Few auto companies embrace the laid-back vibe as much as Lincoln. The brand is all about unstressed, relaxing transport, which is what luxury automobiles used to promise back in the days before modern ideas such as cutting-edge performance, futuristic tech, or off-road prowess became prevalent among bucks-up brands. The Lincoln Aviator largely hews to this traditional notion of luxury, which it pulls off fairly convincingly despite being mechanically related to the more pedestrian Ford Explorer.

It’s far brighter than before, and it can finally handle text without fringing.

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RATING : 8.5 / 10

The number of LGBTQ characters in feature films has declined for the third year in a row, according to a new study released by GLAAD.

The advocacy organization published the 14th edition of a report that tracks LGBTQ representation in film — the study is now called Where We Are in Film after previously being dubbed the Studio Responsibility Index — based on data culled from films released by the 10 largest studio distributors from Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025. The distributor list includes A24, Amazon, Apple TV, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, Disney and Warner Bros., along with subsidiary distribution labels and majority-owned streaming services.

Pradershika Sharma

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Pradershika Sharma is a tech deals writer for Lifehacker.

She has a Master’s degree in English Literature, a B.Ed., and a TESOL certification. She has been writing professionally since 2018, creating product reviews, affiliate articles, and search ads for global clients while working with Rubix Agency and Cognizant. Previously, she spent a year teaching English at the junior high level.

The second trailer for Dune: Part Three has arrived. The biggest takeaway from this new footage is that Part Three is not a straightforward adaptation of 1969’s Dune Messiah. The story is moving in a very different direction in the third and final part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune trilogy, and we couldn’t be more excited.

We spent some hands-on time with upcoming survival adventure shooter Zeverland, which seems to be equal parts hardcore crafting/collecting and silly zombie-themed romp. In fact, the developers just told us that they will be pivoting away from a free-to-play MMO model and Zeverland will instead be a buy-to-play PvE survival crafting game. The team told us, “It will offer both a solo experience and co-op on private servers, so players can build and survive on their own or together with friends.”

An LGBTQ+ cruise ship blocked from Turkish waters this week has been refused entry into Egypt.

The Scarlet Lady’s 2,000 passengers, including the Broadway performer Patti LuPone, woke on Thursday morning to find a note placed under their cabin doors informing them that the ship was urgently looking for alternative ports.