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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

An eight-question quiz matches your instincts to one of five sci‑fi universes: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. Questions probe how you react when the world feels wrong, what resource you guard most fiercely, what threat keeps you up at night, how you deal with

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Sydney Sweeney's R-Rated Hit is a Late-Night Streaming Sensation

Sydney Sweeney's R-rated thriller The Housemaid has climbed the streaming ranks since arriving on Prime Video on Jun. 1 in various territories. Directed by Paul Feig and co-starring Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar, the film is one of the platform's most popular movies worldwide and sits

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The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is

Ten questions will figure out which Oscar Best Picture is the one that was made for the way your mind works. The quiz frames what kind of film experience, story form, antagonist, and ending most appeal to you, then points to the Best Picture winner that fits. Parasite is offered

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John Wayne Refused to Work With Clint Eastwood Over Creative Differences

From the 1930s to the 1970s, there was no bigger or more iconic name in the western movie genre than John Wayne. He built a persona as The Duke, a rugged, rough-hewn movie hero who, despite his laconic grit, often embodied clear-cut morality and favored legal justice, honor, and loyalty

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Ariana Grande review: glittering hits and powerhouse vocals

Faced with the choice to erase painful memories or live with them, à la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Ariana Grande opened the first night of a five-show Los Angeles run promoting her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine with an emotive, occasionally zany show. It illuminated one of her hardest-won

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The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is… Parasite

The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is…Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. ParasiteYou are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one genre and quietly, brilliantly migrate into another. Bong Joon-ho's Parasite is a

Sports

Taste the 2026 World Cup in NYC: Fan foods from Groups G, H and I

Food, soccer and samba: the World Cup is already on the streets and screens of New York City. Across the five boroughs, fans are gathering in family-run spots and neighborhood restaurants to watch matches and share familiar game-day dishes. Some match-day staples and where to find them include Belgium’s

Politics

Trump says US reached deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States and Iran had reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. On TruthSocial he wrote, "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz,

Sports

How to Watch Ivory Coast vs Ecuador for Free

Kickoff is Saturday, June 14 at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT (12:00 AM BST in the UK, Sunday June 15). The match streams free on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Telemundo over the air in the US (Spanish). FS1 carries the English broadcast in

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48 hours at Niagara Falls: what was worth doing

We spent 48 hours seeing Niagara Falls from both the US and Canadian sides, mixing the area's big tourist draws with lesser-known nearby spots. My cousin favored camping and long hikes while I wanted the classic attractions, so we split our time between both approaches and ended up

Culture

Seven Summer Game Fest Indies You Might Have Missed

Summer Game Fest has become more online-focused than the E3 it replaced and has reached a scale that makes it easy to miss things. The event centers on high-profile live streams — including the indie-focused Day of the Devs — and is joined by a number of other showcases throughout the week.

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Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like?

A sci‑fi personality quiz asks eight questions to match you with one of five iconic heroes: Paul Atreides, Captain Kirk, Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley or Max Rockatansky. The questions probe leadership style, crisis strengths, what you’d sacrifice and how you relate to others under pressure. The quiz covers

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Luke Thallon Could Play Voldemort in HBO's Harry Potter

Ralph Fiennes will be difficult to replace as Voldemort, but HBO is recasting the role for its Harry Potter series. Many members of the new cast have been announced ahead of Season 1's Christmas Day premiere, filming has wrapped on the first episodes, and the actor set to

Health

Everything you need to know about sugar

Many people try not to eat too much sugar, yet it is added to so much food and drink that it can be hard to avoid. It goes by more than 50 different names on labels, turns up in seemingly savoury products and leaves consumers puzzled by alternatives. Table sugar,

Culture

Which Iconic Universe Do You Belong In?

Five legendary universes—Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and Star Trek—offer very different visions of what the world could be. A short, eight-question personality quiz maps your instincts, values and way of seeing the world to one of those settings. Questions explore what

Culture

I, Jack Wright: a 6-Part Murder Mystery of Family and Secrets

If you want a twisty, character-driven crime drama that blends legacy drama with a locked-room family mystery, I, Jack Wright fits the bill. The six-part British series opens with the apparent suicide of brick magnate Jack Wright (Trevor Eve), then explodes when his will largely cuts out his third wife

Crypto

Bitcoin could crash to $48,000, if this historical pattern is triggered

A recurring Fibonacci pattern suggests bitcoin could fall sharply if it follows past cycles. Every bear market has retraced more than the 61.8% level of the move from near zero in early 2010 to the latest bull peaks. With this cycle's peak above $126,000, that 61.

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Black Sails: the perfect Game of Thrones replacement no one remembers

Michael Bay produced Black Sails for Starz as a four-season prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, set in the early 18th century roughly two decades before the book. The series opens in 1715 in the West Indies, where pirates based on New Providence Island have become such a

Crypto

Standard Chartered Sees Signs of Bitcoin Bottom

Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick told clients he believes crypto asset prices have hit the cycle low and is watching three confirming signs: Strategy’s report that it bought more Bitcoin last week, positive inflows into crypto ETFs on Friday, and falling oil prices. He wrote that the low would

Culture

Guy Ritchie’s Two-Part Sherlock Holmes Is a Perfect One-Night Binge

Guy Ritchie built a career on tightly edited crime films, and his two-movie Sherlock Holmes franchise crystallizes that style on a larger scale. Robert Downey Jr. stars as Holmes with Jude Law as Watson in the 2009 opener, bringing a playful, action-driven take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective.

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Passengers is climbing Netflix, but it hasn't aged well

Passengers, the 2016 sci‑fi romance from Morten Tyldum, is currently climbing the Netflix charts. The film packs a cast that includes Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia, yet its flaws remain striking despite the marquee names. Pratt plays Jim Preston, a mechanical engineer aboard

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Christopher Nolan’s Secret Fourth Batman Movie Remains Underrated

Batman: Gotham Knight, a direct-to-DVD anthology tied to Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, remains a notably underrated entry in the Nolanverse. Released in the shadow of Nolan’s most celebrated movie, it never received the attention it deserved despite offering an ambitious, complementary take on the Caped Crusader. The project

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Steven Spielberg Helped Rescue a Star Wars Prequel

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas came up in the same generation of filmmakers and have a long, occasionally collaborative friendship. Their partnership stretches back to the Indiana Jones films, and Spielberg was the one who put Lucas in touch with composer John Williams. The Star Wars prequel trilogy traces Anakin

Sports

Germany thrash Curacao 7-1 as Musiala, Wirtz and Nmecha shine

Germany opened their World Cup campaign with a 7-1 win over debutants Curacao, a victory powered by a brace from Kai Havertz and strikes from Felix Nmecha, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav. Curacao had briefly levelled through Livano Comenencia, whose effort deflected past Manuel Neuer, but

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I take each of my sons on monthly "special time" dates

"When's my turn for special time, mama?" is the question I love to hear most from my three sons. I've taken each of them on solo dates for nearly a decade, a tradition they call 'special time' and one of my favorite