In an age of changing media consumption (and work-from-home) habits, the phrase βwatercooler televisionβ may be something of an anachronism. But as anyone following shows like βThe White Lotusβ can tell you, discussing, dissecting and debating hit series never goes out of style. And of all networks, HBO knows how best to capitalize on such…
Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to give shoppers a new feature that lets them complete purchases using ChatGPT, as the retailer invests in artificial intelligence to improve operations.Β Using ChatGPT’s newΒ “Instant Checkout” feature, shoppers in conversation with the AI-powered bot will be able to browse Walmart’s offerings and complete purchases from within the app. ChatGPT…
Since he became head coach at Birmingham in 2007, Matt Mowry is 0 for 18 when it comes to winning a West Valley League baseball title. Heβs won five City titles but the Patriots havenβt been able to figure out how to win a league title. A showdown against defending City champion El Camino Real…
Pete Davidson has officially entered fatherhood, welcoming his first child with British model-actor Elsie Hewitt. The former βSaturday Night Liveβ comedian, 32, and his girlfriend, 29, are new parents to a baby girl, Hewitt announced Thursday. βOur perfect angel girl arrived 12/12/2025,β the model captioned her Instagram post. Hewitt shared scenes from Scottie Rose Hewitt…
Downing Street has said it was right for a freed British-Egyptian activist to apologise following the discovery of “abhorrent” social media posts. The historic tweets by Alaa Abd El-Fattah emerged after he returned to the UK on Boxing Day following several years of imprisonment in Egypt. He has since apologised “unequivocally” for his “shocking and…
Mayor Karen Bass, delivering the first of two State of the City addresses planned this year, urged Angelenos on Monday to come together ahead of the 2028 Olympics while announcing a push to clean up Los Angelesβ busiest streets in the run-up to the Games. The mayor spoke at the Expo Center in Exposition Park…
The London-listed company which wants to extract one of the world’s largest tungsten deposits from a site in Devon is in talks with investors to raise tens of millions of pounds from a share sale. Sky News has learnt that Tungsten West is close to finalising the terms of an equity-raise aimed at providing additional…
Nostalgia for extreme tackiness is surely one of the funnier outcomes of a cult filmβs success. (Does one sigh wistfully at such memories or smile through a grimace?) The gleeful cine-garbage factory Troma is, at 50 years and counting, now a hallowed name in outsider movie circles, with much of its reputation stemming from an…
βThe Brady Bunchβ superfans better hold onto their bell bottoms: The TV familyβs retro home in Studio City will finally be accessible to the public for the first time. The double doors to the midcentury Studio City home β made famous with its appearance in the beloved 1970s sitcom β will open to fans for…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Each September, Mexicoβs president appears before a crowd of tens of thousands in the nationβs central square to perform the grito, the shout of independence commemorating the countryβs break from colonial rule. This year, for the first time, a woman will lead the masses in chants of βLong live Mexico!β Mondayβs ceremony in Mexico…