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The New York Times Wins 3 Polk Awards

The New York Times won three George Polk Awards on Wednesday for coverage of President Trump’s expansion of power, the abuse of domestic workers in Saudi Arabia and brutality against inmates in New York. The foreign reporting prize was awarded to Abdi Latif Dahir, Justin Scheck and Vivian Nereim

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Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg with Ilia Malinin at Milan Winter Olympics

Martha Stewart, Ilia Malinin and Snoop Dogg strike a pose during the Milan Winter Olympics. Pedro Pascal and Rafa Olarra grab lunch together in NYC. Nicky Hilton wishes sister Paris a “Happy Birthday legend!” Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas attend the World Premiere of Amazon Prime Video’s “The

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Vivi picture book explores the black mage's early life

Vivi and Grandpa's Memories for the Sky, a Final Fantasy 9 picture book that debuted in Japan last year, will receive an English release on May 19. The edition is priced at $17.99 and is available for pre-order. Issued as part of Final Fantasy 9's

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M.L.K. Masonic Lodge Restored and Added to National Park

The Prince Hall Masonic Grand Lodge in Atlanta, where Dr. King wrote speeches and mapped civil rights strategy, has been restored and added to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Park. The building now has a new roof, old wiring has been replaced, and the first-floor office—remembered by

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YouTuber finds shiny Moltres after trading Pokémon Blue to Crystal

YouTuber RaidAway discovered a shiny Moltres after trading the bird from Pokémon Blue into Pokémon Crystal. Moltres appears once per save in Blue, shows up late at Victory Road, and if you fail to catch it you don’t get another chance in that playthrough. Shininess can reveal itself after

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10 Greatest Thematic Movie Trilogies, Ranked

Some trilogies are obvious — one long story split into parts — but others link films through recurring ideas rather than a single narrative. This piece looks beyond the familiar examples to consider groups of movies that gain depth when viewed together, even if their plots and characters don’t always overlap.

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Kelly Clarkson’s Symbolic Outfit for Her First Day as a Voice Coach

When Kelly Clarkson joined The Voice as a coach in Season 14, she arrived as a proven hit-maker and a veteran of TV singing competitions. She won over fans with a sunny personality and a ball-buster attitude — and she talked a lot. “I’m sure wherever [Clarkson] is right now,

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Kendall Jenner nearly unrecognizable with bleached brows in Khaite campaign

Kendall Jenner stars in Khaite’s spring 2026 campaign, appearing almost unrecognizable with jet-black hair, bleached eyebrows and a swipe of ultra-dark lipstick. The dark-lit images range from head-to-toe leather to sheer organza. In one shot she wears a high-waisted leather skirt ($4,600) and tie-neck blouse ($1,980) in

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Westworld's Four Seasons Surge Back on Streaming

HBO has long been a home for prestige television, from crime dramas like The Sopranos and The Wire to fantasy epics such as Game of Thrones. The network has also branched into medical drama with The Pitt, starring Noah Wyle and Katherine LaNasa, while shows like Succession and newer entries

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Whitney Leavitt swears Merit's balm-like lipstick lasts all day

Whitney Leavitt, known for roles from 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' to 'Dancing With the Stars' and most recently as Roxie Hart in Broadway's 'Chicago', is the face of Merit's new lightweight Signature Lip Blush. Leavitt said the fresh formula

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 scratches my Knight of the Seven Kingdoms itch

With A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms racing toward its final episode, I find myself pining for the days when TV series were often spun into video game adaptations. Those licensed entries were frequently rushed and imperfect, but they let fans spend time with favorite characters between seasons — a habit

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Shanghai, Melbourne, Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur: the big four Asia-Pacific cities

Travel planning has shifted from “where” to “why”: the so‑called whycation asks what you want from a trip and then finds the place that delivers it. Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur each make a clear case when you start with motive rather than

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Parabomobile: a bike with 21 satellite dishes

Parabomobile is a living sculpture: a man rides a Peugeot 103 along a partly constructed road near Marrakech while carrying 21 satellite dishes, each pointing a different way. The pile of receivers overwhelms the rider, leaving him unable to choose a direction and effectively going nowhere. The image forms part

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OG The Witcher lead says Wild Hunt will likely be changed for remake

Artur Ganszyniec, the lead story designer on the original The Witcher, says the team remaking the first game will likely revisit the Wild Hunt's physical form. He makes the remarks in a video providing commentary on The Witcher in real time while playing through the ending. "In

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New Mandalorian and Grogu Trailer: Clone Wars Cameos and Scorsese Voice

Disney and Lucasfilm released the latest trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu, the first new Star Wars movie since Rise of Skywalker hit theaters in 2019. The film stars Pedro Pascal as bounty hunter Din Djarin alongside Grogu and is set after the original trilogy and the Mandalorian TV series.

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Gerard Butler's Forgotten Time-Travel Film Finds New Life on Streaming

Fans of Gerard Butler may know him from action roles and higher-profile sci-fi like Greenland and Geostorm, but he has also appeared in lesser-known genre entries. One of those is Timeline, a 2003 adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1999 novel directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeff Maguire

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Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova shares secrets behind her stunning curls

As Svetlana on “Heated Rivalry,” Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova won fans with her fierce loyalty to best friend Ilya Rozanov and her flawless, fiery curls. She recently made her runway debut for Christian Cowan during her first-ever trip to New York for NYFW, and said at a meet-and-greet at Times Square

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What does the Fancy Bow do in Mewgenics?

The Fancy Bow is the greatest mystery in Mewgenics. Most items tell you exactly what they do when you click them, but the Fancy Bow only says "it's fancy" and nothing more. As a pink headpiece, it looks great on your cats. You receive the Fancy

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Resident Evil Requiem amiibo is tempting me despite not owning a Switch 2

I game on a budget and live largely in a digital-only world: an Xbox Series S I bought on sale for $200 in 2023, a monitor wired to a PC tower I don’t own, and shelves of action figures—Johnny Silverhand, Sheva, two Zelda amiibos—while no disk drive

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Rachel Scott recasts Proenza Schouler in a first collection

There is no real history in the United States of fashion brands outliving their founders. The story here is more about invention than reinvention: if you can dream it, you can do it, and what once was is quickly ready to be replaced. When Proenza Schouler, the label started by

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7 Greatest 2010s Shows Nobody Remembers

The 2010s produced hundreds of television series, from blockbuster epics to sharp comedies. Alongside the era’s enduring hits, a number of inventive shows that once drew devoted viewers have since slipped from wider memory—some because they naturally ran their course, others because shifts in viewing habits or declining

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Divisive 'Wuthering Heights' leaves insiders parsing box office

Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of 'Wuthering Heights' has split opinion, drawing descriptions from “gleefully watchable” to “smooth-brained.” Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, the film has continued Fennell’s pattern of provoking intense discussion around her work. The picture opened below domestic projections with $38 million but performed

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Pokémon Horizons Season 3 - Rising Hope returns to Netflix

As the franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary, The Pokémon Company International has announced the Netflix release date for part two of the animated series Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope. An exclusive trailer shows Liko, Roy, and their friends back aboard their airship Brave Olivine. The Rising Volt Tacklers

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Dungeons & Dragons Animated Adventures gets deluxe hardcover edition

IDW’s comic adaptation of the 1983–85 Dungeons & Dragons cartoon will be collected in a deluxe hardcover this summer. The Dungeons & Dragons: Animated Adventures Library Edition gathers three Saturday Morning Adventures four-issue miniseries that are presented as lost episodes of the show. The comics are written by

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After four years away, fans plot ways Luke Skywalker could return

It's been four years since we've seen Luke Skywalker, and fans have been voicing frustration online while suggesting realistic ways he might return to the franchise — from an animated series to recasting Mark Hamill. One Reddit post noted that it's “absolutely crazy that it&