Patrick Godfrey, an English actor who played Leonardo da Vinci in the 1998 fantasy film “Ever After: A Cinderella Story,” died on Thursday. He was 93. Godfrey’s death was announced on June 5 via a statement from his talent agency, Markham Froggatt & Irwin. The statement read, “It is with great sadness that we can … Read more
Two elephants trudged across a makeshift football field at Mexico’s Guadalajara Zoo in a whacky attempt to predict the score of the 2026 World Cup’s opening game. The creatures faced a prophetic choice: munch on the grass on the side marked with a Mexican flag, or opt for the greenery on the opposing South African … Read more
“2 Late,” “Wrong Number,” and “Mint Car” among the rarities at Robert Smith and company’s first concert since Nov. 2024 The Cure played their first show in 18 months Friday at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound, where the band performed a handful of deep cuts live for the first time in years. During their massive 29-song headlining … Read more
Parenting young kids often feels like saying no on repeat. No, not today. No, that’s enough. No, maybe later. So for my daughter’s 7th birthday, I decided to try something different. I decided to give her a “Yes day” and say yes to whatever request and desire she had, within resonable boundaries. I first heard … Read more
A federal judge sided with California and other Democratic states on Friday in a preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to condition food benefits on compliance with the president’s policies on gender and immigration. Twenty states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in March against the Trump administration in U.S. District … Read more
Sometimes, eating makes me feel like Sisyphus. Every day, I must toil up the mountain and the rock to figure out what the heck I want to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I tested Factor meals earlier this year, and they’re a solid option if you’re the type of person that doesn’t want to … Read more
Laurie Metcalf arrived for the first day of filming Netflix’s “Big Mistakes” with something she needed to get off her chest. She doesn’t recall where she said it, but it was probably in the hair and makeup trailer sitting next to series co-creator and her co-star Dan Levy. “We had just barely met at that … Read more
Airline executives descend on Rio this weekend to weigh the prospects for an industry grappling with geopolitical turbulence, soaring fuel costs and travellers wary of chasing sky-high ticket prices. The annual gathering of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) brings together 370 airlines representing 85 percent of global passenger traffic, just as the Mideast war … Read more
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christina Nicholson, the mother of Landon Nicholson. It has been edited for length and clarity. My son, Landon, and I own a vending machine together. We started when he was 10, over a year ago. Landon got the idea for his vending machine business at one … Read more
PARIS — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a D-day anniversary speech Saturday that appeared to link immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it against today’s “invasion.” Hegseth, speaking at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha … Read more
Former tech executive and VC Sriram Krishnan is leaving the Trump administration at the end of June. “It is hard to express how big a privilege it has been to serve the American people and how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to do so,” Krishnan said in a post on X. “First … Read more
James Talarico thinks the San Antonio Spurs will win the 2026 NBA championship in a seven game scorcher against the New York Knicks. He also thinks he can end the statewide Democratic electoral drought in Texas. It’s early summer, and hope springs abundant in Texas. The conference playoffs and primaries have been fought, the final … Read more
If you’re a fan of Amazon’s ecosystem, whether that’s asking your Alexa speaker to tell you about the weather or compulsively checking the video feed from your Ring doorbell, then it makes sense to expand and build onto the system. It’s always easier to keep to one ecosystem as much as you can with smart … Read more
Ask a tech worker how AI has changed their jobs, and chances are they’ll answer with a single number: hours saved. In interviews with Business Insider, Big Tech software engineers, product managers, and data scientists described using AI to compress hours of work into minutes. They use it to draft documents, summarize months of meetings, … Read more
Hungry (In theaters now via Signature Entertainment) — In a brilliant move, James Nunn made a horror movie about hungry, hungry hippos (really!) that attack a group of tourists on a bayou boat tour. The trailer looks like campy fun and the creature feature relies on practical effects, so it could be a sugary summer … Read more