Friendly competition keeps things interesting in the watch world—and occasionally leads to vaguely unsettling arms races. The thinnest watch. The most complicated watch. The deepest dive watch fabricated entirely from sea slug slime. Things like that. But this year’s edition of Watches & Wonders has seen even more world records than usual—and impressive ones, at that. To wit: The race for the world’s thinnest watch continues apace. Back in the spring of 2022, Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo Ultra...
Since 1999, the name of a Colorado high school has been tragically enshrined in the public consciousness – and has become synonymous with mass shootings. But those left reeling by the massacre at Columbine have watched in horror as mass shootings are replicated over and over again across the US, writes Sheila Flynn
Months of planning have gone into the handful of minutes it will take for the moon to pass in front of the sun on Monday. Dozens of towns and cities in the solar eclipse’s path of totality have arranged packed schedules of celebratory events and viewing sites, preparing to welcome legions of enthusiastic visitors like Michael Howard. The 62-year-old is flying from Baltimore to San Antonio, Texas, and then driving about 65 miles northwest to Kerrville — where he’s all but certain to hit eclipse...
There’s a dance-based competition show currently airing Mondays at 9 pm. New episodes land on Fox. Cat Deeley’s the host. And yet, despite those familiar trappings, or the title that runs across the screen at the start of each episode, I’m having trouble believing that the show in question is actually So You Think You […]
A veteran content executive makes an argument for changing the upfront -- but first it's important to distinguish the presentation side from the marketplace side.
PHOENIX -- It was déjà vu all over again. Again. Last September, the Cubs visited Arizona for a series of wild, consequential games. In one, Chicago nearly rallied from down six runs in the ninth inning. In another, the two teams traded extra-inning blows until Arizona finally prevailed in the
There's one reason we still know the name Molly Ringwald 30-plus years after her first burst of fame. John Hughes. Ringwald co-starred in the writer/director's 'The Breakfast Club' (1985) and headlined both 'Sixteen Candles' (1984) and 'Pretty in Pink' 1986), three seminal films from the Reagan Era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRLQUGq8eE8 The now 56-year-old actress has been trashing the Hughes canon ever since. What makes it worse is that Hughes can no longer defend himself or his signature...
By Amanda Mannen Published: April 12th, 2024
I keep spotting these 2024 spring shoe trends every time I set foot in London. From mid-sole trainers to studded flats, this is what's popular this season.
Without looking at the numbers, I’m fairly certain I listened to the Royel Otis cover of ‘Linger‘ well over a hundred times this past weekend and that might be a low estimate. The Australian duo whose band name is an amalgam of their names, Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, recently appeared on Triple J’s ‘Like […]
As upset as we may be that Station 19 is being forcibly ended by ABC, we can’t say that new showrunners Zoanne Clack and Peter Paige aren’t sending the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff out with a spectacular bang. Take Thursday’s harrowing episode, for example. In “My Way,” a fire at the Space Needle nearly — but […]
By: Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal After the revelation of flyers at a Mexican shelter reminding unlawful border crossers “to vote for President Biden,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas couldn’t tell Congress on Tuesday how his department could safeguard U.S. elections from illegal voting by foreigners. “We do not oversee the election enrollment process,” Mayorkas