Fashion

FX’s ‘Far Cry’ Series Is Already Making a Confusing Creative Choice Ahead of Release
TV shows based on video games have become all the rage lately, thanks to breakout hits like The Last of Us and Fallout. Now, FX is getting in on...
The 10 Most Perfect Anime of the Last 20 Years, Ranked
Anime is much more than just cartoons. It has given birth to timeless series like One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, and Naruto — shows that have become not only...
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Finally Unleashes Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom in Explosive Trailer
The biggest movie of 2026, and perhaps this side of the pandemic, is just a few months away now, and the first proper look at it is here. Marvel...
One of the Best Evil Dead Projects of All Time Is Officially Streaming for Free
Like the relentless Deadites that have been there from its start in 1981, the Evil Dead franchise simply won't die. The latest installment, Evil Dead Burn, has again revived...
The 7 Most Divisive Superhero Movies of All Time, Ranked
Comic books have decades-long, built-in fan bases, and every single one of those fans has their own idea of what makes a great superhero story. Some grew up on...
10 High Fantasy Books That Are Perfectly Written
Writing a book is no easy task; writing a good book even less so. After all, writing is an art, and it can be a difficult thing to master....

World

Xi’s last frontier: China’s plan to transform its west
Xi’s last frontier: China’s plan to transform its west
Additional contributions by Haohsiang Ko, Chris Campbell and Annalee Mather.The location and route of the tunnel system for the hydropower dam are indicative, as official designs have not been...
The power struggle in the world’s narrow seas
The power struggle in the world’s narrow seas
It has become much harder to forget since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Hundreds rather than the usual thousands of vessels have passed through the strait since...
Inside China’s plans to fight in space
Inside China’s plans to fight in space
Satellite ephemerides data provided by Comspoc, a space situational awareness software company, and Spaceflux, a space domain awareness company. Historical launch and orbital data provided by Space-Track. Visuals were...
America’s bid for energy supremacy is being forged in war
America’s bid for energy supremacy is being forged in war
Additional work by Jana TauschinskiOil and gas tanker location and destination data are from Kpler. The map shows the latest position for vessels with an active AIS signal on...
‘Fake workers’ from North Korea use AI to exploit European companies
‘Fake workers’ from North Korea use AI to exploit European companies
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Cyber Security myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.A “mini army” of North Korean IT operatives is increasingly using...
Anthropic sues the Pentagon over being declared a ‘supply chain risk’
Anthropic sues the Pentagon over being declared a ‘supply chain risk’
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Business

Opinion | The A.I. Classroom Is Quiet. Way Too Quiet.
Last year, I visited a seventh-grade math classroom in a public school in the Bronx. Twenty students sat bent over laptops, working with an A.I. tutor on story problems...
The Inventor Who Refused Impossible: Dr. Ko-Cheng Fang and the Extraordinary Story Behind X-Photon, the 2-Nanometer Quantum Material That Could Power the Next Era of Human Computing
Every era of technological civilisation has been defined by a material breakthrough. Bronze replaced stone. Steel replaced bronze. Silicon replaced vacuum tubes. And now, as the world's most advanced semiconductor...
Wholesale Prices Jumped in April, in Latest Sign of War’s Economic Ripples
Wholesale prices in April rose at their fastest rate in four years, the latest sign that the war with Iran is taking a toll on the U.S. economy.The Producer...
From Corporate Tax Strategy to Viral Financial Education: The Entrepreneur Building a Multi Million Follower Platform Around Wealth Architecture
You have built a massive audience around a topic most people find complex and inaccessible. What was the inflexion point where tax strategy shifted from a technical service into a...
Video: President Trump Seeks Retribution in Republican Primaries
new video loaded: President Trump Seeks Retribution in Republican PrimariesPresident Trump is endorsing candidates in a series of primary elections this month, trying to defeat incumbents in his own...
What to Know About the Maine Senate Race After Janet Mills Drops Out
The abrupt exit of Gov. Janet Mills from the Senate race in Maine has propelled one of the nation’s marquee contests into the general-election phase, effectively crowning Graham Platner,...

News

Trump Tries to Claim That 18 Dead Soldiers Is a Good Thing, Actually
“Epidemiological evidence and traceback analysis provide strong, actionable public health evidence,” HHS shared Tuesday afternoon, responding to a CNN report that Mexico denied its regional cases had anything to...
Trump Hits Record-Breaking Low in Polls, Shocking Analyst: “Horrible!”
Donald Trump is cratering in several new polls: They have his approval at an average of 22 points underwater. That’s just abysmal. Indeed, as CNN’s Harry Enten notes in...
Trump Now Wants to Tariff Canada Over the Wildfires
President Donald Trump and other Republicans are threatening retaliation against Canada for the wildfires ravaging Ontario, smoke from which has caused hazardous air quality in a significant swath of...
ICE Contractor Arrested After Shooting Protester Who Was Walking Away
“If the states choose not to participate with the state program, and they choose not to participate in securing the elections, we will make sure that we make those...
Protesters Confront Trump Envoy on His Superyacht “Diplomacy” Tour
“If the states choose not to participate with the state program, and they choose not to participate in securing the elections, we will make sure that we make those...
Trump’s Handpicked Company Screwed Up Reflecting Pool Reno From Start
An independent review of U.S. expenses through the four-month war was published last week by Popular Information’s Stephen Semler, who found that Trump officials had dramatically lowballed Congress on...

Beauty

12 things women wear that can quietly ruin a first date | The Curvy Fashionista
Getting ready for a romantic evening out often feels like preparing for a high-stakes Broadway audition. You empty your entire closet onto the bed while searching for that magical...
12 One-and-Done Outfits You’ll Wear All Summer | The Curvy Fashionista
Psychologist Roy Baumeister coined the term “decision fatigue” to describe how the quality of choices declines as a person makes more decisions throughout the day. Clothes count toward that...
12 Dress Styles That Balance Comfort and Style | The Curvy Fashionista
A dress can look beautiful on a hanger and still fail the real-life test. The waist may feel restrictive after lunch, the fabric may trap heat during a commute,...
12 Ways to Master Low-effort Summer Dressing | The Curvy Fashionista
There is a theory circulating well beyond fashion circles that the swing toward low-effort, minimalist dressing is not really about comfort at all. Fashion historian Vincent Quan has pointed...
13 things men wear that might instantly turn women off | The Curvy Fashionista
Getting dressed for a date or a night out should be a fun experience, but many guys accidentally shoot themselves in the foot before they even leave the house....
12 Summer Accessories Fashion Lovers Can’t Stop Wearing | The Curvy Fashionista
Summer 2026 is shaping up to be a season of high-frequency travel, with 71% of Americans planning to spend as much or more on getaways as they did last...

Celebrity

Strengthen merchant enablement as UPI leads payment modes: DFS report
Focused merchant enablement programmes are needed to strengthen RuPay debit card usage, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, even as UPI has emerged as the most preferred mode of...
Norway envoy to India calls for representation of women in AI development
Norway's Ambassador to India May-Elin Stener, has underscored the urgent need to address gender imbalance in artificial intelligence and technology, stressing that inclusion must move beyond discussion panels...
Stock Market LIVE Updates: GIFT Nifty signals weak open; Asian markets fall; Ola Electric in focus
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates, February 16, 2026:  The GIFT Nifty indicated a negative start for the Indian benchmark indices. The futures were quoting at 25,459.50,...
Sanjay’s 68, bowlers seal 31-run win as USA stay alive for Super 8 round
Sanjay Krishnamurthi's explosive unbeaten half-century followed by a disciplined bowling show powered USA to a crucial 31-run win over Namibia, in a must-win Group C clash here on...
China’s Xi Jinping emphasises stability at start of new policy cycle
China will accelerate efforts to build a new development paradigm and focus on high quality growth this year, President Xi Jinping said in his Lunar New Year speech. ...
Startups driving innovation, job creation, says former President Kovind
India has emerged as the world's third-largest startup ecosystem, with over 2 lakh recognised startups driving innovation and job creation across the country, former President Ram Nath Kovind...

Culture

Solopreneur Math: 4 Numbers Behind the Solo Startup Boom
The solopreneur path stopped being a fallback and started becoming the default, and Forbes contributor John Werner laid out the numbers on July 18. His argument is simple. AI...
Fed Rate Decision Nears as Inflation Cools This Summer
The next Fed rate decision arrives late this month, and this week’s data gave policymakers plenty to weigh. Inflation cooled again in June, retail sales edged up, and business...
Construction Robots Go Mainstream as Monumental Raises $32M
If you run a business that depends on building anything, you already know the ache of a project stalled by a labor shortage. This week brought a sign of...
Gen Z Entrepreneurs Are Turning Franchising Into a Career
A new report on Gen Z entrepreneurs shows a shift I love to see: young founders are treating franchising as an entry-level path into business ownership, not a fallback....
AI ROI Reality Check: Why Most AI Spending Falls Short
A recent Gartner analysis of AI ROI delivers a sobering message, sharing that only a mere “one in 50 AI investments delivers transformational value.” The analysis also shares that...
How Product-Based Businesses Are Innovating, Creating, and Smashing the Competition
While digital is here to stay, people still need tangible products in their everyday lives. Product-based companies create innovative options for health, home, wellness, body, convenience, and more. When...

Style

Aparna Nancherla and Josh Gondelman Enter the Cartoon Caption Contest
The comedians try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. Source link
A Celebrity Photographer’s Hidden Stash of Polaroids
For the rest of the decade—the years represented by these Polaroids—she was booked and busy. “It was such a period of growth for me as a photographer,” Shur told...
Madonna and the Muppets Made the Case for Love
This year, for the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup final featured an eleven-minute halftime hullabaloo, co-headlined by four megastar acts: Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber, and BTS. The...
How the Beach Vacation Became a Country-Music Trope
“The sun is hot,” Alan Jackson sings, accompanied by a trio of jaunty guitars (electric, acoustic, and pedal steel), and for a moment this sounds like a celebration. Instead,...
A New Crop of Unapologetic Sandwiches
I’ve been worried, a little, that Unapologetic Foods was going soft. Over the past decade or so, the restaurant group more or less detonated the New York dining scene...
How I Lost Faith in Google
This voice-of-Google thing—­a code I’d cracked for generating corpspeak with personality—­slowly became a hot commodity. The company relied heavily on the rhetoric of “culture” to keep tens of thousands...

Fashion

EXCLUSIVE: Dior Plans to Stage a Pre-Fall Show in December
EMERALD ISLE: Jonathan Anderson is bringing his career full circle, with plans to stage his first fashion show in Ireland in December. The Northern Irish designer plans to unveil...
Michael Jordan’s Classic Air Jordan 3 Is Getting a New Style Inspired by His Legendary Career
With 2005’s rare laser-etched Air Jordan 4s set to return as a two-sneaker pack near the top of next year, another one of Michael Jordan’s iconic early sneakers is...
Teyana Taylor Brings Saint Laurent Cap-toe Slingbacks to Justin Bieber’s Skylrk Party
Teyana Taylor attended the World Cup Final after party hosted by Justin Bieber’s brand Skylrk on Sunday in New York City with an outfit embracing sheer dressing and the...
Justin Bieber Takes a Spin in Unreleased Skylrk Sneakers for World Cup Halftime Performance
Justin Bieber took a spin in unreleased Skylrk sneakers for his halftime performance at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final at New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday. Wearing...
Josh Kerr Sprints to Fastest Mile Ever, Breaks World Record in This Brooks Shoe
Another major running world record has been smashed in London, and Brooks is at the center of the major moment. Josh Kerr ran the fastest men’s mile ever on...
Brazil’s Government Chooses Restraint in Addressing US Tariffs—For Now
In the wake of oppressively weighty new tariffs levied by the Trump administration this week, Brazil’s finance minister indicated the country’s government practicing restraint rather than retaliating. Dario Durigan...