NY Times Business

Is Your Vibe ‘High-Signal’ or ‘Anti-Signal’?

Subtle cues are shaping notions of what’s hot and what’s not in the tech world.

business  Jun 21, 2026

NY Times Business

Ina Garten to Start a Podcast With Vox Media

A new show from Ina Garten, a longtime Food Network star, spurred a bidding war, as the lines between video podcasts and talk shows blur.

business  Jun 21, 2026

NY Times Business

The Latest in College Pricing: Tuition at 10 Percent of Your Income

Whitman College is trying to keep it simple: Tell us your adjusted gross income, and we won’t make you apply and get in just to receive a price quote.

business  Jun 21, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘My mum says I’m not working class any more!’: Olivia Cooke on power, privilege, and dividing audiences in House of Dragon

The actor has a knack for playing characters that test viewers’ loyalties. As the Game of Thrones prequel returns, she talks problem fans, ‘boy mums’ and why the arts should be for everyoneHouse of the Dragon is a massive television series. Over two seasons, the prequel to Game of Thrones has seduced viewers with its plotting, backstabbing, candlelit meetings about war, and massive sheep-munching dragons. Olivia Cooke’s dad, however, did not get the memo.We’re in London, on a stormy summer after

entertainment  Jun 21, 2026

Washington Post Business

For cash-strapped farmers, deal to end Iran fighting comes too late

Some of the president’s strongest supporters are hurting as midterm elections approach.

business  Jun 21, 2026

Wired

A Critical Deadline Is Approaching for Windows and Linux Security

The cryptographic keys that secure your computer's boot sequence will start to expire on June 24. Here's what that means for you.

technology  Jun 21, 2026

BBC Sport

Stokes and Atkinson withdrawn from county games

Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are withdrawn from their County Championship fixtures in the clearest indication yet they will be available to play for England in the third Test against New Zealand.

sports  Jun 21, 2026

Variety

Viu CEO Says Nearly 20% of Long-Form Users Now Watch Microdrama as Streamer Expands Branded Content and Co-Production Push

Viu CEO and PCCW Media group managing director Janice Lee said close to 20% of the platform’s long-form user base is already consuming microdrama content – and the format only launched a few months ago. Speaking onstage at the APOS 2026 conference in Bali, Lee outlined a strategy spanning short-form content, pan-regional tentpoles and ad-funded […]

entertainment  Jun 21, 2026

Variety

Spanish Filmmaker Carlos Saiz’s Intimate Father-Son Drama ‘Lionel’ Wins Top Prize at Transilvania Film Festival

Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saiz took home the top prize Saturday at the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, as the jury awarded the first-time director the Transilvania Trophy for “Lionel,” a drama about a young man who embarks on a journey with his father, attempting to repair a relationship marked by years of absence and misunderstanding. Accepting the […]

entertainment  Jun 21, 2026

Variety

‘The Fear’s Artist,’ ‘We Won’t Get Old Together’ Win Big at Transilvania Industry Awards

Cristi Iftime’s “The Fear’s Artist” and Marius Olteanu’s “We Won’t Get Old Together” won big at the industry awards ceremony of the Transilvania Intl. Film Festival, with the two Romanian projects from the Works in Progress program being named dual recipients of the inaugural Transilvania HBO Award. The prize in the amount of €30,000 ($34,400) […]

entertainment  Jun 21, 2026

Variety

Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Set for August Release During Extended Holiday Window

“Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” will arrive in theaters worldwide on Aug. 26, positioning Indian star and producer Yash’s forthcoming action drama during an extended festive corridor spanning multiple religious celebrations. The film’s release date – a Wednesday – aligns with Varamahalakshmi, Onam, Eid and Raksha Bandhan, creating an elongated theatrical window designed to maximize […]

entertainment  Jun 21, 2026

BBC Sport

How Murray was tempted back to tennis - and would he ever do a Serena?

British tennis icon Andy Murray discusses returning to coaching with Jack Draper, Serena Williams' comeback and filling the void of not playing.

sports  Jun 21, 2026

The Guardian Culture

‘Beyoncé’s Crazy in Love makes you move your body’: Gloria Gaynor’s honest playlist

The disco-pop great salutes the sexiness of Marvin Gaye and the spirituality of Amazing Grace. But which of her own hits does she sing at karaoke?The first song I fell in love with I grew up in Newark, New Jersey, with five brothers and one sister, so there was always music in the house. I remember my mom singing Willow Weep for Me when I was five or six. There was something about the sadness in it that really moved me.The first single I bought I heard Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymo

entertainment  Jun 21, 2026

The Guardian Politics

Young men caught up in extremism ‘in search for belonging’, says UK youth violence campaigner

Jacob Dunne condemns Farage’s call for ‘pure cold rage’ but says underlying causes of volatile behaviour must be acknowledgedWhen Nigel Farage said British people should respond to the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak with “pure cold rage”, it invited a chorus of condemnation from across the political divide.In a particularly tense moment in parliament, the prime minister, Keir Starmer, accused Farage of exploiting the tragedy for his own political advantage, in defiance of the wishes expressed

politics  Jun 21, 2026

The Guardian

Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality

Elon Musk is a beneficiary of America’s lopsided prosperity – does the country have any appetite for redistribution?As Barack Obama’s presidency was coming to a close, Jason Furman, then chairman of the president’s council of economic advisers, laid out the strides his administration had made to curb the nation’s exorbitant income inequality in “the largest investments in reducing inequality since the Great Society”.Indeed, by the end of 2016, taxes and transfers cut the share of income accruing

general  Jun 21, 2026

The Guardian

Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon

For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza, first sung by Zimbabwean migrant workers in South Africa’s goldmines. Finally, that unmistakable, spine-tingling piano: Chariots of Fire.Runners gather before the start of the marathon Continue reading...

general  Jun 21, 2026

BBC Politics

'Uncertainty costs us', says former top civil servant

Former top civil servant Simon Case says uncertainty over the country's leadership costs it money.

politics  Jun 21, 2026

NY Times World

Father and Uncle of Slain New York Girl Given Life Sentences in Pakistan

The killing of the victim, a 14-year-old girl from Yonkers who was known for posting videos on TikTok, was premeditated, a court ruled.

general  Jun 21, 2026

The Guardian

Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as prime minister on Monday

Overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs pushing Starmer towards announcing he will step downUK politics – live updatesKeir Starmer is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister, after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for Andy Burnham to become Labour leader.The prime minister and his allies had insisted for weeks that they would fight a leadership challenge from Burnham, or anyone else, before the Makerfield byelection in which Burnham was hoping to se

general  Jun 21, 2026

BBC Sport

Every moment ached with importance as Northampton win compelling final

Northampton show their grit and unity to prevail in a tussle of a Prem final with Exeter and secure their third English title.

sports  Jun 21, 2026