Culture

Cherien Dabis’s film traces three generations of Palestinian men

Cherien Dabis’s generation-spanning drama All That’s Left of You, Jordan’s entry for the Academy Award, follows Palestinian men across decades, with key scenes set in the Occupied West Bank. The film opens in 1988, early in the First Intifada, as two friends, Noor (Muhammad Abed Elrahman) and

Culture

Rob McElhenney net worth estimated at $50m as Wrexham co-owner

According to Goal, Rob McElhenney, the American actor and co-owner of Wrexham AFC, has a reported net worth of about $50 million. McElhenney co-created and stars in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which had run for 16 seasons as of 2023 and whose 16th season premiered on 7

Culture

Gus Van Sant's Dead Man's Wire dramatizes 1977 abduction but feels subdued

Gus Van Sant’s film Dead Man’s Wire dramatizes a curious 1977 Indianapolis hostage case, but a New York Times review says the movie lacks the energy of classic 1970s crime pictures. Written by Austin Kolodney, the film is based on the real incident in which Anthony Kiritsis abducted

Culture

Writer says Stranger Things live-action spin-off may be unnecessary

Movieweb argues that after Stranger Things' Season 5 finale, the planned live-action spin-off may be unnecessary. Spoiler warning: this article contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5. The piece notes Vecna has been defeated and Eleven’s fate is left unknown, while the Duffer Brothers are reportedly developing a

Tech

Strapsicle unveils iPad mini case with built-in silicone straps at CES

Strapsicle unveiled a new iPad mini case at CES 2026 that it says features built-in silicone straps intended to make prolonged holding and reading more comfortable. The company, known for silicone e-reader straps for devices such as Kindle and Kobo, detailed key features including built-in straps for one- or two-handed

Culture

Katie Leung says racist online harassment followed her Harry Potter casting

Katie Leung says she experienced racist online harassment after her casting in the Harry Potter films, People reports. The 37-year-old Scottish actress, who played Cho Chang in five of the Harry Potter films and made her big-screen debut in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, told

Tech

DJI Osmo 3 Pocket Creator Combo at Amazon for $654, Mashable says

As of Jan. 8, Mashable reports the DJI Osmo 3 Pocket Creator Combo is on sale at Amazon for $654, a $325 reduction from its $979 list price and the lowest price ever for the kit. Mashable describes the compact vlogging camera as capable of recording in vivid 4K, capturing

Culture

Amanda Lovett backs Stephen as surprise frontrunner on The Traitors

Amanda Lovett has named Stephen, a 32-year-old cyber security consultant, as her unexpected pick to win this year’s The Traitors, Amanda told Independent.co. Lovett, who appeared on the show’s debut series and earned the nickname “mother of dragons”, said she believes the current Traitors are doing a

Culture

Gerard Butler returns in Greenland 2: Migration

Gerard Butler stars in Greenland 2: Migration, a sequel directed by Ric Roman Waugh that follows John Garrity (Butler), his wife Allison (Morena Baccarin) and their son Nathan (Roman Griffin Davis) as they flee a Greenland bunker and head to southern France after a catastrophic earthquake. Five years earlier, a

Culture

Heckscher Museum mounts first museum survey of sculptor Emma Stebbins

"Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History" is on view at the Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington, N.Y.; it is the first museum exhibition devoted to the 19th-century American sculptor best known for the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park and for a portrait bust of the actress Charlotte

Sports

Chloe Kim prepares for Milano Cortina Olympics after therapy and new tricks

Time spoke with American snowboarder Chloe Kim in December as she prepares for the Milano Cortina Olympics; her Olympic halfpipe final is scheduled for Feb. 12. Since winning her second Olympic gold in Beijing, Kim has won back-to-back X Games gold medals in 2024 and 2025 and the 2025 World

Crypto

Ethereum must clear institutional weakness before $3,300 breakout

Beincrypto reports that Ethereum fell nearly 3% over the past 24 hours, trading at $3,113, and that an analyst has identified a bearish signal the token must overcome before a confirmed breakout above $3,300 becomes likely. CryptoOnchain highlighted a bearish divergence between ETH’s price action and on-chain

Tech

CES 2026 spotlights extreme TVs, new AI platforms, robots and odd gadgets

CES 2026 is underway and ZDNET reporters are tracking launches from major consumer electronics brands including Samsung, LG and Hisense, alongside concept devices and unusual gadgets from smaller companies. On the TV front, TCL showed the X11L with a Super Quantum Dot Mini LED panel that the company says hits

Culture

Ten near‑perfect films released since 2010, ranked

Collider has published a ranked list of ten films it describes as "arguably entirely flawless" released since 2010. The roundup highlights a broad cross-section of recent cinema, from Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), called the culmination of his career and notable for Ralph Fiennes’s

Culture

Mega Evolutions Phantasmal Flames booster display box on Amazon for $254.67

The Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolutions Phantasmal Flames Booster Display Box is on sale at Amazon for $254.67, down from $299 — a $44.33 reduction. Mashable said the price is close to market value when compared with listings on TCGplayer, and noted the listing may be especially attractive for Prime

Sports

Real Madrid target Nico Schlotterbeck after Upamecano contract talks derail move

Goal reports Real Madrid will step up their pursuit of Nico Schlotterbeck from Borussia Dortmund after their primary target, Bayern Munich centre-back Dayot Upamecano, was said to be on the verge of signing a new contract, ending hopes of a free transfer. Upamecano had been viewed as Madrid’s “dream

Culture

Review: 'Holding Liat' follows a family waiting after the Oct. 7 kidnappings

Brandon Kramer’s documentary Holding Liat opens on the Israeli-American Yehuda Beinin receiving information that his daughter, Liat, is still alive after she and her husband, Aviv, were kidnapped from their kibbutz in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. The film follows Yehuda and his family in the

Culture

Faith Ringgold mini-retrospective at Jack Shainman Gallery showcases her range

The Jack Shainman Gallery in Manhattan is presenting “Faith Ringgold,” a mini-retrospective and the gallery’s first show with the artist’s estate. Ringgold, who died in 2024, is represented across a range of media that make her work immediately recognizable. The exhibition includes oil paintings, gouaches, figurines and unstretched

Culture

Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista star in Prime Video's The Wrecking Crew trailer

Movieweb reports Prime Video has unveiled the first trailer for The Wrecking Crew, an action film starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista that follows two estranged half-brothers pulled into a wide-ranging conspiracy in Hawaii. The footage, from director Ángel Manuel Soto, shows Jonny (Momoa) and James (Bautista) reuniting after their

Science

Scientists test ocean alkalinity in Gulf of Maine to study carbon removal

Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution led by Adam Subhas released a concentrated alkaline solution into the Gulf of Maine in mid‑August as part of a field experiment testing ocean alkalinity enhancement, a proposed method to counter ocean acidification and increase carbon uptake. In the trial the team

Culture

Kate Middleton left engagement ring at home for Charing Cross Hospital visit

People reports that the Princess of Wales left her engagement ring at home when she and Prince William made an unannounced visit to Charing Cross Hospital on Jan. 8, 2026. For the stop — their first royal appearance of the new year as joint patrons of NHS Charities Together — Princess Kate

Tech

CNET Group names 22 Best of CES 2026 winners; ZDNET highlights top picks

CNET Group, selected in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association, has announced its Best of CES 2026 winners after in-person evaluations at CES in Las Vegas, where ZDNET reporters went hands-on with hundreds of products. The awards were based on live demos and expert evaluation, and eligibility required that a

Politics

Trump says US may oversee Venezuelan oil for years

Independent.co reports President Donald Trump said the United States may oversee Venezuelan oil operations for an extended period, acknowledging it could take years to revive the country’s oil sector. In an interview with The New York Times, Trump said “I would say much longer” when asked how long

Culture

Daily Show's Ronnie Chieng mocks administration's interest in Greenland

On January 8, 2026, Daily Show host Ronnie Chieng used part of the Wednesday episode to react to the administration's stance on Greenland after reports that the territory was on Donald Trump's "shopping list". "The point is, we need Greenland," Chieng said.

Culture

Kier and Hayman Face Off in My Neighbor Adolf Over Hitler Suspicion

Two acting powerhouses, Udo Kier and David Hayman, square off in the domestic drama My Neighbor Adolf, directed and co-written by Leon Prudovsky, about a man who becomes convinced his neighbor is Adolf Hitler. Hayman plays Polsky, a solitary Holocaust survivor living in Colombia in 1960. A real-estate agent, Frau