1+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of. Tell us in the comments, and then read the related book review of a novel set during the time of King Arthur's court [] Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or describe a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of. Tell us in the comments, and then read the related book review of a novel set during the time of King Arthur's court to learn more. Find more Picture Prompts here. The post To the Castle appeared first on New York Times. Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (380+ words) We never got any calls from the sheriff; we never saw a fireman," says Lynnanne Hanson Miller, an artist whose home is one of the few still standing on her block. It was really the encouragement of our neighbors that got us to evacuate." How the fire was managed may be considered an original sin that sowed distrust and made the recovery much harder. Lawsuits related to that night abound. And some residents have gone as far as harassing firefighters, the typical heroes of any emergency, on the street. Ahead of Halloween, a diorama on an Altadena property displayed a series of skeletons holding signs like Fire department failed Altadena." Over and over, victims I spoke with kept coming back to the horror of that night'and the government failure'even when our conversation had moved on. Neither the Palisades nor Altadena…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago (401+ words) Like other popular services like Netflix and Max, Hulu is a streaming service that has exclusive series, current-season episodes, hit Like other popular services like Netflix and Max, Hulu is a streaming service that has exclusive series, current-season episodes, hit movies, Hulu Originals, kids shows, and more. There's also a Hulu plan for nearly every kind of watcher, including streaming content with ads for a service on the cheap, or bundles for additional platforms like Disney+ and ESPN+ to get even more content at reduced prices. I have a Hulu plan to watch some of my favorite shows like critically-acclaimed Atlanta or my current fave wholesome comedy, Abbott Elementary. We at WIRED stay glued to our devices and round up the best movies and the best TV shows currently being streamed on Hulu. Right now, we have outlined various ways…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago (343+ words) The most talked-about TV show in the country right now, South Park, is on Paramount+. Don't you want to know what got Trump in such a tizzy? Make sure you take advantage of this Paramount+ Black Friday offer. You can get a plan for $3 per month for the first 2 months if you're a first-time user. It's time to cozy up and get to streaming this winter! There are tiered plans, including Essential, which allows for 3 devices, select Showtime series, NFL games, and can be streamed on up to 3 devices at once, but has ads; and Premium, which includes all that except there are no ads, downloadable content, CBS live, and all of Showtime content. If you're a student now (or have your student ID lying around somewhere), you can get a Paramount+ plan at only $4 a month. All you have…...

18+ hour, 11+ min ago (364+ words) The end is nigh. This fall, it feels nigh-er than usual. In the last three months, the drumbeat of end times seems to have grown louder. First, rumors of the Rapture. Second, harbingers " or at least one " of apocalypse. And palpable throughout, a thrumming sense of general unease. This is both nothing new and worthy of note. While end-times predictions are perennial, so far, at least, they have all been wrong. So why do we keep indulging in them? Within the last several decades, Americans have obsessed over potential disaster because of overpopulation (still yet to occur); nuclear war (as yet avoided); system breakdown owing to a computer bug (Y2K remains a blip); societal collapse owing to a global pandemic (not quite); and a still-looming climate crisis (results to be determined). But today, whether it's thanks to the extraordinary chaos of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (432+ words) In the fall of 2004, a six-track mash-up EP called Collision Course dropped on an unsuspecting public. Made for the MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups concert show, it featured remixes of Jay-Z and Linkin Park's biggest tracks combined with surgical precision. But they weren't made by simply playing around with the existing tracks. Linkin Park and Jay-Z actually went into the studio and created all-new mixes. MTV gave Jay-Z the power to choose who he wanted to collaborate with on the mash-up project, and he reached out to Linkin Park. Shinoda created three of his own mash-ups from The Black Album and sent them back to Jay-Z. "I didn't just want to say, "Hell, yeah, let's do it' " I wanted to show him what it might sound like if we did it," Shinoda told MTV News in 2004. Jay-Z was thrilled, and the two…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago (239+ words) Week 13 in the NFL is winding down with a Sunday Night Football matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Washington Commanders. The Denver Broncos currently lead the AFC West with the second best record in the conference. Last week, the Broncos were not in action, but the week before, notched a huge 22-11 victory over the reigning AFC champs, the Kansas City Chiefs. A win tonight against the 3-9 Washington Commanders will extend the Broncos" impressive winning streak to nine games. After Commanders QB Jayden Daniels dislocated his left, non-throwing elbow, the team is continuing on with Marcus Mariota as starter. Broncos vs. Commanders: what to know Here"s how to tune in to Broncos vs. Commanders on Sunday Night Football without cable. Tonight"s (Nov. 30) Broncos vs. Commanders game is scheduled to start at 8:20 p.m. ET. If you don"t have cable,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (198+ words) YouTube TV customers won't be able to watch games like the Philadelphia Eagles on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" unless Google and Disney reach an agreement soon. Illustration by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Ishika Samant/Getty Images Google is giving YouTube TV customers a rebate since the service is going without Disney's networks. However, the $20 [] The Google-owned TV service said Sunday that it's offering customers a $20 bill credit, partially reimbursing them for the sports and shows they've missed on Disney's networks, like ESPN, in the last 11 days. This rebate takes off about a quarter of YouTube TV's $83 a month price tag. There are two key catches with YouTube TV's rebate: it's not automatically applied, and the opt-in bill credit counts toward a customer's next month, not this month. "You must have an active YouTube TV Base subscription to be…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago (277+ words) B.O.B." reflects a lot of the visceral, hardcore edge that Tyler led with in his early career. Consequently, it's fitting that he would be one of several artists who would perform in tribute to the iconic duo. Recently, Tyler, Doja Cat, JID, and Janelle Monae honored Outkast at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. For Tyler, he tackled Bombs Over Baghdad" and set the stage ablaze. Check it out below: " Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (@rockhall) November 9, 2025 This might be one of the last performances we'll see from Tyler for a long time. After his Chromakopia world tour and DON'T TAP THAT GLASS follow-up, he's overdue for some time off. After Camp Flog Gnaw, Tyler, the Creator teased that he might not tour for a very long time, especially now that he's getting older. I'm excited to go home and think…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (340+ words) The Strangest Person I Know is a new VICE column, in which we interview strange people and then ask them who the strangest person they know is so we can interview them too, creating a never-ending daisy chain of spiraling human strangeness in an increasingly square world. You can read the previous edition, about Russia's foremost enema artist in exile, here. VICE phoned them for a chat. VICE: Have you always performed solo?Sol: Pretty much. I respond to things I'm going through, or past trauma that's lived in me the whole time. That's what makes it quite dark and uncomfortable for me and whoever's watching. What have some of the wilder performances involved?Body horror, blood, physical endurance" My solo shows have all been about how much the body can take, physically. Now, it's more about the effect that…...