Culture

Billie Eilish Wins Song of the Year Grammy for 'Wildflower', Her Third

Billie Eilish won the Song of the Year Grammy on Feb. 1, 2026, when 'Wildflower' was named song of the year, marking her third win in the category after victories in 2020 and 2024. 'Wildflower' is described in the report as a melancholy acoustic ballad written

Culture

Episode 3 reveals Egg as Aegon Targaryen as Dunk confronts Prince Aerion

Episode 3 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, titled "The Squire," marks the season’s midpoint and ends with a major reveal: Egg is Aegon Targaryen, and Dunk finally confronts Prince Aerion Targaryen. The hour opens on Egg taking his squiring duties seriously — training Dunk’s warhorse

Sports

Mikel Merino set for foot surgery, Arsenal weigh emergency transfer

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino is expected to be out for an “extended period” and is set to undergo surgery on a foot injury sustained late in last weekend’s defeat to Manchester United, the club said. Merino missed the club’s 4-0 win at Leeds after Mikel Arteta confirmed the

Culture

2026 Grammys: Who mingled offstage — Bad Bunny, Miley, Billie Eilish & more

Music’s biggest stars gathered Sunday night at the 2026 Grammys, and a gallery of photos captured offstage moments fans didn’t see on TV. Getty Images for The Recording Academy photographed several high-profile pairings: Bad Bunny with Rosé, Miley Cyrus, Reba McEntire, J Balvin and Justin Bieber; and Justin

Business

Josh D’Amaro seen as front‑runner to succeed Bob Iger at Disney

Josh D’Amaro is widely considered a front‑runner to be Disney’s next chief executive, and Disney’s board is expected to choose Bob Iger’s successor “in the next week,” according to two people with knowledge of the plans, The New York Times reported on Jan. 30, 2026.

Culture

Helldivers 2: Craig Lee Thomas was cast as John Helldiver in seven days

Arrowhead released a "Dev Tales" video to mark Helldivers 2's two-year anniversary that explains how voice and motion-capture actor Craig Lee Thomas was cast as John Helldiver, the face of the game's beloved intro cinematic. The cinematic opens the game with the community-named John

World

Police ‘strongly’ believe fugitive Dezi Freeman is dead as new Mount Buffalo search begins

Victoria Police have launched a major search in the high country around Mount Buffalo for fugitive Dezi Freeman, saying on Monday they strongly believe he is dead. Freeman fled into bushland after he allegedly shot dead two officers in Porepunkah on 26 August, and police say there has been no

Culture

Who is Egg? A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms reveals he’s Aegon V Targaryen

In HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, episode 3 introduces a major reveal: Dunk’s small, bald squire Egg is actually Aegon V Targaryen, the son of Prince Maekar, the series’ latest episode shows (published Feb. 1, 2026). The episode and accompanying reporting identify Egg as the child

Culture

Steven Spielberg completes EGOT with Grammy for Music by John Williams

Legendary director Steven Spielberg has joined the EGOT ranks after winning a Grammy at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for producing the Disney+ documentary Music by John Williams. The Grammy was the last award he needed to complete an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony; Music by John Williams won Best

Sports

Sesko stoppage-time winner gives Manchester United win over Fulham

Benjamin Sesko’s stoppage-time goal earned Manchester United a dramatic victory over Fulham at Old Trafford, the striker finishing in front of the Stretford End to seal the win. Three minutes earlier Kevin had curled an equaliser past Senne Lammens that appeared to have salvaged a point for the visitors,

World

NC woman charged after allegedly driving 103 mph with 1-year-old unrestrained

A woman in North Carolina was pulled over and arrested after a deputy allegedly measured her driving 103 mph on snow-covered Highway 70 near Princeton on Saturday, Jan. 31, with a 1-year-old found "unrestrained in a child seat," the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said. The driver was

World

Secret Egyptian air base used to launch drones striking targets in Sudan

The New York Times reported on Feb. 1, 2026, that a covert airstrip at the East Oweinat desert project in Egypt has been used for at least six months to base advanced military drones that have carried out strikes inside Sudan, primarily against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (R.S.

Crypto

Epstein funded Blockstream and debated Bitcoin with Peter Thiel, files show

The newly unsealed Epstein files, released on January 30, show Jeffrey Epstein funded early crypto firm Blockstream and exchanged messages about Bitcoin with figures including Peter Thiel and Adam Back. A 2014 email thread reveals Epstein’s involvement in Blockstream’s oversubscribed $18 million seed round, where co-founder Austin Hill

Culture

Terry Crews Appears Briefly as 'Street Person #3' in David Lynch’s Inland Empire

Terry Crews has a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo in David Lynch’s last narrative feature film, Inland Empire, playing an unhoused man credited as “Street Person #3” in the 2006 release. The brief scene is set on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with Laura Dern’s Nikki Grace dropped into a

Politics

Trump to close Kennedy Center for two-year reconstruction

President Trump announced Sunday that he would shut down the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington for two years, saying the temporary closure would begin on July 4. Mr. Trump called the building "a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center" and said the work would

Sports

How to watch Udinese vs Roma on Feb 2 — kick-off time, TV channels and streams

Mid-table Udinese host high-flying Roma in Serie A on Monday, 2 Feb 2026; kick-off is at 14:45 EST / 19:45 GMT, and GOAL has details on where to find English‑language live streams. Broadcasters listed by GOAL include Paramount+ (USA), DAZN UK (UK), beIN Sports Australia (Australia), Fubo Canada

Health

TikTok’s 50-jump morning challenge: possible benefits and cautions

TikTok’s “50 jumps” challenge asks people to jump 50 times as soon as they wake up, every day for 30 days, with claims that it boosts circulation, bone density, lymphatic drainage, mood and skin appearance. The ritual is usually gentle bouncing with a soft knee bend rather than plyometrics,

Culture

Trevor Noah, hosting his final Grammys, jabs at Jeff Bezos' wedding and Nicki Minaj

Trevor Noah returned to host the 68th annual Grammy Awards for the sixth — and, organizers said, final — time Sunday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, opening the show with a monologue that targeted figures including Jeff Bezos and Nicki Minaj, Page Six reported. Noah began by saluting

Culture

Romero: id Software’s Catacomb 3‑D earned $5,000 and helped lead to Wolfenstein, Doom

In a video retrospective released to mark id Software co‑founder John Romero’s celebration of the studio’s 35th anniversary, Romero highlighted Catacomb 3‑D as an undersung early id game and discussed its origins and impact. Romero says id began work on Catacomb 3‑D in October 1991

Tech

Omarchy makes Hyprland usable but remains keyboard‑centric and for experienced users

According to ZDNET's Jack Wallen, Omarchy — an Arch-based, “omakase” distribution — packages the Hyprland Wayland compositor in a way that made Hyprland usable for him, but the desktop is heavily keyboard‑centric and aimed at experienced users. Hyprland is described as a highly customizable, dynamic tiling compositor for Wayland

Culture

Polygon calls Code Vein 2 a 'Swagless Game' — a competent but forgettable Soulslike

In a piece published Feb. 1, 2026, Polygon’s writer argued that Bandai Namco’s Code Vein 2 exemplifies what they call a “Swagless Game” — a title that works but fails to leave a lasting impression. The article defines a Swagless Game as one that feels pulled from a filing

Culture

The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer: Miranda Priestly faces friction from a former assistant

A new full trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 has arrived, showing Miranda Priestly's return and rising tension with a former assistant as the sequel prepares for release on May 1, 2026. The preview reunites Meryl Streep as Miranda and Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy"

Culture

Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Album at the 68th Grammys

Kendrick Lamar won the award for best rap album at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, The New York Times reported. Bruno Mars and the K-pop star Rosé opened the ceremony with a performance of “Apt.,” Trevor Noah hosted for what

Culture

Justin and Hailey Bieber Return to Grammys in Matching Black — Justin Up for 4 Awards

Justin and Hailey Bieber returned to the 2026 Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2026, walking the red carpet together in matching black ensembles. The husband-and-wife duo — Justin, 31, and Hailey, 29 — made their first Grammys appearance together in four years, and Justin is

Crypto

Bitcoin sell-off exposes clash between conviction buyers and structural risks

Bitcoin’s recent sell-off has exposed a growing divide in crypto markets, with long-term bulls calling it a buying opportunity and analysts warning of structural weakness. As of this writing, Bitcoin was trading for $76,819, down by 0.34% in the last 24 hours. Author and long-time Bitcoin bull