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Alysa Liu wants her own Fortnite skin — Polygon

Alysa Liu wants her own Fortnite skin

Team USA figure skating breakout Alysa Liu, celebrating two gold medals at the Winter Games, said she wants a Fortnite cosmetic. Speaking to USA Today, Liu proclaimed, "I would love Fortnite to do a skin on me! I would buy it!" Asked whether she would rather master Fortnite

I.R.S. tactics against Meta open new front in corporate tax fight — NYT > Business

I.R.S. tactics against Meta open new front in corporate tax fight

The I.R.S. is using real-world profit data to challenge how big companies value offshore intellectual property, and it has applied that approach in a multibillion-dollar dispute with Meta. Auditors say Meta failed to report roughly $54 billion in income and now owes nearly $16 billion in back taxes

Lisa Rinna says Andy Cohen was 'shady' for publishing their texts — Pagesix

Lisa Rinna says Andy Cohen was 'shady' for publishing their texts

Lisa Rinna says she was furious when Andy Cohen published their personal text messages in his 2023 memoir, writing that she 'gleefully' watched his book burn in her fireplace. She recalled that Cohen had given her a heads-up that she would be in his book and wrote, '

How to complete Stable Housing in Arc Raiders — Pcgamer

How to complete Stable Housing in Arc Raiders

Stable Housing, a quest added in the Shrouded Sky update, sends you back into Stella Montis to open a safe in the Security Bridge for Tian Wen. Although you have permission to look inside, the safe requires an alternate approach once the initial plan falters. Start in the Security Bridge

State of the Union Could Be Tense for ‘Barely Invited’ Justices — NYT > U.S. > Politics

State of the Union Could Be Tense for ‘Barely Invited’ Justices

Once a year the Supreme Court justices and the president gather as the justices file onto the House floor and sit in their robes while the president delivers the State of the Union. This year they will cross paths with President Trump just days after the court ruled that he

KPop Demon Hunters joins the Criterion Collection — Polygon

KPop Demon Hunters joins the Criterion Collection

KPop Demon Hunters, the animated Netflix film directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, has been added to the Criterion Collection. The film has already won the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Motion Picture, and its song "Golden" took home a Grammy as the

Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets Hulu pilot, Danielle Deadwyler to co-lead — Gamesradar

Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets Hulu pilot, Danielle Deadwyler to co-lead

Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot has been given the greenlight for a pilot at Hulu. Danielle Deadwyler, known for I Saw the TV Glow and The Woman in the Yard, will co-lead. Coogler will not serve as showrunner; Jennifer Yale will fill that role. The Oscar-nominated director of Sinners

Red Dawn Over China, by Frank Dikötter — NYT > Education

Red Dawn Over China, by Frank Dikötter

In Red Dawn Over China, Frank Dikötter delivers a prequel to his trilogy on Mao by mining more than 300 volumes of internal party papers that found their way to Hong Kong. He has long documented the oppression and mass atrocities of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution,

The story behind EGM’s iconic Yoshitaka Amano Final Fantasy X cover — Kotaku

The story behind EGM’s iconic Yoshitaka Amano Final Fantasy X cover

The early 2000s reshaped console gaming and the magazines that covered it. In 2001 Electronic Gaming Monthly commissioned Yoshitaka Amano to paint an original cover for Final Fantasy X — a risky, costly gamble that ran about $10,000 and required Square’s permission before publisher ZiffDavis would sign off. James

Survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms face international crisis — World news | The Guardian

Survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms face international crisis

Following a damning Amnesty International report, charities and aid workers are urging urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s cyberscam compounds. The research identified growing numbers of traumatised individuals left destitute and abandoned on the streets of Cambodia and Myanmar, calling the situation “an international crisis on

WLFI Falls After USD1 Shock as Whales Add $35 Million — Beincrypto

WLFI Falls After USD1 Shock as Whales Add $35 Million

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has weakened following a shock to its USD1 stablecoin, dropping about 17% after the incident and nearly 8% over the past 24 hours. The USD1 brief weakness—marked in the source text as a coordinated attack that included hacked cofounder accounts, paid influencers spreading FUD and

10 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows That Are Only 5 Seasons — Collider

10 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows That Are Only 5 Seasons

For some reason five seasons feels like a sweet spot for science fiction: long enough to develop ambitious ideas and characters, but not so long that the pilot becomes a major commitment. The list ranges from campy classics to recent cultural phenomena, showing how that middle ground can produce consistently

Mikel calls Maresca sacking a 'massive mistake' as Chelsea falter under Rosenior — Goal

Mikel calls Maresca sacking a 'massive mistake' as Chelsea falter under Rosenior

Chelsea legend Jon Obi Mikel criticised the club’s decision to dismiss Enzo Maresca, saying the Blues have regressed since the Italian’s departure on New Year’s Day. Maresca had delivered silverware and European pedigree to Stamford Bridge, winning the Conference League and the Club World Cup and leaving

600 people stranded overnight on grounded planes after heavy snow — Businessinsider

600 people stranded overnight on grounded planes after heavy snow

About 600 people spent a night trapped on parked airplanes at Munich Airport after heavy snowfall halted departures. Six flights were unable to take off before the airport's 1 a.m. curfew, and cancellations left no spare gates. Temperatures dropped below freezing as passengers tried to rest. Around

Google’s Pokémon game is back with a vengeance — Polygon

Google’s Pokémon game is back with a vengeance

While looking up the release date for Legends: Arceus, I was greeted by a large Poké Ball at the bottom of my screen and an immediate urge to play. The Pokémon franchise has surprised me before, but this was the first time a search result felt like an active jump

Lucie Hennet joins CD Projekt Red as cinematic animator — Gamesradar

Lucie Hennet joins CD Projekt Red as cinematic animator

Lucie Hennet, one of the cinematic animators who worked on Sandfall Interactive's record-breaking J'RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has joined CD Projekt Red's Warsaw studio as a cinematic animator. Hennet spent two years on-site with Sandfall, first as an intern and then as an

David Squires on a dose of reality for Igor Tudor — Football | The Guardian

David Squires on a dose of reality for Igor Tudor

Our cartoonist on the north London derby and some uncomfortable truths for the interim Spurs manager after Arsenal’s visit to Dr Tottenham. David Squires on a dose of reality for Igor Tudor. Buy a cartoon | David’s favourite work of 2025 And his latest book, Chaos in the Box:

Yet Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down And Refunding Players — Kotaku

Yet Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down And Refunding Players

King of Meat, an online-only live-service co-op game from Glowmade, launched last fall for $30 and announced it will shut down in April. The studio and publisher said the servers will close on April 9, 2026, and players can access existing content until then. The game arrived after a high-profile

Robert Carradine Dead at 71 — 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' Star — Movieweb

Robert Carradine Dead at 71 — 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' Star

Robert Carradine, best known for his iconic portrayal of the quintessential "nerd" in the 1984 cult comedy Revenge of the Nerds and as the father of Hilary Duff's titular character in Lizzie McGuire, has died at 71. The Carradine family confirmed he died by suicide on

Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover — NYT > World News

Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover

Mexican security officials said they located Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader known as El Mencho, after tracking a man close to one of his romantic partners to a cabin in the wooded mountains of Jalisco. A planned operation to capture him turned into a violent confrontation;

20 Best Dresses on Bridgerton, Ranked — Collider

20 Best Dresses on Bridgerton, Ranked

Bridgerton has built much of its identity on iconic fashion. Across four seasons and one spin-off, the series uses dresses not just for spectacle but to underscore personality, intention and social standing, often blurring historical realism and fantasy to comment on the status of women. Some gowns mark turning points:

Javier Hernandez moved to tears by viral baby monkey Punch — Goal

Javier Hernandez moved to tears by viral baby monkey Punch

Former Manchester United striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez shared an emotional reaction on social media after watching footage of Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo. The 37-year-old posted clips to his 6.3 million Instagram followers showing the infant monkey, rejected by its parents, seeking comfort from a stuffed

After Six Decades of the War on Drugs, What Works? — NYT > World > Americas

After Six Decades of the War on Drugs, What Works?

For nearly 60 years the U.S. and its allies have spent blood and treasure trying to kill drug lords and dismantle cartels, yet the trade persists and newer groups are often more violent. On Sunday the Mexican military killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the leader of

Cardiac surgeon changed sleep, diet, and hydration after his heart attack — Businessinsider

Cardiac surgeon changed sleep, diet, and hydration after his heart attack

Dr. Jeremy London, a cardiac surgeon, suffered a heart attack in 2022 while hunting in the Georgia woods with his teenage son. He first dismissed the pain as heartburn, but the exertion-induced symptoms that eased with rest were classic signs of coronary angina; doctors later found a 99% blockage in

Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico After Recent Cartel Violence? — NYT > Travel

Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico After Recent Cartel Violence?

A wave of unrest followed the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in Jalisco State, producing gunfights, fires and roadblocks. Flights were canceled and U.S. shelter-in-place notices were issued for Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Ciudad Guzman as authorities moved to restore order; Mexican officials said about