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Training at Norland boosted my confidence as a nanny

Roxanne Ardekani grew up in New Orleans to Iranian parents and studied in the US and Austria. While abroad she took a nannying job that brought together her interests in child development and hands-on care, and a chance discovery of Norland prompted her to move to the UK to train.

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Katie Holmes appears onstage after James Van Der Beek's death

Katie Holmes was seen for the first time since the death of her "Dawson’s Creek" co‑star James Van Der Beek, appearing Wednesday night at the Old Globe in San Diego. She portrayed the lead in Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, and photos show her continuing the

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How to complete Shadow Briefing in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1

Shadow Briefings are mini-challenges scattered across the Chapter 7 Season 1 map. There are two types — Supply Drop and Plunder — and both award gold bars if you complete their challenges within the five-minute time limit. In this season the Briefings have a new look and many possible spawn locations, but

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Crunchyroll warehouse sale slashes anime merch by up to 70%

Crunchyroll has reduced prices by as much as 70% on anime merchandise, apparel and other items, marketing the event as a "Warehouse Sale." No particular reason has been given for the discounts; with Valentine's Day approaching, it could be an opportunity to pick up gifts or

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Hilary Duff announces year-long Luck… or Something world tour

Hilary Duff announced Wednesday she will kick off a year-long world tour this summer in support of her upcoming album, Luck… or Something. The tour begins June 22 in West Palm Beach, Florida, following the conclusion of her Las Vegas residency, and runs through Feb. 12, 2027, in Mexico City.

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Solasta 2 expands D&D Ready Action to more spells and uses

Developers say Solasta 2 will offer a more faithful implementation of the D&D Ready Action, the rule that lets a character delay their Action and burn a Reaction when a specified trigger occurs. Combat in D&D relies on an action economy of Move, Action, Bonus Action

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The Duskbloods still scheduled for Switch 2 in 2026

It's been months since substantial news about The Duskbloods, FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive, and the game was absent from a recent partner-focused Nintendo Direct. During an earnings call, Kadokawa placed The Duskbloods on a slide of "eagerly awaited" new games and listed it as

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Jason Momoa to Star in Sony's Helldivers Movie

Jason Momoa will headline Sony's PlayStation-backed Helldivers movie, which is set to open on November 10, 2027, with Justin Lin directing. Momoa, known for Aquaman and the Minecraft movie, has appeared in many box office blockbusters but has yet to prove if he is as billable as the

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Love Story Review: Murphy’s JFK Jr. Drama Shines in Private Moments

Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, an FX anthology entry, follows John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's high-profile romance and the plane crash that ended their lives. The series recreates headline moments while widening the frame to scenes away from the cameras, rewinding from the couple'

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KCD2 has sold five million copies

A week after marking Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's first birthday with some light statistics, Warhorse announced the game has sold 5 million copies since its launch last year. "Five million Henrys are now adventuring in Bohemia!" Warhorse wrote on X. "KCD2 has officially reached this

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Monster Hunter Stories 3 preview: as grand and complex as Wilds

After 12 hours with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, the game already feels as grand and deep as a mainline Monster Hunter. Set to launch on March 13, Capcom’s sequel leans into a bigger story and more involved combat while retaining the series’ bright, whimsical presentation — though it

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Michael B. Jordan says Fourth Wing adaptation will 'feel honest'

Michael B. Jordan says his TV series adaptation of Fourth Wing will be anything but 'cheesy.' He added that the project 'allows people to, like, fall in love with the characters that they have imagined in their head without any baggage, with projecting their own feelings on

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Relooted reclaims African artifacts through heist gameplay

I did not expect playing Relooted would hurt. Developed by Nyamakop in Johannesburg, the game asks you to return African artifacts to their home countries by planning and executing heists as Nomali, a parkour enthusiast. You research where items are held, investigate security, choose entry points and assign teammates to

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Best songs inspired by literature, from Brontë to Ballard

This ranked selection pairs songs with their literary touchstones, from Katy Perry’s “Firework,” which draws on Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, to The Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil,” born from Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita. Some artists translate specific scenes or chapters: Rosalía’s “Pienso

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Andrew Bird Will Debut New Song on 'The Pitt'

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Andrew Bird will debut a new song in tonight's episode of HBO Max's Emmy-winning drama The Pitt. The song was written and produced along with The Pitt's composer, Greg Brivik, for a specific pivotal moment in the show's sixth

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Martha Stewart praises Lancôme Lash Idôle Curl Goddess

Martha Stewart shared a partnered Instagram post seated at a vanity, hair rollers in place and a martini at hand, offering a beauty tip about lash etiquette. "There are rules to everything," she begins, "Dining, decor and, yes, lashes." "Good manners begin with good curls.

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Deadpool arrived just in time to change superhero movies forever

When box office returns came in for Deadpool’s opening weekend on Feb. 12, 2016, producer Simon Kinberg at first thought there had been a mistake. Heading into the weekend the film was expected to open to $70M–$80M, but it debuted to $132M-plus and went on to gross $782

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How to complete Helldivers 2's Raze Strategic Infrastructure objective

The Raze Strategic Infrastructure sub-objective tasks you with demolishing specific buildings in Cyberstan to disrupt the bots and 'borgs. It isn't always clear which structures count, and some destructible buildings don't register for the objective. You need to destroy the tall tower-block buildings found around

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Jill Scott and Bisa Butler on Staying the Course

Jill Scott relishes a slow creative process, sometimes spending months or years on a single verse. After more than a decade without a new record, she has released To Whom This May Concern, her sixth album, a project she hopes will ignite a personal revolution in listeners. Now based in

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10 Greatest TV Couples of the Last Five Years

Television gives romance room to breathe, from slow-burn friendships that finally ignite to sudden, heartbreaking love that reshapes a series. This roundup focuses on couples from shows that began within the last five years, celebrating relationships that grew on screen in memorable ways. In The Last of Us, the third

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‘Scarlet’ Review: The Rest Is Anime

Mamoru Hosoda’s animated film Scarlet recasts Hamlet as a genderbent fantasy anime. The movie opens with the death of its main character: Scarlet, a Danish princess, lies bloodied and pulled into murky depths, and the story then catches up to show how she came to be there. The Sony

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Writer defends controversial scene in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Screenwriter Matthew Robinson unpacks the origins of Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, a time-loop sci-fi that follows a disheveled stranger—played by Sam Rockwell—who bursts into a Los Angeles diner claiming he was sent from the future to avert an AI apocalypse. Directed by Gore Verbinski,

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Michelin-starred pastry chef rates 19 on-screen desserts for realism

Chef and restaurateur Camari Mick rates 19 desserts from movies and television, assessing how realistically each scene portrays pastry and baking. She examines fine-dining ingredients and plating in FX's "The Bear," baking techniques in "Chef" (2014), and the pitfalls of processed foods in "

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Is Law & Order: SVU New Tonight? (February 12, 2026)

Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her elite squad have been kept on their toes as Season 27 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit heats up, but weekly watchers will be forced to press pause on the excitement to make way for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. No, Law

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Inside James Van Der Beek's final days before cancer death

Mehcad Brooks, a longtime friend, gave an inside look at Van Der Beek’s final days in an Instagram video. "One of the greatest honors of my life, I got to be there [the] last four to five days, every day, and hold his hand, and pray with him,