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John Travolta's 15-year-old son towers over actor in belated Christmas card

John Travolta shared a belated 2025 Christmas card on Instagram that showed his 15-year-old son Benjamin towering over him. The photo captured the 71-year-old actor hugging Ben and his daughter Ella, 25. Ben, wearing a black jacket, smiled at the camera as he showed off his height next to his

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Black Myth: Zhong Kui teaser shows devs 'cooking' in non-canon footage

Game Science released six minutes of in-engine footage showing a cinematic preparation of a feast for the Black Myth: Zhong Kui sequel. It arrived ahead of Chinese New Year and was shared in celebration of the Year of the Horse. A disclaimer at the end states 'this content is

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Helldivers 2 Adds Millennials As Its Newest Enemy Faction

The Cyborgs return to Helldivers 2 in the February 10 update, opening a new front in the game’s multi-year galactic war. A returning faction from the first Helldivers, they bring fresh threats for players to navigate. New enemy types include Agitators, Automaton field commanders that order nearby foes to

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Miller's Crossing: The Coen Brothers' Soulful, Overlooked Gangster Film

In 1990 two seminal gangster films arrived within months of each other: Goodfellas, which served as the culmination of Martin Scorsese's career and the genre, and The Godfather: Part III, which signaled a desperate return to glory for Francis Ford Coppola. Operating beneath that fanfare was Miller'

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Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton coordinate at Super Bowl 2026

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton showed a shared sense of style when they arrived together at the 2026 Super Bowl. The pair slipped into the VIP box largely unseen and were later spotted beside Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber. Kardashian wore a plunging black halter bodysuit, a cropped

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Todd Howard says he loved Fallout 1 and 'played it to death'

Todd Howard says he has been a Fallout fan since the first game. "I was at Bethesda at the time when [Fallout 1] came out. It’s my brother who actually played it first. He’s like, 'Have you played Fallout?' And I said, 'I haven’

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Kim Delaney's husband arrested after alleged dispute at Marina Del Rey home

James Morgan was taken into custody following an alleged verbal dispute at his and Kim Delaney’s Marina Del Rey apartment on Sunday night. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson said officers responded to at least three calls about a noise complaint around 10:30 p.m.; Morgan

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Anna Wintour and Chloe Malle on the Future of Vogue

Anna Wintour and Chloe Malle sat for their first joint interview, marking a new chapter at American Vogue. Ms. Malle took over as editor in September and her first print issue will hit newsstands on Feb. 24. Ms. Wintour remains on the masthead as global editorial director and Condé Nast’

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Cult of the Lamb's Woolhaven aims for a 'chunky' expansion inspired by big RPGs

Woolhaven expands Cult of the Lamb with two new dungeons, a large cult expansion and a longer story, delivering more content than many players expected. Massive Monster's art director, James Pearmain, says the team had wanted to do more at launch but was held back by budget and

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30 Steamy Movies to Get You in the Mood on Date Night

Movies inform, amuse, frighten—and sometimes they exist simply to be erotic. The best erotic films are fearlessly sensual, designed to provoke a yearning for palpable tension and physical touch. This selection of 30 steamy movies suits a sexy date night or a night alone, featuring sizzling chemistry, beautiful people,

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In-engine cooking teaser hints at Black Myth: Zhong Kui's demonic world

To celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Horse, Game Science released a six-minute cooking show that doubles as an in-engine teaser for Black Myth: Zhong Kui. Following Black Myth Wukong's 2024 release, Zhong Kui will be the second installment in the Black Myth series. The

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'Marty Supreme' is now streaming — how to watch at home

'Marty Supreme,' the Josh Safdie-directed film that has already earned Timothée Chalamet a Critics' Choice award and a Golden Globe, is now available to buy or rent on video-on-demand platforms, including Prime Video. The film's digital release date is Feb. 10. Chalamet stars as Marty

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5 Destinations for Design Tourism

Starting this week, thousands of fans of midcentury modernism will descend on Palm Springs, Calif., for neighborhood architecture viewing, intimate home tours, art shows and film premieres as part of Modernism Week (which is actually 10 days). Design tourism is a year-round pursuit, and aficionados can shop for, learn about

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Super Bowl ads leaned on celebs, CGI and AI—and fell flat

Super Bowl 60 ended with the Seahawks winning and Bad Bunny delivering a highlighted performance. Between the game and the halftime show, a parade of expensive commercials leaned heavily on celebrities to promote everything from AI services to donuts and crackers, and many of the spots struck the writer as

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Margot Robbie Calls Jacob Elordi 'Our Generation's Daniel Day-Lewis'

Margot Robbie told Vogue U.K. she saw Jacob Elordi play Heathcliff and that "I honestly think he's our generation's Daniel Day-Lewis." Their wild Emily Brontë adaptation arrives just in time for Valentine's Day. Elordi broke big in HBO's dark

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Marc Anthony: 'Hardly the truth' on Beckham wedding claims

Marc Anthony has pushed back on claims that he played a role in the wedding incident blamed for escalating a family feud, calling the reports "hardly the truth." He told The Hollywood Reporter, "I have nothing to say about what's happening with the family. They&

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Philippe Gaulier, Revered Clown and 'Tormentor,' Dies at 82

Philippe Gaulier, a French clown and influential teacher of comedy, died on Monday at 82. His wife, Michiko Gaulier, said in an emailed statement that he had died “due to complications from a lung infection.” He had been ill since a stroke in 2023, and the statement did not give

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Cali vibes in east London: bringing Golden State style home

In the deep of February I watch the minutes of daylight climb and begin daydreaming of long Californian evenings. Those lucent visions—driving from Monterey to Malibu—prompted a small home project to bring the warmth and vitality of the Golden State into my east London flat, with plenty of

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Cast Announced for Amazon's God of War Series (So Far)

Amazon is adapting the 2018 God of War game into a live-action series set in Norse mythology. The show is still in pre-production and has not begun shooting, but casting announcements are arriving as Amazon and Sony prepare to move forward with production. Leading the cast is Ryan Hurst as

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David Thewlis says he's "sick of talking about" Harry Potter

David Thewlis says he is "sick of talking about" the Harry Potter franchise. He first appeared as Professor Remus Lupin in 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and went on to appear in five of the eight films. There has been no word on

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Lego Eevee hides tributes to all of its evolutions

Pokémon’s first Lego sets arrive later this month for the series’ 30th anniversary, and early-build videos have already revealed a few small surprises. The Eevee model in particular contains a hidden nod to the Pokémon’s many evolutions. Eevee can evolve into several different forms depending on factors like

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Inside Danny L Harle’s Synthetic Universe

Danny L Harle likes to describe his music as “euphoric melancholy” and aims for what he calls “an alien beauty that’s outside of everything.” Since the early 2010s he has released more than 100 tracks and worked with artists including Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Carly Rae Jepsen. On

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Arc Raiders update adds PvE event 'Shared Watch' and returns Cold Snap

The latest Arc Raiders patch introduces a PvE-focused event called "Shared Watch," described as "a celebration to honor those brave enough to watch each others' backs in the face of relentless adversity." The event runs from Tuesday, Feb. 10 until Tuesday, Feb. 24; during that

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Makeup artist credits D'Alba spray serum for Olivia Culpo's red carpet glow

Olivia Culpo looked radiant at the 2026 NFL Honors, and makeup artist Ash K. Holm used D'Alba Piedmont First Spray Serum as the first step of her prep. Culpo and Holm wrote on Instagram, “The secret to ultimate red carpet makeup starts with red carpet skin…prepped, snatched

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Starting at Harvard and Falling for Your First Tree

Harvard’s freshman seminar “Tree” asks each student to choose a single tree among 16,000 at the Arnold Arboretum as their study partner for the semester. William Friedman, the arboretum’s director who created the course in 2020, acts more as a provocateur than a traditional professor, aiming to