Culture

10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

This week’s ten films range from adaptations and thrillers to animation and offbeat comedies, gathering critics’ takes on everything from romantic tragedy to sensory overload. Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights finds Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff, though the review says Fennell’s embellishments "grow

Culture

Who is Rilakkuma? Hello Kitty's mascot rival, explained

San-X’s Rilakkuma is a laid-back brown bear that has quietly become one of Japan’s most successful mascots. Hello Kitty, created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974, remains a global icon and generates roughly $3.1 billion in annual revenue, but Rilakkuma has its own sizeable following and a long

AI

Anthropic Valued at $380 Billion After New Funding

Anthropic completed a new funding round that valued the company at $380 billion and raised an additional $30 billion, more than doubling its valuation since its previous round in September. The start-up, which makes the online chatbot Claude, faces speculation that it may pursue an initial public offering in the

Culture

Peter Claffey Clarifies Henry Cavill Rumor for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

A clip from a filmed interview at New York Comic Con, showing Peter Claffey and his young co-star Dex Sol Ansell, sparked online speculation that Henry Cavill might appear in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. In the clip Claffey checked whether certain aspects of the show could be discussed

Culture

3 Best Movies to Watch on Prime Video This Week

Ángel Manuel Soto’s buddy cop action movie The Wrecking Crew has been ruling Prime Video’s movie rankings for a while and sits atop the charts again this week. Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista play estranged half-brothers reunited by their father’s mysterious death, and the film’s mix

Sports

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman stunned as Wrexham draw Chelsea

Wrexham were paired with Premier League giants Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round, a draw that left club co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman stunned. The Welsh club have reached the fifth round for the first time since 1997 and will host the tie at the Stok Cae Ras

Business

The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth

After a year that added just 181,000 new jobs, January’s increase of 131,000 in the U.S. workforce was unexpectedly positive. The contrast between the modest annual total and the January rise offers a different view of recent labor market trends. Ben Casselman, chief economic correspondent, explains

Culture

Domingo Zapata commissioned to paint giant mural in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has commissioned New York artist Domingo Zapata to create the largest mural ever made — a 50,000-square-meter painting in Riyadh, roughly 540,000 square feet, or about nine football fields. Zapata has previously completed massive murals in Times Square, Miami and New York. The nation’s Ministry of

Culture

Lead story designer completes full Witcher playthrough on YouTube

"That was a very satisfying half of the year," Artur Ganszyniec says as the credits roll on CD Projekt's original Witcher game from 2007. Five months earlier he began posting a full let's play on YouTube titled "The Witcher with a designer'

Politics

H-1B visa debate fuels rise in anti‑South Asian rhetoric

At a City Council meeting in Frisco, Texas, speakers denounced the H-1B visa program as an “Indian takeover,” and one person said, “We must maintain our Rhodesia.” South Asian residents and city leaders pushed back; about one-third of Frisco’s population is of Asian heritage, and Mayor Jeff Cheney described

Crypto

Nicki Minaj to Speak at Trump-Backed World Liberty Forum

Nicki Minaj will speak at the World Liberty Forum on February 18 at Mar-a-Lago. The summit is hosted by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project backed by Donald Trump’s family. Her appearance comes weeks after she publicly endorsed Trump at a government-linked event in Washington, D.C., where

Business

Tom Pritzker Steps Down as Hyatt Executive Chairman Over Epstein Links

Thomas J. Pritzker, 75, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, retired Monday as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, effective immediately. In a letter to the company’s board he said he had “exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact” with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, adding that

Culture

Elisabeth Moss to Star in Hulu Legal Drama Conviction

Hulu has ordered Conviction, a new legal drama that will star Elisabeth Moss as Neve Harper, a confident criminal defense attorney who lands a career-making case involving a husband accused of murdering his wife by setting their home on fire. Moss will executive produce the series alongside writer David Shore,

Sports

Rooney: Tuchel contract through 2028 will influence England selection

Wayne Rooney called the FA’s decision to tie Thomas Tuchel to a deal running to 2028 a clever move that removes club speculation and lets England focus on the World Cup. He compared it to past situations where managerial uncertainty followed teams into major tournaments. Rooney said the length

Politics

ICE Is Detaining Hundreds of Children

The number of children in federal immigration custody has risen sharply since family detention resumed under the Trump administration. Cases include a 7-year-old taken from a hospital emergency room and held in Texas for three weeks, a 5-year-old seized at a laundromat and flown to Texas, and a teenager who

Culture

Tamsen Fadal taking exploratory meetings amid daytime talk show cancellations

Tamsen Fadal has been taking exploratory meetings and is represented by UTA, though she is not actively pitching a show. With Kelly Clarkson and Sherri Shepherd’s eponymous talk shows not returning, there are open daytime slots should she choose to return to television. Fadal left PIX 11 in 2023

Culture

I'm sad Deadlock is 'just' a MOBA — I want more of Valve's world

I have a love-hate relationship with MOBAs, but Deadlock—after its new Old Gods, New Blood update—has dragged me back to the genre kicking and screaming. I've got over 2,400 hours in Dota 2 from my misspent uni years, and I'm currently sitting on

World

Kim unveils Pyongyang housing for families of North Koreans killed in Ukraine

North Korea has completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. State media images showed leader Kim Jong-un walking down the new Saeppyol Street and visiting the homes with his daughter, believed to be Kim Ju-ae, as

Culture

Cooking recipes in Heartopia

To make money in Heartopia, cook lots of food and level up the cooking hobby. Recipes are bought from Massimo, though a few "secret" dishes require swapping ingredients to unlock variants. This guide explains how cooking works and lists the recipes unlocked so far. Use any stove—public,

Culture

The Night Agent Is the Perfect Action Thriller for Reacher Fans

Netflix has spent years trying to bottle the kind of lightning Amazon Prime struck with Reacher, and The Night Agent offers a similar fix with a very different tone. Season 3 premieres on Netflix on Feb. 19, 2026, and three days is more than enough time to catch up and

Culture

Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant to Leave Netflix in Early March

Guy Ritchie’s 123-minute war thriller The Covenant is scheduled to leave Netflix (U.S.) on March 5, 2026, only months after it arrived. The film stumbled at the box office but found a second life on streaming, becoming a December 2025 word-of-mouth favorite. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Sgt. John Kinley,

Sports

Lamine Yamal misses penalty as Girona stun Barcelona with controversial winner

Girona sprung a shock at Montilivi, beating Barcelona 2-1 in a result that dents the Catalans' title hopes. After 17 minutes Lamine Yamal was sent through one-on-one with goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga and fired straight at the ex-Tottenham stopper; on the stroke of half-time he then hit the post from

Culture

Jessica Alba enjoys Miami getaway after divorce from Cash Warren

Jessica Alba traveled to Miami after finalizing her divorce from Cash Warren. The 44-year-old was photographed on the beach in a black-and-white bikini and later covered up with a black wrap skirt, sunglasses and a baseball hat reading "LA" as she walked on the sand. She also carried

Tech

Blizzard plans to overhaul older World of Warcraft character customization

One thing is immediately noticeable when you create a character in World of Warcraft as one of its newest races: the amount of customization options eclipses that of the older races. Play an undead man and you get to change what hue your rotting skin looks like and what kind

Sports

Macclesfield’s fairytale FA Cup run ended by Heathcote’s own goal against Brentford

For 160 minutes this season Macclesfield had matched illustrious Premier League opponents in the FA Cup, but an unfortunate own goal from Sam Heathcote — a PE teacher when not playing as a part-timer in the sixth tier — sent Brentford into the fifth round. They could nonetheless take pride in the