Cate Blanchett went through the entire awards-season rigamarole in 2022 and 2023 with Tár. I was really rooting for her at the 2023 Oscars, but she lost to Michelle Yeoh. I was happy with Yeoh’s win, although I think people will look back on Tár and wonder how the hell Cate lost to anyone that…
A retro-futuristic diner is rising on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles. Curved, silvery and flanked by two outdoor film screens, it looks as if a flying saucer had sailed out of a 1950s drive-in movie and come to rest in the parking lot. An opening date has not been announced, but Tesla’s all-night diner,…
Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, the online influencers who decamped last month to the United States while facing human-trafficking charges in two European countries, were set to return on Friday to Romania ahead of a criminal proceeding, one of them said Friday. The British American siblings were expected to arrive at night in…
Aside from cutscenes, most of Mythic Quest takes place in the real world. But Apple’s upcoming spinoff series Side Quest will give us a much better look at what the game looks like from within. While some of Side Quest’s four episodes focus on people’s lives outside of and away from Mythic Quest, the final…
No. 2-seeded Alabama held on to beat No. 15-seeded Robert Morris 90-81 in the first round of the men’s NCAA tournament Friday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. At one point, Alabama was up 12 points in the first half, but Robert Morris battled back to cut Alabama’s lead to 40-36 at halftime. Robert Morris continued…
Doctor Who fans it’s time to set your alarms, because The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) is on his way back to your screens, this time with a new addition to the TARDIS, Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) as season two of Doctor Who premieres in 2025 on BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK and Disney+ outside of…
Robert E. Denham, a mergers-and-acquisitions lawyer who was known for parachuting into imperiled companies and splintered board rooms and steering the organizations out of trouble, died on Saturday at his home in Pasadena, Calif. He was 79. His family said the cause was cancer. Soft-spoken, erudite and strategic, Mr. Denham had a knack for being…
Heathrow Airport in London was plunged into chaos after a fire at an electrical substation shut down operations at one of Europe’s busiest air hubs, forcing the airport to cancel or divert more than 1,000 flights on Friday and removing a global linchpin of air travel. Heathrow’s chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, described the disruption as…
Get ready for a different kind of free agency this summer: Less wild, perhaps, but weirder. At first, the 2025 NBA free-agent class doesn’t exactly overwhelm you with front-line talent. This isn’t the year for superstars holding meetings in the Hamptons while teams wait on pins and needles for franchise-altering decisions. Only one likely All-NBA…
Bronny James opens up in a rare interview about his rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers, sharing insights into what his journey has been like so far. “My first thought about everything is I always try to just let it go through one ear and out the other, put my head down and come…
