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Emerald Fennell Not Involved in ‘Basic Instinct’ Reboot Despite Joe Eszterhas’ Claims
Joe Eszterhas, at one time Hollywood’s highest-paid screenwriter, made waves Tuesday morning by revealing that “Wuthering Heights” and “Promising Young Woman” filmmaker Emerald Fennell was in talks to direct his new take on “Basic Instinct,” but it appears those waves were for naught. “The producers are negotiating with a really interesting director – a Brit,
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Monsta X announces ‘The X Nexus Tour,’ NYC show. Get tickets today
The 2025 Jingle Ball wasn’t enough. After performing at four arenas all over the U.S. with a number of other hitmakers last December, Monsta X is returning to North America for their ten-concert ‘The X: Nexus Tour’ in support of their recently-released, third English album “Unfold.” Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M’s brief run
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Mary Cosby’s late son Robert Jr.’s ex-wife details horrifying abuse in bodycam footage: He ‘hit me so hard’
Robert Cosby Jr.’s ex-wife, Alexiana Smokoff, claimed he “beat the s–t out of” her in newly released bodycam footage from before his death. Smokoff called the Salt Lake City Police Department on Nov. 23, 2025, to report an alleged domestic violence incident that took place in May 2024, according to footage obtained by TMZ on
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A President Without Restraints
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. This morning, as his 8 p.m Eastern deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and make other
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Trump Has Call With Moon Astronauts So Awkward That They May Turn Around and Disappear Into the Void of Space
On Monday, four astronauts on the Artemis II mission slipped behind the Moon — and, in doing so, traveled farther from Earththan any prior human being in history. They also, unfortunately, experienced one of the most skin-crawlingly awkward interactions in the entire solar system. During their trip behind the Moon, which brought them 248,655 miles
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The growth metric Silicon Valley loves most is also its least trusted
The co-founder of Cluely — an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup with the motto, “Cheat on everything” — ignited a controversy earlier this month after confessing to lying to a reporter about his company’s performance on a popular Silicon Valley metric: annual recurring revenue, or ARR. Cluely Chief Executive Officer Roy Lee told a TechCrunch reporter the
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Trump’s inner circle faced with ‘walk away now’ alternative as firings loom: analyst
Now that Donald Trump has broken the ice by abruptly firing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and then Attorney General Pam Bondi, everyone’s job is reportedly on the line as the president shakes up his embattled administration. According to political strategist Max Burns writing for MS NOW, Trump is making a fundamental miscalculation.“Instead
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‘Hacks’ Season 5 Review: Deborah Vance’s Hilarious Swan Song Earns Its Emotional Punchlines
“Well, I hope we can still be friends. And live together. And work together. And have complicated intermingled lives.” There is something about a television series that doesn’t wear out its welcome. “Hacks” has never seemed like the kind of show that would do that, but there’s always a risk when some main characters appear
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China is copying U.S. AI models— American companies say it is costing them billions of dollars
Rivals OpenAI, Anthropic PBC, and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have begun working together to try to clamp down on Chinese competitors extracting results from cutting-edge U.S. artificial intelligence models to gain an edge in the global AI race. The firms are sharing information through the Frontier Model Forum, an industry nonprofit that the three tech companies
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Trump affirms he’s ‘sticking to’ imminent threat to forever end Iranian civilization
President Donald Trump called Fox News’ Bret Baier Tuesday morning to affirm that he would be “sticking to” his threat to permanently destroy Iranian civilization by Tuesday night, and that plans were already “moving forward.” “I just got off the phone with the president,” Baier said. “He called, and I said ‘listen, if you were