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A New Requirement for Oscar Voters: They Must Actually Watch the Films

It has not always been necessary to read the book in order to write a book report, as many a devious middle schooler familiar with CliffsNotes or A.I....

Mike Patrick, Voice of Sunday Night N.F.L. Games on ESPN, Dies at 80

Mike Patrick, a versatile sportscaster for ESPN who called National Football League games on Sunday nights for 18 years, died on Sunday in Fairfax, Va. He was 80.His...

Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’

Persuading people to spend money in a time of unpredictable tariffs is proving to be a complicated calculation for the $380 billion American advertising industry.Should a retailer commit...

White House Ends a Regular Reporting Slot for Independent Newswires

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would no longer reserve a regular slot in the presidential press pool for three independent newswires that have participated for decades,...

Sarah Palin’s Libel Trial Against The New York Times Begins

A retrial of the yearslong defamation case brought by Sarah Palin against The New York Times got underway before a Manhattan jury on Tuesday.Ms. Palin, the former Alaska...

Marvin Levy, Oscar-Winning Publicist to Spielberg, Dies at 96

Reporters trying to get interviews with Steven Spielberg would sometimes grouse that his publicist’s job amounted to speaking a single word: “No.”But Martin Levy, who served as Mr....

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Blade: More disappointing updates emerge from cursed Marvel reboot

At this point, every update about Blade gets progressively worse. The failed Marvel movie has been in the news recently for all of the wrong...

This 27-inch gaming monitor from Samsung is nearly 50% off

The Samsung 27-inch Odyssey G65B Gaming Monitor is on sale for $360 today. Purchase at Amazon, Walmart, or Samsung to take advantage of...

Threads is moving to threads.com and adding a bunch of new web features

Back when Meta first introduced its Twitter competitor Threads, many noted that the company had failed to secure the threads.com domain and instead...

Amazon is selling this Sansui curved gaming monitor for only $230

The Sansui ES-G34C5 curved gaming monitor, which comes with a 34-inch ultrawide screen and a 165Hz refresh rate, is on sale from Amazon...

Can I offer you a nice image of the Sun in these trying times?

The joint ESA and NASA Solar Orbiter mission has delivered a stunning new image of the Sun and its corona. The sun-observing satellite...