefield with a persistent economy

Wardogs pits 100 players divided into three teams in constant combat. The game pairs that scale of firefights with a persistent in-game economy: each action that helps your team earns cash you can spend in your next life or even a later match. A trailer shown at the PC Gaming

Culture

The Lost Wild preview: Jurassic Park meets Alien: Isolation

The Lost Wild is an upcoming first-person horror game revealed during Sony's June 2026 State of Play and set to launch in 2027. Developer Great Ape Games appears to meld Jurassic Park and Alien: Isolation into a stealth-focused survival title, and a live demo at Summer Game Fest

Culture

Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You? An Eight‑Question Quiz

A sci‑fi personality quiz pairs you with one of five iconic heroes — Paul Atreides, Captain Kirk, Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley or Max Rockatansky — by asking eight short questions about leadership, crisis response and what you'd sacrifice. The questions probe leadership under pressure, strengths in crisis (prescience, improvisation,

Health

How do I know I’ve entered perimenopause?

Changes to periods in your mid-forties often feel alarming because perimenopause happens in fits and starts. Menopause itself is a single moment — 12 months after a person’s last period — and is diagnosed only in retrospect, once the ovaries have stopped making the estrogen that drives the cycle. Knowing you’

Sports

How to buy Iraq World Cup 2026 tickets: dates, prices & tips

Demand for tickets to Iraq’s matches at the 2026 World Cup has surged after impressive performances in the Asian qualifiers and inter-confederation play-offs. Iraq’s group fixtures are: Tuesday, June 16 – Iraq vs Norway at NRG Stadium (Houston); Monday, June 22 – France vs Iraq at Lumen Field (Seattle); Saturday,

Culture

How I made friends after moving from a small town to a big city

My family moved from Bright, a country town of fewer than 3,000 people, to the Gold Coast, a city of close to 740,000. Leaving the easy, familiar network of friends you meet through school and work was a shock, and my husband and I only had a handful

Business

SpaceX retail allocation raises red flags ahead of IPO

SpaceX’s upcoming IPO has stirred intense interest and a surprisingly large retail allocation: the company set aside 30% of shares for individual investors, and Fidelity cut its minimum account-size requirement from $100,000 to $2,000. The move makes the offering unusually accessible for everyday buyers. Executives frame the

Crypto

U.S. CPI report, ECB interest-rate decision: Crypto Week Ahead

The second week of June tests the crypto market’s resilience as digital assets diverge from record-setting equity markets. After a nine-month correction that pushed bitcoin to major psychological support levels, traders face heavy token emissions and tightening cross-asset liquidity. A high-stakes macro calendar could steer risk appetite. Markets are

Culture

How to open Scatty's chest in Gothic Remake

Scatty's chest sits inside his hut, the building down to your lower left when you're talking to Fingers. The hut has a long red banner by the door, weapons on the wall and a noticeboard outside. Scatty runs the arena and leaves for it in the

Culture

Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

Ten questions will figure out which one. Five Oscar Best Picture winners — Parasite, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Oppenheimer, Birdman and No Country for Old Men — offer five completely different visions of what cinema can be and what it can do to you. The quiz asks what kind of film

Sports

England's World Cup hopes rest mostly on Harry Kane after Ballon d'Or season

Harry Kane arrives at what is likely to be his final World Cup in the form of his life, having delivered the best goal-scoring season of his career for Bayern Munich and put himself firmly in the Ballon d'Or conversation. At 32 he finished the season on 61

World

‘Extreme fear’ among immigrants as backlash sweeps South Africa

African migrants in South Africa say they are living in fear after a series of marches calling for illegal immigrants to leave reignited long-held xenophobic sentiment. March & March, a campaign group at the forefront of the protests, has given people living illegally in the country until 30 June to

Culture

I moved to Europe and earn 67,000 Euros a year — I still feel worthless

A 25-year-old living in the Netherlands wrote that after 15 years of planning to leave their home country they finally made it to Europe 1½ years ago and now work in tech sales, earning 67,000 Euros a year. After rent, food, and bills there isn’t much left, and

Culture

Rivage is a time-loop puzzle game where power forces the reset

Miranda Vigneau wakes aboard the A.R.E.S. space station above the planetary candidate VESTA to find her crew gone and the station behaving oddly. Ominous logs scattered around the facility offer pieces of a mystery you must stitch together as you explore. Aiding your progress is the K9

Culture

Lost in a downpour, a man with a rainbow umbrella helped me

It was bucketing down, absolutely pouring. I was on my way to a birthday dinner but got lost in central Sydney’s labyrinth of streets, so I ducked into an internet cafe to look up directions to the restaurant. I then wrote those directions down by hand – such were the

Culture

Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In?

Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz: Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for. Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown You