Goodbye, Park City! Sundance Will Miss You and So Will I

Goodbye, Park City! Sundance Will Miss You and So Will I

The first thing I noticed was the quiet. The beautiful pillowy snowbound quiet. The day I arrived in Park City for my first Sundance Film Festival in January 1995, there was much to take in: the awesome mountains, the homes wedged like miniature ski lodges into the hills, the slope of Main Street, w...

Rewilding corn reveals what its roots forgot

Rewilding corn reveals what its roots forgot

Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or nearly 278 million metric tons in the 2024–25 growing season alone. But its journey from wild grass to staple crop began in central Mexico with teosinte (from the Nahuatl word ...

Explainer-Can Donald Trump buy Greenland?

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 - U.S. President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that he wants to acquire Greenland, possibly by purchasing it from Denmark, despite the U.S. ally's repeated insistence that it is not for sale.

How Trump’s Greenland Threat Revived the TACO Trade

How Trump’s Greenland Threat Revived the TACO Trade

In his bid to gain control over Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, US President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh tariffs on imports from eight European countries. The drama sent stocks sliding as investors flocked to gold and other safe-haven assets.

Klobuchar takes step toward Minnesota governor bid

Klobuchar takes step toward Minnesota governor bid

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) filed to form a gubernatorial committee on Thursday, putting her one step closer toward a run for Minnesota governor.  Klobuchar filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board for a gubernatorial committee. A spokesperson for Klobuchar...

12-Player Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is a Nightmare Because Nintendo Handles Online Functionality in the Most Ridiculous Way Possible

Animal Crossing: New Horizons got a big 3.0 update earlier this month, which alongside a lot of new content for everyone included a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade with some fancy technological buffs. One of those was the ability to play with up to 12 total people on the same island. Sounds fun, right? Wr...

Japan stocks surge with Toto and Kao hitting record highs

Japan stocks surge with Toto and Kao hitting record highs

Apple executives are reportedly securing long-term memory supply deals with Samsung and SK Hynix amidst a global chip shortage. This crisis is boosting shares of memory manufacturers and even unrelated companies like Japanese toilet maker Toto, whose chipmaking materials operations are seeing unexpe...

Ethan Hawke Teases ‘The Lowdown’ Season 2, Previews Robert Redford Sundance Tribute After Landing Fifth Oscar Nom For ‘Blue Moon’

Ethan Hawke Teases ‘The Lowdown’ Season 2, Previews Robert Redford Sundance Tribute After Landing Fifth Oscar Nom For ‘Blue Moon’

After landing his fifth Oscar nomination this morning for the Sony Pictures Classics drama Blue Moon — his first for Best Actor — Ethan Hawke spoke with Deadline about the forthcoming second season of his FX series The Lowdown, his new Sundance film The Weight, a speech he’ll be making at the ...

Fable is coming to PS5 when it finally launches this fall

Xbox showed off new footage of its Fable reboot during its Developer Direct on Thursday and announced that the game is set to launch this autumn for Xbox, PC, and PS5. The new Fable is an open world action-RPG. In addition to letting you customize your character and your combat skills, you can also ...

6 Reasons ‘Wicked: For Good’ Was Blanked at the Oscars

6 Reasons ‘Wicked: For Good’ Was Blanked at the Oscars

“Wicked: For Good” failed to cast a spell over Oscar voters. When the Academy Awards nominations were unveiled on Thursday, the musical found itself completely shut out of this year’s race. What makes the omission a major surprise is that just a year ago, “Wicked” received a dazzling 10 no...

Mario Kart World adds a team option in Knockout Tour

Mario Kart World adds a team option in Knockout Tour

Mario Kart World received a free update today that brings a team option to its Knockout Tour mode. Initially, the Knockout races in this Nintendo Switch 2 launch title were only for solo drivers, challenging players to finish ahead of enough other competitors or get eliminated from the series. It wa...