Culture

Matt Smith unsure if House of the Dragon will reach the Gods Eye

House of the Dragon season 3 promises to open with the brutal and bloody Battle of the Gullet, but fans are also eager to see the Gods Eye showdown from George R.R. Martin's Fire and Blood, in which Daemon faces off against Aemond above the lake — a

Culture

Rogue Kingdom — Online roguelike meets settlement building

Rogue Kingdom mixes online roguelike gameplay with settlement building. Players clear dungeons, claim them, fill them with NPCs, and defend them in an online world. They grow stronger through loot, mining, crafting, magic, and help from other players. Available on PC, Rogue Kingdom is listed under Role-playing (RPG) and Simulator.

Culture

The Evil Lawyer review – gripping, twisty and ludicrously hammy

If the title feels splashy, wait until you meet Jittri: a pantomime villain in a power suit whose hair is even bigger than her ego. Known for getting murky clients off the hook, she stiletto-struts, flashes a crooked smirk and wears sunglasses indoors. Early on she defends a client who

Culture

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

Action Hero Quiz: Which action hero would be your perfect partner? Five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt — offer very different ways of getting out alive. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back. The quiz walks through situational choices:

Sports

Ronaldo and Portugal wear Diogo Jota tribute wristbands in training

Portugal's players paid tribute to their late teammate Diogo Jota by wearing commemorative wristbands during training in Miami. Cristiano Ronaldo and other members of the Selecao were photographed wearing the bands as they prepare for the World Cup, starting with their Group K opener against DR Congo next

Culture

Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

An action hero quiz uses ten questions to reveal which hero would be built to have your back. The idea is simple: a few scenarios and choices identify the partner whose skills and instincts best match how you handle danger and pressure. One result is Rambo: a quietly ferocious partner

Culture

Jason Statham's 'The Italian Job' remake climbs Netflix charts

After a few days on Netflix in early June, Jason Statham’s remake of The Italian Job has surged into the platform’s global movie chart, reaching the 10th most popular spot worldwide this week. Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein’s Office Romance remains the most-watched film, while several other

Culture

Horror Survival Quiz: Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving?

A horror survival quiz asks which villain you could beat: Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pennywise, or Chucky. The quiz frames five killers and five very different ways to die — and promises to match your instincts to the one you might actually outlast. Participants answer eight questions that probe

Sports

Rangers appoint Derek McInnes as manager as Danny Rohl heads to Salzburg

Rangers are set to appoint Hearts boss Derek McInnes as their new manager, as Danny Rohl prepares to leave for Red Bull Salzburg. McInnes, 54, spent five years as a player at Ibrox between 1995 and 2000 and has emerged as the club’s primary target. He previously turned down

Culture

Beckhams dispute claim Harper’s visit to Brooklyn’s LA home was staged

The Beckham family has pushed back against Brooklyn’s assertion that his younger sister Harper’s recent impromptu stop at his Los Angeles home was staged, with a family source calling the suggestion “clearly nonsense.” Reps for Brooklyn and Nicola as well as the Beckhams did not immediately respond to

Business

Millennial moved to Bangkok, pays $2,500 in rent and works US hours

Andrew Corona moved from the US to Bangkok in 2025 after first visiting Thailand in 2018 and extending a monthlong vacation into a longer stay. He quit his job in 2019 to run his own business and waited until the pandemic made remote work feasible; frustration with homelessness, drug use,

Culture

Cryptic crossword No 30,033

Cryptic crossword No 30,033. 1 down. Stellar team, one from Spain. 8 letters. 2 down. Man possibly barring a passage. 4 letters. 3 down, 17 down, 25 down. Different types of KY jelly handed out. 6 letters, 3 letters and 4 letters. 4 down. Firm stem. 7 letters. 5

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Ahead of ‘Supergirl’, Jason Momoa’s Franchise-Ending Fantasy Movie Surges on Prime Video

Jason Momoa’s franchise-ending fantasy movie has surged on Prime Video ahead of Supergirl. The spike in streaming attention arrives as Supergirl draws nearer, bringing renewed focus to the film. The rise underscores the movie’s status as the finale of its franchise and the increased interest in Momoa’s

Sports

USMNT's World Cup start could change soccer in America

The U.S. men’s team turned its World Cup opener into more than a match: national anthems sung loudly, audacious skill moves and celebrations that felt like a national event. Christian Pulisic’s dribble, Folarin Balogun’s cutback, Gio Reyna’s trivela and the composure of Chris Richards were

Culture

Oliver Tree’s last Instagram Reel showed a day in Brazil before his death

Oliver Tree documented his first trip to Brazil in his final social media post, an Instagram Reel shared Saturday that teamed him with Brazilian influencer Iae Break for a day of soccer, bike rides, haircuts and cooking. The video was captioned “Gringo 24 horas no Brasil,” translated as “Foreigner 24

Culture

Wax Heads turns a record shop into a game about finding the right album

A writer once recalled a bookstore friend who complained about customers who couldn’t remember what they wanted — “I think it had a red cover,” they’d say. That flustered feeling carries over into Wax Heads, but the game is more than a puzzle about identifying a record by its

Science

Surviving Earth traces mass extinctions and life’s resilience

Almost three decades after Tim Haines reimagined natural history with Walking with Dinosaurs, he has applied the same visual techniques to look even further into the past. Surviving Earth, a docuseries that begins on NBC on 11 June, explores eight mass extinction events stretching back 450m years through the lives—

Culture

True Detective Season 3: An Underrated Eight-Episode Thriller

True Detective Season 3 is often overlooked even though it delivers eight tightly written episodes that many can watch in a single sitting. The season has been eclipsed by the attention given to Seasons 1 and 4, but it stands apart as the last season written by Nic Pizzolatto and

Culture

Which Oscar Best Picture Matches Your Taste?

An Oscar Best Picture quiz asks ten questions to match viewers with the film that fits their tastes. It probes preferences about experience, form, pacing and the kind of ending that lingers. The questionnaire touches on core elements — central obsession, storytelling style, antagonists, setting, craft, the type of protagonist you

Sports

How to watch Sweden vs Tunisia worldwide and with a VPN

Sweden face Tunisia in a Group F fixture that kicks off on 15 Jun 2026 at 03:00. Broadcast rights are held across the globe, with channels and platforms listed for many countries, including beIN Sports, Fox Sports, SVT and Watania 1 among others. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) can

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Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's first red carpet in over two years

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker attended the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of "Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear" in New York City on Saturday night, their first red carpet appearance together in more than two years. Kardashian, 47, wore a long-sleeve satin dress with a white collar and buttons

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Avatar live-action season 2 will have seven episodes after one script was cut

Avatar: The Last Airbender’s live-action season 2 will consist of seven episodes after a fully written eighth script was cut, executive producer Christine Boylan said. "Netflix gives very little real estate when it comes to episodes," Boylan added, noting that trimming the episode count forced the team

Sports

Crysencio Summerville sparks lead but late Japan equaliser earns 2-2 draw

The Netherlands were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan in their opening World Cup game in Dallas after conceding a late equaliser. Second-half strikes from Virgil van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville put the Oranje ahead twice, but Japan responded on each occasion. Donyell Malen came close early on, with

World

Mother hopes for justice as retrial opens in Dominican Republic

A Cambridgeshire mother in her 90s hopes a retrial in the Dominican Republic will finally bring justice for her daughter. Lindsay de Feliz, 64, was found in a shallow grave near her north-west Dominican Republic home in December 2019. Her mother, Shirley Firth, who will be 94 next month and

Culture

The Expanse Is the Spiritual Sequel For All Mankind Fans Need

If you loved For All Mankind's "Mars is ours" rallying cry, then The Expanse's "Remember the Cant!" should be your next chant. The two shows sit at very different points in humanity's journey into space: For All Mankind depicts the