"There's always a loose end, trailing off into the distance": Inside the mind of a Metroidvania creator and how they spin up mysteries

Along the way, ideas emerged in various ways. Some grew out of unintentional bugs, including one that allowed players to die ...
New Republic

Kristi Noem Literally Runs Out of House Hearing to Avoid Dem Questions

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem abruptly ended her time before the House Homeland Security Committee Thursday, angering lawmakers by stepping away from the hot seat to attend a highly ...
Rolling Stone

SZA Slams White House for Using Her ‘SNL’ Song in ICE Post: ‘Evil and Boring’

SZA has become the latest musician to blast the White House for their use of her music in a pro-ICE ad, calling their post “evil and boring.” The White House posted a video on X using SZA’s “Big Boys, ...
Sports Illustrated

Bareback Rider Forced To Sit Out Two Rounds of NFR Due to Groin Injury

As we head into the final four rounds of the 2025 National Finals Rodeo (NFR), the list of injuries has begun to grow. Heading into Rounds 7 and 8, two of the three rough stock events will be down a ...
CNN

Analysis: How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better

The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%. The year-over-year inflation rate in September, the most recent month for which ...
Variety

SZA Blasts White House for Using Her ‘SNL’ Song About Cuffing Season in Pro-ICE Post: ‘Evil and Boring’

SZA is the latest artist to slam the White House for using one of her songs in a pro-ICE ad, calling it “evil” and “boring.” The singer reacted on Twitter after the White House used “Big Boy,” ...
AOL

Jason Pierre-Paul returns to the Buccaneers after sitting out nearly 2 years

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers turned to a familiar face to bolster their pass rush. Three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul was signed to the team’s practice squad on Tuesday, ...
Detroit Free Press

Group forms 'to save' the Community House in Birmingham

A small group meets to get answers, stop the sale of The Community House. One commissioner has proposed the city buy the house. The city filed a lawsuit in Oakland County Circuit Court to block the ...
The Hill

White House uses Sabrina Carpenter ‘SNL’ clip after she objects to ICE song use

The White House on Friday posted a video of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests spliced with an altered clip of pop musician Sabrina Carpenter on “Saturday Night Live,” days after using ...
The Virginian-Pilot

ODU QB Colton Joseph plans to sit out bowl game, enter transfer portal

NORFOLK — If Old Dominion wins a bowl game for the first time since 2016, it won’t be with the quarterback who helped make it possible to try. Colton Joseph, a redshirt sophomore who passed for 2,624 ...
Soompi

I.M To Sit Out MONSTA X’s Upcoming Overseas Schedules And 2026 World Tour Ahead Of Military Enlistment

MONSTA X’s I.M will not be participating in the group’s upcoming overseas schedules or their 2026 world tour as he prepares for his mandatory military service. On December 5, STARSHIP Entertainment ...
New York Post

Internet goes nuts over Gavin Newsom’s odd ‘testicle-crushing’ sitting pose

At least he’s crushing something. The internet had a ball Thursday mocking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s weirdly tense “testicle-crushing” style of cross-legged sitting at a speaking engagement. The ...