Culture

Fort Pierce: A quiet Florida beach town I keep returning to

In 1974 my grandma bought a home in Fort Pierce, where she raised three children and lived for the rest of her life. Her house faced the Indian River, welcoming manatees, pelicans, and other wildlife, and became a second home for my siblings and me after my parents divorced. When

Sports

How to Watch the Valspar Championship on NBC and Peacock

The PGA Tour stays in Florida this weekend for the Valspar Championship at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor. The field has 133 players, including nine World Top 25 golfers: defending champion and Ryder Cup hero Viktor Hovland (No. 18); Xander Schauffele (No. 7), Justin Thomas (No.

Culture

Whitney Leavitt's secret to strong hair is 25% off on Amazon

Whitney Leavitt, fresh off her reality TV rise and now lighting up the stage as Roxie Hart in "Chicago," credits the Aveda Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-In Treatment with keeping her hair healthy through it all. The product is currently 25% off on Amazon, and in a YouTube Short

Tech

Will you be turning Nvidia DLSS 5 off?

Many PC players say they'll switch off Nvidia DLSS 5 when it arrives. Although not due until Fall 2026, the next-generation GPU suite is already being labelled "AI slop" online and prompting questions about developer creative control. DLSS 5 builds on Nvidia's Deep Learning

Culture

Marathon fans racing to kill 500 million robots to unlock Cryo Archive

Marathon's upcoming Cryo Archive map is confirmed but its release date remains unclear. The end-game “pinnacle” activity is meant to be tougher than anything players have faced on Tau Ceti IV, and the new location is locked behind an ARG that includes a community task to kill a

Culture

There’s more to Mexican spirits than tequila

Bernal Díaz del Castillo wrote that he and his soldiers felt as if they were dreaming when they first beheld the Aztec empire; I felt a similar vertigo confronting the wall of agave spirits at the long-since-closed Los Angeles mezcalería Petty Cash. Agave spirits are distilled from the fermented heart,

Culture

Best Movies About Cleopatra, Ranked

Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt in the 1st Century BC, has inspired countless creative works, from a Shakespeare play to dozens of Hollywood films. The silent era produced a boom in Cleopatra pictures beginning with 1912 and continuing into 1917, shaping the polished look that endures in popular imagination. This

Culture

Ridley Scott Returns With The Terror: Devil in Silver

Ridley Scott’s horror anthology returns with a new season titled The Terror: Devil in Silver. AMC+ and Shudder will premiere it Thursday, May 7, with new episodes released weekly, and the six-episode season will also air on AMC later this year. Scott remains an executive producer, while Chris Cantwell

Tech

Protect against scams with Norton 360 Premium — now 70% off

It's never a bad idea to add an additional layer of antivirus protection as malware, phishing, ransomware and other threats grow more sophisticated. Right now you can get a year of Norton 360 Premium on sale for $30, down from $100, ahead of Amazon's Big Spring

Sports

Julian Nagelsmann explains decision not to select Angelo Stiller for DFB squad

Nagelsmann was asked about Angelo Stiller's absence and addressed the VfB Stuttgart midfielder directly: "He’s an outstanding footballer with immense potential and consistently good performances, but he’s up against Pavlo, whom I simply see as being a notch above," the national team coach said.

Business

I tried Swig's custom sodas and left disappointed

I visited Swig, the Utah-based soda shop, and sampled several menu items. The chain’s bestsellers struck me as too sweet, and the simpler drinks didn’t feel worth a special trip, though I can see the appeal for Gen Z, regular soda drinkers, and families with kids. The Carmel,

Crypto

Fake Pudgy Penguins phishing page 'plays dead' to avoid detection

If you haven't followed NFTs or Web3, you might not know Pudgy Penguins. The NFT brand has made its way onto Walmart shelves and launched a game this month, which has already been hit by a pretty nasty phishing scam. Malwarebytes found the phishing site abuses the fact

Culture

Tubi launches Creatorverse Incubator with TikTok creators

Fox-owned streaming service Tubi launched its "Creatorverse Incubator" in partnership with TikTok, offering creators promotions and potential funding to produce original shows exclusively for the platform. The initiative is aimed at younger viewers and at bringing new series to Tubi’s more than 100 million monthly active users.

Culture

Pokémon TCG Pocket adds Mega Shine booster pack in March

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket will get a new booster pack, Mega Shine, on March 25. The set introduces Mega shiny Pokémon to the game for the first time, with Mega Charizard X and Mega Gengar as its headline cards. Shiny Pokémon were added to the app last March and

Culture

Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Dune 3 show why trailer rollouts shouldn't change

There is something intangibly magic and community-focused about a great movie trailer. In an industry marked by rising ticket prices, endless box office chatter, and ever-more elaborate popcorn buckets, picking apart a new teaser frame-by-frame and sharing the hype with millions still feels special. The rollout for Spider-Man: Brand New

Business

ECB seeks experts to define digital euro integration across payments

The European Central Bank has opened applications for two expert workstreams to define how a potential digital euro could be used at ATMs and payment terminals. The initiative will develop technical specifications and certification frameworks to ensure integration with existing payment systems, including offline capability. One workstream will focus on

Culture

Slay the Spire 2: Tips for surviving your first full run

Slay the Spire 2 is noticeably harder than the original, with stronger enemy scaling and a brutal Act 1. Some characters clearly feel easier than others, yet even experienced players find the sequel more punishing in early encounters. Instead of forcing a specific deck in Act 1, let the deck

Culture

Eight Theories About How The Pitt Season 2 Could End

With the Season 2 finale of The Pitt approaching, viewers on Reddit have floated a range of endings for the HBO Max medical drama. The show, which debuted on HBO Max in January 2025, blends high-stakes emergency care with personal trauma, and fans say the finale could go in several

Culture

Resident Evil Dev Says Leon’s Wedding Ring Will Be Explained Someday

Resident Evil Requiem closes with Leon Kennedy sliding a wedding band onto his finger, and fans quickly began speculating about who he married — Ada Wong, Claire Redfield, or even Chris Redfield. Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi told Eurogamer that Capcom intended the scene to show Leon finally has somewhere to go

Culture

First Teaser for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Reveals Cast and Plot Hints

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is now in production, and Paramount Pictures has released the first teaser, which drops several major hints about the film’s plot. The sequel is slated to reach theaters in March 2027. The complete cast list has been revealed, confirming returns from franchise favorites: Jim Carrey,

Business

Unexpected Impacts of High Oil Prices

Ben Casselman breaks down how gasoline prices have responded to the oil crisis in the Persian Gulf. He explains how those market moves have shown up at the pump. He also looks at what is in store for inflation if the price of oil remains above $100 per barrel. ben

Culture

Tom Hardy’s Transformative Role in Bronson, Available on HBO Max

Tom Hardy’s early screen work ranged from subtle parts to eccentric characters, but Bronson stands out as the film that first revealed his chameleonic range. After a forgettable turn in Star Trek: Nemesis, Hardy took on Bronson, the impressionistic biopic of Michael Peterson — the man who adopted the name

World

Cape York residents batten down ahead of Cyclone Narelle

In Coen, what began as a pleasant wet season morning saw shop owner Sara Watkins swap a planned sausage sizzle for securing the town — pulling down signs, sandbagging doors, selling gas stoves and canned food, and preparing to communicate via UHF radio. The few hundred residents of the Cape York

Sports

Real Madrid handed Courtois injury scare ahead of Bayern tie

Real Madrid have been hit by an injury scare ahead of their Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was sidelined and is expected to spend several weeks out. Back-up Andriy Lunin will take over while Courtois is unavailable. Courtois picked up the problem during Tuesday'

Politics

TSA chaos will look like 'child's play' if shutdown continues, Duffy warns

Passengers have faced long lines at airports as Transportation Security Administration agents called out of work after missing their first full paycheck last Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the disruption could worsen: "As we get into next week and they're about to miss another payment, this