Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record
Read full article: Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” is dominating the box office in its opening weekend in North America.
Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, a touchstone in his attack against what he calls 'woke' culture
Read full article: Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors, a touchstone in his attack against what he calls 'woke' cultureSylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries celebrated at the annual Kennedy Center Honors.
La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth' once censored by Stalin
Read full article: La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich's 'Lady Macbeth' once censored by StalinThe gala crowd at Milan's Teatro alla Scala has cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" with a 12-minute standing ovation.
Nobel literature laureate Krasznahorkai delivers rare lecture in Stockholm
Read full article: Nobel literature laureate Krasznahorkai delivers rare lecture in StockholmHungarian author and Nobel Prize for Literature 2025 winner László Krasznahorkai, known for his surreal and anarchic novels, gave a rare public lecture in Stockholm on Sunday.
Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversy
Read full article: Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversyVanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid controversy over her past coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. A statement Friday from Nuzzi and the magazine says they have mutually agreed to let her contract expire at the end of the year.
Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner's bank accounts during organized crime investigation
Read full article: Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner's bank accounts during organized crime investigationMexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of Raúl Rocha Cantú, a Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe, amid an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking.
Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outlets
Read full article: Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outletsPresident Donald Trump's White House has established a hall of shame for journalists it finds guilty of media bias as it looks for new avenues of attack against legacy news outlets.
Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear
Read full article: Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappearPolice have recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant after six days of waiting for it to exit a suspect's gastrointestinal tract.
Inside the new immersive Pop Air Balloon Museum where art is inflatable
Read full article: Inside the new immersive Pop Air Balloon Museum where art is inflatableGet ready to explore monumental inflatables, interactive installations, and playful works by national and international artists.
Ecuador's Otavalo Indigenous people use anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and language
Read full article: Ecuador's Otavalo Indigenous people use anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and languageIn the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language.
Creative director Dario Vitale exits Versace two days after Prada's acquisition
Read full article: Creative director Dario Vitale exits Versace two days after Prada's acquisitionCreative director Dario Vitale is leaving Italian fashion brand Versace only eight months after he was appointed, the company said in a statement Thursday.
The New York Times sues the Pentagon over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's media rules
Read full article: The New York Times sues the Pentagon over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's media rulesThe New York Times is suing to try to stop the Pentagon from imposing new rules on journalists who cover the military.
Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025
Read full article: Zohran Mamdani and the Louvre make the list of most mispronounced words of 2025From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations.
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84
Read full article: Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classic songs, including “(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died.
The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us'
Read full article: The PlayStation turns 30: Looking back at the console that gave us Lara Croft and 'The Last of Us'Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year featured a stage design resembling a giant PlayStation controller.
Lauren Graham and Amy Sherman-Palladino to release 'Gilmore Girls' book in 2027
Read full article: Lauren Graham and Amy Sherman-Palladino to release 'Gilmore Girls' book in 2027“Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and star Lauren Graham have teamed up for a new book about the beloved series.
New Zealand man accused of eating Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie as police wait for evidence
Read full article: New Zealand man accused of eating Faberge pendant inspired by Bond movie as police wait for evidencePolice in New Zealand are monitoring a man accused of swallowing a $19,000 pendant with the intention of smuggling it out of a jewelry store.
Doctor who sold ketamine to 'Friends' star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prison
Read full article: Doctor who sold ketamine to 'Friends' star Matthew Perry gets 2 1/2 years in prisonA doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry before his overdose death has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.
Some friendly, some on-the-news questions at first briefing for new Pentagon press corps
Read full article: Some friendly, some on-the-news questions at first briefing for new Pentagon press corpsThe Pentagon press secretary has held her first briefing since most nonpartisan news outlets were replaced by friendly media representatives willing to accept new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration's use of their work
Read full article: Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn Trump administration's use of their workPop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration's use of their work.
Film producer Jason Blum and author-bookseller Ann Patchett to receive PEN America awards
Read full article: Film producer Jason Blum and author-bookseller Ann Patchett to receive PEN America awardsOscar-nominated producer Jason Blum is set to receive the Business Visionary award from PEN America at its fundraising gala next spring.
'One Battle After Another' and Jafar Panahi win big at Gotham Awards
Read full article: 'One Battle After Another' and Jafar Panahi win big at Gotham AwardsPaul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best feature film and the dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won three awards Monday at the 35th annual Gotham Awards, a starry kickoff to the film industry’s awards season.
King Charles III’s charity auctions Christmas stockings made from Sandringham drapes
Read full article: King Charles III’s charity auctions Christmas stockings made from Sandringham drapesA charitable foundation is making 25 Christmas stockings from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate.
Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88
Read full article: Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died.
AI country hit 'Walk My Walk' built on Blanco Brown's sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics
Read full article: AI country hit 'Walk My Walk' built on Blanco Brown's sound sparks questions of attribution, ethicsAn AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart.