Culture

Kotaku hiring staff reporter for gaming news; $64K–$82K, WGA-E covered

Kotaku is hiring a staff reporter to cover the biggest stories in gaming, from companies and communities to hit releases and under-covered cultural trends. The role will regularly cover breaking news, contribute original reporting, and work on big features on a weekly basis. The outlet is seeking an experienced writer

Culture

Wonder Man debuts with 91% audience score, highest for live-action MCU

Wonder Man has opened with a 91% audience Popcornmeter score — the highest for any live-action MCU series — as all Season 1 episodes arrived on Disney+ on Jan. 28, MovieWeb reports. Critics had originally scored the show around 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer before it settled at 90%, the report

World

Teen Hikers Rescue Five Adults and Dog From Snow-Covered Helvellyn Ridge

On Jan. 10, 15-year-old Rowan Kay and 16-year-old Caelan Blades helped a group of five stranded adults and a small dog down a snowy ridge of Helvellyn in England’s Lake District, according to U.K. newspapers The Times and the Craven Herald. The papers reported the group were wearing

Crypto

Institutional inflows lift Solana outlook for February 2026; $147 and $167 targets live

BeInCrypto’s analysis says institutional inflows are favoring Solana ahead of February 2026: from the start of January through Jan. 23, Solana recorded $92.9 million of institutional inflows, making SOL the second-largest recipient of institutional capital after Bitcoin. On a weekly basis for the week ending Jan. 23, Solana

Culture

Collider highlights 10 underrated fantasy film masterpieces, from Mad God to The Green Knight

Collider has compiled a list of 10 underrated fantasy films it regards as masterpieces, spanning early animation to recent releases — from 1926's The Adventures of Prince Achmed to 2021 titles like Mad God and The Green Knight. The piece singles out Mad God (2021), a stop-motion epic that

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Human remains found near Philosopher Falls in search for missing Belgian hiker

Human remains have been discovered near the Philosopher Falls area in Tasmania during a search for Belgian hiker Celine Cremer, who was last seen on 17 June 2023, police say. A bushwalker found the remains and contacted police, Inspector Andrew Hanson confirmed, adding that Cremer’s family in Belgium had

Sports

Harry Maguire's Man Utd future uncertain as Serie A and Turkish clubs circle

Manchester United have yet to open formal talks over a contract extension for Harry Maguire, whose deal expires this summer, while clubs in Italy and Turkey have reportedly made contact with his representatives. The 33-year-old, approaching the end of a six-year spell at Old Trafford, has been free since Jan

Culture

Ray J says '2027 is a wrap' after claiming his heart 'is only beating like 25%'

Page Six reports that Ray J, 45, said in a social-media video Tuesday night, "2027 is definitely a wrap for me," claiming he does not have much longer to live. In the clip a friend urged him not to "say that" and he put his head

Sports

Match of the Day viewing rises after BBC launches 8pm digital highlights

Match of the Day’s viewing figures have increased considerably this season after the BBC began releasing highlight clips at 8pm on Saturdays, a development described as a vindication of the corporation’s new digital strategy. Traditional linear viewing of the Saturday and Sunday evening highlights programmes declined by 770,

Tech

Arc Raiders snap hook lets players 'fly' across map in new movement trick

Streamer The Burnt Peanut shared a clip showing a new use of Arc Raiders' snap hook that lets players glide across the map toward the Spaceport Tower. In the clip he hooks onto a friend who sprints toward the Spaceport Tower, then downs himself with a grenade while another

World

Putin to welcome Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Moscow

President Vladimir V. Putin was set to welcome President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria in Moscow on Wednesday, as the two leaders seek to establish a new relationship more than a year after the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the Kremlin said. Mr. al-Sharaa’s trip is his

Culture

Kotaku hiring video-focused community editor — $50K–$70K, NYC and US remote

Kotaku is hiring a video-focused community editor to expand the site’s voice and audience across more platforms and formats. The position is covered by the WGA-E collective bargaining agreement, carries a salary range of $50,000–$70,000, and is based at Kotaku’s US office in NYC; the

Culture

7 book-to-TV adaptations to watch in 2026, from Scarpetta to Neuromancer

MovieWeb writer Aya Tsintziras highlights seven book-to-TV adaptations set for 2026, including Prime Video’s Scarpetta (March 11, 2026), AppleTV’s The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 (Feb. 20, 2026) and Neuromancer (AppleTV, 2026), Prime Video’s Carrie, AppleTV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles (April 15, 2026)

Culture

Mike Epps is father of seven: names, birthdates and recent family milestones

Comedian Mike Epps is a father of seven children — six daughters and one son — whose births span from 1993 to 2021: Bria (born May 9, 1993), Makayla (Aug. 4, 1999), Moriah (Feb. 23, 2005), Madison (Feb. 12, 2007), River (Dec. 15, 2007), Indiana Rose (March 12, 2020) and Michael (Mike

World

Widow whose husband was killed in Paris in 1997 campaigns for victims abroad

Eve Henderson says her husband, Roderick, was fatally attacked on a Paris street in October 1997 while the couple were in the city celebrating his 54th birthday. Roderick was taken to a neurological ward and later died after life support was removed, Henderson says. Henderson says the three men had

Crypto

Spot volume plunge and stablecoin outflows push crypto market toward $2.86T test

Spot trading volume plunged in January as investors reduced market participation, pushing total centralized exchange volume to $1.118 trillion for the month, with Binance accounting for more than $490 billion, according to Newhedge; unless a late rebound occurs, that would be the lowest monthly volume since July last year.

Culture

7 Vampire Series to Watch If You Loved 'Sinners'

Collider senior writer Isabella Soares published a list on Jan. 27, 2026, recommending seven vampire TV series for viewers who enjoyed Ryan Coogler's Sinners, noting that Sinners recently broke the record for most nominated film in Oscar history and uses vampire lore to explore racism and cultural appropriation.

Tech

Best sports watches of 2026: Garmin Fenix 8 Pro tops expert-tested list

After testing and living with more than 20 sports watches over the past year, the reviewer picked the Garmin Fenix 8 Pro as the best sports watch available today, according to the roundup. The review was updated in January with additional personal testing notes. The Garmin Fenix 8 Pro is

Sports

Neymar eyes Santos return to prove fitness for World Cup 2026, Ancelotti says

Neymar will be eager to get back out on the pitch for Santos in a bid to prove his form and fitness in time for World Cup 2026. There is no guarantee that Neymar will make Carlo Ancelotti's squad for the tournament in North America, Mexico and Canada

Crypto

Gold at $5,300: Tether hoards 130 tons while Coinbase promotes futures

As spot gold surged above $5,300 per ounce this week — peaking at $5,311 at 3:30 am UTC, according to TradingView — Tether and Coinbase took divergent approaches to gaining exposure to the rally. Tether, issuer of the gold-backed stablecoin XAUT and the dollar stablecoin USDt, increased its gold

Culture

Victoria and David Beckham coordinate Hermès Birkins in Paris after ceremony

On Jan. 26, Victoria and David Beckham left their Paris hotel after Victoria’s Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres ceremony at the Ministry of Culture, holding coordinating Hermès Birkin bags amid swirling drama over their relationship with eldest son Brooklyn. Victoria accessorized a tailored blue suit with a burgundy

Culture

Arc Raiders — where to find kiosk, goals and guaranteed item spawns for The League

The League is a lighthearted quest in Arc Raiders' Headwinds update that has you helping Apollo set up a football team: photograph a football magazine kiosk and goal posts, then deliver a Deflated Football and a Bicycle Pump. The objectives are located in northwest Buried City and the Dam

Culture

Jessica Williams earns Emmy nods for 'Shrinking' as Season 3 begins

Jessica Williams, 36, who stars as Gaby on Apple TV’s comedy Shrinking, has received Emmy nominations for each of the show’s first two seasons and the series begins its third season on Wednesday, The New York Times reports. The Times describes Williams arriving at a Midtown Manhattan sewing

Culture

Pokémon Go debuts Glimmet in Into the Depths event, Jan. 27–Feb. 1

Pokémon Go’s Into the Depths event runs Jan. 27 through Feb. 1 and focuses on underground Pokémon like Diglett and Yungoos while introducing the new ore Pokémon Glimmet. The event also triples XP from completing Routes and halves egg hatch distance for any eggs put into Incubators during the

Culture

James Wan says he’ll make Saw 11 more 'psychologically scarring,' move away from gore

Now that the Saw franchise is back in the hands of original co-creator James Wan, he told Letterboxd he plans to steer the series away from pure gore and back to the psychologically scarring tone of the first film. "For me to finally come back to it, I feel