Culture

Henry Thomas Regrets Not Speaking to Mark Hamill

Henry Thomas recalled feeling starstruck when he encountered Mark Hamill while appearing at Awesome Con on a panel moderated by Maggie Lovitt with Carla Gugino and Katie Parker. The three were sharing memories about working with director Mike Flanagan. When The Fall of the House of Usher was mentioned, Thomas

Sports

Bayern's youth surge peaks in win over Atalanta

Bayern Munich’s 4-1 victory over Atalanta Bergamo not only sent the club into the Champions League quarter-finals but also underlined its current strength in bringing young talent through to the first team. With veterans Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich sidelined by muscle injuries and Jonas Urbig recently concussed, a

Business

From six-figure banker to chicken farmer in the Philippines

Andrew Fletcher, 27, left a corporate banking role in downtown Toronto after two years, despite earning 150,000 Canadian dollars a year at Scotiabank. The work felt repetitive, and he grew tired of an environment where people were always wishing away their time. He quit his job in August and

Culture

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for spaghetti with mushrooms, soft cheese and herbs

Before cooking I often turn to Harold McGee. This week I had mushrooms, which he describes as fruiting bodies: encouraged by the parent body underground, they push up through the soil and open their umbrella-like cap so the gills or pores can release spores into passing air currents. The aim,

Culture

Prison Break reboot lead says creators have a three-season plan

Emily Browning will lead Hulu’s Prison Break reboot as Cassidy Collins, an ex-soldier turned corrections officer who takes a job at one of America’s deadliest prisons to help someone she loves. The series is set in the same universe as the original but follows a different cast that

Tech

Gemini's Personal Intelligence mode rolls out to all users

Google is making Personal Intelligence available to all users. The feature, which debuted earlier this year exclusively for subscribers paying $20 a month, gives Gemini a wealth of personal information so it can offer personalized help rather than generic answers. The data comes from Gmail, your Search history, Google Photos

Culture

Netflix Sets May 4, 2026 Premiere for Jack Thorne's Lord of the Flies

Netflix has set a May 4 premiere for Jack Thorne’s television adaptation of William Golding’s 1954 novel Lord of the Flies. Thorne wrote the limited series and Marc Munden, known for The Sympathizer, directed all four one-hour episodes. The story follows a group of boys stranded on a

Sports

Bayern activate buy-back for Noel Aseko as potential Goretzka successor

FC Bayern Munich has exercised the buy-back option for midfielder Noel Aseko, who is on loan at Hannover 96. Hannover will trigger a purchase option for one million euros and Bayern will then activate the agreed buy-back clause of 2.5 million euros, meaning Hannover will receive 1.5 million

Culture

Imperfect Women review – fun if you lower your expectations

Imperfect Women announces itself from the first shots — three women dancing, a voiceover about “a kinship from deep in our souls” — as an overwritten, glossy, derivative murder mystery, a descendant of Big Little Lies. With Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara aboard, it can deliver eight hours of perfectly

Culture

The awkward way Meghan Markle undermined Prince Harry in Netflix meetings

Insiders said Meghan Markle would talk over and interrupt Prince Harry in meetings with Netflix partners, sometimes touching his arm or thigh before taking over the conversation. The former actress allegedly believed Hollywood was her territory, and one source said she would "disappear" when offended during Zoom calls.

Culture

Cross Season 2 ending explained

The second season closes the cat-and-mouse game between Alex Cross and Rebecca/Luz, a vigilante whose killings targeted people who harmed others. Alex struggles to reconcile her motives with her brutality, pleading with Luz to stop and trust him to deliver justice. The season’s explosive finale leaves him uncertain

Science

Moonbound — For All Humanity screening and live panel

NASA, in partnership with the Greenbelt Cinema, invites you to a special screening of Moonbound – For All Humanity, a NASA+ original documentary that goes behind the scenes with the Artemis II astronauts as they prepare for humanity’s next giant leap. The event is Monday, March 23; doors open at

Culture

10 Movies from 1954 Now Considered Classics

1954 was a great year for the movies. Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, and Federico Fellini were all hard at work, while stars such as James Stewart, Audrey Hepburn, and Humphrey Bogart shone at the height of their powers. The result is a diverse collection of classics — tightly constructed thrillers, sweeping

Sports

Adeyemi contract talks stall as Dortmund weigh possible €40m sale

Negotiations over Karim Adeyemi's contract have stalled, the Sky Sport podcast "Auffe Süd" says. Dortmund have offered an improved deal that would raise his salary, but are not willing to accept the release clause demanded by his agent, Jorge Mendes, creating a stalemate. With Adeyemi'

Culture

Inside Sarah Ferguson’s relationship with Jane Andrews

Natalie Dormer’s new series, The Lady, dramatizes the friendship between Sarah Ferguson and her former dresser Jane Andrews, who was convicted of killing her boyfriend Tom Cressman in 2001. Allan Starkie, a onetime friend and confidant of the former Duchess, describes the pair’s connection as a “boss‑servant

Culture

Alan Ritchson wants to play Solid Snake in a Metal Gear Solid movie

Rising off the success of Reacher and the Netflix hit War Machine, Alan Ritchson has become a bankable action star and says his dream role would be Solid Snake in a Metal Gear Solid movie. The original Metal Gear Solid game from 1998 cast players as Solid Snake infiltrating a

Culture

After eight seasons, The Rookie has outgrown being a simple procedural

Last week’s episode “His Name Was Martin” began as a kooky, zombie-themed case and quickly became a life-or-death moment for Sgt. Lucy Chen when an agitated Martin, exposed to a volatile chemical at Westview Psychiatric Hospital, attacked her. Lucy killed Martin in self-defense, and the follow-up episode, “Aftermath,” focuses

Sports

Xavi Simons shines but Spurs fall to Atletico in Champions League

Tottenham were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage after losing 7-5 on aggregate to Atletico Madrid, despite a 3-2 win in north London. Their mauling in the Spanish capital left them with a mountain to climb, and a spirited display ultimately proved insufficient. Atletico had the

World

Jihadist violence rose sharply in Nigeria and DRC as global terror deaths fell

Jihadist violence rose sharply in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo last year, even as global deaths from terrorism fell to their lowest level in a decade. Nigeria recorded the largest increase globally, with fatalities up 46% from 513 to 750, moving it to fourth place on the Global

Culture

Brody Jenner defends Timothée Chalamet amid Sarah Tena claims

Brody Jenner came to his sister Kylie Jenner’s defense, standing up for her boyfriend Timothée Chalamet after claims from former adult entertainer Sarah Tena about a romance. He wrote under an Instagram post shared Monday: "Oh god. Just leave the happy couple alone. People have lives before they

Science

Did you solve it? Are you a match for the dinkiest mag in maths?

Earlier today I posed four puzzles from the Hyde Park Math Zine, a maths fanzine from Austin, Texas. Here they are again with solutions. Ring it — Each region has a perimeter given by its enclosed number. What is the length just along the edge of the entire figure? Solution 25.

Culture

Zendaya Calls Euphoria Season 3 a Whirlwind

Euphoria's third and final season remains largely mysterious, but Zendaya says she'll be watching along with everyone else. The 29-year-old said she's "excited" and has "seen a little bit" of the new season, adding, "I hope it turns out

Tech

GLF OS: a gamer-focused Linux distro that’s tricky to install but rewarding

GLF OS bills itself as a gamer-centric Linux distribution and a French-speaking gaming community, and it even offers to install DaVinci Resolve during setup. Install options range from Standard and Minimal to Gaming, Studio (free), and Studio Pro, the latter upgrading to DaVinci Resolve Studio. The installer proved stubborn. Early

Culture

1974 Classic Queen Song Was Their Breakthrough Hit on the Billboard Hot 100

Every band has a song that captures the moment it finds its identity, and for Queen that moment came with “Killer Queen,” released in 1974. With endless wit, lavish imagery and an intricate arrangement, the track established the theatrical sound that would define the band’s global success. Freddie Mercury

Sports

Bayern round-up: Urbig earns surprise Germany call-up; Aseko buy-back

Julian Nagelsmann has included Bayern goalkeeper Jonas Urbig in his Germany squad for the upcoming internationals, with the 22-year-old set to make his senior debut. Urbig hinted at the call-up after the Champions League match, saying he had been told something but had not yet checked his phone. Bayern sporting