Curiosities
Meet The 10-Year-Old Killers Who Abducted, Tortured, And Murdered A Toddler
On February 12, 1993, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables kidnapped 2-year-old James Bulger in Bootle, England. They then brutally tortured and murdered him before placing his body onto train tracks.At first glance, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables seemed like...
Books
Goodreads Has Summer Reading Lists Galore
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week.Goodreads Has Lists on Lists on Lists of Summer Reading RecommendationsThe...
Curiosities
Did US states ban ‘aimless driving’ via ‘House Bill 626’? Hit the brakes before sharing claim
Claim:
Images circulating online authentically show announcements introducing laws banning "aimless driving" in Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Washington and the entire United States from May 15, 2026.
Rating:
In mid-May 2026, images circulated online purportedly showing announcements introducing laws banning "aimless driving" in...
Movies
Cannes 2026: All of a Sudden, Think Good
Confession: I am an absolute sucker for any movie in which a character grabs dry-erase markers and begins drawing diagrams to illustrate a novel theory about how capitalism, democracy, and the natural world interact.That remarkable exegesis—and it is remarkable,...
TV Shows
Will Greg and Dylan’s Unresolved Tension Finally Explode in Rooster Season 2?
Rooster Season 1 may have only just taken its final bow, but the creative team is cracking their knuckles and ready to tackle Season 2.But we need to talk about Greg...
Latest News
Mother arrested after boys abandoned by road in Portugal
The children were carrying backpacks with food and water but no identity documents when they were found by a...