Culture

Nicole Kidman photobombs Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos at Vanity Fair

Nicole Kidman stole the spotlight on the Vanity Fair Oscars Party 2026 red carpet when she walked behind Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos during their photo op and unintentionally photobombed their snaps. Dressed in a beaded gold Chanel gown, Kidman drew photographers' attention away from Sánchez and Bezos, who

AI

Pragmata's villain is an AI, but director highlights a different angle

Artificial intelligence has long been a favored villain in fiction—HAL-9000, AUTO, GLaDOS and SHODAN among them. Pragmata adds another: IDUS, an AI program that has seized the moonbase where protagonists Hugh and Diana are stranded. It behaves less like a spiteful mastermind than like a white blood cell reacting

Politics

Canada plans Arctic road and port push amid nation-building drive

After decades of underinvestment, Ottawa has refocused on the Canadian Arctic, prompted by a surge of nationalism and fresh spending in reaction to provocations from the Trump administration. The newly elected prime minister, Mark Carney, passed a nation-building bill meant to blunt the effects of tariffs by fast-tracking construction projects.

Culture

First Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer arrives, packed with villains

The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has arrived, offering a look at the next era for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. It’s heavy on cameos, with a string of Spider-Man B-list villains alongside Mark Ruffalo’s return as the Hulk and Jon Bernthal as the Punisher. The footage

Culture

Fans prefer surprise live-action Yakuza miniseries over Amazon's version

A new live-action Yakuza miniseries has been released unexpectedly, and fans are already favoring it over 2024’s divisive Amazon adaptation. Previously trapped on Japan’s Prime Video without English subtitles, the show is now available on IGN’s YouTube channel. The series follows Kiryu (Yasufumi Motomiya) as he returns

Culture

Fans Upset Over Street Fighter 6 Ending Where Alex Marries His Cousin

Street Fighter 6’s newest DLC fighter, Alex, has arrived, and his Arcade Mode ending has left many players unhappy. The slide-show conclusion shows Alex marrying and impregnating his second cousin and step-sister, Patricia, a development that has drawn widespread criticism. New DLC characters in Street Fighter 6 receive short

Culture

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Trailer Finally Released

After weeks of brief teases and grainy clips, the first full trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has been released, giving fans a longer look at Tom Holland's return as Peter Parker. The preview showcases members of the film's ensemble of heroes and villains, including Jon

Culture

'The Faithful' Review: Fox's Miniseries Strays Too Far From Genesis

Renewed interest in adapting the Bible for television has grown in the past decade, and Fox's The Faithful: Women of the Bible arrives as part of that wave. The six-part miniseries is set to air over three Sundays leading up to Easter — March 22, March 29, and April

Culture

Invincible season 4 creates new parallels with James Gunn's Superman

[Ed. note: This article contains major spoilers for the Invincible season 4 premiere and 2025's Superman] Omni-Man’s origins have long been shaped by Superman tropes — creator Robert Kirkman even considered the name Supra-Man before worrying about legal trouble — and the season 4 premiere, which adapts the Viltrumite

Culture

Marathon players urged to kill 500 million UESC to unlock Cryo Archive

Cryo Archive appeared in Marathon's zone selection menu yesterday (March 17) and remains locked as the community continues to solve a cryptic Destiny-style ARG puzzle. Bungie has provided the clearest instructions to date for getting inside. A mailbox message sent today (March 18) from 'Cryo.Archive_Admin&

Tech

Embark parts ways with cofounder after unsubstantiated misconduct claims

Embark Studios, formed in 2018 by former DICE veterans, has parted ways with cofounder and chief content officer Rob Runesson after allegations emerged that he had an inappropriate relationship with an esports streamer involved with one of the studio’s games. The studio said the decision was mutual and that

Culture

On the trail of the Romantics in the Welsh borders

Standing in Tintern Abbey, the atmosphere that inspired Turner, Gainsborough, Samuel Palmer and poets such as Wordsworth and Tennyson is tangible. I sheltered from a cloudburst in the nave and thought of Allen Ginsberg’s “clouds passing through skeleton arches”; seeing the vast ruin through sheets of rain as the

Culture

Animating the Firefly Revival Lets It Capture the Original Era

After more than twenty years, the cult-classic sci-fi series Firefly is finally returning, but not in the way many fans expected. The revival will be animated, a decision that helps the new episodes feel closer to the tone and pacing of the original standalone season. Animation also allows the reunited

Culture

Ranking Every Alan Moore Movie

Alan Moore is a major figure in comics: his earliest published work dates to the late 1970s and his most iconic comic-book output came in the 1980s. Many of those works were adapted only in the 21st century, because Moore’s material can be challenging to translate to film. The

Tech

Best early Amazon Spring Sale laptop deals 2026

Amazon's Big Spring Sale runs March 25–31, 2026, but discounts have already started appearing across laptop lines. Retailers often cut prices ahead of the official dates, so several models are already showing notable reductions. The selection spans entry-level to high-end machines, from Apple's latest MacBook

Sports

Lazio: Mario Gila's future hangs in the balance

Lazio would prefer that he leave Italy if Gila's future no longer lies with the club. At Formello they are paying close attention to rumours coming from abroad. Some Spanish media outlets suggest Real Madrid could invoke their buy-back clause to secure a substantial discount on the price,

Culture

Sean Penn presented 'IronOscar' forged from war-damaged railcar after skipping Oscars

The 65-year-old actor skipped Sunday night’s Academy Awards and flew to war-torn Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv while Hollywood gathered at the Dolby Theatre. He won the Oscar for best supporting actor for One Battle After Another in his absence. In Kyiv, Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi

Tech

Stryker restoring systems after pro‑Iran hackers wiped employee devices

Medical tech giant Stryker said it is restoring computers and its internal network after a March 11 cyberattack that allowed pro‑Iranian hackers to remotely wipe tens of thousands of employee devices. The attack caused widespread disruption to the company’s operations and is thought to be the first major

Tech

Highguard Players Receive Surprise PS5 Refunds as Studio Closes

Less than a week after Highguard's servers went offline, PlayStation 5 players began receiving emails on March 17 from Sony notifying them that money spent on the free-to-play shooter's battle pass and skin shop had been returned. Wildlight Entertainment appears to be repaying purchases as the

Culture

Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison Is a Streaming Hit on Paramount+

Taylor Sheridan’s latest series, The Madison, has quickly made an impression on Paramount+. The quieter, more introspective neo-Western premiered its first three episodes on Mar. 14 and leans into themes of grief, family and healing rather than the explosive crime drama Sheridan is known for. The story follows the

Crypto

Crypto market muted after SEC clarifies most tokens are non‑securities

The crypto market remained largely muted after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission clarified its framework for determining whether tokens qualify as securities. Bitcoin traded at $73,909, holding near the $74,000 level with no net movement over the daily period, while Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin and Chainlink showed

Culture

Bodkin: Netflix's seven-part thriller that quietly delivers

Bodkin is a seven-episode Netflix series from 2024, produced by Higher Ground and created by Jez Scharf. It has one season and, so far, no signs of being renewed. The plot follows American podcaster Gilbert Power (Will Forte), Irish investigative journalist Dubheasa "Dove" Maloney (Siobhán Cullen), and Gilbert&

Science

PhysCOS Activities at APS — Wednesday 18 March 2026

If you’re attending the American Physical Society Global Physics Summit in Denver, CO, stop by the PhysCOS booth in the Hyatt Regency beside the registration desk on the 3rd floor. The following Wednesday 18 March activities may be of special interest to the PhysCOS community (all times are Mountain

Sports

Liverpool step up interest in Alessandro Bastoni ahead of Barcelona battle

Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Alessandro Bastoni, initiating contact over a potential summer move. Inter are reportedly willing to accept a discounted fee of €50 million (£43m/$58m) to balance their books, leaving the Reds and Barcelona as the leading contenders. Arne Slot is searching for defensive reinforcements

Sports

Rex Culpepper, son of 'Survivor' alums Brad and Monica, dies at 28

Rex Culpepper, 28, has died from injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident in Georgia. He was a former Syracuse University quarterback who appeared for the program from 2017 to 2020. His parents, Brad and Monica Culpepper, have not spoken publicly about their son’s death. Siblings Honor and Judge