Movies
Some horror movies need darkness, monsters and elaborate sets to make you feel trapped. As Above, So Below had the Paris Catacombs. Released in 2014 and directed by John Erick Dowdle, the found-footage horror film follows archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe into the tunnels beneath Paris in search of the legendary
Fashion
Brooch styling is one of spring 2026’s most unexpected fashion updates. What used to feel old-fashioned is now being treated as a deliberate, personality-led accessory choice, with Vogue, Who What Wear, and Harper’s Bazaar all pointing to brooches and vintage pins as part of the season’
TV Shows
Sydney Fox could teach you about ancient history in a university classroom. Then she could grab her jacket, cross the world and go find the missing piece herself. That was the irresistible appeal of Relic Hunter. Sydney was never an academic who seemed entirely comfortable leaving history inside textbooks, museums
Movies
Before Sam Raimi gave Spider-Man his webs, he created a superhero who barely had a face. His name was Darkman. Released in 1990, Darkman arrived at a fascinating moment for comic-book cinema. Tim Burton's Batman had become a phenomenon the previous year, but superheroes were still
World News
Measles was declared eliminated from the United States more than a quarter-century ago. Now America is experiencing its largest measles surge in 35 years. The latest published CDC count shows 3,471 confirmed measles cases in the United States in 2026 as of September 17, already far exceeding the
Fashion
Oversized work totes are having a real moment, but the best ones are not just big. In 2026, the strongest work bags balance three things at once: they look polished enough for meetings, they fit a real workday’s worth of gear, and they do not feel like luggage on
Food
A dosa may look ancient. A samosa may feel unmistakably Indian. A plate of aloo posto seems inseparable from Bengal. And nothing about gobi Manchurian suggests that its story should begin at a cricket club in Mumbai. Yet food history has a habit of destroying neat ideas about where dishes
Crime
A wedding should have been one of the happiest nights of their lives. Instead, within minutes, a celebration in Kuwait became an inferno. On August 15, 2009, a fire tore through a wedding tent in the Jahra Governorate of Kuwait, trapping women and children inside. The final death toll reached
Sports
Steve Smith’s Test career does not follow the usual shape we associate with an all-time great batter. Most elite Test batters spend their early years learning, rise toward their peak in their late 20s or early 30s, enjoy several dominant seasons, and then gradually decline as age catches
Nature
It sounds like a contradiction. If Earth is getting warmer, shouldn't snowstorms become weaker? Eventually, in many places, yes. As winters warm enough, more precipitation falls as rain instead of snow, snow seasons shorten, snowpack declines and fewer days remain cold enough for major snowfall. But climate change
Entertainment
Today, September 23, 2026, marks the 46th birthday of Aubrey Dollar, an actress whose career has quietly moved through an unusually wide range of American television. She has played a soap-opera heroine. A resident of a town descending into supernatural chaos. An ambitious crime reporter. A homicide detective. A
Nature
Imagine descending into the ocean. At first, sunlight follows you. Blue water gradually becomes darker. Colors disappear. Then sunlight vanishes completely. Hundreds and eventually thousands of meters above you lies the ocean surface. Photosynthesis—the process supporting most familiar life on Earth—can no longer operate here because there is