Many Older Adults with Lung Cancer Do Not Receive Systemic Therapy
A new JAMA Oncology analysis of 254,611 Medicare patients aged 65 and older with stage IV non‑small cell lung cancer found that only 46.8% received any systemic therapy between 2006 and 2021. Despite the rollout of immunotherapy and targeted agents, treatment rates rose modestly to just over 51% by 2019 and then slipped during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Early referral to a medical oncologist more than doubled the odds of receiving treatment, while biomarker testing boosted those odds by 78%. Untreated patients experienced dramatically lower survival, with only 7.7% alive at one year versus 44.9% of those treated.
Simone Ashley in Mysterious Thriller 'This Tempting Madness' Trailer
Vertical has dropped the U.S. trailer for the indie thriller "This Tempting Madness," marking the feature‑directorial debut of Jennifer E. Montgomery. The film stars Simone Ashley as Mia, a woman emerging from a coma with fragmented memories and a missing...
EndemolShine Boomdog Presents First-Ever 24/7 Live MasterChef in Mexico
EndemolShine Boomdog, part of Banijay Americas, is debuting MasterChef Mexico 24/7 on May 17, streaming live around the clock via Disney+ and airing six days a week on TV Azteca. The format places contestants, mentors and judges in a purpose‑built house where they live,...
Babadook Director Jennifer Kent’s Next Film Is a James Tiptree Jr. Adaptation
Jennifer Kent, the director behind horror hits *The Babadook* and *The Nightingale*, is set to helm a new feature adaptation of James Tiptree Jr.’s Hugo‑winning novella *The Girl Who Was Plugged In*. Sophie Thatcher has been cast as the disfigured protagonist...
A New Dawn in Home Design and Floor Plan AI
Home‑design.ai unveiled an AI‑driven platform that automates every stage of residential design, from photo‑based room remodeling to instant floor‑plan generation. The tool leverages deep‑learning to recognize depth, lighting and traffic flow, delivering 2.5D, 3D and blueprint outputs in seconds. Users...
The Art of Macy’s Flower Show
Macy’s flagship stores in Chicago and New York launched the 2026 Flower Show, centering on a Homegrown theme that celebrates American gardens. The pop‑up features over 50,000 stems, 200 flower varieties, and interactive installations, including a Confetti Celebration Wall. As...
Emily Scott Robinson Is a Mountain Muse on Her New Album ‘Appalachia’
Emily Scott Robinson releases her fifth LP, Appalachia, on Oh Boy Records. The album blends sorrowful and uplifting folk, reflecting personal upheavals—divorce, engagement, stepparenthood—and the 2024 Hurricane Helene devastation in western North Carolina. Produced by Josh Kaufman at Dreamland Recording Studios, it...
Is Fully Homomorphic Encryption - Cryptography's "Holy Grail" - Inching Closer to Mainstream Use?
Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) allows computation on encrypted data without decryption. After decades of theoretical work, Intel unveiled its Heracles chip in March 2026, delivering roughly 5,000× speedup over its best CPUs for FHE workloads. The five‑year hardware program targets...
Qendresa Returns With Double Single ‘Rain In July / Be The One’
North West London artist Qendresa released a double A‑side single, “Rain In July / Be The One,” continuing her retro‑referential R&B sound. The tracks explore a fading relationship with otherworldly synths and haunting vocals. Accompanying visuals, created with multidisciplinary artist...
Treaty Oak Revival Expands West Texas Degenerate Tour 2026
Treaty Oak Revival announced an expanded West Texas Degenerate Tour 2026, adding summer dates starting July 24 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and a fall leg ending November 13 at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion near Houston. The band will tour 20...
The VW GTI Edition 50 Takes the Front-Wheel-Drive Nürburgring Lap Record
Volkswagen’s Golf GTI Edition 50 set a new front‑wheel‑drive Nürburgring lap record at 7:44.523, edging out the Honda Civic Type R by 0.36 seconds. Test driver Benjamin Leuchter achieved the time under good weather, showcasing the GTI’s upgraded 321 hp engine and performance...
Judd’s Objects
The Judd Foundation keeps 101 Spring Street, Donald Judd’s former SoHo studio, exactly as he left it, offering a rare glimpse into his minimalist living and working environment. Built in 1870, the five‑story cast‑iron building houses white‑cube galleries, original hardwood...
Research Illuminates Pollution Problem in Tijuana River Valley
The Tijuana River watershed has delivered an unprecedented 31 billion gallons of raw sewage into the United States since October 2023, sparking a binational environmental crisis. In response, the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission awarded a design‑build contract to Stantec and...
Semibreve Announces First Wave of Artists for 2026
Portuguese electronic music festival Semibreve will take place in Braga from October 22‑25, 2026. The festival announced its first wave of artists, featuring avant‑garde collaborations such as Christian Fennesz and Oscar Jockel’s *Saffron on Grey*, modular‑synth work by Qasim Naqvi,...
Just ‘Stay Alive for the Next 10 Years’ – Anti-Ageing Drugs Are Coming, Says Billionaire Investor
Billionaire investor Jim Mellon told attendees at Spear’s 500 Live that the first truly anti‑ageing drugs could hit the market within a decade. He highlighted clinical‑stage senolytics, partial genetic reprogramming and repurposed weight‑loss medicines as the leading candidates to halt...
Exclusive: ‘The Last Whale Singer – King Karl the Walrus of Karltopia’ Clip
Viva Kids released an exclusive clip from its upcoming animated feature The Last Whale Singer, slated for U.S. theatrical release on June 5. The film follows Vincent, a young humpback whale who must find his voice to protect the ocean, blending...
JAMES LABRIE Says DREAM THEATER Are Preparing To Work On Their Next Record In "Late '26 Or Early '27"
Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie revealed that the band expects to begin writing and recording their next studio album in late 2026 or early 2027, after completing their current world tour in mid‑May 2026. The tour, which started in October 2024,...
First-Time Gardening Tips From Blue Jay's Perch
Blue Jay’s Perch, a student‑run community garden at Johns Hopkins Eastern, offers a zero‑commitment space where beginners can learn gardening through research, crop diversification, and peer support. The garden maintains two dozen individual plots, a fruit orchard and pollinator beds, drawing a mix...
No One Has Greater Love…
The reflection interprets Jesus’ teaching that the greatest love is laying down one’s life for friends, linking it to his voluntary sacrifice on the cross. It draws parallels with parental sacrifice, citing the mother in the musical Miss Saigon as an...
Interview: Inspidus Talk ‘Nearest Dusk,’ Artistic Expression, and Busking
Denver‑based indie metal outfit Insipidus has self‑released their new album *Nearest Dusk*, recorded at 2839 Studios with producer Drew Smith in 2025. The band handled every aspect of the launch—from songwriting and production to artwork, merch, and guerrilla‑style promotion that...
Diljit Dosanjh on Jimmy Fallon: A History Lesson in Canada’s Mistreatment of Immigrants
Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show to promote his new album Aura and North American tour, but pivoted to recount the 1914 Komagata Maru incident, when 376 Indian passengers were denied entry to Canada. The interview...
Switzerland Just Lifted the Racing Ban It Passed After the 1955 Le Mans Disaster
Switzerland’s Federal Council voted to lift the 71‑year ban on circuit racing, with the change taking effect on July 1. The historic prohibition, imposed after the 1955 Le Mans disaster, had already been softened for electric‑only events such as Formula E in 2018‑19....
ESA and JAXA Team up on Planetary Defence, Ramses Mission to Asteroid Apophis
The European Space Agency and Japan’s JAXA have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to deepen planetary‑defence collaboration, launching the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Ramses will lift off in 2028 and rendezvous with asteroid (99942) Apophis ahead of its...
Confessions of a Middle-Aged Mother
Amy Julia Becker reflects on how moving for her husband’s head‑of‑school role halted her writing career and sparked a deep sense of regret. She describes the tension between motherhood duties and personal ambition, noting that her creative output dwindled as...
Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright to Gather in Celebration of the First Amendment in NYC
Hollywood icons Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright and others will perform at Rise Up, Sing Out, a free concert streamed June 14 to celebrate the First Amendment. The 90‑minute event, organized by the Committee for the First Amendment, will raise funds for legal and educational initiatives...
Must Read: Big Tech Wore Indie Designers to the Met Gala, James Murdoch Is Reportedly in Talks to Buy 'New...
Big‑tech leaders made a splash at the Met Gala by championing emerging designers, from Instagram’s Adam Mosseri in Kartik Research to OpenAI’s Charles Porch in Kallmeyer. Meanwhile, James Murdoch is in advanced talks to acquire Vox Media’s New York magazine and...
Bissett Bullet: Who Is Taking Care of Your Team?
Martin Bissett’s latest Bissett Bullet urges leaders to ask what their team needs to perform at peak levels. He identifies four pillars of employee security—mental, social, physical and financial—and challenges managers to verify each is in place. The piece includes...
Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album Vinyl Announced with Pre-Orders Now Live
iam8bit and Atlus have unveiled the Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album, a vinyl compilation featuring the Blueshift Big Band’s jazz renditions of iconic Persona tracks. The album is available for pre‑order at $31.99 on iam8bit, with a limited‑edition Blue Butterfly...
How Aerodynamics and Drafting Can Benefit All Runners
Professor Bert Blocken applied aerodynamics and wind‑tunnel testing to Eliud Kipchoge’s INEOS 1:59 marathon, confirming that a pacer formation reduced the elite runner’s drag from 100 % to 15 %, shaving roughly 35 seconds off his time. Blocken’s research shows that even recreational runners...
Lina Lapelyte Takes over Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin with 400,000 Wood Cubes
Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelyte’s new installation “We Make Years Out of Hours” occupies Hamburger Bahnhof’s 2,500 sq m hall with 400,000 hand‑cut wooden cubes. The work, commissioned by the Chanel Culture Fund, invites visitors and local performers to build, dismantle, and interact with the towering forest of blocks while...
Q&A: Evaluating the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines in Dermatology
A new review in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology finds that 35‑65% of American patients with skin conditions turn to complementary and alternative medicines (CAM). Commonly used agents include tea‑tree oil, green‑tea extract, garlic‑derived ajoene, honey mixtures and...
Charli Xcx Announces New Single “Rock Music” Dropping Tomorrow
Charli XCX announced the release of her new single “rock music,” dropping tomorrow as the lead track from her forthcoming eighth studio album. A black‑and‑white Instagram teaser shows her stomping on an electric guitar, hinting at a grittier, distorted sound...
How a Passing Comment on the ‘SNL’ Set Convinced the Smashing Pumpkins This 1993 Single Was a Hit
In a 2025 interview, Billy Corgan recalled a fleeting compliment from SNL music director G.E. Smith that convinced him "Cherub Rock" was a hit. The 1993 single, the lead track from Siamese Dream, soon topped charts worldwide, becoming the Smashing Pumpkins'...
The AI Scientist: Now Academic Papers Can Be Fully Automated, What Does This Mean for the Future of Research?
In late 2025 frontier AI models gained reliable reasoning and tool‑calling abilities, birthing agentic systems that can plan, execute, and iterate without human prompts. Sakana AI’s "AI Scientist" completed the full research cycle—from literature scan to manuscript—and earned a Nature‑published...
ParityQC and University of Innsbruck Propose Distillation Architecture to Reduce FTQC Overhead
Physicists from ParityQC and the University of Innsbruck unveiled the Parity‑Unfolded Distillation Architecture, a fault‑tolerant quantum computing scheme that streamlines non‑Clifford gate synthesis. By directly preparing and teleporting small‑angle rotations, the design sidesteps long gate sequences and reduces both qubit...
Longevity Fanatics Are Seeking Out Stem Cells—But Is It Safe?
Stem‑cell clinics are expanding from medical treatment into high‑priced wellness and anti‑aging services, offering injections of mesenchymal cells, Wharton’s jelly, and MUSE pluripotent cells. Celebrities such as Cristiano Ronaldo and the Kardashians have popularized these unapproved therapies, prompting a surge in...
Diabetes Detection Needs Better Tools. They’re on the Way
Researchers warn that traditional HbA1c testing misses millions at risk for diabetes, especially in Black and South Asian populations. New AI‑driven tools are leveraging continuous glucose monitors and routine electrocardiograms to flag metabolic dysfunction years before blood sugar spikes. Stanford’s...
Olivia Rodrigo Expands 2026 – 2027 Unraveled World Tour
Olivia Rodrigo has expanded her 2026‑2027 Unraveled World Tour, adding 12 extra shows across the United States and Europe and extending the run to May 10, 2027. New dates include a third Boston concert, five additional Los Angeles shows at the Intuit Dome,...
The Smart Way to Track Your Work Hours Without Stress or Errors
Accurate work‑hour tracking is becoming essential as remote, freelance, and flexible schedules proliferate. Traditional manual methods often cause errors, lost earnings, and payroll headaches. Free online hour calculators now offer instant, precise results that any device can access. By automating...
Here’s Why the Venice Biennale Main Show Lost One Artist During the Planning Stages
The 2026 Venice Biennale, curated posthumously by Koyo Kouoh, opened under the title “In Minor Keys” with 110 artists, down from the originally announced 111. The exhibition blends contemporary creators with a handful of deceased figures such as Marcel Duchamp, preserving historical...
The Power Couple Behind Richwife Is Redefining What It Means to Be Rich
Entrepreneurial couple Matthew and Kaylyn Noonan launched Richwife, a lifestyle apparel brand that positions wealth as time, health and relationships rather than money. Within two years the brand generated multi‑million‑dollar revenue and attracted high‑profile fans such as Simone Biles, Jessie...
"Perfect" Thriller that Was "One of the Best Movies of 2025" Has Just Landed on Prime Video
The Long Walk, a Stephen King‑based thriller directed by Francis Lawrence, is now streaming on Prime Video in the UK. The dystopian 1970s tale follows 50 boys in a lethal walking contest where three warnings mean instant death, with the survivor...
For 6 Days, NASA’s Mars Rover Battled a Rock
NASA’s Curiosity rover became entangled with a 28‑lb, 1.5‑foot‑wide rock dubbed Atacama during a routine drill on April 25. The rock clung to the drill sleeve, forcing engineers to spend six days employing vibration, arm reorientation, and spin to free...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Warns Two Types of People Won’t Survive the AI Era: ‘Pure People Managers’ and Workers Who...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told the Invest Like The Best podcast that the two employee profiles most vulnerable in the AI era are pure people managers and workers who refuse to adopt new tools. He argues that managers must become...
A Light in the Dark
NASA released a striking April 3 2026 image from the Artemis II mission, showing Earth’s thin, sun‑lit limb against the darkness of space. Artemis II was the agency’s first crewed deep‑space flight, orbiting the Moon to test Orion’s life‑support, propulsion and navigation systems. The...
What’s the Issue W/ Amy Clark
Editor-in-Chief Amy Clark joins host Scotty Sandow on the Ultrarunning Magazine podcast to preview the April/May 2026 issue. The conversation spans mountain‑racing strategies for flatlanders, Clark’s first‑hand account of the Barkley Marathons, and Dr. Nick Tiller’s AI‑powered training plans. Listeners...
Is This the Death of Calorie Counting?
After years of meticulous calorie tracking, the author’s coach suggested a diet roughly 1,000 calories higher, signaling a broader industry shift away from strict calorie counting toward nutrient quality and satiety. Dietitians and experts now emphasize macros, ingredient quality, and...
Billie Eilish Makes Red Carpet Debut with Nat Wolff in a Subversive Preppy Look
Billie Eilish stepped onto the Los Angeles premiere of her 3D concert film in a layered, preppy‑punk ensemble that mixed a white collared shirt, an emerald Prada polo, a black pleated skirt, red tube socks and sneaker‑style pumps. She arrived...
Chanpan Go Rock On New Single ‘Confessions Part Iii’
Chanpan, a Chinatown‑originated trio from NYC, has dropped the single “confessions part iii,” a gritty rock preview of their upcoming EP “autogratis,” slated for June 25. The track departs from their earlier sound, featuring distorted guitars and punk‑style chants. Production...
Ed Gardner, ‘Force to Be Reckoned With,’ Comes Into His Own
British conductor Ed Gardner, a product of Eton, Cambridge and the Royal Academy, is cementing his role as an ambassador for UK music. He serves as principal conductor of the London Philharmonic and music director of the Norwegian Opera and...