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10 Best Crowd-Pleasing Movies of All Time, Ranked — Collider

10 Best Crowd-Pleasing Movies of All Time, Ranked

If you’re in a crowd and the movie on screen leaves you pleased while the people around you seem pleased too, you might be watching a crowd-pleaser. These films aim for the broadest possible audience and act as the cinematic equivalent of perfect pop music—easy to like and

An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers — NYT > Science

An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers

Every elephant carries about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk, and a new study found they are essential for sensing the world. With thick skin and poor eyesight, elephants rely on these hairs for many daily tasks. The animals cannot regrow lost whiskers, so each one is a permanent sensory

Wayne Rooney: Arsenal lack a 'world-class' player and legends 'killing' their charge — Goal

Wayne Rooney: Arsenal lack a 'world-class' player and legends 'killing' their charge

Wayne Rooney said Arsenal do not have a single world-class player, despite the Gunners sitting at the top of the standings this season. He argued their success has come from a collective effort rather than one standout star. No Arsenal player has reached double figures in Premier League goals this

Longer-range missiles make Russia's Su-35 a bigger threat, analyst says — Businessinsider

Longer-range missiles make Russia's Su-35 a bigger threat, analyst says

Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute says Russia is increasingly equipping its Su-35 and Su-30SM2 fighters with the R-37M long-range air-to-air missile, a change that expands the jets' threat to NATO aircraft. He described the routine employment of the weapon on Su-35S jets as a significant shift

Warner Bros. Discovery Restarts Deal Talks With Paramount — NYT > Business

Warner Bros. Discovery Restarts Deal Talks With Paramount

Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it would restart the deal talks with Paramount Skydance that it had ended in December, giving Paramount until Feb. 23 to present its best and final offer. The company had rejected Paramount’s proposal to buy the entire business for $108 billion in favor of

Corsair changes Vengeance DDR5 packaging to deter scams — Pcgamer

Corsair changes Vengeance DDR5 packaging to deter scams

"As DRAM prices continue to rise, protecting product authenticity has become increasingly important." Corsair has swapped the Vengeance DDR5 packaging for a see-through plastic clamshell so buyers can inspect the modules more easily. The new clamshell lets you see the RAM as you pick it up, replacing the

Citigroup’s 540% BitMine Bet Faces Breakdown Risk — Beincrypto

Citigroup’s 540% BitMine Bet Faces Breakdown Risk

BitMine’s stock has shown early signs of recovery, rising 6% on Feb. 13 and 7.32% over the past five days, even as Ethereum — which BitMine closely tracks — fell 3.3% over the same week. The divergence suggests the stock may be trying to catch up, but the rebound

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84 — NYT > U.S. > Politics

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading figure in American civil rights and politics, died on Tuesday at 84. His family said that Mr. Jackson “died peacefully,” offering no cause. Celebrated for his impassioned oratory and his vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten, he picked up the

Every Stanley Kubrick Movie Based on a Book, Ranked — Collider

Every Stanley Kubrick Movie Based on a Book, Ranked

Stanley Kubrick was a British-American filmmaker responsible for some of the greatest films of all time. He had a complicated legacy: he revolutionized cinema, yet his methods were known to be harsh and demanding. Over his life he produced 13 films, of which 10 are based on novels, and this

Nicolas Jackson set to return to Chelsea after Bayern decline buy clause — Goal

Nicolas Jackson set to return to Chelsea after Bayern decline buy clause

Nicolas Jackson looks set to return to Chelsea in the summer after Bayern Munich declined to trigger the purchase clause in his loan deal. The Senegal international has struggled to force his way into Vincent Kompany's starting XI since moving to the Allianz Arena, and the German champions

Epstein’s Academic Ties Reveal Vulnerabilities in College Fund-Raising — NYT > Education

Epstein’s Academic Ties Reveal Vulnerabilities in College Fund-Raising

America’s colleges and universities are chronically searching for money, and that need drew academic leaders and researchers into Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit. Schools lent him prestige; he offered money or the prospect of it, engaging with people at Harvard, M.I.T., Stanford, Bard and Columbia. Many of those

I'm living on a small island for 90 days before deciding to move — Businessinsider

I'm living on a small island for 90 days before deciding to move

I've spent most of my life in big West Coast cities, but after several short stays on a remote Pacific Northwest island, I'm testing whether it could be a long-term home. The island is roughly a $24 ferry ride from the mainland and has a population

When Is the 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony? — Nbc

When Is the 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony?

The Closing Ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is scheduled for Sunday, February 22. Live coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and will be simulcast on Peacock. Because Italy is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time, the festivities will start around 8:

Officials warn more flooding could hit New Zealand's North Island after deadly rains — World news | The Guardian

Officials warn more flooding could hit New Zealand's North Island after deadly rains

New Zealand’s weather bureau warned more flooding could hit the North Island a day after floods caused power outages, road collapses, home evacuations and the death of a man whose vehicle was submerged on a highway. The bureau said there was a "threat to life from dangerous river

Shia LaBeouf's arrests: a history of run-ins with the law — Pagesix

Shia LaBeouf's arrests: a history of run-ins with the law

Shia LaBeouf has a long record of arrests spanning more than three decades. He was most recently taken into custody after a brawl during Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Feb. 17, 2026, and was charged with two counts of simple battery. Footage showed the shirtless actor being treated by

Pathfinder 2e PDFs worth $458 are bundled for about $15 — Pcgamer

Pathfinder 2e PDFs worth $458 are bundled for about $15

I like Pathfinder 2e; it addresses many gripes with D&D 5e while leaning into crunchy tactical combat and the three-action system. Fanatical is offering around $458/£369's worth of books for $15/£13. The deal includes PDFs of the Beginner Box, Player Cores one and two,

Why The Witcher 3 fans should be excited about Gothic Remake — Polygon

Why The Witcher 3 fans should be excited about Gothic Remake

CD Projekt Red's developers often point to Gothic as a key inspiration. Both are European, open-world medieval fantasy RPGs with a monster-slaying hero, but the connection runs deeper than surface similarities. Gothic predates The Witcher 3 by 14 years, and with the Nameless Hero's adventures nearing

Battlefield 6 devs hear calls for bigger maps but need more time — Gamesradar

Battlefield 6 devs hear calls for bigger maps but need more time

Phil Girette, a producer on Battlefield 6, says the team has noticed players wanting larger maps: "We see that feedback, and hear it very loudly." He added that expanding maps isn’t a simple creative choice. "More maps is, of course, something that we will look more

Logan Paul Sells Illustrator Pikachu for $16.49 Million — Kotaku

Logan Paul Sells Illustrator Pikachu for $16.49 Million

Logan Paul sold his one-of-a-kind PSA 10 Illustrator Pikachu at auction for $16,492,000. The card was auctioned by Goldin alongside Paul’s PSA 10 1999 Charizard, a matching Blastoise, and a factory-sealed Base Set 1st Edition box. The Illustrator Pikachu was created in 1997 as part of an

Geopolitical Tensions and ETF Outflows Put Bitcoin Under Pressure — Beincrypto

Geopolitical Tensions and ETF Outflows Put Bitcoin Under Pressure

Bitcoin dropped sharply ahead of the US market open on Tuesday, falling 1.7% to roughly $67,600 and extending a volatile start to 2026. The move tracked weakness in equity futures, with Nasdaq 100 contracts down 0.9% and S&P 500 contracts down 0.6%. The coin’

David Bowie Once Had a Bitter Public Feud With Frank Zappa — Collider

David Bowie Once Had a Bitter Public Feud With Frank Zappa

David Bowie and Frank Zappa both rose to prominence in the 1960s and spent the following years expanding their sounds. Zappa's Mothers of Invention arrived with the avant‑garde Freak Out, and he moved on to orchestral experiments like Lumpy Gravy and jazz‑fusion records such as Hot

Arteta investigates Arsenal warm-ups after pre-match injury spate — Football | The Guardian

Arteta investigates Arsenal warm-ups after pre-match injury spate

Mikel Arteta said he is looking at Arsenal’s warm-up routines "big time" as he seeks an explanation for why his title-chasing players keep pulling up before matches. Riccardo Calafiori dropped out of the lineup for the FA Cup tie against Wigan last Sunday after sustaining an injury

Muppet Treasure Island's PC game nearly changed the course of Muppet video games — Polygon

Muppet Treasure Island's PC game nearly changed the course of Muppet video games

Released in 1996 alongside the film, Activision’s Muppet Treasure Island was a scene-by-scene point-and-click adventure that used live-action backdrops of the Muppets and the movie’s actors. Players clicked through stages searching for artifacts and solving short puzzles, and critics at the time praised its depth and humor — Entertainment

Mandalorian trailer brings Clone Wars bounty hunter to live-action — Gamesradar

Mandalorian trailer brings Clone Wars bounty hunter to live-action

The new Mandalorian and Grogu trailer didn't just unmask Din Djarin and increase excitement for the new Star Wars movie tenfold — it also offers a first look at a Clone Wars character in live-action. Embo, a Kyuzo bounty hunter from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, appears in the

Flying Cameras Everywhere at the Winter Olympics — NYT > World News

Flying Cameras Everywhere at the Winter Olympics

Robotic cameras buzzed across venues in Northern Italy, following lugers, skeleton pilots, bobsledders, alpine skiers and speedskaters. Fans at the sliding track in Cortina d’Ampezzo applauded each precise turn and soft landing, sometimes shouting, “You’re No. 1!” for the drone pilot. Ralph Hogenbirk sat inside a tent near