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Astronomers Create Entire Synthetic Universe “Indistinguishable” From Our Own
Astronomers say they’ve created an entire synthetic universe which uncannily reproduces the properties of our real one. The point of the feat, which was detailed in a new study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, wasn’t to play god, but to test the standard cosmological model. Nonetheless, the researchers couldn’t…
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Richard Gadd wanted to mine toxic masculinity in ‘Half Man.’ The result is a brutal brotherhood
Plucked from a previous life as a working actor, Richard Gadd experienced a disorienting whirlwind less than two years ago. “Baby Reindeer,” his painfully personal 2024 Netflix show, based on the sexual assault he survived, instantly opened the floodgates of fame for him. “The show came out on Thursday, and by Sunday, I could barely…
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Republicans facing ‘triple whammy’ of unfulfilled Trump promises ahead of midterms: expert
During an appearance on MS NOW on Thursday morning, Cook Political Report Senior Analyst Dave Wasserman delivered grim news to the Republican Party, with the midterm election only seven months away. Speaking with co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist, Wasserman claimed there is little at the moment that is going their way with an unpopular…
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‘Storage Wars’ co-star Mary Padian mourns Darrell Sheets’ shocking death: ‘You will be missed’
“Storage Wars” star Mary Padian mourned the loss of her former castmate Darrell Sheets after his shocking death. “Some people become part of a chapter in your life that you never forget,” Padian, 45, wrote on her Instagram Stories Wednesday. “You will be missed Darrell,” she added. “Storage Wars” star Mary Padian (pictured middle) mourned…
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They set out to elevate karaoke in L.A. — and opened a glamorous lounge that pulls out all the stops
Brothers Leo and Oliver Kremer visited karaoke spots around the globe and almost always had the same impression. “The drinks weren’t always great, the aesthetics weren’t always so glamorous, the sound wasn’t always awesome and the lights were often generic,” says Leo, a former bassist of the band Third Eye Blind. As devout karaoke fans,…
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Kristi Noem’s ‘rushed and sloppy’ handiwork could strip ranchers of their land: report
Kristi Noem may be gone from the Trump administration, but her handiwork lives on in a burst of orders that could strip land from property owners along the southern border. The Trump administration is aggressively pushing landowners in west Texas to cooperate with border wall construction, and representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers delivered…
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‘Hero’ Connecticut dad dies saving son from rip current in Florida
A heroic Connecticut father drowned while saving his son from a vicious rip current while on a family vacation in Florida — with a stranger also dying while trying to help. Jason Michael DeGray, a 42-year-old dad of three from Windsor Locks, jumped into the ocean in Cocoa Beach last week to rescue his 12-year-old…
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Trump Voters Like Marco Rubio More and More
President Trump reportedly likes to go around asking aides about who his successor should be: J. D. Vance or Marco Rubio. If Trump were to ask his own voters the same question, he would, at least based on my recent experience, come away with a pretty clear answer. I run weekly focus groups, and the…
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In a digital world, VHS tapes are cool again. Meet the crazy faithful, including my roommate
Scroll through the deceivingly “endless” options on streaming sites — all of them at the touch of a button — and you may find it difficult to imagine that there are cinephiles out there who prefer to have it differently. They’d rather watch a low-resolution, outdated physical format. They’d rather stand up and insert a…
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GOP senator warns Todd Blanche he will block AG confirmation: ‘Dangerous waters’
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has a sharp message for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: take January 6 seriously, or you won’t be confirmed to your role permanently. This comes after Blanche delivered a triumphant speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference about how he “cleaned house” and got rid of many federal prosecutors who worked…