How the ‘Must See TV’ Campaign Defined NBC’s Dominance in the 1990s and Changed America’s Viewing Habits

Today, we’d call it short-form content. In the late summer of 1993, NBC dubbed it “Must See TV.”

NBC was far ahead of the curve in the summer of 1993 when it embarked on an image campaign that would come to define the network’s dominance in the 1990s. The fact that this lyrical slogan still resonates more than 30 years later for NBC underscores how deeply ingrained shows like “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” “Frasier” and “ER” are in pop culture and in the hearts of fans.

SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut

SpaceX's share price has dropped below its stock market debut just over a month ago, falling sharply from a post-float peak.

The price for a single share in Elon Musk's rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence (AI) company fell to $132.62 (£98.24) on Wednesday, below its initial listing of $135 in June.

Where to find ancient bones in Palworld

Ancient bones are an important type of material in Palworld if you plan on crafting some epic equipment. Just like coralum ore, these bones are rare, and you can only find them in a tightly secured high-level area on the map. The risk is worthwhile though, considering you can craft some of the strongest pieces of gear in the game.

The US military is striking Iran day and night in this new round of fighting

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A black and white image of an Iranian military target seconds before the US dropped a munition on it.

New method scales up twist-engineered oxide materials for future electronics

Researchers extend the limits of twistronics. literally.
Credit: Ruijuan Xu

Researchers have shown it is possible to expand the field of twistronics—literally. They have demonstrated a technique that allows them to fabricate oxide twistronic materials at much larger scales while also controlling the twist angles between materials that dictate their structural and electronic properties.

Anthony Ippolito Goes the Distance as Sylvester Stallone in ‘I Play Rocky’ Trailer

In the trailer for I Play Rocky, Anthony Ippolito plays Sylvester Stallone playing Rocky in and around, well, Rocky, the instant-classic 1976 film that put one of our greatest action stars on the map. Ippolito’s look for the film is right and the voice, described in the trailer (below) as sounding like “you’ve got rocks in your mouth,” is spot on — it does sound like Ippolito has rocks in his mouth! Stephan James is pretty pitch-perfect and photo realistic as Carl Weathers too.

Eight men charged over child sex gang inquiry by Gwent Police

Eight men have been charged with 34 offences as part of an investigation into historical child sexual exploitation.

Police arrested the men from locations in Newport, Swansea, London, Birmingham, Lancashire, Edinburgh and the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland.

Final Major League Pickleball Waiver Period Plus This Week’s Trade Analysis

Frazier singles forehand circa 2023

The Well-Traveled Dylan Frazier's latest move is to California to resurrect their playoff hopes.

PPA Tour

As has become custom, I’m pulling out the trades and waiver moves from the main story recap for this weekend’s upcoming event to give them their due.

Andy Burnham signals a wealth tax is off the agenda for now

Andy Burnham has signalled that he will not increase wealth taxes immediately after becoming prime minister, easing concerns among the business community but limiting his economic room for manoeuvre.

He said on Wednesday he did not want to “create new divisions” with his tax policy, in comments that allies said were a sign that he did not intend to raise money by taxing wealth.