Tech

I'll watch the Super Bowl on a $319 XGIMI Elfin Flip

The Super Bowl is a big deal in this house. After a year of late-night games, seeing the two top teams duke it out is a perfect excuse to eat junk food and shout at the TV, and this year it won’t be LG taking the brunt of those

Culture

MindsEye Boss Alleges $1M Campaign, Names YouTuber in Leaked Talk

In an alleged internal meeting, Mark Gerhard, co-CEO of Build a Rocket Boy, said a "very big American company" called Ritual Network was behind a more than $1 million campaign to continue smearing the critically panned 2025 open-world flop MindsEye. Per an alleged recording of his remarks, Gerhard

Crypto

Bitcoin Dips to $60k, TRM Labs Reaches Crypto Unicorn Status

Cryptocurrency markets slid this week as investor worries over stagnant US liquidity grew following President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds logged three straight days of outflows, with Farside Investors recording $431 million exiting on Thursday. Bitcoin briefly dipped to

Culture

5 Super Bowl Halftime Shows That Sparked Controversies

Throughout almost six decades of Super Bowl history, halftime shows have typically been anodyne affairs, chances for football fans to load up their snack plates. Some moments, however, broke new ground: Ella Fitzgerald joining Carol Channing in a now‑lost set honoring Louis Armstrong; the first rock ’n’ roll performer,

AI

Briarcliff Offers Free Tickets to Workers Displaced by AI

Briarcliff Entertainment is offering free tickets to anyone who has lost employment to artificial intelligence for its new film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. Directed by Gore Verbinski, the sci‑fi action‑comedy follows a man from the future recruiting customers at a Los Angeles diner to

Culture

Edward Norton Gave One of His Best Performances Without Ever Showing His Face

Ridley Scott’s 2005 medieval drama Kingdom Of Heaven is a somewhat overlooked entry in his back catalog, crowded out by other historical epics. The film still delivers a raft of strong performances: Orlando Bloom as Balian, Eva Green as Sibylla, and solid supporting turns from Liam Neeson, Alexander Siddig

Science

Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change

Michael Pollan, author of How to Change Your Mind and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, has a new book, A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness, arriving this month. He says questions about consciousness—what it is, what causes it and what it means—have become more urgent with the rise

Sports

Ronaldo tipped to leave Al-Nassr if Mohamed Salah joins Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo has been tipped to leave Al-Nassr in the summer if Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah moves to the Saudi Pro League. His future at the club is in doubt after a protest against the Public Investment Fund over transfers, and he has been left out of his club'

Tech

Stop Pretending You ‘Need’ Your Phone ‘for Work’

The reader begins by saying they hate their phone: its size, the energy it demands and how much time it sucks up. At the same time, their job — like many — requires being contactable at specific times, and personal circumstances make near-constant accessibility necessary. The simplest, if slightly awkward, fix is

Sports

The perks of being a fair-weather football fan

Cheering on a favorite team can bring severe mood swings, violent outbursts, and even tightness in the chest, so I've chosen to be a fair-weather fan. For me, this isn't disloyalty but a form of self-care: I'm choosing which stressors get to affect me,

World

UK threatens to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker

The UK has warned it may seize a Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker, a step that could open a new front against Moscow as the country’s oil revenues tumble. British defence sources say military options to capture a rogue ship have been identified in talks with Nato allies, and the

Sports

What Time the 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Begins

From the Parade of Nations to the lighting of two cauldrons and a performance by Mariah Carey, the Opening Ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games will take place across multiple locations, with the main action at Milan's San Siro Stadium and satellite events throughout the city. This

Health

11 celeb-approved French skincare brands you can shop without a trip to Paris

Skin like a Parisian’s without the plane ticket? Oui, merci. The French have long been celebrated for simple, effective skincare, so this round-up draws on expert advice and A-lister favorites to highlight formulas you can buy without a trip to Paris. “French women tend to be attracted by products

Culture

Producer says Metzen sometimes wishes 'Warcraft' sounds intimidating

Warcraft has grown over the past 30-plus years from a breakout RTS into one of the world's most dominant MMOs and one of the industry's most recognizable names. Chris Metzen, executive creative director of the Warcraft universe, sometimes wishes the series had a different name, saying,

Business

Epic keeps supporting third-party store despite low margins

Last May Epic introduced a revenue-share plan that gives third-party developers the first $1 million in annual Epic Games Store sales before reverting to the platform’s standard 88%/12% split. The move has been an incentive for many studios, but Epic’s storefront hasn’t seen a large financial

Culture

3 new to Prime Video movies you should watch this weekend (Feb 6-8)

February is here, and there's no better way to hunker down from the cold weather than watching some of the best new movies on Prime Video this weekend. Start with an all-time-great comedy, add a dash of dreamy eccentricity, and cap things off with one of the best

Sports

Guardiola can be both right to speak out and a performative hypocrite on Sudan

Pep Guardiola has long attracted two kinds of coverage: pieces that treat him as a near-mythic tactical innovator reshaping football, and pieces that insist he is exposed and diminished. For a spell this season he even appeared relaxed, sometimes dismissing tactics and seeming to have completed the pattern-making that defined

Tech

Start Building Your 4K UHD Movie Collection

Streaming makes movies easy to access, but it also introduces problems: titles can vanish overnight, poor-quality versions can replace better ones, and managing multiple paid services gets expensive. To avoid that churn and regain control of your library, consider canceling some services and investing in a physical collection—specifically 4K

Politics

Trump’s Greenland Threats Rattle the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands, a Danish territory of 18 rugged North Atlantic isles home to about 55,000 people, have long nourished a push for independence. With a strong local economy — salmon farms export nearly a billion dollars’ worth of fish, an extensive tunnel network keeps traffic moving and the islands

Culture

'Man on Fire' now streaming on Peacock ahead of Netflix reboot

The 2004 action thriller Man on Fire is now streaming on Peacock ahead of Netflix's planned reboot. Directed by the late Tony Scott, the film stars Denzel Washington and is widely regarded by fans as one of his best performances. It was based on the novel by A.

Culture

What links Derek Malcolm, Roger Ebert and Philip French?

The Saturday quiz sets 15 questions. Questions 1–8: 1 Who is the only British female singer with seven No 1 singles (including as a featured artist)? — Jess Glynne. 2 What was the alias of 15th-century criminal chaplain Robert Stafford? — Friar Tuck. 3 What became the world’s first $5tn

Culture

Netflix’s Intense Horror Series Is the Perfect 6-Part Weekend Binge

Parasyte: The Grey is a six-part Netflix horror series adapted from Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte manga. It offers a distinct take on the body horror subgenre and is one of the few live-action anime adaptations that many viewers will want to check out. The plot follows an alien invasion

Tech

Best antivirus software for Windows 11 in 2026

The internet can be a dangerous place, and choosing the right antivirus is harder than it looks. Windows Security comes free with every Windows PC and is solid, while Bitdefender offers a fully loaded suite — a subscription costs $60 for a full year. After expert testing of multiple Windows antivirus

Sports

Liam Rosenior mocked by Chelsea players after bad touch vs Arsenal

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has been ribbed by his own players after a poor touch during the Carabao Cup semi-final at the Emirates. He attempted to control the ball after it sailed out of play, but the failed touch sent it ballooning away from the pitch, and Rosenior said

Culture

Amy Schumer defends showing weight loss on Instagram: 'Not a cry for help'

Newly single Amy Schumer shared a photoshoot on Instagram that highlighted her slimmer figure and defended posting the images. She opened the carousel with a childlike pose lying on a giant teddy bear, followed by a black-and-white shot against a woody backdrop, captioning part of the post, "Pics of