Month: September 2025

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here they are, the stories Today in Books readers were most interested in (measured in clicks) this week. Judge Tosses Trump’s Case Against the NYT, PRH A federal judge in Florida has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit (yeah, that’s
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Bad Bunny will perform the halftime show at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California on Sunday, February 8, 2026. The news arrived during tonight’s (September 28) Sunday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. Watch the announcement video below. “What I’m feeling goes beyond myself,” Bad Bunny said in
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MILAN – A report from Italy’s space policy office questioned whether the country is underrepresented in the IRIS² program, the European Union’s planned public-private communication constellation for low and medium earth orbit, while acknowledging SpaceX has offered to provide Starlink services for the country. Combined, the two points raised new questions about Italy’s position on Starlink. Those
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Remakes and remasters and re-ups are all the rage right now, but Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka has said the developer isn’t too interested in returning to the Blue Blur’s early 3D adventures, like the beloved Sonic Adventure games, because the team could just, you know, make a brand new game with the same resources.
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Refresh for latest…: Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another came out swinging with a $48.5M global start, the biggest of the iconic filmmaker’s career. Included in the worldwide total, the Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer from Warner Bros grossed $26.1M in 74 international box office markets, slightly higher than the pre-opening projection. This is also PTA’s biggest
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Images taken of the Universe’s most photogenic black hole over time reveal strange and exciting changes in its magnetic field. Using observations obtained using the Event Horizon Telescope in 2017, 2018, and 2021, scientists mapped changes in the polarization of M87*’s magnetic field, suggesting that, while the black hole itself is stable, there’s wild and
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The proper reveal trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine caught my attention, and not just because I’ve been a long time fan of both Wolverine and the X-Men (I’m a brown suit kind of guy), but because the pounding snikt-snikt-snikt punctuation of violence just feels so different from the superhero gaming I’ve become accustomed to. It, ahem,
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Before Halloween Horror Nights, Fright Fest, Howl-O-Scream, and Knott’s Scary Farm, was Spooky World. With little dispute, Spooky World is credited as America’s first established haunted theme park. The first attractions included haunted houses, sideshow attractions, horror celebrities, and a hayride which became the event’s signature event. Spooky World billboard. Why was Spooky World a
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Unmatched Performance and Security: How IAI’s Compact Communication Satellites are Reshaping Global Connectivity In our ever-connected world, communication satellites play a vital role in bridging distances, empowering global communication, and enabling a plethora of services that fuel our modern lifestyles. Among the leading innovators in this field, the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has emerged as
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The early access period of EA Sports FC 26 appears to be chugging along nicely, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any issues to address. The game’s first official patch, version 1.0.2, is now live with a host of changes. The bulk of the changes in this update affect AI players, as well as Low
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Academy Award winner The Substance will change your life on HBO Max beginning October 10. The satirical body horror movie stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid. Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime, is suddenly fired from her fitness TV show. She is then drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug:
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“He was the most beautiful, talented, loving human being I have ever known,” writes Priscilla Beaulieu Presley in her engrossing memoir Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis. Priscilla Ann Wagner and Elvis began their relationship when she was 14 and he was a decade older. They married when she was 21. Despite the
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The Futureheads have announced details of a new festive album ‘Christmas’ and an accompanying UK tour. The Sunderland indie band will release their first ever holidays-themed album on November 21. It will be comprised largely of reinterpretations of yuletide classics, as well as two original compositions, and you can pre-order it here. A brand new
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Marvel has long had a villain problem onscreen. Aside from a few notable exceptions like Loki, Thanos, and Killmonger, MCU villains tend to be rather forgettable mirror image versions of the heroes they fight to vanquish. But I’d argue Marvel has an even bigger villain problem that’s far less talked about, yet continues even now
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SYDNEY — The director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has abruptly stepped down, becoming the third NASA center director to leave in recent months. In a Sept. 24 memo to employees, Joseph Pelfrey announced he would no longer serve as director of the Alabama center but said he hoped to continue working for the
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