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Home Depot’s 7.5-foot Christmas Chewbacca is the next Skelly
Nothing says “Merry Christmas” quite like a 7.5-foot-tall Chewbacca holding a candy cane. At least, according to the team at Home Depot.…
Is A.I. Actually a Bubble?
Luckily for managers, building human capital takes a long time. Or, at least, it used to: artificial intelligence is, among other things,…
Wim Wenders to Head Berlin Film Festival Jury
Celebrated German director Wim Wenders will serve as the jury president at the 76th Berlin Film Festival in February. The trailblazing…
Comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99
Scottish actor and comedian Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99. Born in Glasgow in 1926, he was one of the biggest stars on British…
A Holiday Gift Guide: Puzzles and Games Galore
For the word gamer with old-school tastes and ample storage space, consider a Monogrammed Deluxe Scrabble set ($170), paired with a…
Podcast industry is divided as AI bots flood the airways with thousands of programs
Chatty bots are sharing their hot takes through hundreds of thousands of AI-generated podcasts. And the invasion has just begun. Though…
Nancy Shaver Is the Real Deal
The choreographer Marla Phelan is interested in the birth of stars—not Barbra Streisand or Lady Gaga but the cosmic kind. Working with the…
Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes: What Could Go Wrong?
Oh, but the Hunting Husbands would like a word.Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes is beefing with Owens, whom he has called, with unexpected gender…
Bi Gan’s Dream Factory
Every night during the shoot, Bi and his assistant directors convened in a conference room, where they and assorted crew members discussed…
2025 Was David Lynch
In the summer, the actress Natasha Lyonne relayed an anecdote about the late director David Lynch, in which he told her that A.I. in the…
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
“‘Decision, activity, secrecy, and dispatch will generally characterize the proceedings of one man in a much more eminent degree than the…
Nope, Billionaire Tom Steyer Is Not a Bellwether of Climate Politics
What should we make of billionaire Tom Steyer’s reinvention as a populist candidate for California governor, four years after garnering…
Something Is Rotten in Chloe Zhao’s “Hamnet”
Hamnet is the director’s first period piece, and while the glancing, magic-hour lyricism of the cinematography (by the excellent Łukasz…
Southeast Asia seeks its place in space
It’s an unexpected sight, one that reflects the growing excitement within the Southeast Asian space sector. At the expo, held among…
‘Eat the frog’: How getting unpleasant things out of the way makes for a fulfilling day
Revolutionary France may seem like a strange place to find a life hack, but in the 1790s, the French satirist Nicolas Chamfort offered…
OUE Reit secures S$100 million unsecured loan facility
Proceeds will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general funding purposes OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit)…
OUE Reit gets S$100 million unsecured loan facility
Proceeds will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general funding purposes OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit)…
Singapore stocks gain more ground on Friday; STI up 1.5%
Singapore stocks ended higher on Friday (Dec 12), following regional indices. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.5 per cent…
Trump Rages at Cratering Polls as GOP Losses Reveal Surprise Weakness
President Trump erupted Thursday in a wild rage on Truth Social in which he appeared to blame pollsters for failing to register his…
Expanded carrier screening: Is it worth it?
The other end of the screening spectrum is transforming too. Carrier screening, which tests would-be parents for hidden genetic mutations…
Lady Glenconner, Nancy Astor Jewels Fly Out of Bonhams at London Sale
LONDON – Lady Glenconner’s antique diamond tiara, with its glittering starburst designs, fetched 127,400 pounds, more than double its…
Australia unveils rescue bid for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter
“If Australia doesn’t produce aluminium, then the knock-on effect in other industries is significant,” warns Prime Minister Anthony…
Flu in four charts - how this year's winter outbreak is different
Jim Reed,Health reporterand Wesley Stephenson,BBC Verify The NHS says it's facing its "worst-case scenario" after the number of people in…