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A handful of office staples does not look like the raw material of tomorrow’s engineering revolution. Yet compress them into a dense clump and something remarkable happens: the bundle starts to behave less like a pile of separate objects and more like a coherent material. Pull it apart and it resists. Shake it in the … Read more
The global surge in artificial intelligence is creating a new kind of infrastructure race. This is not simply about faster chips or larger language models. It is about where the computing power of the future will physically reside, how it will be powered, and whether the planet can support the scale required. Against this background, … Read more
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Leviticus,” now in theaters. “I want it to look like you” might be the single most romantic dialogue of the year. And yes, it’s from a horror movie, namely Adrian Chiarella’s “Leviticus,” which features two gay teenagers tormented by a violent supernatural entity that resembles the person they … Read more
James Burrows, co-creator of the hit sitcom Cheers and prolific TV director over 1,000 episodes, has died at the age of 85. Burrows’ family announced the director’s death to People on Friday, adding that he “passed away peacefully today surrounded by his loving family.” No cause of death was provided. “For more than five decades, … Read more
Famke Janssen said during a recent appearance at Spacecon 2026 (via Popverse), that Marvel “made a mistake” by not bringing her back as Jean Grey for December’s “Avengers: Doomsday.” “I am so bad at keeping secrets that I always say to everyone I’m the worst actor in the world. It’s all on my face. You … Read more
It’s been over a week since attendees at the world premiere of “Toy Story 5” were treated to a surprise debut performance of “I Knew It, I Knew You,” the original song by Taylor Swift. As the film concluded and audiences heard the song play over the end credits, the screen lifted to reveal Swift … Read more
As YouTube continues to grow, it also enters the Primetime Emmy consideration space in a huge way. Below, Variety breaks down some of the biggest creators driving global conversation to keep an eye out for this FYC season. Brittany Broski Variety series Before she was Lady Brittany of House Broski, she was a Texas bank employee posting videos … Read more
James Burrows, the prolific director who reigned as television’s preeminent sitcom helmer for more than 30 years, died on Friday. He was 85. Burrows’ death was confirmed in a statement to People: “We celebrate the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of James ‘Jimmy’ Burrows, who passed away peacefully today surrounded by his loving family. For more … Read more
The Trump administration refused to formally kill its nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund on Friday, declining to submit a court-requested sworn declaration to a federal judge acknowledging the program is dead. Instead, the Department of Justice continued to rely on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s congressional testimony that the administration is not moving forward with … Read more
Filmmakers competing in the Asian New Talent section of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival gathered for a press meeting to discuss the inspirations and methods behind four films, spanning subjects from marginalized communities in the Arab world to human relationships with the natural world. Zaid Abu Hamdan, director of the Jordanian entry “Boomah,” said … Read more