Noah Wyle, Other Industry Figures To Testify At Adam Schiff Hearing On Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Tax Incentives
Senator Adam Schiff is convening a spotlight hearing in Burbank to scrutinize Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery and the broader push for federal film‑production tax incentives. Actor Noah Wyle, IATSE President Matthew Loeb, policy researcher Jax Deluca, and journalist Jim Acosta are slated to testify. The hearing will assess the deal’s impact on American jobs, competition, and free‑speech protections. Earlier, Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman extracted job‑security commitments from Paramount and Netflix during prior acquisition talks.
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Tate McRae Dazzles in a Plunging Red-Hot Gown With a Midsection Cutout at the Oscars 2026 After-Party
Tate McRae turned heads at the Vanity Fair Oscars 2026 after‑party in a custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin gown that took 150 hours to hand‑craft in Paris. The floor‑length, dark‑red silk chiffon dress featured a dramatic centre cutout and draped waist, complemented by voluminous wavy hair, doe‑eyed...
Common Pesticide May More than Double Parkinson’s Disease Risk
A UCLA Health study links long‑term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos with a more than 2.5‑fold increase in Parkinson's disease risk. Researchers analyzed 829 Parkinson's patients and 824 controls, estimating exposure through California pesticide records, and corroborated findings with...
Noah Kahan Makes SXSW Laugh and Cry With Netflix Doc About Depression and Body Dysmorphia: ‘It’s Easy to Shut These...
Noah Kahan premiered his Netflix documentary "Out of Body" at SXSW, blending humor and raw honesty about his rise from small venues to Fenway Park while confronting depression and body dysmorphia. The film, directed by Nick Sweeney, includes tour footage,...
‘DreamQuil’ Review: Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly in a Visually Adventurous Slice of Dystopia That Feels Like Yesterday’s News
DreamQuil premiered in the Narrative Spotlight at SXSW, marking Alex Prager’s feature‑film debut. The dystopian drama stars Elizabeth Banks and John C. Reilly as a high‑tech married couple navigating a virtual‑therapy craze. Prager’s hyper‑real, color‑saturated visual language draws on her...
Flip Burgers At This Exact Moment For A Crispy Crust — You Won't Overcook Them
The article explains the precise moment to flip a burger for a crispy crust, emphasizing visual cues like half‑browned edges and pooled juices. It differentiates techniques for smash burgers, which flip after one to two minutes, and thicker patties that...
Taking a Look at the Spring Forecast
The latest seasonal outlooks for Canada’s Prairies show a patchwork of temperature and precipitation signals across March‑May. While the Old Farmer’s Almanac and NOAA suggest near‑average warmth and rain, the CFS model leans toward a warm end‑March, cooler April, and...
Lemon Potatoes With Beans and Feta
Ellie Krieger’s recipe upgrades classic Greek lemon potatoes into a hearty vegetarian entrée by adding crisp green beans, buttery white beans, and salty feta. The dish is roasted on a single pan at 450°F, delivering caramelized potatoes alongside tender beans...
Disney Just Broke Its Own Oscars Record (And It's Nothing To Celebrate)
Disney and Pixar have not won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in four consecutive years, a record longest streak without a win. Netflix’s surprise hit KPop Demon Hunters captured the 2026 Oscar, edging out Disney’s Zootopia 2 and Pixar’s...
Should You Buy a Sundays Sofa?
Sundays, a Canadian direct‑to‑consumer furniture brand, offers minimalist sofas upholstered in performance fabrics, with prices starting around $2,650. The flagship “Movie Night” sofa feels larger and firmer than its online photos suggest, while the Get Together model still lags behind...
Light-Controlled Hydrogel Mimics Soft Human Tissue for More Realistic Cell Studies
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a light‑controlled hydrogel that closely replicates the softness and viscoelastic behavior of human tissue. The material can be solidified or softened on demand using photopolymerization, allowing precise spatial control during 3‑D...
Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. To Perform ‘Everything All the Time’ and ‘Where You Been’ on Co-Headline Tour
Alt‑rock veterans Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr. announced a co‑headlining summer tour featuring full‑album performances of their seminal releases. From July 10 through August 1, the 16‑date trek will span the East Coast and Midwest, with Band of Horses revisiting 2006’s *Everything...
A '90s Comic Book Movie Sequel Returned To The Top 10 At The Box Office
The 1991 sequel *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze* returned to the domestic top‑10 after a 35th‑anniversary re‑release, pulling $1.4 million on roughly 1,400 screens and landing eighth. The weekend was dominated by Oscar‑season releases, yet the...
7 Japandi Beds to Keep You Grounded in 2026
The article spotlights seven Japandi‑style bed frames that marry Japanese minimalism with Scandinavian warmth, highlighting their low‑profile designs, sustainable materials, and Japanese joinery. Thuma’s Essential Bed tops the list for durability, while Design Within Reach, CB2, Flexispot, West Elm, and...
This BTS ‘Arirang’ Vinyl Comes in an Exclusive ‘Jung Kook Orchid’ Colorway
BTS will release its fifth studio album *Arirang* on March 20, marking the group’s first full‑group record after a three‑year hiatus for military service. The album, featuring producers Ryan Tedder, Diplo and Kevin Parker, blends each member’s solo growth with BTS’s signature sound....
Frog-Cell 'Neurobots' Grow Self-Organized Nervous Systems and Alter Gene Activity
Researchers at the Wyss Institute have created the first “neurobots,” living robots built from frog embryonic cells that incorporate neuronal precursor cells to form self‑organizing nervous systems. The neurobots develop mature neurons that connect internally and extend processes to surface...
One Battle After Another Is Political But It Isn’t About Politics
Paul Thomas Anderson leveraged his Oscar win to urge a return to common decency, but offered no concrete policy prescriptions. His new film, One Battle After Another, intertwines revolutionary imagery with a father‑daughter relationship, leaving its political stance deliberately vague....
The Once-Popular '70s Steakhouse That Met Its End In 2017
Victoria Station was a railroad‑themed steakhouse chain that originated in San Francisco and grew to roughly 100 locations across the United States and Canada. Its menu centered on prime rib, ribs and other hearty fare, while vintage train cars created a...
Guidelines Recommend Cholesterol Screening, Treatment for Individuals as Young as Age 30
The American Heart Association released new cholesterol guidelines recommending routine lipid screening for adults starting at age 30, a shift from the previous 45‑year threshold. The recommendations pair early detection with individualized treatment, including lifestyle counseling and statin therapy for...
The Oscar Was Never Really Timothée Chalamet’s to Begin With
Timothée Chalamet entered the 2026 Oscars as the early favorite for Best Actor after a high‑profile campaign for *Marty Supreme*. Two weeks before the ceremony he sparked a backlash with dismissive remarks about ballet and opera, and his promotional tactics...
Europe’s Spectrum Rocket Returns to the Skies with Onward and Upward
German startup Isar Aerospace is set for the second flight of its Spectrum launch vehicle, dubbed “Onward and Upward,” from Andøya Space in Norway on March 19. The mission marks the rocket’s first customer payload flight, carrying five CubeSats and a...
The Oscars Red Carpet Gave Wings to the Feather Trend
At the Oscars, a wave of feather‑laden gowns stole the spotlight, with Demi Moore, Nicole Kidman, Teyana Taylor and Amy Madigan showcasing elaborate plumage on designer silhouettes. The same avian motif continued at the Vanity Fair after‑party, where stars like Ejae, Olivia Rodrigo and Demi Moore...
CARPOOL Radial Access as Good as Femoral in PAD Procedures
The CARPOOL observational study compared radial‑to‑peripheral (R2P) and femoral access for peripheral artery disease (PAD) interventions and found comparable 30‑day major adverse limb event (MALE) rates. While radial access achieved a technical success of 87.2% versus 94.9% for femoral, it...
Popcorn Pop
Artforum revisits J. Hoberman’s 2011 essay that framed mid‑century Hollywood directors as early Pop artists. Hoberman argued that Orson Welles, Douglas Sirk, and Alfred Hitchcock embedded avant‑garde experiments within mass‑market films, making cinema a proto‑Pop medium. The piece highlights how...
The Technique Behind Texas Roadhouse's Perfectly Sliced Steaks
Texas Roadhouse distinguishes its steak service by employing a dedicated hand‑cut meat cutter at every location. Cutters work in a chilled 34 °F room, manually slicing each steak to exact size, thickness, and a 90% meat‑to‑10% fat ratio. This hands‑on approach...
The Housemaid Streaming Release Date Set for Amanda Seyfried & Sydney Sweeney Movie
The psychological thriller *The Housemaid* will stream on Starz beginning April 1, three months after its theatrical launch. The Amanda Seyfried‑Sydney Sweeney vehicle earned $395 million worldwide and holds a Certified Fresh 73% rating with a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes....
Indie Star Joe Swanberg Never Really Left — but He’s Definitely Back Now
Joe Swanberg, the mumblecore pioneer, returns to feature filmmaking with *The Sun Never Sets*, his first narrative film since 2017’s *Win It All*. After a decade spent directing Netflix’s improvised series *Easy*, running a Chicago video‑store, and doing TV gigs,...
Exclusive: Nvidia and Antoine Arnault Are Moving Into Virtual Try-On
AI-driven virtual try‑on and direct checkout are reshaping online fashion shopping, with generative models now able to render realistic outfit previews inside search engines. The Business of Fashion report highlights a surge of investment, noting 17 AI‑powered startups have raised...
Millions of Protein Complexes Added to AlphaFold Database Shed Light on How Proteins Interact
A joint effort by EMBL‑EBI, Google DeepMind, NVIDIA and Seoul National University has added millions of AI‑predicted protein complex structures to the AlphaFold Database, marking the largest collection of such data to date. The release focuses on high‑confidence homodimers, delivering...
Illumina Launches Software for Multiomic Analysis
Illumina unveiled Illumina Connected Multiomics, a cloud‑based platform that unifies single‑cell, spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, and methylation data for large‑scale analysis. The system aggregates thousands of samples from Illumina and third‑party assays, delivering reproducible results through DRAGEN secondary analysis. AI‑driven tools...
Stress May Augment Impact of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes on CV Health
Researchers found that women who experienced an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO) and reported high psychosocial stress had significantly higher diastolic blood pressure 2–7 years postpartum, whereas stress alone did not affect blood pressure in uncomplicated pregnancies. The analysis of 3,322...
Kim Kardashian’s Blue Contacts Won’t Stop Staring at Me
Kim Kardashian appeared at the Oscars after‑party wearing a gold‑sequined Gucci dress and striking icy‑blue contact lenses. The unconventional eye color sparked a wave of commentary on social media, with fans comparing her look to the Night King and questioning...
4D Printing Technology Uses Waste Sulfur to Enable Self-Actuating Soft Robots
Researchers at KRICT, Hanyang University and Sejong University have unveiled the world’s first 4D‑printing platform that uses sulfur‑rich polymers derived from petroleum‑refining waste. By engineering a loosely cross‑linked sulfur polymer network, the material can be extruded, printed, and programmed to...
Scientists Think Our Brains Might Use a Secret Pathway to Create Consciousness
A new review in *Biophysics and Molecular Biology* proposes a third neural signaling pathway called the biofield, where ultra‑weak photons (biophotons) emitted by neurons could convey information. The authors argue that biophotons possess quantum properties such as superposition and entanglement,...
This Shortcut Version of Shrimp Toast Is the Only Way I’ll Ever Make It Again
Ron Hsu’s cookbook *Down South + East* introduces a shortcut shrimp toast that eliminates deep‑frying. The recipe spreads a seasoned shrimp paste between two slices of crust‑less white bread, cuts the sandwich into triangles, and pan‑toasts until crisp. Finished in...
Primate Streaming Release Date Set for Chimpanzee Horror Movie
Paramount Pictures announced that the R‑rated chimpanzee horror film *Primate* will stream on Paramount+ starting March 25, 2026. The movie, which opened theatrically in January 2025, will later hit Blu‑ray and DVD on April 21, 2026. It currently holds a...
Robert Pattinson Teased a Mysterious, Unreleased Watch at the Oscars
Robert Pattinson stepped onto the Oscars red carpet wearing a mysterious, unreleased gold watch with an integrated bracelet. The timepiece features a moon‑phase, day, date and month sub‑dials, suggesting a perpetual calendar complication. A logo inside the 6 o’clock sub‑dial points...
‘Italian Robinson Crusoe’ Spends 33 Years Alone on Island to Escape People
Mauro Morandi, a former teacher, abandoned modern life in 1989 after his catamaran failed, choosing to live on Sardinia’s Budelli Island. For 33 years he occupied a World War II shelter, maintained the iconic pink‑sand beaches and educated visitors about the...
Every Song On KPop Demon Hunters’ Incredible Soundtrack, Ranked From Good To Best
Netflix’s animated musical *KPop Demon Hunters* has become the platform’s most‑streamed film and earned an Oscar for Best Original Song with the breakout hit “Golden.” The movie features seven original K‑Pop tracks performed by fictional groups Huntr/x and Saja Boys, each...
I Found a Better Way to Give My Guests Temporary Access to Home Assistant
Home Assistant power users can now grant visitors limited control through HA‑Pass, an add‑on that creates temporary, scoped access links. The tool lets owners pick exact entities—lights, locks, thermostats—and generates a QR‑code or URL that expires after a set period....
Sound of Fear: A Direct Brain Shortcut for “Scary” Noises
Researchers identified a direct subcortical auditory pathway from the inferior colliculus and medial geniculate body to the basolateral amygdala, providing a “low‑road” route for rapid fear processing. Using diffusion‑weighted tractography on Human Connectome Project participants, higher fiber density in this...
Ultrasound-Activated Nanoparticles Breach Bacterial Biofilms
Scientists have engineered silica‑based nanoparticles that encapsulate rifampicin and release it only when exposed to low‑frequency ultrasound. The ultrasound both propels the particles through the protective matrix of bacterial biofilms and triggers cavitation that opens the particles, delivering the antibiotic...
Tate Modern to Mount Its First Monet Show Ever
The Tate Modern announced its 2027 program, featuring “Monet: Painting Time,” the museum’s first dedicated Monet exhibition since opening 26 years ago, slated for February 27, 2027. The show will present roughly 40 paintings sourced from French institutions and private...
AI and Genomics: A New Era of Personalized Medicine
Artificial intelligence is reshaping genomics by speeding up sequencing and uncovering patterns that traditional tools miss, enabling truly personalized medicine. AI models can predict disease risk, suggest optimal therapies, and guide tumor classification, especially in oncology and emerging mRNA vaccine...
3 Oscar Winners, South Park Creator, & More Join Cast of Minions 3 Despicable Me Movie
Universal Pictures and Illumination announced the voice cast for Minions 3, officially titled Minions & Monsters, slated for a July 1, 2026 theatrical release. The lineup features Oscar winners Allison Janney, Jeff Bridges and Christoph Waltz, alongside South Park co‑creator Trey Parker, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch and Bobby Moynihan, with director Pierre Coffin...
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This Forgotten Coast City Is One of the Most Charming Places in Florida—With Historic Lighthouses and White-Sand Beaches
Carrabelle, a historic fishing village on Florida’s Forgotten Coast, is gaining attention for its uncrowded white‑sand beaches, working waterfront, and fresh Gulf seafood. The town’s attractions include the 1894 Crooked River Lighthouse, the world’s smallest police station, and the 212,000‑acre...
My Silence Is Made of Explosions - A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Women Surrealist Photographers by Clare Gemima
The VISU Contemporary gallery in Miami Beach is hosting *My Silence Is Made of Explosions*, a group show that assembles twenty‑eight photographs by contemporary women surrealist photographers. The works, ranging from Aïda Muluneh’s vivid mythic scenes to Zanele Muholi’s politically charged portraits,...
Many Women Over 40 Avoid Jumping Workouts—But This Simple Exercise Is the Key to Stronger Bones
Women over 40 are often warned against jumping exercises, yet new research shows plyometrics dramatically improve bone mineral density and reduce fracture risk. Studies in *Current Osteoporosis Reports* and *BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders* confirm that adding high‑impact drills to strength routines...
How Lumpy Mashed Potatoes Allegedly Inspired A Jimi Hendrix Song
Jimi Hendrix’s classic track “The Wind Cries Mary” is said to have originated from a heated food‑fight over lumpy mashed potatoes with his then‑girlfriend Kathy Mary Etchingham, as recounted in a BBC interview. The anecdote links the song’s apologetic lyrics...
The Awake “Sleep” Loop: Why Attention Lapses Occur in ADHD
New research published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that adults with ADHD experience far more frequent "local sleep" intrusions—brief, sleep‑like slow waves that appear in isolated brain regions while awake—than neurotypical peers. Using EEG recordings from 32 medication‑withdrawn ADHD...