Roblox is a massive app — as of September 2023, Roblox says it has more than 65 million daily active users — and it’s becoming an increasingly interesting platform to watch amid growing competition from social and metaverse platforms like Epic Games’ Fortnite and Meta’s Horizon Worlds. Here’s all of our coverage of Roblox.
Matt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years. The 25-year-old set a personal-best time of two hours, seven minutes and 56 seconds over a course that began at Dodger Stadium and went through downtown LA, Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Brentwood…
Charlotte Chilton is keeping a low profile. The Traitors star cancelled her appearance at a high-profile event over the weekend, pulling out of attending the Mariposa Ball and Awards in London at the last minute after singer Conor Maynard‘s bombshell statement claiming he is not the father of her child. “Earlier this week, I took…
For more than 80 years, Voice of America transmitted the news into countries, many of them authoritarian, where reliable sources of information about the outside world were often hard to come by. Now those broadcasts — long viewed as an important part of U.S. efforts to promote democracy and transparency overseas — are flickering out….
In most countries, working as a housekeeper or nanny is a relatively safe profession. Yet as we traveled across Kenya and Uganda, from crowded and poor urban neighborhoods to far-flung farming villages, we heard many variations on the same horror story: Young, healthy women set off for domestic jobs in Saudi Arabia, only to return…
Ohio State seemingly played its way out of the NCAA Tournament picture with a loss to Iowa, but the Buckeyes might have hope on Selection Sunday. https://t.co/rfDNpouKA3 — Columbus Dispatch (@DispatchAlerts) March 16, 2025 Believe it or not Ohio State basketball fans (and frustrated ones at that), there is still a decent, albeit outside shot…
Norma Desmond hit on something in the 1950 movie Sunset Boulevard. A silent film stars whose career had been decimated by talking pictures, she refused to change with the times. “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small,” she said. Fast-forward to today and that quote could be applied to the concept of mainstream…
A plume of smoke billows during a U.S. strike on Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa early on March 16, 2025. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on…
David Raven, who was better known as Maisie Trollette and was believed to be the oldest drag performer in Britain, died on Wednesday in Brighton, England. He was 91. His death was confirmed by a friend, Scott St. Martyn, who said that Mr. Raven had been living in a nursing home. Mr. Raven performed as…
Understanding how to communicate better with your boss can be the secret sauce for success on the job. While we’d like to think the secret to a fast promotion is all about doing a good job, your relationship with your boss can make or break your career. Understanding how to handle a narcissistic boss or…
