Culture

Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

Greg Brown, whose grungy guitar licks helped propel the band Cake and whose irony-laced lyrics for the hit song "The Distance" became an anthem for a disaffected generation, died on Feb. 5. He was 56. His daughter, Adri Brown, confirmed his death but did not provide a cause

Crypto

Why Bitcoin Could Face Another Dump in February

Bitcoin faces renewed risk of a fresh dump as persistent whale selling coincides with weak buying support. The coin has posted five consecutive months of red candles and still lacks a clear long lower wick that would indicate strong demand. If incoming supply outpaces buying, another slide could follow. Whale

Culture

Robert Duvall: A Life in Pictures

Robert Duvall, who died on Sunday at 95 years old, was known for his chameleon-like ability to intensely embody wide-ranging characters across a career that spanned many decades. His defining performances included a business-focused Mafia lawyer, a military man who loved napalm and a worn-out cowboy. His movie career began

Culture

These 10 Thrillers Are a Masterclass in Suspense

Thrillers can do something few other films manage: sustain continuous suspense. Some deliver an unrelenting rush, while others unfold as slow burns that create dread through performance, atmosphere and music. The ten films here showcase one or both approaches. Victoria (2015) is notable for being filmed in a single take;

Sports

How to watch Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta: TV, stream and kick-off

Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta meet at Dortmund's Westfalenstadion in the first leg of their two-legged tie for a place in the Champions League round of 16. English-language coverage is available on Fubo (US), TNT Sports (UK), Stan Sport (Australia), Fubo Canada, Sony Sports Network (India), SuperSport (South/Sub-Saharan

Politics

Who’s Pulling the Strings on the World Stage? Ask the Puppets.

An Instagram account called "Puppet Regime" posts 90-second scripted satires that reimagine world leaders as felt puppets. One musical video opens with Vladimir Putin shirtless, wearing a silver cross and a Soviet ushanka, crooning, "Launch your special military Opa-op-op-operation! Not invasion of another sovereign nation!" Xi

Culture

‘ANTM’ winner Adrianne Curry recounts hunger, sleep deprivation and damage

Adrianne Curry, the first winner of Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model in 2003, described difficult filming conditions ahead of Netflix’s docuseries. She said contestants were “starving all day” and often not fed until “3 or 4 p.m.,” and that she lost a great deal of weight

Culture

Gothic 1 remake launches June 5 with ambitious overhaul

Over five years after its announcement, the Gothic 1 remake will arrive on June 5. THQ unveiled the date in a new trailer that also showed more of the RPG in action. The overhaul of Piranha Bytes' lovably janky game is billed as featuring a "complex life simulation

Science

These Unsinkable Tubes Could Help Harvest Energy From the Ocean

Scientists at the University of Rochester have made aluminum tubes that trap air bubbles and remain buoyant even when damaged. The tubes are narrow—about one-fifth of an inch in diameter—but stacked into rafts they could form floating platforms or devices to harvest energy from ocean waves, a team

Culture

Video game romances need to grow up

Video game love stories are rarer and less developed than those in film or literature, and the surprising thing is how little has changed in decades. Tokimeki Memorial in 1994 popularized a stat-based, checklist approach to dating in games, and later titles built on that template. Baldur's Gate

Culture

'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Deleted Scene Shows Jimmy Seeing Samson

A deleted scene from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, shared on YouTube via IGN, reveals a brief encounter between Jack O'Connell's Jimmy Crystal and Samson. The sequel returns Jimmy as a central antagonist while Dr. Kelson forms an unusual bond with Samson, the film'

Business

After a Year of Sluggish Hiring, 2026 Is Off to a Stronger Start

The U.S. economy began 2026 with stronger job growth: the Labor Department's delayed release showed employers added 130,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent from 4.4 percent. The data release was postponed by a short government shutdown. That single

Culture

John Wick Among HBO Max’s Top 10 Most Popular Films

John Wick, the 2014 action film that launched a franchise around Keanu Reeves’ antihero, is streaming on HBO Max in America and has been one of the service’s top 10 most popular movies for more than a week. The story follows a former operative who became a myth during

Sports

How to watch Galatasaray vs Juventus: kick-off time and live streams

Galatasaray and Juventus meet in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg in Istanbul. The match kicks off on 17 Feb 2026 at 12:45 EST and 17:45 GMT. English-language streams include Paramount+ (USA), TNT Sports (UK), Stan Sport (Australia), Fubo Canada, Sony Sports Network (India), SuperSport (South/Sub-Saharan Africa)

AI

Software Firms Rebrand as A.I. to Avoid Obsolescence

When ChatGPT came out in November 2022, Eoghan McCabe was about a month into his second stint as C.E.O. of Intercom, the customer service software company he had co-founded a decade earlier. Growth had ground to a near halt, and McCabe foresaw an existential crisis: If chatbots could

Culture

Friends fear for 'devastated' Savannah Guthrie after plea to mother's captor

Friends say Savannah Guthrie appears shaken two weeks into the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, after the anchor posted a tearful Instagram plea to her mother’s captor. One friend called the footage "profoundly disturbing," adding, "She looks devastated. She looks like she’s struggling. She

Culture

Artist scales retro speaker up to ridiculous proportions

Artist Gwak has built a huge replica of a slightly yellow‑tinged retro speaker — one half of a Harman Kardon HK 19.5 2.0 set — and it looms over viewers while blasting Creed and Blink‑182. The piece sits on a wooden base with working speakers mounted in the

Business

Why Are Traders Betting on $20,000 Gold Price After a Historic Crash?

Traders have piled into deep out-of-the-money gold options even after a dramatic selloff: roughly 11,000 December $15,000/$20,000 call spreads have been accumulated. The gold price plunged in one of the sharpest one-day declines in decades after briefly topping $5,600 per ounce and is now consolidating

Politics

U.S. and Iran Gear Up for Nuclear Talks Amid Rising Tensions

Nuclear talks between the United States and Iran are set to resume Tuesday in Geneva, with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner expected to attend. President Trump said he would be involved "indirectly" and that the negotiations would be "very important." He has ordered a buildup of

Culture

A24’s Most Polarizing Medieval Fantasy Is Coming to Netflix

Netflix’s March 2026 slate includes a wide range of titles, and one of the additions is A24’s The Green Knight. The 2021 dark fantasy epic stars Dev Patel and Alicia Vikander and will arrive on the platform on March 1, 2026. The Green Knight holds a Certified Fresh

Science

Alfred Blumstein, Who Transformed the Study of Crime, Dies at 95

Alfred Blumstein, an engineer who applied mathematical models and systems theory to the study of criminal behavior, died on Jan. 13 at his home in Canton, Mass. He was 95. Carnegie Mellon University, where he taught and conducted research from 1969 to 2016, announced his death. Trained in operations research,

Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal concerned over Estadio Azteca delays

Portuguese media have raised concerns about renovation delays at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, now renamed Estadio Banorte, with less than two months to go before the friendly against Mexico. A Bola says members of Portugal’s coaching staff and federation officials are uneasy about whether the stadium will meet

Culture

Stars strip down for Valentine's Day in lingerie

It may still be freezing outside — but on social media, stars are bringing the heat. Emily Ratajkowski, Kendall Jenner, Madonna and more major names stripped down to their skivvies to celebrate Valentine’s Day over the weekend. Others, including Halle Berry and Eva Mendes, struck sultry poses sans pants, while

World

Chinese tourists shun Japan as Taiwan row deepens

Chinese tourists are continuing to shun Japan in large numbers, with the country falling out of the top 10 destinations for those celebrating the lunar new year abroad. Visits from China have slid dramatically since the end of last year as a diplomatic row over the security of Taiwan continues,

Culture

Riot says its 2XKO team remains 'fully committed' and teases two champs

Just a couple of days after announcing it was slashing the 2XKO team in half, Riot says the project is "still fully committed and working hard" and set out its next steps in a blog post titled "What's Next + New Champs." Game director Shaun