Sports

Meet the Olympians: What to Know about Team USA Figure Skater Ilia Malinin

Ilia Malinin, nicknamed the "Quad God," is a 21-year-old U.S. figure skater competing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock as he seeks his first Olympic gold. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, on December 2, 2004, Malinin began skating at age 6 and is

Culture

Here's how to watch Sabrina Carpenter in 'The Muppet Show' special for free

Disney and Seth Rogen have revived The Muppet Show for a one night special marking the series 50th anniversary. The 33-minute variety show is already streaming on Disney+ and premieres tonight, Feb. 4, on ABC. Pop star Sabrina Carpenter appears in musical numbers and sketches alongside Kermit the Frog, Miss

Tech

So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

The author admits limited coding experience but used large language models to tackle a small, practical project rather than learn a full development stack. The result was a Python-based Nginx log colorizer, a roughly 400-line single-file script developed in Visual Studio Code with Claude Code. The author supplied a sanitized

Culture

Tiny Bridgerton reference appears in The Sims Royalty & Legacy

The Sims 4 expansion Royalty & Legacy launches next week and centers on family legacy, secrets and scandals. Its mechanics have been compared to the role of gossip columnist Lady Whistledown from Bridgerton, with players uncovering and spreading secrets about the nobility. The new life aspiration, Social Puppeteer, tasks sims

Health

Talk with Your mother rather than contacting her friend

It’s natural to feel protective of an elderly parent, but avoid infantilizing your mother. You don’t mention cognitive decline, and she has eight decades of experience with friendships. Friendships are voluntary: the younger woman is free to engage as she chooses and has no obligation to meet your

Culture

Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy review: opulence and scandals

The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy expansion centers on regal aesthetics and dynasty-driven storytelling in the new world of Ondarion, which presents three noble dynasties inspired by Africa, Portugal and Northern Italy. It offers a varied collection of opulent clothing, jewelry and hairstyles for adults, and seeks to support generational

Culture

Pedro Pascal Joins Todd Haynes' De Noche After Joaquin Phoenix Exit

Pedro Pascal has signed to star in Todd Haynes' drama De Noche, taking the role Joaquin Phoenix had been set to play before Phoenix pulled out of the movie shortly before shooting was set to begin in 2024. The film follows a Los Angeles police officer (Pascal) who has

Culture

Prime Video confirms Reacher Season 4 will adapt Gone Tomorrow

Prime Video has revealed that Reacher Season 4 will adapt Gone Tomorrow, the 13th novel in Lee Child’s series. The season will center on a bizarre suicide that Jack Reacher witnesses, which draws him into a wider conspiracy. At the heart of the story is Lila Hoth, described as

Sports

‘There’s a lot of firsts still to be accomplished’ — Allen Hopkins on BPC

Black Players for Change was formed after the killing of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020 as a space for conversation and advocacy among Black MLS players. The group has since become a fully established non-profit, forging relationships with Major

Science

Erin Edwards, Deputy Branch Chief for Crew Operations and Capcom

Erin Edwards is deputy branch chief in the Crew Operations Office, where she and her team manage astronaut candidate training schedules, including field medical exercises, land survival, and underwater operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. She develops and tests new training programs and serves in the International Space Station

Business

How Wall Street bosses—huddled in Palm Beach—reacted to the AI selloff

At the Wall Street Journal's Invest Live event in Palm Beach, executives grappled with a market sell-off after Anthropic announced its new "Claude Cowork" legal plugins, a move that unnerved investors and dragged down tech stocks, with Thomson Reuters dipping about 20% by mid-afternoon. Speakers offered

Culture

The Unforgettable Best in Show Finalists at the 2026 Westminster Dog Show

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show concluded with Penny, a Doberman pinscher, named best in show. Judge David Fitzpatrick measured the finalists against American Kennel Club breed standards as the seven group winners competed for the title. The final seven had been chosen after two days of judging that narrowed

Sports

How to Watch Every 2026 Winter Olympics Bobsledding Event: The Complete Schedule

NBC and Peacock will carry Milan Cortina coverage beginning Friday, February 6, with bobsled events starting Sunday, February 15. Coverage includes live runs and dedicated primetime and late-night windows on NBC as well as full run-by-run streaming on Peacock. NBC’s schedule highlights include the women’s monobob beginning Sunday,

Culture

Nick Viall and wife Natalie Joy expecting twins after three miscarriages

Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, announced they are pregnant with twins after previously revealing three miscarriages in 2025. In a joint Instagram post they wrote, "Our rainbow babies are finally ready to join us and this time it’s TWINS," and shared a photo of Joy

Culture

Overwatch 2 launches largest season with five new heroes

Overwatch 2 will launch its first season of a year-long storyline, The Reign of Talon, starting February 10. The update was described as the biggest the game has ever had and a marked shift in the game's vision following recent story changes. Blizzard is releasing five new heroes

Politics

Trump Would Have Slim Chance in Court Against Trevor Noah, Experts Say

President Trump said on social media that he would sue comedian Trevor Noah after Mr. Noah joked while hosting the Grammys that Mr. Trump’s pursuit of Greenland made sense “because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton.” Mr. Trump called

Culture

Overwatch adds Jetpack Cat support hero Fika, Blizzard explains why

Blizzard is adding Jetpack Cat, also known as Fika, to Overwatch as a Support-class hero. The character is part of a group of new heroes due with Overwatch season 1 on Feb. 10 and was previously described as too ridiculous for the game when first proposed. Fika introduces permanent flight

Business

F.T.C. Settles With Express Scripts Over High Insulin Prices

The Federal Trade Commission said it had reached a settlement with Cigna’s Express Scripts over its role in driving up insulin prices. Express Scripts will not pay a fine or admit wrongdoing but agreed to a range of changes to its business model. Under the settlement, the company agreed

Tech

Nintendo frames big Animal Crossing and Splatoon updates as support for Switch 2

Nintendo kicked off 2026 with large updates for legacy Switch titles, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 and Splatoon 11.0.0. Animal Crossing's 3.0 added a hotel feature that brings offshore strangers to your island as tourists and delivers enhanced visuals on Switch 2. Splatoon&

Business

Nintendo: Switch 2 sales strong but lacks a breakout hit

Nintendo reported strong early sales for the Switch 2, selling 7 million consoles during the 2025 holiday period and 17 million in its first six months. The original Switch sold an additional 1.36 million units and is expected to sell another 750,000 by the end of the current

Culture

Tom Hardy Delivers Career-Defining Turn in Cult Thriller Bronson

Bronson is now streaming on HBO Max and has drawn renewed attention as a cult classic starring Tom Hardy. Hardy portrays Michael Peterson, aka Charles Bronson, the English criminal who spent decades in prison and was dubbed "Britain's Most Violent Prisoner." The film also features Kelly

Culture

Meryl Streep is as withering as ever in trailer for Devil Wears Prada 2

The first full-length trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 has been released, offering more details on David Frankel’s follow-up. In the promo, Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly and her right-hand man Nigel, played by Stanley Tucci, are seen reuniting with Anne Hathaway’s Andy and, later, Emily Blunt’

Culture

Meghan Markle Wears a Dress from Her Royal Past in New Instagram Post

Meghan Markle shared an image on the official As ever Instagram promoting the Sweetheart Bundle collaboration with Compartés Chocolates. In the photo she held a bouquet of red balloons tied around a jar of As ever jam and wore a strapless navy dress. The dress was the Roland Mouret strapless

Tech

Hinge will try Tinder-style facial recognition scans

Match Group said Hinge is testing the facial recognition feature Face Check in a number of countries this quarter, an initiative the company announced during its 2025 Q4 earnings call. Hinge plans to test Face Check in Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Canada this quarter. Match Group noted that Tinder has

Crypto

Solana Near $100 as Long-Term Holders Pull Back, Downside Risk Rises

Solana has remained under sustained pressure after a prolonged decline and is trading near $103, holding just above the $100 support level aligned with the 161.8% Fibonacci extension. Long-term holders are reducing accumulation: HODLer Net Position Change has trended lower with receding green bars, while HODL Waves show wallets