[This story contains spoilers for “Vanitas,” the fourth episode of The Audacity on AMC.] We’re going to break the first rule of Fight Club and talk about the fight club that marks the (slightly disturbing) climax of “Vanitas,” the midpoint of The Audacity’s first season. For starters, it’s based on a real thing. “That’s what’s…
A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some go as mercenaries, but many more are drawn unwittingly.
Zach KramMay 3, 2026, 11:18 PM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. Multiple Authors The first round of the 2025-26…
Strike a pose. As much as “The Devil Wears Prada” is associated with Vogue magazine (Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly is based on longtime editor-in-chief Anna Wintour), the 2006 movie is equally remembered for its deft deployment of Madonna’s anthem, “Vogue,” as the soundtrack to Runway newcomer Andy’s (Anne Hathaway) style transformation. In the now-iconic montage,…
Having gotten into trouble for making jokes critical of the Chinese government, the standup comic Chizi now lives in self-imposed exile. He’s finding that freedom imposes its own constraints.
Brent crude is largely unmoved by Trump’s announcement of the operation, dubbed Project Freedom. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 Oil prices are largely unmoved following United States President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US will guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was essentially flat on…
In India, Firozabad has depended on its glassmaking industry for centuries. Fuel prices are starting to shatter businesses already under pressure.
3 May 2026 Beau Starr, the prolific character actor whose presence in Goodfellas and the Halloween franchise made him a familiar face across decades of film and television, has died at the age of 81. Beau Starr, the prolific character actor whose presence in Goodfellas and the Halloween franchise made him a familiar face across…
Ghosts of the 2008 financial crisis are haunting Wall Street as private equity firms are pooling and repackaging troubled corporate debt in a bid to raise liquidity. Redemptions from private credit funds have been spiking on fears of potentially bad loans in application software and other sectors, driven by the ascent of artificial intelligence and…
NewsFeed US President Donald Trump has announced ‘Project Freedom’, a naval mission to escort stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday, warning any interference will be met “forcefully”. The move comes amid a fragile US-Iran truce, with Tehran warning it would treat US intervention as a breach. Published On 4 May 20264 May…
