Ariana Grande has formally requested that the Trump administration cease using her music in official social media content. The pop star issued the demand on Thursday after a White House TikTok video highlighting immigration policy featured her 2024 track, “Bye.” A source close to the singer confirmed that her team is actively seeking the removal … Read more
Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a military attack on Iran, U.S. forces remain in a precarious state of “Level 10” alert. While a ceasefire has been in effect since April, the conflict has settled into a dangerous stalemate characterized by persistent skirmishes, blocked shipping lanes, and a significant strain on U.S. munitions stockpiles, … Read more
Lukas Dhont’s “Coward”: A New Paradigm for War Cinema In the landscape of modern cinema, the “war movie” has long been defined by the cacophony of artillery and the clinical depiction of tactical maneuvers. However, Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s latest feature, Coward, which premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, is shifting the genre’s focus … Read more
Meta Platforms has reached a settlement in a bellwether lawsuit brought by the Breathitt County School District in eastern Kentucky. The agreement resolves the first case scheduled for trial that sought to hold social media companies financially responsible for the costs school districts say they have incurred to address a mental health crisis they allege … Read more