Culture

Bafta judge quits over ‘utterly unforgivable’ handling of Tourette slur

Jonte Richardson, a black British filmmaker, said he will step down as a Bafta judge after the organisation’s handling of an incident in which John Davidson, a Tourette syndrome campaigner, shouted the N-word while Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan presented an award. Audience members had been briefed that

Culture

All 5 Robert Redford Western Movies, Ranked

Robert Redford never made a vast number of Westerns, but the ones he did appear in span decades and tones — from revisionist and neo-Westerns to modern-day takes on the cowboy figure. Four came between 1969 and 1979, around the peak of his acting career, and a later film from the

Sports

Ferran Torres and Pedri reveal €40,000 fine for late arrivals under Hansi Flick

Barcelona stars Pedri and Ferran Torres have described strict new discipline under Hansi Flick, who has made punctuality non-negotiable at Camp Nou. Flick said: "[Being late] is a lack of respect, not for me but for his teammates, the institution, and the fans. It’s not that difficult to

Culture

Martha Plimpton pays tribute to uncle Robert Carradine after his death at 71

Martha Plimpton is mourning her uncle, actor Robert Carradine, who died Monday at 71. She posted an Instagram photo early Tuesday and wrote that 'My Uncle Bobby was the best one of all 8 brothers; blood, adopted, and step.' She recalled he cuddled her when she visited her

Culture

Five Zelda collectibles I wish I could still buy

In the 40 years since The Legend of Zelda debuted, there have been plenty of collectibles. I’ve managed to gather a small selection of favorites, but several standout pieces are now difficult to find—especially items issued through Bandai’s Ichiban Kuji raffle or as exclusive pre-order bonuses. One

Science

NASA targets Artemis II rollback on Feb. 25

Due to weather, NASA now is targeting early Wednesday, Feb. 25, to roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for Artemis II off the launch pad. The vehicle will be returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Cold

Tech

Indie Games Shift Release Dates Around Slay the Spire 2 Launch

Mega Crit announced Slay the Spire 2 will launch on March 5, and the timing has prompted several smaller studios to rethink their release plans. Handmancers, a roguelike deckbuilder from 58BLADES, pulled its launch from the Turn‑Based Thursday Fest that begins March 6, saying, “Yea…we’d get absolutely

Crypto

ZachXBT teases major crypto exposé as markets weigh likely targets

On-chain investigator ZachXBT posted on X that a major exposé is due February 26, warning it will target a “profitable business” where employees allegedly abused internal data to insider trade. The brief announcement did not name a subject and quickly spurred speculation across social platforms. Polymarket activity surged, with more

Politics

Russia Investigates Telegram CEO Over Alleged Facilitation of Terror

Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov, state publication Rossiyskaya Gazeta said, citing the Federal Security Service. The probe is part of a case alleging facilitation of terrorist activities, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the reports were based on FSB materials. The

Culture

Test Your Knowledge With the Collider TV Quiz — February 24, 2026

Welcome to the TV Quiz. Every Monday through Friday we give you a chance to test your television knowledge. We use multiple-choice questions as a playful filter between 4K devotees and cathode-ray couch potatoes. Sign in to your account to track your daily progress, and try the daily Movie Quiz

Sports

Benfica president defends Prestianni, calls suspension 'unfair'

Benfica president Rui Costa has strongly defended Gianluca Prestianni after UEFA handed the Argentine winger a provisional one-match suspension following an exchange with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior in the first leg at the Estadio da Luz. The club says the player is being unfairly maligned and remains firmly

Culture

Ever Carradine honors father Robert Carradine in emotional Instagram tribute

Ever Carradine posted an emotional Instagram tribute after her father, Robert Carradine, died Monday. “My dad died today. My sweet, funny dad, who’s only 20 years older than I am, who never missed an opportunity to drive me to the airport or tell me how much he loved my

Tech

Skull and Bones recycled Black Flag ideas after a decade of delays

Skull and Bones stands out among Ubisoft's missteps: it took the best parts of Assassin's Creed 3 and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and dropped them into a shaky live-service framework. The project spent a decade in development, was repeatedly delayed, and kept changing

Culture

Ilia Malinin Skated His Final Olympic Gala in Balmain Jeans

For his final skate at the Winter Olympics in Italy, Ilia Malinin traded a spangly body suit for a hoodie and dark Balmain jeans from Olivier Rousteing's 2025 men's resort collection. The jeans, which feature a white biker-print motif, retail for $1,290; he paired them

Culture

Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ secret weapon? Loyalty to George R.R. Martin

Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms closed as a major success: one of HBO’s top three most-watched premieres and home to one of the highest IMDb-rated episodes in the Game of Thrones franchise. The show also benefited from a rare advantage its predecessors lacked — a fully

Culture

Where to buy Pokemon TCG First Partner Illustration Collection Series 1

Card game stock can be more of a pain than a Psyduck's headache, so tracking down Pokemon TCG First Partner Illustration Collection Series 1 — a limited box set for Pokemon's 30th anniversary — isn't likely to be easy. In the US, a live listing has

Culture

Dance Reflections Returns With Bumps but a Thrilling Ride

Dance Reflections, the festival sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels, returned to New York for the second time, bringing a program of mainly European works to venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn. France was particularly visible: the Lyon Opera Ballet offered a double bill at New York City Center, while (La)

Culture

Piece by Piece turns puzzle-platformers into literal jigsaw games

Piece by Piece is a collection of tiny platform games by Neon Polygons set inside rearrangeable jigsaw pieces. You start as a little king trapped in a single piece; clicking another piece lets him move between them so long as no wall or obstacle blocks his path. The game pushes

Culture

'Spy' a 'Hidden Gem,' Rose Byrne Says: 'Statham Is So Funny'

Rose Byrne, an Academy Award nominee for her 2025 role in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, singled out her 2015 film Spy as a "hidden gem." When asked by Magic FM which of her past films deserved that label, she named Spy and praised

Culture

Gustavo Dudamel’s Long Goodbye to L.A., and Long Hello to New York

At Radio City Music Hall the audience cheered when Bernadette Peters joined Gustavo Dudamel for a surprise encore; two weeks later he stood at Walt Disney Concert Hall with Cate Blanchett presenting Beethoven for "Egmont" as he prepares to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic and take the music

Culture

The Night Agent’s Season 3 Ends on a Bleak Note About Accountability

Season three of The Night Agent shifts its focus from stopping a single disaster to asking a harder question: what does real accountability look like when corruption reaches the highest levels? The finale argues that preserving democratic institutions requires both visible action and forceful intervention, and it lands on a

Sports

How to buy Sheffield United 2026 tickets

Sheffield United return to Championship action with a run of fixtures at Bramall Lane and on the road, and fans can already plan how to get into matches. The squad includes Patrick Bamford and Harrison Burrows, and manager Chris Wilder will be aiming to guide the Blades back to the

Health

CDC Deputy Director Ralph Abraham Resigns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Dr. Ralph Abraham resigned as the agency’s principal deputy director, effective immediately, less than three months into the job. His departure reduces the presence of vaccine skeptics in the agency’s leadership and reflects the administration’s pivot away from

AI

Meta to buy 6 gigawatts of AMD AI chips

Meta has agreed to buy 6 gigawatts' worth of AMD's artificial-intelligence chips in a multi-year deal to support the social network's AI infrastructure buildout. The announcement follows a separate chip deal Meta recently made with Nvidia and comes as AMD continues to strike agreements with

Tech

YouTuber builds CRT-based homebrew VR headset

A YouTuber known as dooglehead built a homebrew VR headset using mini CRTs to tackle the screen-door effect. He repurposed a couple of 1990s Sony Watchman units with 2.7-inch, black-and-white CRTs that run at 640 by 480 resolution, interlaced. Starting from an open-source VR headset project, he used an