Culture Movie fans debate films rescued by great endings A Reddit thread asked, "What movie had an ending that saved the whole film?" and users shared picks that turned otherwise middling films into memorable experiences. One fan picked The Others: "When you think you're just in a haunted house movie, you start to get
Culture Predator: Badlands becomes Hulu's most-watched U.S. movie after one day Predator: Badlands began streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally yesterday. After one full day on the platforms, it ranked as the most popular movie worldwide on both services. Dan Trachtenberg directed the sequel and co-wrote the screenplay with Patrick Aison. The film, which reached theaters
Culture Surveying Popes Creek George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in a brick house along Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, about 80 miles south of Mount Vernon. The Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 captured the lands west of Popes Creek—now the George Washington Birthplace National Monument—on January 19, 2026.
Culture James Van Der Beek bought $4.76M ranch with friends' help a month before his death James Van Der Beek purchased the Texas ranch he had been renting since 2020, closing what appears to have been an off‑market deal for $4.76 million on Jan. 9. The actor died on Feb. 11 at 48 after a years‑long battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer. Friends
Culture Mewgenics proves turn-based tactics excel at drama and excitement Turn-based tactics can look intimidating or even dull, but at their best they are the natural home of drama and excitement. Mewgenics has become a surprise hit this month and even scored a 92% review, despite appearing on paper as a niche cat-breeding project. The game’s surface is goofy
Culture How Hollywood Turned Wuthering Heights Into a Romance Many students go into Emily Brontë’s novel expecting a swoony romance and leave shocked by its brutality. Victorian reviewers found Wuthering Heights disturbing and violent, and the first known film adaptation, a lost 1920 silent, advertised itself as “Emily Brontë’s tremendous Story of Hate.” The 1939 Laurence Olivier–
Culture 3 underrated movies buried on Paramount Plus (including Christian Bale) Paramount Plus tends to favor TV, so its movie selection can be easy to overlook. The service’s somewhat limited library still holds a handful of great films if you’re willing to dig, including forgotten gems starring Christian Bale, Tom Hanks, Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. The Machinist is
Culture Jerry Kennedy, Who Helped Define Music in Nashville, Dies at 85 Jerry Kennedy, the guitarist, producer and record executive who helped shape Nashville music in the 1960s and ’70s, died on Wednesday in hospice care in Franklin, Tenn. He was 85. His son Gordon confirmed the death and said the cause was congestive heart failure; Gordon Kennedy co-wrote Eric Clapton’s
Culture Stream These Documentaries on the Winter Olympics Going Back a Century Since 1912 the International Olympic Committee has commissioned an official documentary for nearly every edition of the Games, creating a compact archive that is especially valuable from the era before television. In celebration of the Milan Cortina Winter Games, those films can be streamed on the free Olympics website or
Culture Jack Black and Paul Rudd's Anaconda Hits $133M and Ranks on VOD Charts Anaconda, a modern reboot of the 1997 film starring Jack Black and Paul Rudd, opened on December 24, 2025. This comedy-leaning take follows childhood friends Doug McCallister (Black) and Ronald "Griff" Griffen Jr. (Rudd) as they film a reboot and encounter a giant anaconda, using meta-humor and featuring
Culture Wiz Khalifa announces sudden death of his father, Laurence W. Thomaz Wiz Khalifa took to X to announce the death of his father, Laurence W. Thomaz, writing, "today my father decided not to wake up." He added, "I will always love him, miss him and be grateful for the things he taught me," and said Thomaz "
Culture Metaphor: ReFantazio and Clair Obscur bundled on Steam Best RPG winners Metaphor: ReFantazio and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are together at last. Sega revealed a new Steam bundle that gives you an extra 10 percent off both games if you buy them together. That’s over 175 collective hours of drama-filled, turn-based dungeon grinding if you go the
Culture Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham’s 114-Minute Crime Caper Is Quietly Dominating Streaming Guy Ritchie’s brisk, star-powered spy caper Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre has found a second life on streaming. At 114 minutes it moves like a con job: clean set-ups and quick payoffs, with Jason Statham as the cool-headed pro, Aubrey Plaza bringing a chaotic edge, and Hugh Grant weaponizing
Culture Rihanna wardrobe malfunction at A$AP Rocky's AWGE fashion show Rihanna experienced a wardrobe malfunction while attending her boyfriend A$AP Rocky’s AWGE fashion show at the Hall des Lumières on Friday night, when a back slit in her black leather AWGE coat rode high and revealed her backside as she entered. Cameras captured a glimpse of her derrière
Culture Chef-turned-developer builds ambitious 'eurojank' RPG Sword Hero Sword Hero is a hyper-ambitious, systems-driven RPG largely created by Csaba "ForestWare" Székely. A Hungarian chef who taught himself to code during the Covid-19 lockdowns, he set out to make an ode to "eurojank," those messy, inventive European cult classics of the 2000s inspired by Gothic,
Culture Simpsons EP: Santa’s Little Helper's Death Would Be 'The End of Everything' Sunday’s 800th episode, “Irrational Treasure,” starts with Marge trying to get Santa’s Little Helper in shape and quickly detours into a Philadelphia trip and a National Treasure parody. Executive producer Mike Price said the idea came first—“When we first came up with this idea… we had no
Culture Brooklyn Beckham unfollows Gordon Ramsay after his feud comments Brooklyn Beckham has unfollowed Gordon Ramsay on social media after the TV chef made blunt comments about the Beckham family feud; Ramsay still follows him on Instagram. Ramsay called the ongoing dispute 'a difficult situation,' saying 'it's hard... when you're infatuated' and
Culture The 5 best RPG romance companions of all time Krobus, from Stardew Valley, lives in the sewers of Pelican Town and isn’t a traditional romance candidate: you can’t marry him or have children with him, but at 10 hearts he can accept a Void Ghost Pendant and move into your home. Once settled, he behaves much like
Culture Ori boss teases wild idea for third game: 'Think Katamari, with a Ghibli twist' Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler has shared what he calls one of the "crazier ideas" for a potential third Ori game, inspired by the GameCube FMV tech demo Rebirth. The demo follows a woodland creature that cocoons itself and grows into a giant tree, a concept Mahler says
Culture Brazil, the World’s Largest Catholic Nation, Embraces Polyamory The toddler Hari toddled into the kitchen, kissed the woman helping make breakfast and watched as her parents and their partners moved through the apartment in practiced cooperation. Rafael Pissurno ground coffee, Iuli Duarte tidied toys, Jessica Couri chopped fruit and Victor Souza scrambled eggs in a household that blends
Culture 27 Years Ago, This Sci-Fi Spy Series Delivered a Near-Perfect Single Season Now and Again premiered 27 years ago, blending elements of Frankenstein, The Six Million Dollar Man and Captain America into a sci-fi comedy-drama procedural with an overarching conspiracy. The series mixed action, humor and serialized mystery, yet it was cancelled far too soon. The story opens on Michael Wiseman (John
Culture Amy Schumer in 'crying corner' on Valentine's Day after split Amy Schumer shared a Valentine’s Day Instagram Story showing herself sitting beneath a pastel banner that read “Crying Corner,” with a tissue box and full water bottles visible behind her. She smiled softly for the self-care themed snapshot, wearing a full face of makeup and a ponytail, and wrote,
Culture Eren and Mikasa's doomed romance ends in a brutal, heartbreaking kiss Attack on Titan is hardly a romance; love mostly lives at the margins of a story defined by violence. The series’ darkest love is the bond between Eren Yeager and Mikasa Ackerman, which begins in the anime’s opening scenes and reaches a disturbing climax in the finale when they
Culture Lisa Rinna confronts Colton Underwood over 'hostage' remark at Traitors reunion At the "Traitors" Season 4 reunion taping Thursday, Lisa Rinna pressed Colton Underwood about his use of the word "hostage" while discussing her. The exchange left Underwood looking unprepared and he walked off the set in an upset manner before returning after getting some air and
Culture Larian toned down Divinity: Original Sin 2 hints about Baldur's Gate 3 Larian recently streamed Divinity: Original Sin 2, the studio's last RPG in the Divinity series before it made Baldur's Gate 3. During the stream, communications developer Aoife Wilson brought up hints in D:OS2 about what Larian was working on next. Swen Vincke explained while plotting
