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Culture

Oscar predictions 2026: Who will win vs. who should win this year

The Oscars look set to deliver several nail‑biters, with Best Actor described as the most competitive the category has been in decades. Michael B. Jordan, Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio are all in the mix, while Wagner Moura and Ethan Hawke also have solid shots. The big Best Picture

Tech

UK rights group sues Valve over unlicensed music on Steam

Valve is facing legal action in the UK from the Performing Right Society, a rights management organisation that collects royalties on behalf of musicians when their work is played publicly. The PRS has launched proceedings over Valve’s use of PRS members’ music on Steam without permission. PRS says many

Politics

King Charles concerned about Alberta separatism, First Nation chief says

King Charles expressed concern about a simmering separatist movement in western Canada, Indigenous leaders who met the head of state at Buckingham Palace said. Members of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations travelled from Alberta to raise the alarm, arguing the secessionist push ignores agreements signed with the crown

Culture

Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Chaos Rising release date set

The Pokémon Trading Card Game’s Mega Evolution expansion Chaos Rising will launch worldwide on May 22, with prerelease tournaments running May 9–17 and a TCG Live release on May 21. Players will find Mega Floette ex, Mega Greninja ex, Mega Pyroar ex and Mega Dragalge ex among the

Culture

Maya Hawke gushes over Christian Lee Hutson after surprise wedding

Maya Hawke said she was “ecstatically happy” nearly a month after marrying Christian Lee Hutson in a surprise wedding. At the SXSW 2026 world premiere of her new film, “Wishful Thinking,” she told attendees, “I mean … love is the best.” She linked her own happiness to the film’s characters,

Tech

Short window to grab OpenTTD free before it's bundled with Transport Tycoon

Transport Tycoon Deluxe has returned to Steam and GOG, available for $10 (£8.50). The re-release revives a classic that many remember from afternoons at the computer building railways, rollercoasters and, for some reason, pizza. Atari, which acquired the rights to Transport Tycoon from Chris Sawyer in 2024, said it

Culture

What it’s like to play your first competitive Magic: The Gathering tournament

I decided to try competitive Magic after Wizards of the Coast announced the Magic Limited Championship for 2027. Limited, which includes Draft and Sealed, is my favorite format: you open a set number of packs and build a deck from the cards you pull, so every event feels different and

Culture

Nintendo wouldn't say who Pauline is in Donkey Kong Bananza

Ever since Donkey Kong Bananza was revealed, fans have been asking who Pauline is. She shares a name with the mayor of New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey, who appears to be the same woman Mario rescues in the original Donkey Kong, but the ages don’t add up.

Tech

Xbox quietly retires 'This Is An Xbox' marketing campaign

After a leadership shakeup earlier this year, Xbox is quietly discontinuing its "This Is An Xbox" marketing campaign. Past Xbox blogs that used the slogan have mostly been scrubbed from the web, though some remain in the Internet Archive. Videos for the ad campaign were still on YouTube

Culture

Taylor Sheridan's 'Sicario' Now Streaming on Netflix

Taylor Sheridan's 2015 thriller Sicario is now streaming on Netflix. The film was directed by Denis Villeneuve from Sheridan's screenplay and features Emily Blunt with Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro in key roles. Blunt plays Kate Macer, a by-the-books FBI agent recruited to an anti-drug

Culture

Steve Carell Faces Shocking Twist in HBO's Rooster Sneak Peek

After one episode, Steve Carell’s Greg Russo is already in over his head in HBO’s Rooster. What began as a stopover in a quiet college town to talk about his detective novels and check in on his daughter Katie quickly turned messy: Katie’s husband Archie left her

Culture

My mother’s best advice: you’re allowed to enjoy nice things

My mum’s best advice was “You’re allowed to enjoy nice things.” Both elements – the nice things and being allowed them – mattered. She believed in the restorative power of a treat: solo breakfasts most weeks (a bacon muffin and a cup of coffee in the cosseted calm of Bettys

Sports

Inter target Manu Koné remains a priority for Chivu and Ausilio

Inter continue to monitor Roma midfielder Manu Koné, a recurring target as the club prepares for a significant midfield overhaul. With Henrikh Mkhitaryan potentially leaving at the end of his contract, Hakan Calhanoglu being courted by Galatasaray and Davide Frattesi’s future uncertain, the Milanese side faces expiring deals and

Politics

TSA delays and how to check airport security wait times

Airport security checkpoints across the US are under pressure as a partial government shutdown leaves many TSA agents unpaid and some skipping work, producing longer-than-usual lines this week. Austin-Bergstrom urged travelers to arrive up to three hours before their flights after photos and videos showed lines stretching into the parking

Sports

St. Louis Blues vs. Edmonton Oilers livestream: How to watch for free

St. Louis Blues meet the Edmonton Oilers at the Enterprise Center, with the game starting at 8 p.m. ET on March 13. The matchup promises plenty of star power, with the likes of Connor McDavid and Robert Thomas expected to be central to the action. The game is available

Culture

Ice T Says Fin Is Back on SVU Set for Final Three Episodes

Ice T shared that he is back on set as Fin Tutuola and appears in the final three episodes of Season 27. "We're back on the set," he said in a March 10 video, adding, "I am on the last three episodes of the season.

Culture

'Boston Blue' star Mika Amonsen teases Tom Selleck cameo rumors

Mika Amonsen, who plays Tom Selleck's grandson on the spinoff "Boston Blue," is keeping quiet as rumors swirl about a possible Selleck cameo. Amonsen says he has never met or spoken with the actor, though a cameo conversation "was definitely there, for sure." Selleck

Culture

Fortnite players plan boycott after V-Bucks price increase

Fortnite announced this week that V-Bucks—the last remaining currency with any goddamn dependability around here—are about to get more expensive. "The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we’re raising prices to help pay the bills," Epic said. Ted Timmins, Fortnite'

Crypto

Mizuho lifts Circle price target as USDC volumes top Tether's USDT

Japanese investment bank Mizuho raised its price target for Circle to $120 from $100 while reiterating a neutral rating. The move followed data showing Circle’s USDC overtook Tether’s USDT in transaction volumes for the first time since 2019. Circle shares rose 1% in early trading to $115.40

Culture

Resident Evil Requiem Fans Keep Modding Leon’s Porsche

Leon Kennedy drives a custom Porsche in Resident Evil Requiem, a conspicuous piece of product placement. The shots of him behind the wheel and the dashboard as he speeds through the city feed into his cheesy, sexy aura, and that attention has made the car an obvious target for modders.

Business

BYD expands upmarket and brings flash stations to Europe

Chinese group BYD is moving from the mass market into the high end, targeting the likes of Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. It started the Denza joint venture with Mercedes-Benz in 2010 and took full control in 2024. Trade body Acea recorded BYD’s sales in the UK and Europe more

Culture

‘Blood Ties’ trailer teases brutal revenge thriller due in US April 30

A new trailer for Ikatan Darah, also titled Blood Ties, has arrived ahead of a US theatrical release next month. Produced by Iko Uwais’ Uwais Pictures in partnership with Legacy Pictures and KG Pictures, the film aims for the visceral action and hard-hitting choreography associated with Uwais; he does not

Culture

High Potential Season 3 Needs to Solve the Roman Mystery, but There's a Catch

High Potential has four episodes left in its second season and has already been renewed for Season 3. The show has kept its case-of-the-week format while developing several ongoing threads that appear likely to carry over. Lieutenant Soto was unfairly passed over for a promotion and Captain Wagner still holds

Tech

Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 power station 50% off on Amazon

Jackery's Explorer 2000 Pro v2, an upgraded version of the Explorer 2000 Pro, is currently half off on Amazon — $749 instead of its $1,499 retail price, saving $750. The unit replaces lithium-ion cells with LiFePO4 batteries, extending lifespan to 4,000 recharge cycles from 1,000, improving

Sports

Who is Sergej Levak, Atalanta’s 'little Milinkovic-Savic'?

Sergej Levak joined Atalanta on a free transfer after leaving Roma and has been added to the club’s Under-23s. The Croatian midfielder, born in 2006, was signed to receive regular playing time in Serie C. He has become a key player in Salvatore Bocchetti’s side and earned a