Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty ImagesAs Iran’s future hangs in the balance as civil unrest gathers steam, its powerful ally Russia can do little but watch and wait as the U.S. ponders its next move against the Islamic Republic.U.S. President Donald Trump has not ruled out using military strikes against the conservative religious regime that has ruled Iran since 1979. On Tuesday, he repeated that threat, warning the U.S. would take “very strong action” if Iran executed arrested protestors. Trump has already said any…
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Looking back at decades of work in a genre as wide in scope and with as vast a catalog as fantasy is, quite simply, staggering. The shape of fantasy literature in the year 2000 feels worlds away from what it has become today. We’re here to recognize works from those early years of this century up to 2025 that continue to be widely read, that urge readers to find similar books, and that we are certain will forever haunt the halls of our minds as fully realized and breathtaking as some of the mythical, magical creatures in these stories. In…
We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Want to get to know a man without it turning into a full-on grill session? The best questions to ask a guy will keep the flow going without feeling like an interrogation. As the de facto FashionBeans dating expert, I’ve taken the time to dive into questions that your crush really wants to be asked. Not the corny questions that get thrown out to save a sinking conversation. But the…
Bridgerton Season 4 is nearly here, which means that fans are that much closer to understanding the impact of Francesca (Hannah Dodd) meeting Michaela (Masali Baduza). For fans of Julia Quinn’s novel When He Was Wicked, they know that Francesca’s endgame love is her husband John’s (Victor Alli) cousin, Michael. In the TV adaptation, Michael was transformed into Micheala, and fans were clued into the cosmic connection between her and Francesca based on the latter’s reaction to her in Season 3’s final ball. But it isn’t an instantaneous revelation regarding Francesca’s feelings for Michaela, as fans of the book know that…
(L to R): Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell in ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.’ Photo: Steffan Hill/HBO.Arriving on HBO Max on January 18 with its first episode (followed by one episode weekly) is the first season of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,’ set a century before the events of ‘Game of Thrones,’ and represents a story far from the powerful warriors of the original show or even ‘House of the Dragon.’”A tall tale that became legend.”Air Date: January 18th, 2026Networks: HBOThe cast for the show includes Peter Claffey (‘Small Things Like These’), Dexter Sol Ansell (‘The Hunger Games:…
Customers shop at a Trader Joe’s store on Dec. 10, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesWholesale prices moved up less than expected while consumers kept up a heavy buying pace in November, according to economic data released Wednesday.The producer price index, a measure of final demand prices that producers get in the marketplace, rose just 0.2% for the month, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That was below the Dow Jones consensus for a 0.3% gain though one-tenth of a percentage point higher than October.Excluding food and energy, core PPI was flat on…
Bank of America on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ expectations on gains from net interest income and equities trading. Here’s what the company reported:Earnings: 98 cents per share vs. 96 cents expected, according to LSEG Revenue: $28.53 billion vs. $27.94 billion expectedThe company said profit rose 12% from a year earlier to $7.6 billion, or 98 cents per share. Revenue climbed 7.1% to $28.53 billion, thanks to rising net interest income, asset management fees and trading revenue.Shares of the bank fell more than 1% in premarket trading. “With consumers and businesses proving resilient, as well as the regulatory…
A new £76million venue is soon to be built in Milton Keynes. READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the complete collapse of touring” – here’s how you can help ATG Entertainment are partnering with Milton Keynes Development Partnership to replace the Old Bus Station at Elder Gate with a multi-purpose event space. The venue will see a £76 million investment from independent organisation MKDP (owned by Milton Keynes City Council), and will seat up to 4,000 visitors. Promising a “diverse range of performers and acts”, the venue could attract approximately more than 300,000 visitors annually. Additionally, the venue is also…
Several of Meta’s VR studios have been affected by the company’s metaverse-focused layoffs. The company has shuttered three of its VR studios, including Armature, Sanzaru and Twisted Pixel. VR fitness app Supernatural will no longer be updated with fresh content.Employees at Twisted Pixel, which released Marvel’s Deadpool VR in November, and Sanzaru, known for Asgard’s Wrath, posted on social media about the closures. Bloomberg reported that Armature, which brought Resident Evil 4 to Quest back in 2021 has also closed and that the popular VR fitness app Supernatural will no longer get updates.“Due to recent organizational changes to our Studio,…
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace says it will upgrade its Alpha launch vehicle, making changes intended to improve the reliability of a rocket that has experienced several failures. The company announced Jan. 13 that it will begin flying a Block 2 version of Alpha starting with Flight 8. The next launch of the rocket, Flight 7, will be the final flight of the current configuration. “The Block 2 upgrade has been part of Firefly’s strategic growth plan to meet the evolving needs of the global launch market and further supports Firefly’s culture of continuous improvement with a focus on enhanced safety,…
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025.Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran has raised the risk of derailing Washington’s fragile trade deal with Beijing — Tehran’s largest trading partner. Trump said Monday night stateside that the U.S. will start charging a 25% tariff on imports from countries that do business with Iran. The order is “effective immediately,” he said in a…
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We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. TL;DR: The best winter fragrances for men are rich, warm colognes with deeper base notes that stand up to cold weather while still smelling balanced and wearable. For 2026, focus on spicy amber, woody leathery profiles and softer everyday scents if you want a best cologne for winter that isn’t too strong but still effective. Cold weather changes how your skin holds scent, so the best cold weather colognes for…
Let’s get into an all-new The Rookie. If you want our full thoughts on the matter, check out our The Rookie Season 8 Episode 2 Review. But for a recap, let’s dive right in here! Lucy gets emotional about leaving her apartment, and she and Celina are all emotional when Miles comes in. They’re shocked that he has so few belongings, but he says the Cowboy life is like that. (Disney/Mike Taing) Celina talks Lucy into leaving her mattress and bed for Miles. Harper and Lopez return to their office entirely covered in dirt and filth after having been in…
Billy Idol’s heyday may have been the 1980s, but he has never gone away. The English punk-turned-rock singer/songwriter — a three-time Grammy nominee who was a key part of the MTV-driven “Second British Invasion” of America, with hits including “Dancing with Myself,” “White Wedding,” “Cradle of Love,” “Eyes Without a Face,” “To Be a Lover” and a chart-topping cover of “Mony Mony” — is now 70, a grandfather and leading a much quieter life than he did during his hard-partying days. But his spiky blonde hair, trademark sneer and seductive voice are all still there. And the last five years have…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates an Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Oculus Touch controllers during the Oculus Connect 3 event in San Jose, California, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA little over four years after Mark Zuckerberg changed Facebook’s name to Meta, reflecting his view that the future of work, play and socializing was going virtual, the company is making a major course correction. Meta this week began laying off employees focused on virtual reality within its Reality Labs division and is shutting down a number of studios that were working on…
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBoeing logged net orders for 1,173 airplanes last year, marking the first time it outsold its European rival Airbus since 2018, the latest sign of Boeing’s recovery.Boeing handed over 63 jetliners to customers last month, bringing its annual delivery total to 600 aircraft, the most in seven years, before two deadly crashes and a host of other problems derailed its output. Forty-four of those deliveries were 737 Maxes, Boeing said Tuesday.Airbus still delivered more…
President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Jan. 13, 2026.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersAs the Justice Department continues its investigation into the Federal Reserve, the next front in the central bank’s quest to maintain political independence shifts to the Supreme Court. On Jan. 21, the high court will hear arguments related to President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.Administration officials last year accused Cook of committing mortgage fraud by misrepresenting which property was her primary residence on mortgage applications. Trump tried to remove Cook from her position but thus far has been prevented…