Today, it seems like youth is prized above all else in Hollywood, especially with films like “The Substance” suggesting that celebrity women age out of acting roles as soon as they hit 50. But many inspirational actresses remind us that aging isn’t a hindrance but a privilege. Many women over 70 are still jaw-droppingly stunning … Read more

ESPN began a new round of layoffs Tuesday, cutting on-air talent and staff as the company continues absorbing the NFL Network operations it acquired from the league earlier this year. Chairman Jimmy Pitaro told employees in a memo Tuesday that the company had “made some difficult decisions about job impacts” tied to the integration. Mr. … Read more

The Bab al-Mandab Strait, a 32km-wide (20-mile) waterway located between south-western Yemen and the Horn of Africa. It connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, which is linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez canal. Soon after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Houthis began attacking merchant vessels in … Read more

Today, you might know Taylor Swift as the go-to celeb who made red her signature lip color. But Taylor won’t be the first, and she won’t be the last. Long before her time, late model and reality star Anna Nicole Smith. The two women couldn’t be more different; Anna Nicole used her shades of red … Read more

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back atop the soccer world for a second time, after Ferran Torres’ first goal of this … Read more

A collection of poems, some scribbled on slips of paper between food deliveries, has won Wang Jibing one of China’s top literary honours. Low Flight, inspired by the everyday challenges delivery riders face, has bagged the Lu Xun Literary Prize – named after a writer who has been referred to as the father of modern … Read more

While Suri Cruise is often in the pages of tabloids for being the daughter of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, she deserves to be in the spotlight outside of her parents’ messy uncoupling and divorce in 2012. Throughout the years and despite her mother’s attempts to keep her life private, Suri’s striking sense of style … Read more

NEW YORK — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” Nolan flexed his singular box-office might with a global debut unlike any other. … Read more

Twenty-three runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic’s geographic North Pole, organisers have said, in an event they dubbed as the “world’s coolest marathon”. The races took place on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole in the Arctic, with competitors arriving from Norway aboard the French polar vessel Le … Read more

Lilibet and Charlotte are both King Charles III’s granddaughters, but they live very different lives. Recently, Meghan Markle posted a photo of Lilibet on her birthday, reminding us all of that. We got two pictures, one of Lilibet being lovingly held by her father, Prince Harry, with both of her parents beaming at her, and … Read more