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Culture

Oscars need to fix Best Picture category

In its 98th year, the Academy Awards' Best Picture remains the night's most coveted prize. Classics like Casablanca, Schindler's List and The Godfather have endured, but many winners feel like products of their moment, reflecting industry sentiment, political climate or a safe consensus rather than

Crypto

Saylor Signals Another Bitcoin Buy Amid Market Downturn

Michael Saylor, co-founder of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, said on Sunday the firm is buying more BTC as the price hovers near $66,000. He posted on X, 'The Second Century Begins,' and shared Strategy’s BTC accumulation chart that has become synonymous with impending BTC purchases. Strategy’

Culture

10 Best Crime TV Finales of the Last 10 Years, Ranked

The following article contains spoilers. A great crime-show finale must answer the consequences of long-running tension, betrayals and morally gray choices, and the last decade has offered endings that range from cathartic redemption to heartbreaking tragedy. Killing Eve closes with Eve and Villanelle finally joining forces to take down The

Culture

The Monster Squad (1987) streams free on Tubi

The 1980s produced many enduring horror films, and one that assembled a literal lineup of classic ghouls is The Monster Squad. Directed by Fred Dekker and co-written with Shane Black, the 1987 film gathered Universal's iconic monsters for a family-friendly adventure and has just been added to Tubi’

Culture

Daddy Longlegs: The Safdie Brothers' Tender Early Film

The cinematic style of Josh and Benny Safdie is instantly recognizable: frantic handheld photography, gritty locations, non-professional actors and stories of anxious New Yorkers. Their unassuming feature debut as a team, Daddy Longlegs, offers an unexpectedly tender portrait of raising children, a contrast to the high-stress thrillers that would later

Sports

Sergino Dest hamstring scare raises USMNT World Cup concerns

Sergino Dest was forced off during PSV’s 2-1 Eredivisie win over AZ Alkmaar after 57 minutes with what appeared to be a hamstring issue, leaving the 25-year-old to receive immediate medical attention. Dest only returned to international action in September following a gruelling recovery from a torn ACL that

Politics

British Columbia to keep daylight saving time permanently

Since 1918, the clocks in Creston, a town in eastern British Columbia, ran an hour ahead of nearby communities for half the year. For the other six months, they slipped back into sync because its neighbours changed back and forth from daylight saving time. When residents in most parts of

Business

Why marketers should read the new CMO Insider newsletter

CMO Insider is a new weekly newsletter helmed by Lara O'Reilly. It appears every Wednesday and focuses on the companies and leaders shaping marketing, advertising, and the creator economy. O'Reilly opens her reporter's notebook to unpack the power, money, politics, and anxieties behind recent

Culture

Wagner Moura's Breakout: The Underappreciated 'Elite Squad' Films

Long before his international visibility in Narcos and the awards attention for The Secret Agent in 2026, Wagner Moura first made a wide impression with José Padilha's 2007 crime action film Elite Squad. The movie won the Golden Bear the following year and helped refocus attention on Brazilian

Sports

Mourinho sent off after touchline clash as Benfica draw 2-2 with Porto

The O Classico finished 2-2 after Benfica rallied from a two-goal deficit to salvage a draw against Liga Portugal leaders FC Porto. The late equaliser set off heated touchline confrontations, and manager Jose Mourinho was sent off after clashing with rival staff and making a provocative gesture while leaving the

Politics

Millionaire in Washington backs 9.9% tax on income over $1 million

Victoria Hattersley, a 70-year-old retired millionaire in Mount Vernon, Washington, says she supports her state’s proposed tax on millionaires: a 9.9% levy on income above $1 million. The measure would affect less than 1% of state residents and is set to apply to income beginning in 2028, with

Sports

Police condemn ‘shameful’ behaviour of fans after Ibrox clashes

Police Scotland condemned as “shameful” the behaviour of some supporters and said arrests have been made after clashes at the end of the Scottish Cup quarter-final between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox. Chief Superintendent Kate Stephen said the conduct must be condemned by everyone involved in football and wider society.

Culture

Pokopia answers 30-year-old mystery about Vermillion City's builder

Behind its cutesy designs and wholesome life-sim gameplay, Pokemon Pokopia presents a strangely post-apocalyptic Kanto: dilapidated Pokemon Centers, half-finished or destroyed buildings, lonely Pokémon and a notable absence of humans after people apparently left the region. Eagle-eyed fans noted that one area lines up with a neglected version of Vermillion

Sports

Lehmann scores as Switzerland beat Malta 4-1 in World Cup qualifier

Alisha Lehmann led the way for Switzerland Women as they maintained their perfect start to their 2027 World Cup qualification campaign, securing a convincing 4-1 victory over Malta. The Leicester City star scored the all-important second goal as the Swiss completely overpowered their opponents, registering a total of 28 shots.

Health

My parents sold their house and now live in Airbnbs; I'm worried

Last fall my mother was diagnosed with cancer and, soon after, my father had heart problems and ultimately suffered a stroke. He had to retire while recovering in the hospital. Once they recovered, they sold their home in Florida and began staying in short-term rentals—first near my family in

AI

Mastering financial AI agents could be the key to surviving AI layoffs

AI is moving through finance fast, evolving from ChatGPT-style queries into agents that can reason, execute and coordinate across markets with minimal human intervention. The pace of change is measured in days, not weeks, and warnings about AI-fueled layoffs have already surfaced as firms and research briefs trigger market reactions.

Culture

Rosanna Arquette Criticizes Quentin Tarantino's Use of the N-Word

Rosanna Arquette, known for roles in Desperately Seeking Susan and Crash, has taken director Quentin Tarantino to task for what she calls his "racist and creepy" use of the N-word across many of his films. "It’s iconic, a great film on a lot of levels,"

Culture

This Is the Mount Rushmore of Zombie Movies

Long before zombies dominated television, the living dead first shambled along on the big screen, and only four films make the Mount Rushmore of zombie movies. The list must include George A. Romero, the man who started it all; Night of the Living Dead (1968) changed everything. Its most famous

Crypto

Brazil opens Pix payments to Brazilians living in Argentina

Banco Central do Brasil expanded its Pix instant payments system to allow Brazilians living in Argentina to use the service to pay for goods and services and to send payments between the two countries. The Pix platform is accepted by major crypto platforms and service providers operating in Brazil for

Sports

Kimpembe: 'Lionel Messi is too much' — why he prefers Messi to Ronaldo

Former Paris Saint-Germain defender Presnel Kimpembe, who shared a dressing room with Lionel Messi between 2021 and 2023, said the forward's arrival at PSG was 'Crazy... crazy... I was like a madman. When he arrives at PSG, you're just so happy. You tell yourself: '

Culture

Woman transformed open-concept space with a pony wall for $2,500

Alexa Occhipinti grew tired of her open-concept living area in late 2025 and added a pony wall between the dining and living areas. The white half wall, complete with a column and molding, cost $2,500 and was built in a single day by Primespec Construction. She and her husband

Culture

2 cakes!: Arc Raiders players back Marathon, say 'we want this competition'

After almost five years and a few ups and downs, Bungie's Marathon is now publicly available. As people check out the FPS, fans of Arc Raiders are trying to quell tribalism within their community in the name of simply enjoying more variety on the market. Marathon and Arc

Sports

Weston McKennie slapped by Luciano Spalletti after Juventus goal

Weston McKennie was bizarrely slapped by his manager, Luciano Spalletti, after Juventus scored in their 4-0 home win over Pisa. McKennie played the full 90 minutes, lining up at wing-back, and was clipped on the cheek during the second-half celebrations following Kenan Yildiz’s 75th-minute goal. Yildiz ran to the

Culture

Widow honors James Van Der Beek on what would have been his 49th birthday

Kimberly Van Der Beek remembered her husband on what would have been his 49th birthday on March 8. “Would be your 49th birthday today,” she wrote on Instagram Stories over a photo of the two of them. “And I’m missing you tremendously.” She shared dozens of photos and videos,

Health

I went into motherhood an oblivious idiot – and I don’t regret it

Can you know too much to have kids? The overload of brutally honest information about the rollback of reproductive rights, rising maternal mortality, the childcare crisis and the motherhood penalty has left many people deeply ambivalent. Recent reports on birth trauma and grave failings in maternity care here in the