‘Bros’ fails at the box office, as ‘Smile’ comes in at number 1
Promoted as a major studio’s first gay romantic comedy, “Bros” sold $4.8 million in tickets, about 40 percent less than expected.
Tide recaptures No. 1 from UGA; Kansas understands drought
Alabama recaptured Georgia’s No. 1 in The Associated Press’s college football poll in one of the closest votes in recent years, and six teams —… Read More »Tide recaptures No. 1 from UGA; Kansas understands drought
Age-restricted YouTube pool exposed by 78-minute Mega Man documentary [Updated]
Aurich Lawson / Capcom A YouTube creator has gone on the offensive after encountering an increasingly common problem on the platform: moderation and enforcement that… Read More »Age-restricted YouTube pool exposed by 78-minute Mega Man documentary [Updated]
Mystery Solved: ‘Dateline’ Finds Path From TV To Podcast Stardom
The true crime stories that have been doing well on television for so long seem to have found a moment in a whole new medium.
‘Chaotic’ Russian army incapable of operating on nuclear battlefield in its current state, war think tank says
Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during rehearsals of the Victory Day military parade on May 6, 2018 in… Read More »‘Chaotic’ Russian army incapable of operating on nuclear battlefield in its current state, war think tank says
A new artist abstinence: we almost gave up on Instagram
Photographers and illustrators who once eagerly shared images of their work on Instagram are leaving the site because it emphasizes video.
The Week in Business: Market Chaos in Britain
Volatility on Wall Street continued. Adding up the costs of Hurricane Ian has just begun. And this week there will be a report on the… Read More »The Week in Business: Market Chaos in Britain
Putin’s allies slammed Russia’s retreat from a city in Ukraine, calling military leaders “garbage” and saying they should be “sent barefoot with machine guns straight to the front.”
Russian President Vladimir PutinContributor/Getty Images Russian troops withdrew from Lyman, a Ukrainian city in the Donetsk region, on Friday. The retreat came a day after… Read More »Putin’s allies slammed Russia’s retreat from a city in Ukraine, calling military leaders “garbage” and saying they should be “sent barefoot with machine guns straight to the front.”
Nintendoes What Valve Doesn’t: Game Excluded From Steam Launches On Switch
enlarge / There’s nothing weird going on here. No father. Japanese publisher Spike Chunsoft has announced that the first official English translation of visual novel… Read More »Nintendoes What Valve Doesn’t: Game Excluded From Steam Launches On Switch
Biden’s student loan plan attracts lawsuits, scams and confusion
While borrowers wait for the administration to reveal a loan waiver application, they are wary of legal challenges and a proliferation of misinformation.
Putin has left the world no option but regime change
Photo illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Vladimir Putin must go. His insane speech in the Kremlin on Friday, at a ceremony in which he… Read More »Putin has left the world no option but regime change
COVID may have pushed a leading seasonal flu strain to extinction
enlarge / A bottle of flu vaccine at a CVS pharmacy and MinuteClinic on September 10, 2021 in Miami. The debut of the pandemic coronavirus… Read More »COVID may have pushed a leading seasonal flu strain to extinction
The search for Twitter’s elusive bot team
I turn my attention to Dublin, where I find Fabian (not his real name), a former moderator who worked for Twitter through the outsourcing company… Read More »The search for Twitter’s elusive bot team
The era of fast, low-cost genome sequencing has arrived
enlarge / Illumina says its NovaSeq X machine will lower the price of sequencing to $200 per human genome. Illumina The human genome is made… Read More »The era of fast, low-cost genome sequencing has arrived
UK ruling blames social media for teen suicide
According to the ruling, the internet had “negatively impacted her mental health and contributed to her death in more than a minimal way.”
