Culture

Bumblebee Free to Stream on Kanopy Next Month

Bumblebee, the 2018 sci‑fi prequel that quietly revived the Autobots’ reputation, will stream for free on Kanopy next month. Directed by Travis Knight, the film dials back the explosive chaos of earlier installments and tells a more intimate story. Set in 1987, it follows teenage mechanic Charlie as she

Sports

Florian Wirtz ruled out of Nottingham Forest game minutes before kick-off

Liverpool were forced to make a last-minute change at the City Ground when summer signing Florian Wirtz, who had been named in the starting XI, dropped out after sustaining an injury in the warm-up. Curtis Jones was called into the team to take over from the Germany international. Wirtz had

Culture

St. Francis’ remains go on display in Assisi for a month

Brother Marco Borgioli, a Franciscan friar from Florence, arrived early on Sunday to see dawn break over Assisi and found hundreds of people of all ages lining up at the basilica. “It’s striking that after 800 years, Francis is alive. He’s not a museum, he’s alive, and

Crypto

Bitdeer Sells Entire Bitcoin Stash as Mining Profits Near Record Lows

Singapore-based Bitdeer has liquidated its entire Bitcoin treasury, reporting zero BTC held as of February 20 after selling its recent production of 189.8 BTC. The liquidation produced a net reduction of 943.1 BTC and excludes customer deposits. The move follows a sharp tightening in mining economics: network difficulty

Culture

11 Years Later, Mark Wahlberg’s Crowd-Pleasing Comedy Is Free To Watch

It’s been 11 years since stepdad vs. biological dad became a full-contact sport on the big screen — and now you can relive the chaos without spending a cent. The 2015 comedy Daddy’s Home will soon become available to stream for free, giving audiences another chance to revisit one

Politics

Venezuela Releases Political Prisoners, With Conditions

Since Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the United States, Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and approved a new amnesty law. The restrictions placed on those freed have raised questions about whether this signals real change. Our international correspondent Simon Romero describes what’s happening. Venezuela venezuela, nicolás maduro,

Sports

Kalvin Phillips sent off after straight red in Steel City derby

Kalvin Phillips was shown a straight red card on Sunday for a shocking challenge in the Steel City derby. The Manchester City midfielder, who moved on loan to Sheffield United at the end of the January transfer window, was dismissed early in the second half for a poor challenge on

Sports

At Least 15 Have Died on Tahoe-Area Slopes This Year

At least 15 people have died on the slopes around Lake Tahoe since Jan. 1. The toll includes nine members of a backcountry tour who were killed Tuesday in the deadliest avalanche in California’s recorded history. The group had been returning through a blizzard to the trailhead after a

Tech

Founder describes Y Combinator in 2016 vs 2025

Quang Hoang attended Y Combinator twice: in 2016 with Birdly and again in 2025 with Vybe. Much stayed the same, he says, but the first experience in Mountain View felt more family-style—partners sometimes cooked, employees were not visible, and Paul Graham was present. The batch then had about 100

Sports

U.S.-Canada Tensions Turn Olympic Hockey Final Into a ‘Grudge Match’

Fans dressed in the red and white of Canada swarmed the 14,000-seat Santa Giulia Arena in Milan on Sunday as their men’s national team prepared to square off against the United States for what many regard as the most cherished gold medal in Canadian sports. Against the backdrop

Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs Lose $4.5 Billion in Early 2026 as Outflows Continue

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have had a rocky start to 2026, bleeding roughly $4.5 billion in the first eight weeks. Most of those losses occurred in a five-week stretch beginning in late January, which erased about $4 billion across the 12 funds as the category recorded six weeks of

Culture

The Office's Most Expensive Scene Cost $250,000

Jim proposes to Pam in the rain at a gas station rest stop in the Season 5 premiere, a deliberately ordinary setting chosen to make the moment feel unexpected. Jenna Fischer has said showrunner Greg Daniels wanted the proposal to open the season and to seem unplanned rather than grand.

Culture

When fan tattoos go wrong

Fan tattoos often begin as proof of devotion but can acquire new meanings as the people behind them change. On 20 February 2012 Coté Arias met Morrissey in Santiago and had him sign her forearm; she later traced the spiky capitalised signature into a permanent tattoo. In recent years that

Sports

Inside the Arena di Verona, Host of the 2026 Olympics Closing Ceremony

As fans prepare for the close of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, the Closing Ceremony will be staged in Verona at the ancient Arena di Verona, a UNESCO World Heritage Site now renamed the Verona Olympic Arena. Built in 30 AD as a Roman amphitheatre and once the third

Culture

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's marriage to JFK Jr. was complicated

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy was often seen as a picture-perfect blonde who epitomized downtown New York cool alongside her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr., but friends say the couple’s relationship was more complicated than the romantic image suggests. Those who knew her described Carolyn as down-to-earth and private. "She would

Tech

Cities: Skylines 2's new developer releases debut patch focused on death

Iceflake Studios, which replaced Colossal Order at the end of 2025, has issued its first update for Cities: Skylines 2. Rather than introducing sweeping new systems, the debut patch zeroes in on how citizens die. The update changes mortality across the game, making citizens expire around the clock and removing

Tech

Bluetti AC180 review: handled everything I threw at it

The Bluetti AC180 sits in the useful intermediate category of portable power stations — bulky but still transportable for camping, photo or drone trips. It’s currently listed on Amazon for $453.93 and offers a straightforward, functional design focused on delivering reliable power. In testing the unit lived up to

Culture

Handmancers delays Early Access to avoid Slay the Spire 2 launch

With Slay the Spire 2 heading into Steam Early Access, the roguelike deckbuilder Handmancers has pushed back its own launch to avoid being "instantly buried under a legendary sequel". Handmancers had been due to begin Early Access on March 9 — just four days after Slay the Spire 2

Crypto

Crypto capital shifts from tokens to stocks as launches falter

Investor capital is moving from newly launched tokens into publicly listed crypto companies as many token launches struggle. DWF Labs, using Memento Research data on hundreds of launches across major exchanges, found that more than 80% of projects fell below their token generation event (TGE) price, with typical drawdowns of

Tech

The 15 Best Steam Deck Games

Four years after its release, Valve’s Steam Deck remains the most popular handheld PC. The portable device plays most 2D games with ease, handles 3D titles fairly well, and can be modded if you want. This list gathers the 15 best PC games to play on the Steam Deck,

Crypto

Vitalik Buterin Sells $7M in Ethereum as ETH Falls 30%

Lookonchain reported that on February 22 Vitalik Buterin withdrew 3,500 ETH from the DeFi protocol Aave, valued at about $6.95 million, and sold 571 of those tokens for $1.13 million within hours. The move stands in contrast to his January 30 announcement that the Ethereum Foundation would

Culture

How to Make a Killing Director Also Directed Aubrey Plaza’s Best Performance

John Patton Ford’s new film How to Make a Killing invites a second look at his previous work, particularly Emily the Criminal, which turned Aubrey Plaza from a deadpan comic presence into a quietly unsettling dramatic threat. That earlier film doubled as a sharp critique of capitalism and staged

Culture

In ‘Passerby,’ an Artist Documents Women’s Lives One Photo at a Time

A decade ago Clémence Polès Farhang began “Passerby,” an online collection of photographs and interviews with women she met in public. Expecting the project might feel outdated by 2026, she instead brought the digital archive into a physical gallery for her first solo show, “Can I Come Over and Take

Sports

Vincent Kompany on Nicolas Jackson's future amid Chelsea links

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has been questioned about Nicolas Jackson’s future as speculation grows that the loanee could return to Chelsea at the end of the season. Jackson moved to the Bavarian side on a season-long loan that includes a buy option subject to him playing at least

Culture

We live in Spain for two months — and it's cheaper than Disney

A family began taking two-month stays in Spain to reconnect with their Spanish heritage after a 2018 road trip through the mountains that brought them close to relatives they hadn’t known. Over the past three years they’ve taken repeated two-month trips with their two toddlers, treating the stays