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Starfleet Academy's dark new episode changes the series' stakes

Starfleet Academy leans into college hijinks — prank wars, faculty betting and tense rivalry between cadets — as Episode 6, “Come, Let’s Away,” opens with a training mission aboard the derelict USS Miyazaki. [Ed. note: This story contains major spoilers for Starfleet Academy episode 6.] The exercise spirals when a group

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Fans celebrate Game of Thrones' best additions not from the books

It's been almost seven years since Game of Thrones ended with possibly the most controversial TV finale ever, but fans are still finding new aspects of the show to praise. Despite the HBO show being notorious for outpacing its source material — which many think contributed to its downfall

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This Mardi Gras in New Orleans Might Be a Bit Greener

New Orleans’s Mardi Gras has produced more waste in recent years, averaging 1,123 tons a year over the last decade, the Sanitation Department says. Grounds Krewe director Brett Davis called the situation an environmental catastrophe. The region is vulnerable to hurricanes and coastal erosion, and weeks of parading

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Sam Raimi's Send Help Surpasses The Cabin in the Woods at the Box Office

Sam Raimi's Send Help continued its strong run in its third weekend, taking in another $8.8 million domestically — a drop of just 3% despite being pulled from 500 locations nationwide. That small decline helped the film achieve a higher per-theater average in week three than in week

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Styx: Blades of Greed review

Nine years in the making, Cyanide has expanded Styx’s scope without sacrificing its core stealth. The game shifts toward a semi-open world built around three massive, hugely vertical maps, and it still feels closely related to the level-based design of the earlier entries. Metroidvania-style traversal upgrades mean returning to

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University of North Texas Closes Exhibition With Anti-ICE Artwork

The University of North Texas abruptly closed an exhibition by Victor Quiñonez a week after it opened. Quiñonez said he learned of the shutdown when students messaged him that the gallery windows in Denton had been covered and the door locked. Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá packed political messages

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Best Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (Feb. 13-15)

With Valentine's Day tomorrow, it's a fine moment to spotlight video game romance. Not every title features courting, but plenty of RPGs let you wine, dine, and smooch your party members, while others let you watch relationships evolve for better or worse. This short selection highlights

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Styx: Blades of Greed is a dense, inventive open-world stealth game

Styx: Blades of Greed pushes the series into a semi open world, knitting together complex bases into dense, sneaking-ready maps. The game offers a huge variety of approaches—decoy clones, cloaking amber magic, poison bile, bottle distractions and classic hiding spots—so players can tackle rooms and objectives in countless

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Tyra Banks 'very emotional' in ANTM documentary sit-down

The Netflix documentary Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model examines the behind-the-scenes chaos and complicated legacy of the long-running series. Tyra Banks appears on screen, but the filmmakers say she had no creative control and will see the finished film like any subscriber. Co-director Mor Loushy said it

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Linda Hamilton Cameos in the 'Dark Winds' Season 4 Premiere

The Season 4 premiere of Dark Winds included a brief, surprising cameo from Linda Hamilton, who appears as Barbara Sena in "Kǫ'Tsiitáá' Álnééh (Baptism by Fire)." The series follows Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito as they pursue a new case across the Navajo

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A Rio Carnival Party That Goes On and On

The square began filling well before dawn: some revelers in neon fishnets and glitter, others napping on the grass after a night of parties, and the musicians arriving last with drums and trumpets. It was the start of a roving marathon block party known as the Boi Tolo, a swell

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'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Hides Its Climactic Fight in Fog

Episode 5 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "In the Name of the Mother," stages Ser Duncan 'Dunk' the Tall's Trial of Seven against Aerion, but the sequence unfolds on an unusually foggy day that makes much of the action hard to follow.

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Three Netflix Shows to Binge This Week

Bridgerton and The Lincoln Lawyer, both fresh off high-profile fourth seasons, have slipped down the U.S. streaming charts. Love Is Blind and a new Katt Williams stand-up special now occupy the top two spots, but Bridgerton returns in just 10 days with Season 4, Part 2. While you wait

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Pooping menaces or ‘flying puppies’? How pigeons are dividing a UK city

Early one Saturday, shutters at Norwich market were still down while a crowd gathered in the nearby Memorial Gardens to feed the market’s pigeons. Jenny Coupland, founder of the avian welfare group Peck Savers, arrived with a backpack of seed; the birds descended and their iridescent feathers caught the

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Independent Spirit Awards get a fresh vibe at new location

The 41st Independent Spirit Awards moved from its usual tent in Santa Monica to Hollywood’s Palladium, giving the ceremony a different feel. Emcee Ego Nwodim quipped "OK, budget!" and joked, "What a gorgeous day it is to be inside at an awards show, and how fitting

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The £42m rebirth of Africa Hall, Addis Ababa

Designed by the Italian architect Arturo Mezzedimi and completed in 1961, Africa Hall in Addis Ababa quickly became a defining achievement of African modernism. It hosted the founding meeting of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, as newly independent nations gathered to shape their future; as the Ethiopian emperor

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Bud Cort's Toyman Role Is an Underrated 'Superman' Villain

Bud Cort died on Feb. 11, 2026, at age 77. Best known for New Hollywood films such as M*A*S*H, Brewster McCloud and Harold and Maude, Cort also became part of DC history by voicing Toyman in the DC Animated Universe, appearing in Superman: The Animated Series, Static

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Silence of the Lambs Star Reflects on Film’s Transphobia 35 Years On

The Silence of the Lambs made history in 1991, sweeping the Oscars and dominating the box office. It remains a milestone in the big-screen thriller, but from its release it drew controversy over depictions of violence, misogyny and its attitude toward the transgender community. Ted Levine played Jame Gumb—"

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Film group says Hollywood shows 'selective outrage' over Iran

The Brigade has penned an open letter accusing parts of Hollywood of double standards and “selective” outrage over atrocities in Iran. The advocacy group, which counts some 750 filmmakers, agents, managers, publicists, executives and actors, was launched in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel and warned,

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Which PC gaming icon is your soulmate this Valentine's Day?

Ahh, Valentine's Day. A celebration of love and an excuse to eat a mountain of adorable little heart-shaped chocolates regardless of relationship status. It's a day all about that one person in your life you can't live without, your soulmate. Videogame characters deserve that

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How to change your hair in Heartopia

After you refresh your outfit in Heartopia, you can change your hairstyle using a mirror furnishing item in your home. If you don’t have a mirror yet, there are other options. Interacting with any mirror inside your house lets you select some of the styles available when you first

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Sydney Sweeney’s The Housemaid Keeps Top Spot on PVOD

Sydney Sweeney’s thriller The Housemaid continues to dominate PVOD, holding the top spot on digital platforms while sitting at a $360 million worldwide total, roughly $30 million short of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It has remained ahead even after A24’s highest-grossing movie, Marty Supreme, became available

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10 Greatest Marvel TV Masterpieces, Ranked

Marvel’s television output stretches back to 1966 with The Marvel Super Heroes, and six decades later the company has a long list of series—animated and live-action—that many viewers consider masterful. Not every entry is flawless, but across platforms from Netflix to Disney+, Marvel has repeatedly produced shows

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Savannah Guthrie shifts approach in pleas for missing mother

Savannah Guthrie has been posting emotional videos asking whoever has her mother, Nancy, to bring her home. Tracy Walder, a former CIA member and FBI special agent, says Guthrie appears to be trying "a different angle" and is not being directed by investigators. In a video posted Sunday,

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Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

Greg Brown, whose grungy guitar licks helped propel the band Cake and whose irony-laced lyrics for the hit song "The Distance" became an anthem for a disaffected generation, died on Feb. 5. He was 56. His daughter, Adri Brown, confirmed his death but did not provide a cause