Culture

Apricot traybake with rosemary, orange and vanilla sugar crust

Late June brings apricots piled high on market stalls, their honeyed perfume promising flavour. This simple traybake uses them well: a soft, buttery cake made tender with soured cream, the apricots gently settling into the batter as it bakes, while a sugar crust scented with rosemary, orange zest and vanilla

Tech

Ad-Free Kindle Colorsoft Closes the Book on Amazon’s Prime Day E-Reader Deals

If you’re an Amazon Prime member looking to read more, there’s a Prime Day discount on the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft. It typically sells for $250 but is available for $160 for Prime members; buyers without Prime aren’t eligible for the reduced price. The offer is time-limited. The

Tech

TP-Link Deco 7 Pro 3-Pack now $500 for Prime Day (29% off)

The TP-Link Deco 7 Pro 3-Pack has dropped to $500 during Amazon Prime Day, saving shoppers 29% on one of the company's fastest home network systems. Alternatives include the Deco 7 Pro 2-Pack for $400 or a single node to serve as a router for $200. The 3-Pack

Culture

Nicolas Cage's Spider-Noir Tops Taylor Sheridan's Dutton Ranch in Streaming

Few forces in TV have had the run Taylor Sheridan has enjoyed. Yellowstone became a major small‑screen sensation and spawned prequels that dug into the Dutton family’s earlier years, while other Sheridan projects — Mayor of Kingstown, Landman, Tulsa King and Lioness — have also performed well and frequently appeared

Culture

Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for, and eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive. The

Culture

Most realistic golf game: it took me 428 strokes to finish a hole

I have always struggled with golf, which is why golf video games used to feel like salvation. The Mega Drive’s PGA Golf gave simple, forgiving controls: tap to start the swing, tap for power, tap for the sweet spot. Later innovations — thumb-pad swing sims and the Wii’s motion

Sports

Spain top Group H as Muslera error gifts Alex Baena winner

The defining moment of Spain's World Cup victory over Uruguay came not in celebration but in a halftime substitution: backup goalkeeper Sergio Rochet replaced Fernando Muslera after the veteran's costly error allowed Alex Baena to put Spain ahead. The goal arrived just before the break when

Culture

Tom Sandoval faces restraining order filed by ex’s father

Victoria Lee Robinson’s father, Will Robinson, filed a civil harassment restraining order against Tom Sandoval after video emerged showing Sandoval seemingly shoving him into a lit fire pit at Sandoval’s Los Angeles rental. Will’s filing recounts an alleged June 3 confrontation in which he says Sandoval “overpowered

Science

Daniel Dixon — Research Scientist, NASA Earth eXchange

Daniel Dixon is a Research Scientist at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute and with the NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) at Ames Research Center. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Western Australia (2022), an M.S. in Earth System Science from the University of North

Tech

Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 Drops to All-Time Low During Prime Day

Prime Day is wrapping up, and the Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 DEX has fallen to $114 at Amazon, down 29% from its regular $160 price. Nearly $50 off a wireless gaming mouse that’s been a fixture on pro tour setups since it launched is a standout peripherals

Culture

Jonah Hill’s Cut Off Pulled From Warner Bros. Schedule as 'Unreleasable'

Warner Bros. has removed Jonah Hill’s Cut Off from its schedule ahead of its expected Jul. 27, 2026 release, Puck insider Matt Belloni (via World of Reel) said. The film finished filming in Sept. 2025 after replacing original star Jennifer Lawrence with Kristen Wiig. Test screenings reportedly did not

Culture

Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You?

Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Spider-Man: You carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing. Whether it's a neighbourhood mugging or a

Politics

Senators Urge CFTC Probe Polymarket Over Faked Ads Report

A bipartisan pair of US senators has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to investigate the prediction market platform Polymarket after a report said the company paid social media influencers to post videos of fake bets. Republican John Curtis and Democrat Adam Schiff sent a letter to CFTC Chair Mike

Sports

From Tala Rangel’s rise to Santiago Giménez’s slide ahead of the Round of 32

Mexico finished their group with nine points and now turn to the Round of 32 after a group stage the country called its best. Javier "Vasco" Aguirre has been praised for restoring order, reconnecting players with the national team and steering El Tri toward a run that could

Culture

Sharon Stone recalls 'glee and relief' after abusive grandfather's death

Sharon Stone explained why she felt 'glee and relief and emptiness' after the death of her maternal grandfather, Clarence Lawson, during an interview on the All There Is with Anderson Cooper podcast and in her memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice. She described Lawson as an abuser who

Culture

Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour to reunite in Netflix thriller

Stranger Things may have ended, but that won't stop Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour from reuniting in a brand new thriller show for Netflix. Loosely based on the Paul Warner novel A Spy in the Blood, the series follows Harbour as "disgraced FBI agent turned security

Tech

Tim Sweeney urges cross-platform social connections in gaming

In an interview with PC Gamer, Tim Sweeney said the bigger gaming companies would benefit from connecting their economies and social platforms amid the current instability. He called the social systems "broken," pointing to the "friction" involved in bringing your friends along from game to game

Culture

The Sopranos Complete Series Coming to 4K UHD

The Sopranos, created in 1997 and first aired in January 1999, ran through June 10, 2007, ending with a controversial finale that reshaped television. The series helped define what many call a second Golden Age of TV, earning Peabody Awards for its first two seasons, 21 Emmys and five Golden

Politics

The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms over Queensland

Aunty Sandra King, an elder of the Yagara, Quandamooka and Bundjalung peoples, stopped in her tracks at a rally against plans for an Olympic stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park when she saw a placard reading “I Preferred Joh”. For those who lived through Sir Joh Bjelke‑Petersen’s premiership,

Culture

Sci-Fi Survival Quiz: Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

A short quiz asks eight questions to place you in one of five science-fiction universes: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. Each answer reveals how your instincts, priorities, and survival style would map onto a different future. Questions probe responses to danger and authority, what resources

Sports

England's World Cup 2026 route, fixtures and ticket guide

England opened the World Cup with a 4-2 win over Croatia and a 0-0 draw with Ghana. Their final Group L game is against Panama at MetLife Stadium on June 27 (5pm ET); a victory there will guarantee top spot regardless of the Ghana–Croatia result. Current Group L standings

Culture

Britney Spears' sons make runway debut at Paris Fashion Week

Britney Spears’ sons Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden, 19, made their runway debut Friday at Paris Fashion Week during the Vetements Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 show. Sean Preston modeled a long black silk jacket with a monochromatic black shirt and tie, paired with jeans and shiny black shoes. Jayden walked

Culture

Peacemaker star Jennifer Holland says Man of Tomorrow could be James Gunn's best

Peacemaker star Jennifer Holland says she has seen an "enormous, enormous portion" of the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow and is enthusiastic about the finished film. "It is different...I don't wanna say this. Ugh. It might be James's best… my favorite movie

Tech

Lenovo Idea Tab drops to $160 with pen and folio included

The Lenovo Idea Tab is a budget-friendly 11-inch Android tablet positioned as a study tablet for students. It’s on sale at Amazon for $160, $55 off the $215 list price, which works out to about a 26% discount. The bundle includes the Lenovo Tab Pen and a folio case.

Culture

Gary Dauberman Hired to Write Next Five Nights at Freddy's Film

Gary Dauberman has been brought on to write the next chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's film series. Director Emma Tammi is expected to return, and franchise creator Scott Cawthon, who co-wrote the first movie with Tammi and was the sole writer on the sequel, will serve