Culture

The Longest Day remains a towering World War II film

More than six decades after its release, The Longest Day still stands out as one of the most well-made World War II films. The production set out to tell the story of D-Day not from a single angle but through American, British, French, and German perspectives, and producer Darryl F.

Politics

Blue Cities and States Need a New Deal with Public-Sector Unions

Blue cities and states face large budget gaps and high costs of living that make delivering reliable public services harder. Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged a government “where excellence is no longer the exception,” but must close a $5.4 billion deficit in a state where the governor rejects higher taxes

Sports

Mourinho tight-lipped over Vinicius racism row as Benfica head to Bernabeu

Benfica boss Jose Mourinho stayed tight-lipped about the controversy surrounding Gianluca Prestianni’s alleged racial abuse of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior as his side prepares for the Champions League second leg at the Bernabeu. When pressed after Benfica’s 3-0 win over AVS he offered a curt reply: "

Politics

The battle over Trump's tariffs is far from over

The Supreme Court blocked a significant chunk of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy, but the administration is pressing on. This weekend the president announced plans to impose a 15% “worldwide” tariff under Section 122, which allows broad tariffs to be implemented for up to 150 days; a more

Politics

Australia backs removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal succession

The Australian government has confirmed it would support any proposal to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, offering Australia’s backing as the UK government prepares

Culture

The Voice Season 29 premieres tonight — here's when to watch

The Voice: Battle of Champions returns for Season 29 with Coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Adam Levine. The season premieres tonight, February 23, at 9/8c in a two-hour event that begins with the Blind Auditions. The trailer leans into the rivalry. Levine tells an Artist, "I’m

Culture

Neve Campbell on 30 years of Scream and Scream 7's 'less meta' tone

As the first Scream movie approaches its 30th birthday, Neve Campbell reflected on three decades of Ghostface's antics and said the franchise remains strong because it offered something different to the horror genre. "Well, back in 96 I think there was a lull in horror films. There

AI

Musk Delayed Grok Update Over Baldur’s Gate 3 Mistakes

Elon Musk postponed a major update to Grok after the xAI chatbot repeatedly mishandled detailed questions about Baldur’s Gate 3, a recent Business Insider deep-dive described. Senior engineers were pulled from other projects to improve the chatbot’s responses, and the model release was pushed back by several days

Crypto

Tom Lee: Crypto a 'Squall' After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee told CNBC’s The Exchange that the roughly 50% Bitcoin drawdown looks like a “crypto squall” driven by macro shocks rather than a structural collapse in blockchain networks. A US Supreme Court decision that struck down most of President Trump’s emergency tariffs initially sparked a

Business

Trial over junior banker sleep accommodations is settled, long hours remain

A lawsuit that was set to expose the grind faced by junior bankers has been settled two days before jury selection. Kathryn Shiber reached a settlement with Centerview Partners after alleging she was unlawfully fired in 2020 when the firm granted her accommodations for a mood and anxiety disorder, including

Sports

Arsenal win battle of derby narratives

It was a derby but it was also a clash of emerging narratives, a confusing, if thrilling, moment for the great soap opera of the Premier League. In the end Tottenham’s haplessness prevailed over the idea that Arsenal might be inveterate bottlers, fated to let another title race get

Tech

Overwatch player peaks keep rising after Season 1 launch

Overwatch's player base surged with the launch of Season 1 and five new playable heroes earlier this month, hitting levels the game hadn't seen in years. When Season 1 first launched, the game drew just over 165,000 concurrent players on Steam, and the first weekend

World

Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Was Killed in Mexico. What’s Next for the Cartel He Led?

Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Guadalajara was plunged into chaos almost immediately as the cartel retaliated: gunmen torched stores and banks, blockaded highways and spread violence to cities and beach resorts. The cartel’s future now

Culture

Every Legend of Zelda Visual Aesthetic, Ranked From Worst to Best

Every game in The Legend of Zelda series is defined in part by its aesthetics, the visual choices that pull sprites, environments, and characters into a single vision. Even during the Hylian hero’s original 8-bit journey, strong art direction turned simple sprites into sprawling labyrinths, mysterious woods, and terrible

Politics

Supreme Court to Hear Cases Over Property Seized by Cuba in 1960

The Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit filed in 2019 by the Havana Docks Company seeking compensation for port facilities seized by revolutionaries in 1960. The case is part of a pair of disputes — including one from Exxon Mobil over confiscated oil and gas assets — that were enabled after the

Culture

Neon Genesis Evangelion gets new series written by Yoko Taro

On the final day of its 30th anniversary celebrations, the Evangelion franchise announced a new series written by Nier: Automata creator Yoko Taro. Details are thin; Evangelion's official website said the project was announced today, February 23, and shared only a taste of the talent involved. The announcement

Business

TiMi Montreal Shuts Down Without Releasing a Game

Tencent-backed TiMi Montreal is shutting down less than five years after opening and without ever shipping a game. News of the closure began to trickle out on LinkedIn late last week, and one laid-off programmer wrote: "I am genuinely heartbroken that the public will never get to experience what

Culture

Where to Travel This Spring Break

A lot of expectations get bundled into a family vacation, especially spring break. “Spring break needs to feel good by day one, not day three,” said Kristin Diehl of Kristin Diehl Travel. With teenagers in the mix, “Teenagers are a special class of their own and require an added layer

Crypto

Grayscale's Chainlink Holdings Hit New High as Price Falls Over 70%

Chainlink (LINK) has plunged more than 70% from last year’s peak while Grayscale Investments’ holdings climbed to a new high. The firm’s balance topped 5 million tokens in February 2026 and currently stands at about 5.258 million LINK, valued at over $43 million. Accumulation picked up in

Politics

Fact-check: Trump's Claims on Jobs, Inflation and Crime

President Trump has repeatedly cast his first year back in office as a sweeping turnaround, saying the country went from nearly “dead” to the “hottest” anywhere in the world. Measured data on jobs, inflation and crime show no sudden reversals; many of the trends began before he retook office and

Business

Meet the 20 most successful M&A bankers of 2025

MergerLinks identified North America's top 20 M&A bankers for 2025, a group that helped drive a renewed burst of dealmaking. Together they negotiated transactions into the tens of billions and helped power a global rebound in M&A that lifted deal value about 50% year

Politics

Iran's Rulers Choose Risk of War Over Conceding to U.S. Demands

Facing a buildup of American warships and fighter jets, Tehran has refused to meet President Trump’s demands on uranium enrichment and ballistic missiles. The clerical leadership views such concessions as a threat to its ideology and sovereignty, a danger they consider greater than the risk of war. “Avoiding war

Culture

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 will visit Dorne, showrunner teases

This week's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale marks the end of this installment of Dunk and Egg's adventures — but A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2 is already on the way. Showrunner Ira Parker said the pair will travel to Dorne, adding, "

Culture

BAFTAs 2026: The Best and Worst Moments

"One Battle After Another" won best film at the BAFTAs, but the night offered many other memorable moments: host Alan Cumming handed out British snacks, a surprise acting winner upended expectations, Prince William sat in the audience days after his uncle’s arrest, there were involuntary curse-word interruptions,

Tech

The Video Game Industry Is Not Equipped to Handle What Comes Next

Thirty years after Toy Story chronicled a generational tug-of-war between old and new toys, a Toy Story 5 trailer shows both dolls enacting a Butlerian Jihad against tablets. The film’s creators and its intended audience now often identify less with the child playing with toys and more with the