Culture

Gabourey Sidibe responds to Kathy Hilton confusing her with Lizzo

Kathy Hilton misidentified Lizzo as Gabourey Sidibe during a celebrity photo guessing game, "Will Kathy Know Them?" on an August 2022 episode of "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen." When shown a photo of Lizzo, Hilton said, "I feel like I do [know her]

Sports

Athletes Parade at 4 Sites in Italy to Kick Off Winter Olympics

The Winter Games of Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo formally kicked off with opening ceremonies staged in Milan and at three Alpine sites: Cortina, Predazzo and Livigno. At the ceremonies’ climax, Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni lit the cauldron in Milan, while Sofia Goggia lit the cauldron in Cortina. A lengthy Parade

Tech

Steam beta fixes bug that hid Proton games for large libraries

Linux can be cool and surprisingly easy. I've been running Fedora 43 on my main machine for a few months now and, to be honest, it's almost boringly easy: aside from minor tinkering to get proprietary Nvidia drivers and codecs installed, it's been smooth

Culture

Killer sudoku 1,008

Killer sudoku 1,008. Normal sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within dotted lines add up to the figures in the corner. No number can be repeated within each shape formed by dotted lines. Click here to access the print version.

Culture

Iron Lung movie leans into mystery rather than answers

David Szymanski’s Iron Lung packs vast, cosmic questions into a deliberately small game, and Mark Fischbach’s surprise-hit film adaptation deepens those puzzles rather than answering them. Rather than resolve the game’s lingering mysteries, the movie makes them stranger, a choice that will frustrate some viewers and delight

Culture

Expectations for Haunted Chocolatier are 'a huge struggle' for Eric Barone

Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone says he is bracing for a difficult reception when Haunted Chocolatier comes out, since many players will expect it to be a Stardew Valley sequel. He never billed the project as a sequel, but comparisons have been inevitable. The game has been

Tech

Your Android phone feeling slow? A 4-step refresh routine

I cover consumer tech and use dozens of smartphones each year, and many people ask how to make their current phone faster. The short answer is to clear storage and apply a few simple tweaks. If your Android has started feeling slow, try this four-step routine. First, remove unused apps

Tech

Ryzen 7 Mini PC with 24GB RAM Drops to $459 as Mac Mini Alternative

The Beelink SER5 MAX packs full desktop functionality into a very small case that can hide behind a TV or monitor. It runs an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS processor with eight cores and 16 threads, boosting up to 4.75 GHz, and uses integrated AMD Radeon 680M graphics for 4K

Culture

Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl halftime after Grammy win

Just a week after winning the Grammy for Album of the Year, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny will take on the US’s most watched concert when he performs at the Super Bowl this Sunday. His 2025 record Debí Tirar Más Fotos, a politically minded album infused with Puerto Rican

Culture

'Spartacus: House of Ashur' Season 1 Ending Explained

The first season of House of Ashur closes with the episode "Hail Caesar," wrapping an alternate-timeline arc in which Ashur killed Spartacus and inherited Batiatus' ludus. Over ten episodes the dominus rises from mistreatment to power, leaving some characters on shaky ground and others with new prospects

Culture

Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone Sequel 'Marshals' Gets Season 2 Push

Taylor Sheridan’s Marshals, a sequel to Yellowstone that hasn’t aired yet, is already moving forward at CBS. The series follows Kayce Dutton as he joins the U.S. Marshals and takes on high-risk missions across Montana, and it is set to premiere Sunday, March 1 on CBS. Even

Science

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Cleared to Proceed With Launch

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission has been cleared to proceed following a Flight Readiness Review with NASA, SpaceX, and international partners. Liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft remains on track for no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from Space

Sports

How to watch Barcelona vs Mallorca: kick-off time and live streams

Barcelona host Mallorca at the Nou Camp in LaLiga. Kick-off is 7 Feb 2026 at 10:15 EST and 15:15 GMT. English-language broadcasters include Fubo (USA), Premier Sports (UK), beIN Sports Australia, TSN+ (Canada), FanCode (India), SuperSport (South / Sub-Saharan Africa), beIN Sports Malaysia and beIN Sports MENA (Middle East)

Politics

US accuses China of secret nuclear explosive tests and hiding blasts

The US said it has intelligence that China conducted banned nuclear explosive tests and took steps to conceal them. US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno said, "I can reveal that the US government is aware that China has conducted nuclear explosive tests,

Crypto

Bithumb Corrects Payout Error After Abnormal Bitcoin Trades

Bithumb identified and corrected an internal payout error after an "abnormal amount" of Bitcoin was credited to some user accounts during a promotional event, briefly causing sharp price fluctuations on the exchange. The price dislocation followed sales of the mistakenly credited Bitcoin, but the exchange quickly restricted affected

Culture

Green-Haired DJ Mace Soundtracks Milan Olympics Opening Ceremony

The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony featured Italian musician DJ Mace in an ice DJ booth, providing the soundtrack as athletes paraded through four locations. With over 90 countries competing, he helped keep the crowd energized as teams arrived on the world stage. Born Simone Benussi and widely

Culture

Werk Room Weekly: Talent Show Part 2 — Who Flipped, Who Flopped?

“Werk Room Weekly” returns for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 18, Episode 6, and it’s time to talk talent. Hosts Jason Cerin and Brian Faas kick things off by catching up on Episode 5, recapping the highlights of Part 1 of the Rate-A-Queen Talent Show after a brief detour

Culture

Lunar New Year Game Pass picks to play

We’re welcoming the Lunar New Year: days are getting longer after the winter solstice, and tradition holds that you shouldn’t clean on the first day so you don’t sweep away your luck. With a little extra daylight and a bit more free time, here are six Game

Culture

Halle Berry Confirms Engagement to Van Hunt

Halle Berry confirmed on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" that she had accepted a proposal from musician Van Hunt after nearly six years together, saying, "Of course, I said 'yes.'" She had appeared to be wearing the ring at a London screening of

Culture

How to unlock the blacksmith in Nioh 3

You unlock the blacksmith after completing the first crucible dungeon and defeating Jakotsu-baba, the boss at the end of the "Hamamatsu Incident" quest. This opens the Eternal Rift, Nioh 3's central hub, where the Fox-masked Blacksmith is found in the building to the south. Speak with

Culture

‘Melania’ and the Real Housewives of Washington

At the end of Melania, portraits of Eleanor Roosevelt, Mamie Eisenhower and Jacqueline Kennedy appear on screen as the Trumps settle into the White House and Mrs. Trump prepares for a portrait shoot. The choice of those three predecessors is striking and puzzling: the film hints they might signal Mrs.

Culture

Three new Prime Video shows to binge this weekend

Prime Video has several new shows that are well suited to a weekend binge, from a returning hit to a tense crime drama and a gripping detective series you can catch up on before its next season. Fallout season 2 is now available in full after the finale landed on

Politics

White House urges Smithsonian to add a Trump display

White House officials have suggested that the National Portrait Gallery create a section to display multiple images of President Trump in addition to his official portrait. The idea surfaced during a Dec. 19 tour of the museum that included Abby Jones, the acting chief of protocol, and the White House

Business

Five Years In The PS5 Is Still Kicking Everyone’s Ass

Five years on, the PlayStation 5 remains a strong seller. The PS5 moved 8 million units last quarter, outpacing the Switch 2’s 7 million; Sony leaned on steep holiday discounts—$400 for the PS5 Digital versus $450 for the Switch 2—though Nintendo sold an additional 1.3 million

Culture

12 Famous Actors Who Played Batman (That Everyone Forgot About)

For more than 80 years the Caped Crusader has been reimagined across comics, TV screens, and movie theaters, with actors from Adam West’s campy take to Michael Keaton’s Gothic edge and Robert Pattinson’s broken toughness defining different eras. That ubiquity means many well‑known performers have worn