On the cusp of the studio’s merger with Paramount, Warner Bros.’ “Digger” flopped in its opening weekend, handing Tom Cruise one of the worst debuts of his career and serving as a bitter final note for Warner Bros. as a standalone studio. No. 1 in North American theaters instead went to Amazon MGM’s “Verity,”extending the streak for Colleen
The giant, shimmering credit card was the first sign. The fintech company Ramp, in a somewhat baffling move, staged a musical. They called it “Bill Pay” and took over Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre. From the back of the mezzanine, I watched the hourlong, witless advertisement. Let me clarify: it’s not that Ramp pretended this was high
Peatland fires in Indonesia, which can be exacerbated by El Niño, release a huge amount of carbon dioxide.Credit: Sigit Prasetya/NurPhoto via Getty As a climate scientist who studies land and ocean temperature records, I start each day by pulling observations and forecasts of the El Niño weather pattern from 14 leading models into a real-time
If you sat around at any point this year and wondered why it felt so much hotter than normal, it’s because it actually was. According to a new report from NOAA, summer 2026 is the hottest on record, beating out the prior holders of the crown, a tie between 2021 and 1936. Per NOAA, the
If anything, 2026 has made clear that cybersecurity is no longer a background concern. Today, security is at the front and center of many conversations, woven into almost every major story of the year. Inequalities are still common, the climate is worsening, and we’re seemingly one dodgy sneeze away from the next global pandemic. But
Before the chicken tender became the hottest fast-food must-have, there was the humble and hearty chicken nugget. Its small size made it the perfect side dish, post-work snack, or, as millennials will recall, the perfect drunchie (drunk munchie). One way fast-food brands are attempting to capitalize on chicken’s popularity, especially among Gen Z diners, is by adding
